Today, Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Arts & Music Festival reveals the set times for the beloved festival's 50th anniversary at Seattle Center this September 2 & 3. Fans can look forward to prime-time sets on Saturday from Sunny Day Real Estate at Mural Amphitheater, Brittany Howard at the Fisher Stage, Sleater-Kinney at the Fountain Stage, and a late-night set to round out the evening from ZHU at Mural Amphitheater. Sunday will see late-afternoon sets from Uncle Waffles at Fountain Stage, a sunset performance from Bomba Estéreo at Mural Amphitheater, followed by Band of Horses and more from JAWBREAKER, Phantogram, The Revivalists, and Fatboy Slim to close out the return of Bumbershoot. 

In keeping with the festival’s promise of a return to the arts, on both Saturday and Sunday,  fans can explore full activations and art in various forms across the festival grounds. Incredible large-scale installations, from Wolf Deluxe, Mutuus Studio, Sean Hamilton, and Ariel Parrow will be found throughout the Seattle Center campus. Choreographed performances from Kisha Vaughn, Alice Gosti, and UNO will be part of the Free-Range Arts Program. The Fashion District will feature emerging designers, hair, skin, and nail art, clothing vendors, and drag. Festival goers are invited to participate in TATTOO RUNWAY and BURLESKARAOKE on both Saturday and Sunday.

At the Recess District, festival goers will find BUMBERMANIA! curated by Grit City Wrestling school, Roll Around Seatown, The Pole Dancing Pavilion, pogo stunt teams, double-dutch, and so much more. The Geodesic Domes will host The Witch Temple, Cat Circus, Nail Dome, and Dan McClean. Fans can also stop by the 50th Anniversary Photo Retrospective, Out of Sight Contemporary Art Exhibition, and much more. Set times can be found at bumbershoot.com. 

The reimagined Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival is a partnership between two organizations, non-profit Third Stone and festival producer New Rising Sun. Third Stone houses Bumbershoot’s workforce development program, in partnership with The UC Theatre's Concert Career Pathways program.  The program provides critical business skills to youths aged 17-25 using a “festival as classroom” philosophy, serving young people from communities that have been marginalized. The free 6-month program will culminate with an internship at Bumbershoot with a goal that at least 80% of the graduates will find employment after completing the program. Please visit www.Bumbershoot.com for more information. 

Ticket Information

Weekend passes and single day tickets are available for purchase at bumbershoot.com. In celebration of the 50th anniversary, Bumbershoot and Amazon are offering prices 50% lower than when the event was last held in 2019 to create an opportunity for more of the Pacific Northwest community to enjoy the festival. Together with Third Stone, Amazon is also supporting the distribution of 5,000 free tickets directly to nonprofits and communities that have been underserved.

A portion of ticket proceeds will go towards the Bumbershoot Workforce Development program. 

About Bumbershoot: 

Established in 1971, Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Arts & Music Festival takes place over Labor Day weekend and stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle.  The festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023 under new leadership of New Rising Sun (Joe Paganelli, Greg Lundgren and Steven Severin), is a celebration of the art, music, food, technology and the culture that permeates the Pacific Northwest. In a return to Bumbershoot’s origin, it is an embrace and elevation of art and community. The programming is built locally and managed by a team with deep roots in regional arts production, working in tandem with local non-profits, public schools and historically marginalized voices.