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FIFA World Cup 26™ is Coming to the Emerald City!

We are thrilled to welcome the world to Seattle as a host city for this global event

One of the most anticipated events in sports, FIFA World Cup 26™ will be hosted across North America with games in the US, Mexico, and Canada. Seattle is excited to host six matches from June 15-July 6.

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TRAVEL ADVISORIES

Visitors in the Downtown Seattle area may experience a planned Link light rail closure March 21-22, with shuttles replacing trains between the Capitol Hill and Stadium stations. Sound Transit has more details here.

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Visitors traveling though Seattle by car may encounter increased traffic during Interstate-5 upgrades.
More information is available via WSDOT’s Revive I-5 webpage.

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Upcoming Events

Porcelain Room

Ongoing

Vast quantities of translucent, elegantly decorated white-bodied porcelain from China and Japan, arriving in Europe in the seventeenth …

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Massive: The Power of Pop Culture

Ongoing

This exhibition explores the impact of global pop culture on our daily lives across 2,400 sq. ft. of …

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U.S. Women’s National Team Match (USA vs Japan)

4/14/2026

The U.S. Women’s National Team returns to Seattle for the first time in nearly a decade to face …

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Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei mei Habiti

Now through 5/10/2026

SAM’s ornate Porcelain Room features an evocative ceiling fresco, The Triumph of Valor over Time by the greatest …

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Fremont Sunday Market

Ongoing

Established in 1990, the Fremont Market has evolved into a thriving, diverse European-style, canal-side open-air street market that …

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Ain’t Misbehavin’

Now through 4/24/2026

This dazzling celebration of Fats Waller springs to life with joy, rhythm, and soul. Remembering his generation-defining songs …

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Apollo

Ongoing

The challenge of spaceflight drew upon the best and the brightest of a generation, and was the longest, …

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Festal: Seattle’s French Fest

3/22/2026

Seattle’s French Fest celebrates the places of French language, culture and joie de vivre in over 30 countries …

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West Seattle Farmers Market – Sundays

Ongoing

Nestled in the heart of the West Seattle Junction between Alaska and California Avenues, The West Seattle Farmers …

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