Overlook Walk - the connection between Pike Place Market and the Waterfront. Photo by Erik Holsather
Overlook Walk Opening
Overlook Walk/Pier 62 | Free
Friday October 4, 4:30–7 pm
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Be among the first to set foot on the new Overlook Walk!
Family‑friendly!Mark your calendars! Overlook Walk is finally opening to the public!
Overlook Walk will be open to the public at 4:30pm on Friday, October 4, 2024. You’re invited to come celebrate this opening with food, music, entertainment, arts & crafts, 360-degree views, fire pits, and more!
Overlook Walk serves as the first-ever, direct connection between Pike Place Market and the waterfront! But it’s not just a bridge – come sit on the cascading Salish Steps and take-in the views of the sea and walk along the native plantings on Bluff Walk, where the kids can also climb, slide, and play.
Planning on going? Let us know via the Facebook Event
Overlook Walk/Ocean Pavilion. Photo by Erik Holsather
Jellyfish Lanterns Arts & Crafts hosted by Urban Artworks. Photo by Adam Lu
Playground on Bluff Walk. Photo courtesy of City of Seattle
Jellyfish Lanterns Arts & Crafts hosted by Urban Artworks. Photo by Adam Lu
Overlook Walk Festivities
Music hosted by KNKX’s DJ Abe Beeson
Performances from EnJoy artists including stilt walkers and characters.
The evenings are getting cooler, warm up beside a cozy fire pit and take in the new views.
Come create your own Jellyfish Lanterns on the Salish Steps. Hosted by Urban Artworks
Pier 62 Games. Photo by Jo Cosme
Canela Mexican Food Truck. Photo by Brandon Patoc
Free games and amenities are available everyday! Photo by Adam Lu.
Whateka Mexican Food Truck. Photo by Adam Lu
Pier 62 Festivities
Food Trucks!
- Whateke has been serving in Greater Seattle since 2019. Enjoy Authentic Mexican Food and their signature scratch-made specialties using only the freshest and finest ingredients.
- Canela serves coffee, beverages, and food that celebrates Mexican culture!
- Spooky Dogs offers up hot dogs with all the fixings including a plant-based hot dog option!
Interact with a new art installation, “Meet Me at Waterfront Park”. More details to come!
Participate in the park games! Kick around a soccer ball, checkmate your friends with the large chess set, and toss a few corn-hole bags around. All while warming up beside a cozy fire pit.
Planning Your Visit to Overlook Walk
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The closest parking with direct connection to Overlook Walk is the Pike Place Market Parking Garage.
There are also several parking areas along Alaskan Way on the waterfront.
Here’s a helpful resource for finding parking along the waterfront: Click Here
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Direct Overlook Walk Access Elevators:
- The newly installed Overlook Walk elevator will be operational from 7am – 10pm. Located directly to the right of the Seattle’s Aquarium Ocean Pavilion entrance.
- Pike Place Market Garage elevator
Other access elevators to Waterfront Park:
- Lenora Street Pedestrian Bridge
- Union Street Pedestrian Bridge
- Harbor Steps
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*Note: Please be sure to confirm yourself the day of as the weather forecast can change often.
Friday, October 4th
4:30pm
- Temperature | 63F
- Chance of Rain | 0%
6:00pm
- Temperature | 59F
- Chance of Rain | 0%
Overlook Walk Gallery
Overlook Walk - the connection between Pike Place Market and the Waterfront. Photo by Erik Holsather
Overlook Walk/Ocean Pavilion. Photo by Erik Holsather
Overlook Walk looking towards the Sound. Photo by Erik Holsather
Playground on Bluff Walk. Photo courtesy of City of Seattle
Overlook Cafe. Photo courtesy of Fields Operations, City of Seattle
Bluff Walk Playground Render
Pier 62, Photo by Erik Holsather
Overlook Walk (left) and the old viaduct (right). Image on left by Field Operations courtesy of the City of Seattle.
This engineering feat of world class design...
… is the first-ever, direct pedestrian connection between Pike Place Market and the waterfront. But Overlook Walk is more than just a bridge connection, it’s also a connection for the public to be reacquainted with the epic views of where the mountains meet the sea. It’ll be a connection of families bringing their children to play on the Bluff Walk playgrounds, of friends enjoying the public pavilion and seating together on the Salish Steps, and of Seattle’s communities coming together to overlook our beautiful and innovative city. This opening also gets us one step closer to the grand opening of Waterfront Park slated for spring of 2025. So, enjoy the holiday season on the Walk as we look forward to playing, relaxing, and creating along the whole Waterfront Park next year!
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