Summer weather and festivities may be waning but events this coming weekend could cause traffic backups in some areas of the city, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.
Saturday, Aug. 22
Magnolia Auto Show: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
175 expected
Streets closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.: West McGraw St (32nd Avenue West- 34th Avenue West) and 33rd Avenue West (West Lynn Street - West Wheeler Street).
Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Night Market: 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
1,000 expected
To be held at Hing Hay Park. Streets closed from 3 p.m. - Midnight: South King Street (Sixth Avenue South - Maynard Avenue South).
Seattle Celebrating Life Dragon Boat Festival: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
1,000 expected
To be held at Magnuson Park; no street closures, but traffic may be heavy near the park entrance.
Central Area Community Festival: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
1,000 expected
To be held at Garfield Community Playfield (2223 East Cherry Street); no street closures, but expect heavy traffic in the surrounding area.
Seattle Seahawks versus Denver Broncos (pre-season game): 7:30 p.m.
45,000 expected
Qwest Field
Sunday, Aug. 24
Seattle Celebrating Life Dragon Boat Festival: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
1,000 expected
To be held at Magnuson Park; no street closures, but traffic may be heavy near the park entrance.
Seattle Sounders Football Club 3-on-3 Beach Soccer Tournament: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
150 expected
To be held at Alki Beach; no street closures, but traffic may be heavy along Alki Avenue Southwest.
Lake Union 10K race: 7:30 p.m.
400 participants
Race starts and finishes in the off-street parking area at Westlake Avenue North and Aloha Street; race course is on sidewalks, bike trails and
streets clockwise around Lake Union. There will be no street closures,however, traffic may be congested on streets adjacent to the lake.
Summer Sundays on Pike Place: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
1,000 expected
Streets surrounding Pike Place Market may have heavy traffic.