Bumbershoot 2026 Visual Arts: Fashion Runway, Skate Like a Girl, BUMBERMANIA!, Cat Circus, and Magic Dome Interviews
The Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival unfolded over a weekend in 2026 at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington. The event hosted notable performances from artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Orville Peck, Japanese Breakfast, and Turnstile, alongside an impressive selection of visual arts. A highlight was the Fashion District, established in 2022, which celebrated Pacific Northwest designers and featured the Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Show for a third consecutive year, along with an engaging booth by Hannah Concannon. Additionally, the event marked anniversaries for Skate Like a Girl and BUMBERMANIA!, while talented felines from The Cat Circus captivated audiences.
Key facts
- Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival 2026 occurred over two days at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington.
- Musical acts included Turnstile, Death Cab for Cutie, Japanese Breakfast, and Orville Peck.
- The Fashion District was piloted in 2022 under New Rising Sun & Third Stone and featured PNW-based designers.
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Show returned for a third year as part of the Fashion District.
- Skate Like a Girl, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, held its third annual demo with skaters aged 8 to 40s.
- SOS Pro Wrestling curated BUMBERMANIA! for the fourth year, featuring wrestlers from the PNW.
- The Cat Circus, in partnership with Motley Zoo, had lines of 100 people deep all weekend.
- Taylor Kyle The American Mystifier performed at the Magic Dome, focusing on magic as a feeling.
Entities
Artists
- Desi Caswell
- Anika Zebron
- Hannah Concannon
- Taylor Kyle The American Mystifier
- Aubrey Edwards
- Bryan Alavarez
- Amira
- Jimothy
- John
- Turnstile
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Japanese Breakfast
- Orville Peck
- Peaches
Institutions
- Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival
- My Modern Met
- New Rising Sun & Third Stone
- Guillermo Bravo
- Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
- Skate Like a Girl
- SOS Pro Wrestling
- Motley Zoo
- Dress Up Box
- AEW
- Wrestling Observer
- Infamous PR
- Seattle Center
- Space Needle
- Fashion District
- Recess District
- Bumbermania!
- Fisher Rooftop
- Cat Circus
- VIDEORAMA: Northwest Shorts
- Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
- A/NT Gallery
- History Link
- Cannonball Arts
Locations
- Seattle
- Washington
- Seattle Center
- Pacific Northwest
- Vancouver
- Lower Queen Anne
- United States
- 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109