SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 / 12 - 6 PM / FREE ADMISSION

17TH

ANNUAL SEATTLE IRANIAN FESTIVAL

We are thrilled to be celebrating our 17th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival at the Seattle Center Armory

Come and reconnect with your community and celebrate our rich heritage at this community gathering by and for Iranian Americans in the diaspora. Together we will explore the strong roots that make us resilient and share them inclusively with the next generation of Iranian Americans and the greater Seattle community.



IACA invites you to attend the 17th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival on June 24th at the Seattle Center from 12 - 6 PM. The theme of this year's festival is RESILIENCY.


As part of the Festal family, the Seattle Iranian Festival is the best place for you to celebrate and learn about Iranian culture, traditions, and food, right here in Seattle.


At the Festival you will experience art exhibits and live art demos, music and dance performances, food to purchase, a culinary demo, tea and sweets, children’s activities, books and authors, and a bazaar with arts, crafts, and jewelry.

Come meet the Festival sponsors who provide professional resources to the community on law, mortgage, and housing and who will have tables to share their work.


The University of Washington Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures will also be present to share its work on Persian and Iranian Studies as well as Iranian groups & non-profits such as Seattle Persian School, Child Foundation, IACA, SISCA, Peyvand, Alefba, and Nature Station.

EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS

Resilient

Join IACA, SISCA, Peyvand, and Alefba, as we celebrate who we are and why we care about our Persian culture together.

We are more resilient to face the challenges ahead and prioritize what's most important for the current generations and generations to come, when we stand together.

Please stay tuned for more exciting news about this year’s Seattle Iranian Festival in the coming weeks!

Talent Competition

Embrace your heritage and join us for an exciting talent competition hosted by Peyvand NPO at the Seattle Iranian Festival where you will exhibit artwork that highlights the fusion of Persian traditions with your own cultural backgrounds, celebrating diversity and inclusion.


Age Limit: 11 - 16

Submission Link: tinyurl.com/PeyvandTalentCompetition

Submission Deadline: June 18, 2023, 9:00 pm


We invite you to share your unique perspective and artistic brilliance with our diverse community. This talent show is an extraordinary opportunity to bridge cultures, foster artistic growth, and create lasting connections.

Featured Guests

To kick it off, we will have the amazing Trio Emcees, Katy Amiri-Younesi, Sanaz Sani, and Mahta Ahmadnia through out the day showcasing the following stage programming!

We will have dance performances from Parmida Ziaei, Pars National Ballet, & Karoun Dance Ensemble!

Classical and Iranian pop music performances such as Farzam Fattahi & Nima Mirzaei , Delnavazan Music Performance Group, Mehdi Bagheri & Nariman Assadi , and the Delnavazan Daf Ensemble! And, a performance from the Seattle Iranian Choir, brought to you by Alefba!

Joining us is also Iranian multi-disciplinary artist and speaker Hamid Rahmanian (Zahhak & Rostam) as well as SISCA’s guests, writer Ari Honarfvar (A Girl Called Rumi) and writer Siamak Vossoughi (A Sense of the Whole).

Be sure to also check out Peyvand’s Art Gallery Exhibition and Talent Competition! And, also the Children’s Activities brought to you by Peyvand and Child Foundation!

Don’t miss the live cooking demonstrations from SISCA’s own Omid Roustaei, as well as live art performances from SISCA’s guest Leila Art Gallery. To sweeten it a bit more, we also have a live baking demonstration within Children's Activities, by Peyvand’s guest Marjan Komasi from Rosie Bakery!

Every corner of the Seattle Iranian Festival has something to stimulate all the senses! We are here to celebrate who we are and offer you and our community the sights and sounds of our Persian and Iranian culture! Join us and check out the full lineup and the bazaar with local arts, crafts, and jewelry vendors!

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