The Volunteer Park Amphitheater, an aging concrete-and-brick stage used for performances and events, needed major upgrades to meet our community’s needs. Volunteer Park Trust has replaced the former structure with a thoughtfully designed new facility by the award-winning architectural team at ORA. The Volunteer Park Amphitheater was completed and opened to the public in July 2022.

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The new Amphitheater includes full ADA accessibility, a roof, all-gender bathrooms, storage space, an actors’ dressing room, and a resilient stage floor that will even accommodate dance. When not used for performances, the stage wall will swing back, creating a covered pavilion open to everyone year-round.

Kassel & Associates was awarded the contract by the City of Seattle as the lowest bidder in our open public call.

WATCH OUR GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION!

We’ve celebrated breaking ground for the construction of the new Volunteer Park Amphitheater with a video featuring short statements from luminaries, welcome shout-outs from our partners, and a delightful plunging of shovels into the ground.