Bumbershoot is more than just great music. Bumbershoot is the biggest festival of its kind in North America—a regular mecca for art fiends and pop culture gluttons, where one can see more than 250 scheduled performances in 20 unique venues. During a Festival weekend you can see over 250 scheduled performances at 20 different venues, and less than half of those are music stages! Bumbershoot is the biggest festival of its kind in North America—a regular mecca for art fiends and pop culture gluttons. 2010 will mark the 40th annual Festival, and it’s hard to believe that you can still get all this for one dirt cheap ticket! Read more about tickets (and the changes that are new in 2010).
This year’s lineup has been announced. View the complete schedule to begin planning your days at the Festival, and be sure to pick up your tickets in advance.
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Music Seven stages of music throughout the grounds, each with their own distinct personality. Everything from pop to rock, hip hop, jazz, blues, funk, modern global, americana and more, has a home at Bumbershoot. For the Bumbershoot 2010 music lineup visit our complete schedule.
Comedy Bumbershoot 2010 is proud to welcome back another strong lineup of cutting-edge and ground-breaking comedians from the national scene and Seattle’s own backyard. In the meantime, make sure you’re all prepped to snag your spot by reading up on Comedy Passes.
Film Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) curates the 1 Reel Film Festival, typically featuring more than 100 short films within 27 special programs on varying themes.
Dance, Theatre and Performing Arts Bumbershoot brings together world famous authors, international dance troupes, and national performance artists for a weekend full of memorable experiences in the the Bagley Wright Theatre (home of the Seattle Repertory Theatre).
Words & IdeasThoughtful, hilarious, insightful, indignant, cutting, poignant‚ the Words & Ideas stage at the Leo K. Theatre always promises something smart and unexpected.
Visual Arts The Northwest Rooms house Bumbershoot’s intriguing art exhibits comprised of works by regional, national, and international artists. On average, Bumbershoot showcases between 100 and 200 cutting edge and emergent visual artists each year, working in all media. Read more about the Bumbershoot 2010 Visual Arts Program.
Special Exhibitions and Installations Arts at Bumbershoot take the “exploded venue” approach to programming. While there may be 20 different venues to choose from, sometimes you don’t have to look any further than your nearest fountain, lush lawn or open space to find the best action.
Youngershoot Bumbershoot has always been a great place to take even the youngest of music and arts fans to explore, create and soak up culture all weekend long. Youngershoot showcases the kid-focused programming and all the family-friendly entertainment that Bumbershoot has to offer.
Flatstock American Poster Institute’s insanely popular Flatstock returns to Bumbershoot and will feature the best and most innovative underground poster artists and their unique work. Thoroughly embodying the spirit of Bumbershoot, Flatstock unites powerful visual design with the creativity and passion of rock n’ roll.
This year’s lineup has been announced. View the complete schedule to begin planning your days at the Festival, and be sure to pick up your tickets in advance.
