On Friday, October 7, the Anniversary of the War Protest March and Rally could cause delays in the downtown during the afternoon commute as participants are escorted by police along Pine Street from Broadway to Westlake Park. On Saturday, the Pioneer Square  and SODO areas will be hopping with the Downtown Throwdown snow board exhibition in Occidental Square, a Seattle Sounders’ soccer match at CenturyLink Field and the Great Pumpkin (beer) Festival in the Elysian Brewery parking lot on Airport Way.  On Sunday morning, 800 runners are set to take part in the Magnolia “Run the Bluff” 12K and 5K.

For more details, please see schedule below:

Friday, October 7

Anniversary of the War Protest:  4:30 – 6 p.m.
Pine Street from Broadway to Westlake Park
105 participants
Protest march and rally begins at Seattle Central Community College assembling at Broadway and Pine Street then heads west on Pine to Westlake Park. Seattle Police will escort the march.  Afternoon peak hour traffic could be impacted as protesters march from Capitol Hill to the park.

Saturday, October 8
Downtown Throwdown:  12 Noon – 4 p.m.
Occidental Park – outdoor snowboard exhibition
2,000 attending
No street closures, however, traffic may be heavy on the surrounding streets.

Great Pumpkin Festival:  12 Noon – 10 p.m.
Beer festival in Elysian Brewery parking lot at 5510 Airport Way S
1,000 attending 
No streets closed for the event.

Seattle Sounders vs Philadelphia Union:   7 – 9 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
35,000 attending
Expect congestion on surrounding streets before and after the match.

Sunday, October 9
Magnolia Run the Bluff 12K and 5K:  12k – 8 a.m.; 5K – 8:30 a.m.
W Smith Street between 32^nd W and 34^th W adjacent to Magnolia Playfield
800 participants
12K route: east on W. Smith to 32^nd W; south on 32^nd to Clise Place W; south on Clise Place to W Howe Street; west on Howe to Magnolia Boulevard W; north on Magnolia Boulevard to 43^rd Avenue W; u-turn and south on Magnolia Blvd. to 34^th Court W; u-turn and north on Magnolia Boulevard to W Emerson Street; east on Emerson to 32^nd Avenue W; south on 32^nd to finish on W Smith Street.
5K route: east on W Smith to 32^nd W; south on 32^nd to Clise Place W; south on Clise Place to W Howe Street; west on Howe to Magnolia Boulevard W; north on Magnolia Boulevard to W Barrett Street; east on Barrett to 44^th Avenue W; south on 44^th to W Armour Street; east on Armour to 42^nd Avenue W; south on 42^nd to Rosemont Place W; south on Rosemont to W McGraw Street; east on McGraw to 32^nd Avenue W; north on 32^nd to finish on W Smith Street.

Great Pumpkin Festival:  12 Noon – 6 p.m.
Beer festival in Elysian Brewery parking lot at 5510 Airport Way S
1,000 attending 
No streets closed for the event.

Contact:  Peg Nielsen, 206.684.8114