Tibet Fest | Aug 10-11

Tibet Fest
Saturday, August 10 | 11:00 am - 5:00 pm PT
Sunday, August 11 | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT
Seattle Center Armory
FREE

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Experience Tibet's rich, unique, and vibrant culture at Tibet Fest! The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.

This year's festival focuses on preserving and promoting Tibetan cultural traditions through a fusion of ancient and new performing and visual arts, delicious cuisine, a marketplace, and more.

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Highlights of the festival include:

• Traditional Tibetan music, dance, and cultural performances by local artists, as well as by students and graduates of the prestigious Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala, India

• Tibetan food booths - the mouthwatering flavors of Tibetan cuisine with momos

• Himalayan Bazaar - handicrafts, jewelry, clothing, and souvenirs

• Photography exhibit by Kurt Smith

• A Tibetan Master Woodcarver exhibit with demonstrations

About Seattle Center Festál
Seattle Center Festál is where the world gathers to celebrate the people, the places, the stories, and the traditions of diverse ethnic communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. This unique series links together 24 free festivals, each offering its own cultural focus, identity, and range of engaging 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 February to November, and supported by City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation, and 4Culture. Festál is also part of the ArtsFund Cultural Partners Network.

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.

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