Pike Place Market Blog
The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition
The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition and Fundraiser is a heart-warming night of caroling, music, and community. This year, Figgy Pudding is celebrating 35 years of fun.
Read MoreHandmade & Homegrown: Celebrating Spring
In today’s Handmade & Homegrown episode, we’re introducing you to 4 producers who will make your spring that much more colorful! It’s time to discover your next favorite vendor!
Read MoreHandmade & Homegrown: 4 Black Owned-Businesses
In today’s Handmade & Homegrown episode, we’re introducing you to two farmers, a group of gallery owners in our DownUnder, and an artist in our Crafts Market. It’s time to discover your next favorite vendor!
Read MoreHandmade & Homegrown: Meet 4 Women Business Owners
In today’s Handmade & Homegrown episode, we’re introducing you to 4 women business owners at Pike Place Market. It’s time to discover your next favorite vendor!
Read MoreHandmade & Homegrown: Valentine Week
In our Handmade & Homegrown video series, we’re introducing you to the artists, crafters, farmers, and small business owners who sell handmade and homegrown products in the Market. Discover your next favorite vendor or find that perfect gift all from your home!
Read More13 Ridiculously Tasty Food Gifts for Dad (YUM!)
Treat dad to where he wants it the most…his stomach! Give dad the taste of Pike Place Market with any of these tasty treats!
Read MoreFrank’s Quality Produce Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The highstall in the Corner Market building celebrated its 40th anniversary on March 12, 2019, but the Genzale Family has been at Pike Place Market much longer.
Read MoreFalling in love! Wedding at the Pike Market Senior Center
Just one day after Valentine’s Day, Bennie and Patricia were married in the very room where they met at the Pike Market Senior Center.
Read MoreGet to Know the Pike Place MarketFront
You may know our iconic sign and the main arcade, but what about our MarketFront? The Pike Place MarketFront opened in June 2017 and it plays an integral role in restoring Seattle’s new waterfront and connecting downtown to the Sound.
Read MorePike Place Market Joins Internationally Renowned Public Markets in Magnificent Seven Alliance
Since 1907, Pike Place Market has been the soul of Seattle and the source of some of the best locally grown produce, fresh seafood, specialty food, handmade gifts and independently owned shops and boutiques.
Read MoreBe Green, Drive EVs (Electric Vehicles)!
Did you know, Pike Place Market has reserved parking just for electric vehicles (EVs)! Easily identified by green paint outlining the space, are nine parking spaces reserved for EVs, located in the MarketFront Parking Garage located at 1901 Western Ave.
Read More50 Years of Love: A Match Made in (Market) Heaven
Almost 50 years ago, two teenagers working at their families’ businesses created what would become a classic Market love story.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Pike Market Senior Center
For 40 years, the Pike Market Senior Center has served low-income and homeless seniors in the immediate downtown Seattle area.
Read MoreHoliday Buttons by Graig Anderson
Sasquatch pulling a sleigh. Skiing snowman. Bubblefish playing the cello. These are a just few of the fantastical scenes depicted over the years on Graig Anderson’s Pike Place Market holiday buttons. See the 2021 holiday button!
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