We’ll be seeing plenty of green this coming weekend with a mix of St. Patrick’s Day events including a Lucky Electronic Music Festival Friday night at CenturyLink Field; the Laying of the Green Stripe Friday night along Fourth Avenue though downtown in preparation for the Saturday morning St Patrick’s Day Parade; the arade Saturday morning; numerous Irish Cultural Festival events throughout the weekend at the Seattle Center and many local Irish pubs will feature their own green beer celebrations. In addition, there’s the huge St Pat’s Dash on Sunday morning which closes Aurora Avenue between the Alaskan Way Viaduct Western off-ramp and N 38th Street. Also on Saturday afternoon, there will be a march for the green – “March for $15 on March 15”; and, of course, thousands of green scarves will be waving as the Sounders take to CenturyLink Field against the Toronto FC. Motorists should expect heavier traffic and possible delays associated with these events and should plan accordingly.
Friday, March 14
SPPLUS Event: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
5,000 attending
Charter buses will stage on various streets in the South Lake Union and Seattle Center neighborhoods; expect congestion in both areas between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Seattle Symphony Friday Matinee Concert: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Benaroya Hall (200 University Street)
425 attending
School buses will drop off and pick up students on both sides of University Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue; Seattle Police will assist with bus traffic; expect congestion in the vicinity of Benaroya Hall.
“Lucky” Electronic Music Festival : 6 p.m. – 2 a.m.
WaMu Theater , CenturyLink Field – 800 Occidental Avenue S
15,000 attending
Expect congestion on adjacent streets.
For more information, please see: http://www.uscevents.com/events/lucky-2014
Laying of the Green Stripe: 7 – 8 p.m.
Annual event along Fourth Avenue in Downtown Seattle
140+ participants
Seattle Police will escort participants down Fourth Avenue from Jefferson Street to Pike Street while they mark the route of the Saturday St. Patrick’s Day Parade with biodegradable green paint.
For more information please see: http://www.irishclub.org/greenstripe.htm
Kells Irish Restaurant 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival: 7 p.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday
Adjacent to Kells on Post Alley between Stewart and Virginia streets
300 attending per day
Expect congestion in the area.
For more information please see: http://kellsirish.com/seattle/sp2014_schedule.php
Pacific Northwest Ballet Director’s Choice Opening Performance: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect congestion along Mercer Street before and after the show.
Saturday, March 15
St. Patrick’s Day Parade: 12:30 p.m.
Fourth Avenue in Downtown Seattle
4,700 attending
Parade route: Starts at Fourth Avenue and James Street; heads north on Fourth to Pine Street and Westlake Park.
Streets closed for parade staging 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Fourth Avenue between S Washington and James streets, Dilling Way between Fourth Avenue and Yesler Way.
Expect congestion throughout the downtown area on streets adjacent to the staging area and the Fourth Avenue parade route.
For more information please see: http://www.irishclub.org/parade.htm
Seattle Sounders vs the Toronto FC: 1:30 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
34,000 attending
Expect heavy foot traffic on Occidental Avenue S following rally prior to match and heavier traffic on streets adjacent to the stadium before and after event.
March for $15 on March 15: 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Judkins Park – 19th and S Charles Street – assembly area
1,000 participants
March route: Starts at 19th Avenue S and S Charles Street; heads south on Charles; north on 20th Avenue S; west on S Jackson Street; north on Boren Avenue S; north on 12th Avenue S; west on E Pine Street to Broadway and onto Seattle Central Community College campus. Seattle Police will escort and there will be a rolling slowdown as marchers make their way along the designated route.
Pacific NW Ballet Director’s Choice Performance: 2 – 4 p.m. and 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,900 attending
Expect congestion along Mercer Street before and after each show.
Rat City Rollergirls Bout #3: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
5,000 attending
Expect heavier traffic before and after on west side of Center.
Sunday, March 16
St. Pat’s Dash: Leprechaun Kids’ Run: 8 a.m. Race starts in four waves: 8:30, 8:40, 8:50, and 9 a.m.
Mercer Street between First and Fifth Avenue N (staging area)
Staging area is closed beginning at 5:30 – 11 a.m.
Race route: starts at Third Avenue N and Mercer Street; heads east on Mercer to Fifth Avenue N; north on Fifth to Valley Street; east on Valley to Aurora Avenue N; north on Aurora to south side of Aurora Bridge; makes a u-turn, moving south on Aurora to Republican Street; east on Republican to Dexter Avenue N; north on Dexter to Mercer Street; west on Mercer to Fifth Avenue N; south on Fifth to finish line at Republican Street.
Closed 7:30 – 11 a.m.: Streets and Aurora Avenue N between the Alaskan Way Viaduct Western Avenue off-ramp and N 39th Street.
Leprechaun Kid’s Run route: starts at Third Avenue N and Mercer Street; east on Mercer to Fifth Avenue N; south on Fifth to finish at Republican Street.
Participants for all runs will continue to Harrison Street and onto Seattle Center grounds for post-event festivities.
For more information please see: http://www.stpatsdash.com
Pacific NW Ballet Pinnochio Performance: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
2,000 attending each performance
Expect congestion along Mercer Street before and after each show.
Key Construction Notes:
Saturday, February 15 at 4 a.m. through Monday, February 17 at 5 a.m., eastbound Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue N and Dexter Avenue N and southbound Fifth Avenue N between Roy and Mercer streets will be fully closed to traffic for utility work beneath the roadway..
Eastbound N105th Street closed between Aurora Avenue N and Meridian Avenue N 85th .
Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. James Street will be closed on both sides of Broadway, and E Jefferson Street will be closed on the east side of Broadway during asphalt paving. Northbound and southbound traffic will be allowed on Broadway, but there will be no turns east or westbound to James Street or east to E Jefferson Street.
Lane closures continue on First Avenue S between S Atlantic Street and Railroad Way S during for installation of new underground electrical duct bank; open for Sounders’ match traffic.
Friday, March 14 at 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Monday, March 17, all but one lane will be closed on the southbound I-5 Collector-Distributor lanes (just south of the Convention Center). Also the Spring at Sixth Avenue /James Street on-ramp and the Dearborn off-ramp will be closed during expansion joint work project.
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contact: Peg Nielsen, 206.684.8114
