Friends of Little Saigon - Seattle

08/14/2026

📍🗓️ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

🎉 Here’s everything you need to know before joining us at Celebrate Little Saigon this Saturday.

This year’s festivities span THREE locations: all just steps away from each other in the heart of Little Saigon.

📍 Hoa Mai Park, Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot & Little Saigon Creative
🗓️ Saturday, August 15, 2026
🕐 12:00 - 5:00 PM

👉 SWIPE for the full schedule, event map & activities by location!

🚌 GETTING HERE:
We encourage taking public transit! Ride the bus, First Hill Streetcar, or Link light rail - the Chinatown-International District Station is about a 0.5-mile walk away.

Driving? Paid lots and street parking are available within a few blocks of the event. Please check posted street signs and parking restrictions.

🚻 RESTROOMS
ADA-accessible portable restrooms and handwashing stations will be available at the Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot, with an ADA-accessible restroom inside Little Saigon Creative.

🏆 CONTESTS: Only 10 spots are available per contest, with a limit of one contest per person.
📝 Sign up at the FLS Info Booth from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. First come, first served!
🍜 Phở Eating Contest - 1:30 PM | Adults only
🌯 Spring Roll Wrapping Contest - 2:00 PM | All ages

✂️ZINE-MAKING WORKSHOP
Asian American Zine Fest will be hosting a drop-in, hands-on zine-making workshop at Little Saigon Creative from 12:00 - 4:00 PM. No RSVP required! Asian American Zine Fest Seattle

👕 NEED HELP?
Look for our staff & volunteers in red Celebrate Little Saigon shirts throughout the event!

We can’t wait to fill Little Saigon with food, music, culture, and community. See you Saturday! 🎉💛

🔗 Read more details at flsseattle.org/cls - link in bio.



Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation.

08/14/2026

There are still volunteer opportunities in Little Saigon available for this weekend, including an All Hands Adopt a Street Cleanup with Seattle Public Utilities

News

08/12/2026

Join us for our first ever SPRING ROLL WRAPPING CONTEST at Celebrate Little Saigon this Saturday, August 15! 🌯✨ Put your wrapping skills to the test and see who can roll their way to victory.

🏆 CONTEST SCHEDULE
🍜 Phở Eating Contest - 1:30 PM (Adults Only)
🌯 Spring Roll Wrapping Contest - 2:00 PM (All-ages)

Want to compete? We only have 10 spots per contest, so arrive early!

📝 Sign up at the FLS Info Booth from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Spots are first come, first served. Limit 1 contest per person.

Huge thanks to Viet Wah for providing the ingredients for the spring roll wrapping contest! 💛

📍 Hoa Mai Park
🗓 Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 12:00 - 5:00 PM

Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation

08/12/2026

🍜🌯 Think you’ve got what it takes to take home the title at Celebrate Little Saigon?

Our beloved Phở Eating Contest is back! Race to finish your bowl of phở from P H Ở B Ắ C circa 1982 AND a cup of cà phê sữa đá from Hello Em. ☕️

And for the first time ever, we’re introducing our Spring Roll Wrapping Contest! 🌯✨ Put your wrapping skills to the test and see who can roll their way to victory.

🏆 CONTEST SCHEDULE
🍜 Phở Eating Contest - 1:30 PM (Adults Only)
🌯 Spring Roll Wrapping Contest - 2:00 PM (All-ages)

Want to compete? We only have 10 spots per contest, so arrive early!

📝 Sign up at the FLS Info Booth from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Spots are first come, first served.

🩹 First aid will be available on-site through IDEC.

👉 SWIPE for the full Celebrate Little Saigon schedule!

Huge thanks to P H Ở B Ắ C circa 1982, Hello Em, and Viet Wah for providing the delicious phở, cà phê sữa đá, and ingredients for this year’s contests! 💛

📍 Hoa Mai Park
🗓 Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 12:00 - 5:00 PM
🔗 Learn more at flsseattle.org/cls - link in bio!

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Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation.

08/12/2026

We’re getting「 HAM CHƠI 」at Celebrate Little Saigon! 🧢✨

👀 We’re dropping our new “Ham Chơi” hat this Saturday at our 15th annual Celebrate Little Saigon!

Ham chơi means having a playful spirit - wanting to go out, have fun, and enjoy yourself. And what better place to be ham chơi than at Little Saigon’s biggest celebration of the summer? 😎🎉

Come grab the new hat and spend the day with us at our FREE, all-ages community block party celebrating the food, culture, creativity, and community of Seattle’s Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities.

Expect live performances 🎶, local food and retail vendors 🍜, Drag Bingo 💃🏻, family-friendly activities, the beloved Phở Eating Contest, our first-ever Spring Roll Wrapping Contest, and more!

🧢 “Ham Chơi” hats available at Celebrate Little Saigon! Designed exclusively by felix for Friends of Little Sài Gòn
📍 Hoa Mai Park, Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot & Little Saigon Creative
🗓️ Saturday, August 15 | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
👀 Learn more at flsseattle.org/cls 🔗 link in bio

Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation.

08/10/2026

📚 Learn Vietnamese with us in Fall 2026! Friends of Little Sài Gòn and Văn Lang are excited to invite you to our 10-week Vietnamese Language Class for Adult Vietnamese Heritage Speakers! The course builds confidence in everyday conversation, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.

📅 Classes are every Saturday from September 12 - November 14 from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm on Zoom.

✅ The application deadline is Monday, August 17th, at 5pm.

✅ The application includes a pre-assessment to ensure you meet the required proficiency level. Application completion does not guarantee enrollment in the course.

✅Spots are limited, but students are not selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Please take your time to complete your application!

🎓 At the end of this Level 1 course, students will be able to understand the main ideas of daily conversations; participate in daily conversations; decode most tone marks and pronounce most letters correctly; write some simple sentences; and briefly describe their life and job.

📝 Applicant Eligibility:

- Applicant is of Vietnamese heritage;
- 18 years of age or older;
- Has not taken any Vietnamese language courses provided by FLS;
- Can say and understand basic greetings (hello, how are you?, what’s your name?, what’s your age?) in Vietnamese;
- Can attend 80% of all scheduled classes and activities;
- Can pay the tuition fee of $250.00 (+ tax) prior to first class (financial assistance is available upon request);
- A resident of King County, WA.

🔗 to register in bio!

For questions, please email [email protected]

08/10/2026

Check out this video from AARP Washington with artist Stacy Nguyen who designed Little Saigon's newest mural at 10th and Jackson!

08/06/2026

🎉 The Celebrate Little Saigon entertainment lineup is here! 🎶✨

Join us on Saturday, August 15 for an afternoon of food contests, live music, drag bingo, Vietnamese opera, jazz, a hands-on zine-making workshop, and community celebration in the heart of Little Saigon!

✨ Featuring:

Tam Dang
Summer School
Pocket Theory
Liêm Sương Opera
Asian American Zine Fest Seattle

Whether you’re cheering on the Phở Eating Contest, making your own zine, enjoying live music, or discovering a new local artist, there’s something for everyone at our 15th Annual Celebrate Little Saigon 💛

📍 Hoa Mai Park, Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot & Little Saigon Creative
🕐 Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

🔗 Learn more at flsseattle.org/cls (link in bio)

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Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation.

08/04/2026

Volunteer with us at Celebrate Little Saigon! ✨

Join us on Saturday, August 15th to help bring Viet culture, food, and community to life. We’re looking for volunteers to support throughout the day - sign up for a variety of shifts, including:

• Morning Clean-Up with Seattle Public Utilities
• Event Setup
• Kids’ Activity Area
• Sign-Holding
• Greeters
• Garage Access Assistance
• Post-Event Clean-Up

All volunteers will receive a Celebrate Little Saigon T-shirt 👕, plus complimentary lunch for shifts longer than 3 hours! 🍽️

📅 Volunteer Orientation: Friday, August 14
🕒 3:00–4:00 PM (Virtual)
💛 Sign up through the link in our bio - we’d love to have you on the team flsseattle.org/get-involved

07/30/2026

Celebrate Little Saigon is back on Saturday, August 15th! 🌞🎉

Join us for a FREE, all-ages summer block party hosted by Friends of Little Sài Gòn - featuring 🔥food, drinks, vendors, live music, the beloved phở eating contest, our FIRST-EVER spring roll wrapping contest, drag bingo, and all the community vibes 💃🏻🫶🏼

🧋Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot - FOOD & RETAIL VENDORS, from local small businesses and community resource booths. Enjoy a kid’s play area and strike a pose at our free photo booth 📸

🎶 Hoa Mai Park - LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT - including local artists, the beloved Phở Eating Contest, Drag Bingo and our first-ever Spring Roll wrapping Contest. Stop by for free face painting too! 🎨

✂️Little Saigon Creative - ASIAN AMERICAN ZINE FEST will be hosting a hands-on zine-making workshop.

📍 Hoa Mai Park, Nisei Vets Hall Parking Lot, & Little Saigon Creative Little Saigon Creative
🕐 Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
👀 Learn more: flsseattle.org/cls 🔗 in bio



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✨ Entertainment
Tam Dang, Clara Voyance, Pocket Theory Jazz, Summer School, Liêm Sương Opera

✨ Food Vendors
Dragonfly Kitchen, Spin Drip Cafe, Ba+Me Pop Up, Anh Oi Bakery, Sun Yum, KHOBO Jerky, Natalie's Sugarcane & Dessert LLC, Quiet Child, Calmette

✨ Retail Vendors
LSC Marketplace, Wanderella, Stephanie Mai, Lil G's Barktisserie, Meijova, Veerlay

✨ Info Booth
Seattle Office for Civil Rights, Sound Transit, Community for Youth, Foresting Seattle, Seattle City Light, Evergreen Goodwill

✨Live Services
Face painting by Giggles Inc

✨ Zine Pop Up
Asian American Zine-Fest

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Celebrate Little Saigon is sponsored by Amazon, Edge Developers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Seattle City Light and Sound Transit, with additional support from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Parks and Recreation.