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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 ADVISORY

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

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Upcoming Events

Whim W’Him Winter ’26

1/16/2026 through 1/24/2026

Whim W’Him opens the new year with a powerful winter program that reaffirms its place at the forefront …

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Metaphor into Form: Art in the Era of the Pilchuck Glass School

Ongoing

Founded in 1971, the Pilchuck Glass School, co-founded by Tacoma native Dale Chihuly, emerged as a world-renowned center …

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Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction

Ongoing

Packed with more than 150 artifacts from iconic films and television shows, this exhibition invites you to experience …

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Daphne In Concert

1/16/2026 through 1/18/2026

This seldom-heard pastoral opera is “Strauss at his most ingenious” (The New York Times) and features thrilling, opulent …

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Handel’s Water Music

1/31/2026

In a performance featuring Seattle’s leading organist Joseph Adam, Benaroya Hall’s Watjen Concert Organ will give voice to …

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EBK Young Joc

1/18/2026

The Funhouose will host a double bill of live music featuring EBK Young Joc with DJ Gutta Butta.

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Fossils Uncovered

Ongoing

Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history is a continuing saga of dynamic change. Events from ice ages to splitting continents …

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Honoring Our Journey

Ongoing

The “heart” of galleries, this permanent exhibition showcases the pan-Asian Pacific American immigrant and refugee experience with five …

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Nirvana: Taking Punk To the Masses

Ongoing

The exhibition features instruments like Kurt Cobain’s Fender Stratocaster, Krist Novoselic’s Hiwatt DR103 bass amplifier head, and Dave …

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