pioneer square >> downtown >> belltown

// september 20, 2025 // 12:00

>>> 6:00 pm

// september 20, 2025 // 12:00 >>> 6:00 pm

press

MEDIA COVERAGE

7 can’t-miss art exhibits and events for September // The Seattle Times // September 19, 2025

A marathon where running is discouraged? Don’t have to tell me twice. And I guess there’s art, too. Just kidding, the art is the point: During this “art walk marathon” stroll along a 3-kilometer stretch from Pioneer Square through downtown to Belltown, you can participate in and/or witness dozens of cultural experiences, including bicycle-based dance, synth-punk concerts, LED art, brass bands playing video game tunes and something called “motivational vending machines,” all for free. You can walk or roll as much or little of the route as you wish.

fall alumni Art Exhibits across Seattle // University of Washington Magazine // August 7, 2025

Branding itself as an “art walk marathon,” Walk Don’t Run is a three-kilometer art walk from Pioneer Square to Belltown, kicking off Art + Culture Week in Seattle (Sept. 20–27).

Volunteer for WAlk Don’t Run // Encore+ // July 1, 2025

A call is out for the inaugural Walk Don’t Run art marathon on September 20. Walk Don’t Run is a community art event that transforms Seattle’s urban landscape—parks, sidewalks, plazas, and downtown storefronts—into a 3-kilometer corridor of music, visual art, and live performance stretching from Pioneer Square to Belltown. Be a part of this remarkable event by joining the volunteer team.

PRESS RELEASES

artist lineup announcement // August 4, 2025

The WALK DONT RUN debut is a free, one-day public art celebration that will transform a 3- kilometer stretch of the city, from Pioneer Square through downtown to Belltown, into a vibrant corridor of music, movement, visual art, and community participation. You’ll see experimental dance, collaborative painting, immersive storytelling, punk shows, textile art, surreal sculpture, marching bands, participatory stop-motion animation, and motivational vending machines.