“There are no less than five college and university graduation ceremonies taking place in Seattle over the coming weekend, June 14 to 16,” says Seattle’s Department of Transportation. This will undoubtedly affect your brunch plans, should you have any. Who wants to sit next to hungover graduates and their grim-faced parents, glumly envisioning their kid moving back into the basement when they just got the treadmill-TV set up the way they like it? Speaking of brunch though, Seattle Pride Picnic is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Volunteer Park.
But commencements! Four are at Key Arena at Seattle Center. The University of Washington’s ceremonies will take place at CenturyLink Field on Saturday, with 30,000 expected. Traffic should be half-Seahawks-heavy the hour before 12:30 p.m. and after 4:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14
College of Built Environment Graduation: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Exhibition Hall, Seattle Center
1,200 attending
Traffic may be heavy on streets surrounding the Center grounds.Bellevue College Commencement: 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
4,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic on west side of center.Saturday, June 15
University of Washington Commencement: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
30,000 attending
Traffic will likely be heavy around the stadium in the hour before and after the event.City University Graduation: 1 – 3 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
5,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic on the west side of the Center grounds.City University Presidents Reception: 3 – 5 p.m.
Seattle Center Pavilion
600 attending
Traffic may be somewhat heavy on Broad Street.Sunday, June 16
Seattle University Graduation: 3 -5 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
18,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic on the west side of the center grounds.
