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See what’s moving Seattle this week! March 4-10

Take down your tech rivals (or good friends) with sumo wrestling at the GeekWire Bash! Image courtesy of GeekWire.

 

Here’s a snapshot of this week’s events moving Seattle that may affect how you get around. Plan your trip! See our trip planning tools section of this post.

 

T H U R S. M A R 7

 

GeekWire Bash 2019: The annual GeekWire Bash features virtual reality, video games, robotics, epic dodgeball, foosball, ping pong, and Catan tournaments.  At CenturyLink Field Event Center.  Event hours: 3 – 9PM.  Estimated attendance: 2,000.

 

F R I. M A R 8

 

Seattle Baseball Showcase: At T-Mobile Park.  The three-day, round-robin tournament pairs West Coast schools with national collegiate teams, each playing one game per day. Games are scheduled for 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM daily.  Estimated attendance: 2,000.

 

S A T. M A R 9

 

Seattle Kennel Club Show: At CenturyLink Field Event Center.  Event hours: 8AM – 5PM.  Estimated attendance: 5,000.

 

SODO Flea: Monthly neighborhood flea market.  The event will close Utah Ave. S. between S. Stacy St. and S. Holgate St.  Event hours: 10AM – 4PM.  Estimated attendance: 1,000.

 

Seattle Baseball Showcase: At T-Mobile Park.  The three-day, round-robin tournament pairs West Coast schools with national collegiate teams, each playing one game per day. Games are scheduled for 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM daily.  Estimated attendance: 2,000.

 

Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rockies: At CenturyLink Field.  Kickoff: 7PM.  Estimated attendance: 35,000.

 

S U N. M A R 10

 

LLS Firefighter Climb: The world’s largest on-air stair climb competition. Open only to career or volunteer firefighters, this event features over 2,000 members of the fire service who must register, commit to raising a minimum amount for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and then ascend the tallest building in Seattle on event day. The entirety of the course must be completed while wearing full turnout gear, while on-air.  Event hours: 7AM – 5PM.  Estimated attendance: 2,500.

 

Seattle Kennel Club Show: At CenturyLink Field Event Center.  Event hours: 8AM – 5PM.  Estimated attendance: 5,000.

 

Seattle Baseball Showcase: At T-Mobile Park.  The three-day, round-robin tournament pairs West Coast schools with national collegiate teams, each playing one game per day. Games are scheduled for 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM daily.  Estimated attendance: 2,000.

 

Trip planning tools

For an expanded list of upcoming constructions and events, visit our website!

 

Traveler’s Map

Our map has real-time traffic and travel times, including construction, events, and incidents.

 

Project & Construction Coordination Map

See up-to-date information on current and future construction projects in the right of way, as well as other events that may impact traffic.

 

WSDOT mobile app

The WSDOT mobile app has Seattle traffic and travel information for the state of WA.

 

For other trip planning and transit, bike and car share, carpooling, parking, and ridehailing tools, visit our Seattle Traffic website!

 

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