Festivals and Special Events

Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center
Each Memorial Day weekend, over 1,000 performers representing 100 countries present traditional and ethnic dance, music and storytelling on 17 stages ranging from full professional indoor theaters to spacious outdoor amphitheaters. Hotel Nexus north of the University District offers special rates and packages for Folklife attendees - email or call us! For more information call Northwest Folklife at (206) 684-7300 or visit them online at www.nwfolklife.org; folklife@nwfolklife.org. Please call Hotel Nexus directly for hotel information and special rates.

Seattle International Film Festival/Cinema Seattle
Spring’s high point, SIFF brings Seattle audiences a chance to participate in the largest and most highly attended film festival in the country. Each year the festival attracts directors, actors and critics from all over the world to participate in special events, post-film Q&A sessions and provocative discussions. For schedules and ticket information call the box office at (206) 324-9996; www.seattlefilm.org; boxoffice@seattlefilm.org

Bumbershoot
Each Labor Day weekend, Bumbershoot (the word is derived from an old British word for ‘umbrella’) showcases the work of over 2,500 artists from regional favorites to international superstars. Poets, painters, dancers, divas, comedians filmmakers, musicians, clowns acrobats, DJs and more perform at the four-day feast of music, art and film. Tickets are available through Ticket Master and many Western Washington Starbucks locations. For information call (206) 628-0888 or see the website at www.bumbershoot.org.

Seattle Home Show
One of the nation’s largest and oldest consumer home shows features an exciting display area at the Qwest Field Exhibition Center. Idea Street TM expands the show by 60,000+ square feet in a space adjacent to the Seahawks Exhibition Center. This unique “community” features 5 fully-furnished and landscaped model homes courtesy of Jorve Roofing. For information call (425) 467-0960 or visit www.seattlehomeshow.com; info@seattlehomeshow.com