There’s plenty of action in Seattle from which to choose starting tonight through Sunday night, April 17 to 21. Traffic associated with the events will likely be heaviest for the Mariner’s day game tomorrow at Safeco Field at 12:40 with 17,000 fans arriving during the lunch hour and leaving during the afternoon commute. Motorists may be slowed down Saturday morning as 800 runners using the westernmost lane of southbound Alaskan Way take part in the Earth Day Run from the Bell Harbor Conference Center to Myrtle Edwards Park and back again. Saturday night there’ll be some 40,000 motorcycle race lovers flocking to the Supercross event at CenturyLink Field with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. and the main event taking place from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Multiple events each day at the Seattle Center will pull in smaller crowds, but when combined will make for heavier traffic on streets surrounding the grounds.
Wednesday, April 17
Seattle Mariners vs the Detroit Tigers: 7:10 – 10 p.m.
Safeco Field
13,000 attending
Expect congestion in downtown and SODO as fans begin arriving during the late afternoon commute.
Thursday, April 18
Pre – Mariners game DECA event: 8:40 – 9:30 arrival
Safeco Field
1,400 students
Students will be arriving by buses and private cars. Expect heavier traffic than usual around the Safeco Field Parking Garage on the southeast corner of Edgar Martinez Drive and First Avenue S.
Mariners vs the Detroit Tigers: 12:40 – 4:00 p.m.
Safeco Field
17,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic in the hour before the game and especially during the afternoon commute on streets surrounding the stadium. Plan your commute accordingly.
Seattle Center Whirligig! Inflatable Rides: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Armory Main Floor, Seattle Center
1000 expected
Traffic may be heavier on Broad Street side of center grounds.
Seattle’s Best Damn Happy Hour: 5 – 8 p.m.
Armory Main Floor, Seattle Center
1100 expected
Traffic may be heavier on Broad Street side of center grounds.
Seattle Symphony Masterworks Concert: 6:30 – 9:45 p.m.
Benaroya Hall
300 students
Students will be dropped off and picked up by school buses on University between Second and Third avenues; expect congestion in the area.
Pacific NW Ballet Performance of Swan Lake: 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect more traffic than usual on Mercer Street.
Friday, April 19
Pacific NW Ballet Performance of Swan Lake: 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect more traffic than usual on Mercer Street.
Saturday, April 20
Earth Day Run: 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Bell Harbor Conference Center – Alaskan Way and Bell Street
800 participants
Run route: Starts and finish at Bell Harbor Conference Center using the western side of the street west curb lane only of Alaskan Way, run moves north on Alaskan Way into Myrtle Edwards Park, makes a u-turn at the Grain Elevator and returns the exact same route finishing southbound on Alaskan Way and Bell Street at the Bell Harbor conference Center.
iMatter March: 11 a.m. – 12 Noon
Victor Steinbrueck Park – Pike Street and Western Avenue
100 expected
March starts at Victor Steinbrueck Park and heads north via Elliott Avenue to Myrtle Edwards Park. There may be a rolling slowdown as they move north on Elliott which splits off to the left on Western.
Seattle Center Whirligig! Inflatable Rides: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Armory Main Floor, Seattle Center
1000 expected
Traffic may be heavier on Broad Street side of center grounds.
Pacific NW Ballet Performance of Swan Lake: 1 – 4 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect more traffic than usual on Mercer Street.
Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Tour: 7:30 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
7,000 attending
Expect heavier traffic on west side of the Center grounds.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross: Main Event from 7 – 10:30 p.m. (doors open/qualifying and practice – 12:30 p.m.)
CenturyLink Field
40,000 expected
Expect congestion in the area surrounding the stadium before and after the races.
Pacific NW Ballet Performance of Swan Lake: 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect more traffic than usual on Mercer Street.
Sunday, April 21
Seattle Center Whirligig! Inflatable Rides: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Armory Main Floor
1100 expected
Traffic may be heavier on Broad Street side of center grounds.
Pacific NW Ballet Performance of Swan Lake: 1 – 4 p.m. and 7 – 10 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending each performance
Expect more traffic than usual on Mercer Street.
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