Fifteen years in the making, Waterfront Park is changing the face and the heart of downtown Seattle. 💫 As Bloomberg Citylab writes, it’s more than a park: it’s a bridge between city and sea, past and future: https://bloom.bg/4p0i7EZ

The State of Washington collaborated with five different tribes to design and install a collection of columns at Pioneer Square Habitat Beach. This artwork titled Stone Family by yulout, a Muckleshoot Indian Tribe elder. Photo by Jo Cosme. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Mother Nature’s favorite city? We think so. 🌲💚 From our reimagined Waterfront Park to green hotels and stunning scenic drives, Seattle’s connection to nature shines in this Global Traveller feature: https://bit.ly/47VPkM0

Waterfront Park is an incredible display of what excellent urban, public spaces can be! 💫 Congratulations, @seattleparksandrec.bsky.social and City of Seattle! parkways.seattle.gov/2025/10/27/s...

🥁💛 We’re grateful to Big World Breaks and Aaron Walker-Loud for bringing Beat Our Future to the waterfront and filling the park with the sound of connection: https://lnkd.in/gesubvz9 #SeattleWaterfront #DowntownSeattle #CommunityPartnerships

Huge turnout braved the rain to celebrate the new E Marginal Way bike lanes this morning with @bestsidecycling.com & @seattlebikeblog.com! Ride Info: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/10/16/w...

Just another day in paradise with #Seattle sunshine. ☔ 📸 Jo Cosme. #OverlookWalk #DowntownSeattle

🎃 We're bringing you much Frights & Delights next Friday, October 31, including a fun BINGO activity! Join us at Seneca & Alaskan Way to celebrate Halloween along the waterfront, where trick‑or‑treating, family fun, and a little bit of spooky magic await: https://bit.ly/4no4WN0

Peek beneath Overlook Walk to meet Ann Hamilton’s Guests—forty-two illuminated gentle giants that sway, shimmer, and greet the city in a quiet dance of light and color. More about the project: https://bit.ly/3WinnaJ #SeattleArt #SeattleWaterfront

Public art at Seattle’s reimagined waterfront tells a deeper story, one that bridges the city’s past and future. Among the new installations is a carving of Chief Sealth and his mother, part of a collection that honors Indigenous artists and history. @waterfrontparksea.bsky.social

Visit Seattle debuted a new Community Leader of the Year award, recognizing our President & CEO Joy Shigaki as its very first recipient. 🌊💛 This honor celebrates Joy’s work to make Waterfront Park a place where everyone belongs and collaboration with countless partners: https://bit.ly/4qdQ71U

🎉 Big congratulations to our President & CEO, Joy Shigaki (she/her)! Named one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 100 Executives Shaping the Puget Sound Region, Joy is being recognized for her leadership in shaping a Waterfront Park that connects our city to the shoreline: https://bit.ly/4o4hbQ1

More than a century ago, the SS Dix sank in Elliott Bay… but some say it never really left. From phantom lights to whispers on the wind, Seattle’s waters still tell the tale. Dive into the haunting from Seattle's Tall Ship: https://seattlesailingship.com/seattle-ghost-stories-ss-dix/

Great reminder from our friends at Visit Seattle: Explore our city from every angle by ferry, light rail, bike, or even seaplane. Taking it in through its many modes of transportation is half the adventure: https://visitseattle.org/blog/exploring-seattles-surroundings-without-a-car/

Every month, KEXP DJ Eva Walker writes a letter to her daughter to share wisdom learned from her experiences—and her mistakes. She's written about everything from farting to accidentally becoming a satanist. Here, she tells us about performing with her band, The Black Tones, in an Oklahoma prison.

Our board chair Maggie Walker has led the charge to transform our shoreline into a vibrant, inclusive public space that it is today. From launching our $170M campaign during the pandemic to uniting key decision makers, her leadership is a visionary blueprint in civic impact: https://bit.ly/4nXALga

#DowntownSeattle is buzzing again. 📊 Nearly 3.2M visitors in August 🏨 Hotel stays fully recovered 🏠 21% more residents downtown than pre-pandemic Seattle’s downtown future? More diverse, more resilient, more alive: https://bit.ly/3Iqv1wu

This weekend, take a moment to admire artwork with us. Thanks to the Office of Arts & Culture Seattle, the Civic Art Collection has grown since 1973 to include hundreds of public artworks and thousands of portable works, all commissioned through a community-centered process.: https://bit.ly/48lNEMH

Couldn’t be there? Or just want to feel it again? 💚✨ Rewatch the ribbon cutting that marked the official opening of Seattle’s new Waterfront Park — a once-in-a-generation milestone: https://bit.ly/46lSHd9

From gallery openings to dance performances to artist talks, Art + Culture Week is back, Saturday, Sept 20–27! 🎭🖼️ We’re so excited to support our creative community and celebrate all the ways art connects us. Come join in: https://bit.ly/46GiLkw! #ACW2025 #CelebrateCreativity

🗒️ Start your morning with coffee by the marina, wander the trail, say hi to the otters, grab chowder by the pier, and end your day with flowers and flying fish at Pike Place. The waterfront really is Seattle at its best: https://bit.ly/4mmyXMC #SeattleWaterfront #ThingsToDoInSeattle

Seattle, decades of vision brought us here. 💙 What was once the Alaskan Way Viaduct is now 20 acres of Waterfront Park—for everyone. Friends of Waterfront Park is proud to help steward this space, keeping it vibrant and welcoming for generations alongside Seattle Center and our community.

Need inspiration to create our Waterfront Park Grand Opening Celebration schedule? @kiro7seattle.bsky.social has you covered: https://bit.ly/3K8C3WT

#Vashon residents, King County Water Taxi is providing a special service to get you to and from our Waterfront Park Grand Opening Celebration. ⛴️ Check out Metro's blog for the details: https://bit.ly/4g4GspG

Big thanks to Secret Seattle for shining a spotlight on the Grand Opening Celebration of Seattle’s new 20-acre Waterfront Park! 🎉 Their latest feature dives into everything happening on Sept. 6 from parades and live music to food trucks, beer garden, and more: https://bit.ly/46in7y0

Big thanks to the King County Parks team for joining our philanthropy team on a tour through Waterfront Park! We’re celebrating what’s possible when community, stewardship, and public space come together. 🌊🌳 #SeattleWaterfront #SeattleParks #KingCountyParks

If you are anywhere near Seattle next Saturday-- the opening of this park promises to be one of Seattle's cultural events for some time to come-- Click the image to read the preview/schedule-- @waterfrontparksea.bsky.social #SeattleMusic #SeattleArt #SeattleDance #SeattleTheater #PictureThisPost

Pick up a copy of the Sunday The Seattle Times to get a physical Grand Opening Celebration Guide! Copies will also be available on event day next Saturday. Or if you're as excited as we are and want to plan ahead, here is a digital version: https://bit.ly/4g4pPuv Meet you at Waterfront Park!

🚍✨ On your daily route or city commute, a little waterfront inspiration is joining you along the way. #SeattleWaterfront #KingCountyMetro #SeattleTransportation

The new Waterfront Park's grand opening celebration is just eight days away. Take a tour with us through downtown's reimagined front porch - it's incredible. Head to @waterfrontparksea.bsky.social for Sept. 6 celebration details. #SeattleWaterfront #SeattleParks #DowntownSeattle

Check out Secret Seattle's spotlight on the Waterfront Park Grand Opening Celebration: https://secretseattle.co/seattle-waterfront-park-opening/ #SecretSeattle #SeattleWaterfront

A park for everyone, every day. 🌊💙 From quiet moments to big celebrations, Waterfront Park is made for connection, joy, and memory-making. Made for moments like these—memories begin here. Meet us at Waterfront Park: waterfrontparkseattle.org/grand-opening/ #SeattleWaterfront #SeattleParks

Africatown Soul on the Water filled the park with music, dance, and community joy last week. Huge thanks to Africatown Community Land Trust for bringing so much soul to the shoreline. 💛

Countdown is on: 2 weeks until Seattle’s biggest waterfront party! 🎉 Waterfront Park’s Grand Opening Celebration is happening on Saturday, Sept 6 with 100+ artists, community partners, and waterfront neighbors making over 60 performances & experiences possible all day long: https://bit.ly/4lEIePy

Waterfront Park shows what’s possible when we dream big about public space—turning a highway into a 20-acre park built for joy, resilience, and climate adaptation: https://on.wsj.com/41gOYvV

Pier 58 keeps buzzing with so much energy! Worth a lounge on the fresh lawn, climb and play in the new jellyfish playground, and soak in sweeping views of the city and waterfront. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Thanks to our friends at Visit Seattle for highlighting the gems that make up Waterfront Park, and its extension to Pike Place Market PDA and downtown Seattle: https://bit.ly/3UzsYsn

Throwback to our Meet Me at Waterfront Park 5K Community Celebration at Pier 62. #WorldPhotoDay Photo by Erik Holsather

Looks like the neon cephalopod is almost ready for its big reveal #Seattle #Waterfront #SeattleGreatWheel @waterfrontparksea.bsky.social

We can’t wait to welcome everyone to the new Pier 58 alongside our partners at the Office of the Waterfront & Civics Projects and City of Seattle! 🎉 Meet you there on July 25! 🪼 #SeattleWaterfront #Pier58

@ferries.wsdot.wa.gov riders, you’re traveling through award-winning design. 🛳️ The renovated Colman Dock took home a national design award from the American Institute of Architects for its civic architecture that honors tribal heritage & serves as a key multimodal hub: www.axios.com/local/seattl...

Over several years, the new 20-acre park has been completed in stages, but this will be the first summer in which locals and visitors alike can experience the re-vamped waterfront.

💯 Seattle’s parks are still top-tier — and we couldn’t agree more! Let’s keep shaping a city where everyone can find space to connect, recharge, and enjoy the natural beauty of this place: www.axios.com/local/seattl...

Seattle blogger Terumi dropped a love letter to our very favorite shoreline. From the return of the 5K to free yoga, sound baths, naturalist walks, and yes, the new fancy bathrooms—she covered it all in her post: anemeraldcitylife.com/2025/05/16/s... #WaterfrontPark

🚌 The free Waterfront Park Shuttle runs every 15 minutes, connecting the Space Needle, Overlook Walk, Pioneer Square, and more — no transfer, no fare. Just one of many summer transit perks rolling out across Puget Sound (hello, Trailhead Direct + ferries): www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/16/s...

Starting this month, we will host over 270 free events—from live music and cultural festivals to markets and movement classes—all building toward a historic Grand Opening in late summer 2025. 🔗 Full season details → waterfrontparkseattle.org/blog/2025-gr...

#ICYMI: After years of construction (and a few detours), Waterfront Park is almost ready for its big debut: www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...

Green infrastructure, fish-friendly design, and 150,000 plants say: Welcome home to Waterfront Park, nature. 🌍 Check out the facts with Waterfront Seattle's 2024 article. #EarthDay

Art matters—now more than ever. Museums are more than galleries—they’re spaces for connection, dialogue & inspiration. This April, @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social is offering 50% off admission, inviting all of us to take a stand for the arts by showing up: samblog.seattleartmuseum.org/2025/04/stan....

New here! So is our historic #Seattle 5K. Join us May 31 for our inaugural Meet Me at Waterfront Park 5K, presented by @brooksrunning.com! Run, walk, or roll with us, then stick around for a FREE celebration with music, food & family fun. Register now: wpsea.org/5kSocial