The 17th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival was held on June 24th 2023 at the Seattle Center from 12 – 6 PM. The theme of this year’s festival was RESILIENCY.
For this year’s Festival, all the Iranian Organizations in the area were coming together to celebrate Iranian culture and traditions with the community.
Through music, dance, art, and food, all Organizations were contributing to the Festival’s programming.

At the Festival the guests experienced 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.

In this event, the University of Washington Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures was present to share its work on Persian and Iranian Studies as well as Iranian groups & non-profits such as @SeattlePersianSchool, @ChildFoundation, IACA @iaca.seattle, SISCA @seattleisfahan, Peyvand @peyvand.uw, Alefba @alefba.seattle, and Nature Station @nature.station.wa