BLASTFEST Afrobeats Festival @ Seattle Center

🚀 Blasting beyond borders

📸: BLASTFEST

📅 Saturday, July 19, 2025
🕓All day (check schedule for showtimes)
📍Fisher Green Pavilion at Seattle Center: 305 Harrison St.
💰General admission from $101.25, VIP from $219.38, diamond level from $4,500

BLASTFEST is more than music — it’s a declaration. A celebration of how the sounds of a continent have echoed around the globe — and beyond. This festival brings together the African diaspora and the fans of music that transcends borders, genres and geography.

Now in its third year, BLASTFEST returns to Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion with a full-day cultural reset. Expect global grooves, electric energy and immersion in Afrobeats, Amapiano and Dancehall — set against the backdrop of community and rhythm.

🎶Festival highlights:

  • Pre-festival events: Check out the festival’s IG to get details on events the week before!
  • Performances: Music by Fireboy DML, Wande Coal and “Shake It to the Max” diva MOLIY.
  • Community vibe: Food vendors, merch stalls and fans in the best fashions.   
  • VIP tickets include: Front-of-stage viewing, VIP lounge with bar, dedicated food lines, dedicated entrance lanes into the festival and complimentary VIP merchandise.

💡Pro tips:

🅿️Avoid parking — use Link Light Rail to Monorail or rideshare
⏰Arrive early: The festival is listed as an all-day event but hit the Seattle Center a few hours before the first performance to ensure a good spot
💧Stay hydrated — bring a refillable water bottle and sunscreen!

Author

Patheresa Wells

Patheresa Wells is a Black/Persian, Pansexual, Polyamorous Poet (so many Ps) and writer living in Seatac. An aspiring comic, you can catch her cracking jokes at open mics around the area. In her free time, she likes to imagine what she’d do with free time and feed her backyard crows cuz they’re silly. Follow her on Twitter @PatheresaWells.