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SEATTLE, WA— Celebrate the vibrant traditions, resilience, and cultural richness of the Tibetan people at Tibet Fest from Saturday, August 9, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. to Sunday, August 10, from 12 p.m.–5 p.m. as part of Seattle Center Festál at the Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall. This year’s festival embraces the theme “Year of Compassion” in honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday.
This free, family-friendly event features two days of dynamic dance performances by artists from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, as well as student groups from the local Tibetan Language & Culture School. Attendees will enjoy traditional and contemporary Tibetan music, food, art, and storytelling in an atmosphere of cultural pride and community.
Festival highlights include:
• A rare exhibit of Tibetan artifacts curated by the Burke Museum
• The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday Collection, on loan from the Office of Tibet
• Handcrafted goods and artisan wares from vendors like Tibetan Handicraft Emporium, Lhasa Trade, Pema Karpo, Native Creations, and the Tibetan Nuns Project
• Delicious food from Kathmandu MoMoCha and wellness treats from Amza Superfoods
“This is our opportunity for the Tibetan Association of Washington to share our Tibetan cultural music and heritage with the Pacific Northwest community,” said Tibet Fest organizer Sanggay Tsognyi.
This festival is part of the Festál series of 25 cultural festivals presented by community groups and hosted by Seattle Center throughout the year.
About Tibet Fest and the Tibetan Association of Washington
The Tibetan Association of Washington is a non-profit organization of Tibetans in the state of Washington. It strives to preserve and promote the unique Tibetan cultural traditions within the Tibetan Community and share our ancient cultural traditions with Washingtonians and the United States.
Information on the festival is available at www.seattlecenter.com and washingtontibet.org.
About Seattle Center Festál
Seattle Center Festál is a unique public program series of 25 free cultural festivals, each offering its own celebration of heritage and identity. These events provide a range of engaging programs and activities to cultivate a deeper understanding of the diversity of our region. Seattle Center Festál is produced in partnership with community groups, presented on weekends from January to November and supported by City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation, and 4Culture.
About Seattle Center
Connect to the extraordinary at Seattle Center, an active civic, arts, and family gathering place in the core of our city and region. Seattle Center’s 74-acre campus, centered around the International Fountain, is part of the Uptown Arts & Cultural District and home to Climate Pledge Arena; more than 30 cultural, educational, sports, and entertainment organizations; and a broad range of public and community programs. In everything it does, Seattle Center’s mission is to create exceptional events, experiences, and environments which delight and inspire the human spirit to build stronger communities.
Seattle Center has expanded its role to provide maintenance and public safety services for Seattle’s new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle’s downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. Seattle Center supports managing these new waterfront public spaces in partnership with the non-profit Friends of Waterfront Seattle, which offers the community a range of recreational and cultural programming.
Thanks to the support of Official Seattle Center Partners – Alaska Airlines, The Climate Pledge, Coors Light, Pepsi, Symetra, T-Mobile, and WaFd Bank – Seattle Center is the #1 arts and entertainment destination in the Pacific Northwest with 12 million annual visitors, generating $1.864 billion in business activity and more than $631 million in labor income annually.
Contact
Madison Miller, Why for Good
madison@whyforgood.com 425-246-5468
