Freeway Park Association

05/15/2026

You planted hundreds of new baby plants on Earth Day, now help us give them some nutrients with a nice layer of mulch. Join us on Tuesday, May 19th from 11:30-1pm to lend a hand! Come for as long as you can. Supplies & tools provided. Meet-up in Seneca Plaza @ 600 Seneca Street. Free snacks and Drinks while supplies last. Check back here for weather updates and more details.
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05/15/2026

We had such a beautiful time in the Park on Sunday. Thank you to everyone who came out for crafts, great music from , tasty treats and our Spring tree tour.

05/08/2026

Coming right up on May 10th, for Mothers/Mothering Day, we will honor all the mothers and caregivers in our community with a Spring tree tour, gel printing project, live music and free treats for all! Bring your sister, your loving friend, your mom or your kids. All ages seeking a loving, supportive environment with friends are welcome!

05/06/2026

At the end of a long day, when the spring leaves are aglow with the low rays of a setting sun, Freeway Park transforms into the urban oasis that it was meant to be. We’ll leave you today with this moment of peace and the hope that the park will continue to thrive with a community of stewards like YOU at the helm. Good night. Love ya! 😘
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PS - You can donate or volunteer anytime btw. GiveBig GiveSmall GiveWhatYouCan every day. ❤️

05/05/2026

Freeway Park Association invites all Seattle residents and visitors to make a connection with the park and each other through art, music, education and volunteerism. We are honored to be hosts to this incredibly special place and we couldn’t do it without YOU. Help us continue our work by becoming a member today! All donations during Give Big will add your name to our growing coalition of Members, Park Stewards and lovers of this one-of-a-kind place.
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05/05/2026

It’s hard to imagine this scene back in 1976 when the park first opened - but if you know Lawrence Halprin, you know he imagined this park as a place for play and exploration, movement and meetings, “happenings” between neighbors and people just passing through.
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Freeway Park is Seattle’s most unique urban park and one of PBS’s “10 parks that changed America”. Designed by Lawrence Halprin & Assoc (led by Angela Danadjieva) to reconnect Seattle neighborhoods across I5, it is widely considered a masterwork of American design and a precedent-setting park that single-handedly defined a new land-use typology for cities everywhere. However, despite its credentials, Freeway Park is still one of Seattle’s best-kept secrets, a hidden gem in the heart of the city. Help bring this national and local treasure to life on its 50th Anniversary with your Give Big support!
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05/05/2026

Help us CELEBRATE Freeway Park’s 50th Anniversary! Freeway Park opened on July 4th, 1976, the result of years of grassroots organizing, visionary planning and innovative design. Now, 50 years later the park is a time honored icon, neighborhood connector, community event space and leafy refuge in Downtown Seattle. What will the next 50 years bring? Join us today to give this park the love it deserves.
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Your funding will help Freeway Park Association to produce a robust summer of arts events, public tours and community gatherings, honoring Freeway Park’s historic legacy and celebrating the communities united by this singular, downtown park. Link in bio.
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04/22/2026

04/16/2026

HEAPRIDE update! The ride on May 17 is full but there is plenty of room for audience members! FPA is thrilled to showcase HeapRide as part of our summer arts-spectacular! 🌈 Join us at the Seattle Convention Center Plaza at 1pm on May 17th. 🩵 Learn more about the artists and the entire series where you can also donate to the GoFundMe to support their team.
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Heap, a Seattle-based performance troupe co-founded by Kara Beadle, Andy Zacek, and several collaborators. HeapRide is a series of three 3-hour guided group bicycle rides featuring pop-up performances along the routes.
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From behind their handlebars, audiences will be invited to experience Heap’s “absurdist” form of dance storytelling. A zany narrative will be revealed at frequent performance pit-stops, encouraging audience riders to continue pedaling to each destination. The ride will target new cyclists, using art as an avenue of accessibility to help introduce riders to their local bike shops, and show them safe and fun routes around town.
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This project is funded in part by the through Kara Beadle’s awarded CityArtist Grant and is made possible with support from .
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This event is free and open all. FPA thanks our many supporters including Public Free Access and Preservation Sustained Support. Thanks also to our partners who are hosting this event in Jim Ellis Plaza adjacent to Freeway Park.

04/10/2026

Did you know that we give regular tours of Freeway Park that range from its architectural history to its trees and native plants to its connection to arts, culture and community activism? Most recently we toured photography students from and their professor . 📸 We absolutely love talking about this historic park so if you want to learn more or have a group activity you need to plan, get in touch!
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