One of the last weekends of summer activities in Seattle, August 23 – 25, features the Seattle Marathon 10 K Race, the Alki Beach Run and the Slut Walk of Seattle 2013. Also of note, the Seattle Sounders will face off the Portland Timbers before a sold-out crowd at CenturyLink Field on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Motorists may encounter heavier traffic associated with these and other events so plan ahead to avoid delays.  For more details, please see the following schedule.

Friday, August 23
Concerts at the Mural:  5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Mural Amphitheatre
2,000
Expect some congestion on Broad Street.

Seattle Opera Performs Wagner’s Ring Cycle #3:   6 – 10:45 p.m.
McCaw Hall
2900 attending
Traffic may be heavier before and after performance on Mercer Street and Fifth Avenue

Seattle Mariners vs. LA Angels:   7:10 p.m.
Safeco Field
22,000 attending
Expect congestion in the surrounding area before and after the game.

Saturday, August 24
Seattle Marathon 10K Race:  6:30 – 11 a.m. (run starts at 8 a.m.)
Gas Works Park starting and ending location
 2,500 participants
Race participants will use streets and the Burke-Gilman Trail in the Wallingford, Fremont, and Ballard neighborhoods. 
There will be will be some street and lane closures while runners move along course. Parking may be heavy on streets surrounding Gas Works Park.  http://www.seattlemarathon.org/10k/eventinfo.php

Tibet Fest:  11 a.m. – 5 p.m
Armory Main Floor
1500 attending
Expect heavier traffic on Broad Street.

Seattle Mariners vs. LA Angels:  6:10 PM
Safeco Field
28,000
Expect congestion in the surrounding area before and after the game.

Sunday, August 25
Alki Beach Run:  9 – 11 a.m.
1,300 participants
Race route: Starts at Alki Avenue SW at 60^th Avenue SW; moving east on Alki to Anchor Park (1100 Alki Avenue SW), makes a u-turn and heads back to the start.
Streets closed 8 – 11 a.m.: Alki Avenue SW from 63^rd Avenue  SW to Harbor Avenue .  http://alkibeachrun.com/

Melrose Market Street Fair:  11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Melrose Avenue between E Pike and E Pine
420 attending
Street closed 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.:  Melrose Avenue between E Pike and E Pine streets. https://www.facebook.com/MelroseMarket#!/photo.php?fbid=693213354038307&set=a.151749434851371.29911.121285817897733&type=1&theater

Tibet Fest:  11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Armory Main Floor
1500 attending
Expect heavier traffic on Broad Street.

Kawabe Summer Fest:  11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
18^th Avenue and on S Washington Street
550 attending
Streets closed 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.:  18th Avenue between S Main and S Washington streets, and S Washington between 17^th and 18^th Avenue S. 
http://kawabehouse.com/kawabe-house-summerfest-2013/

SlutWalk Seattle 2013:  12 Noon
Occidental  and Westlake parks
800 participants
March route begins at Occidental and  S Washington streets; heads  east on Washington to Fourth Avenue; north on Fourth to Pine Stree and into Westlake Park; Seattle Police will escort and there will be a rolling slowdown of traffic as marchers move along streets.  
http://slutwalkseattle.com/SWS13

Seattle Mariners vs. LA Angels:  1:10 p.m.
Safeco Field
 26,000.
Expect congestion in the surrounding area before and after the game.

Seattle Opera Performs Wagner’s Ring Cycle #3:  6 – 11:15 p.m.
McCaw Hall
2900 attending
Traffic may be heavier before and after performance on Mercer Street and Fifth Avenue.

Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers:  7:00 – 8:45 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
60,000 attending  (sold-out)
Expect  heavy traffic in the surrounding area before and after the match.

Contact:  Peg Nielsen, 206.684.8114