Bumbershoot 2025 Releases Exciting Program!
Taking place in Seattle, Washington over Labor Day Weekend (August 30th – 31st), the incredible Bumbershoot 2025 Arts & Music Festival returns! Celebrating creativity, community, culinary arts, and music – it’s bound to be an amazing time. Festival producers New Rising Sun have released their expansive Visual Arts program – bringing back festival favorites like the Cat Circus, BUMBERMANIA, Fashion District, and more!
Bumbershoot is set on the iconic backdrop of Seattle Center’s 74-acre urban campus and continues to be a cultural enterprise, bringing music, visual arts, culinary excellence, and education in the most Seattle way. One of the longest-running independent festivals in the world, Bumbershoot is committed to innovation, inclusion, celebrating the PNW, and offering something for everyone. Tickets are on sale now here.
Visual Arts
Bumbershoot 2025 Visual Arts program is an exciting celebration of the stories, visions, and creative voices that make the PNW a diverse and vibrant community. This year, the festival aims to shine a spotlight on standout regional arts, offering a beautiful visual experience. Expect to dive into immersive art – free-range artists bringing their creations through the crowds, immersive installations, and comedy shows lighting up SIFF Theater.
The Fashion District will be returning with all-new runway shows featuring the newest wave of regional designers, a fashion marketplace, and the eclectic Wig Farm. The Recess District is back and will feature the adrenaline-fueled BUMBERMANIA wrestling showcase. Gravity Park will present a half-pipe skateboarding program spotlighting the PNW’s most talented skaters. Throughout Gravity Park, motion-based artists and energetic performers will keep the spirit high and the crowd engaged.
The Witch Temple also returns, summoning a coven of witches curated by the Living Altar. Festival-goers will be invited to step inside and receive personalized tarot readings, detailed astrological charts, and energy work to enchant and inspire. The Pole Pavilion – created by Alysas Kjormoe – will showcase two days of pole-centered performance and dance. Cat Circus will also return to charm everyone with a death-defying group of shelter kittens and other feline superheroes. Last but not least, the program will also feature Vanishing Seattle, a powerful visual history curated by Cynthia Brothers that captures the evolving spirit of the city through the stories of the buildings and businesses that have shaped Seattle’s cultural identity.
Culinary Arts
I hope you’re hungry! Bumbershoot 2025 will be serving up another year of incredible Culinary Arts! Prepare to eat and drink your way through a mouthwatering lineup featuring all of the festival staples. You’ll be able to check out your favorite local eats, Cocktail Corner, VineShoot, and BumBeershoot. Bumbershoot will have the best that the PNW has to offer. Full culinary program soon to be announced.
Overall, Bumbershoot has it all – visual performances, great food, and incredible music. The lineup is incredible and we dive deeper into it here. Tickets are on sale now! Get ’em quick before they sell out and we can’t wait to see you there!