Entry No. 16 — the Seattle file — filed under: outdoor

Cannonball Arts (Virginia Park & Leviathan)

From the producers of Bumbershoot, Cannonball took over a former big-box store at 3rd & Virginia and turned it into a sprawling contemporary art hub. The centerpiece, Virginia Park, is a 2,200-square-foot indoor sculpture garden built from artificial flora, with a winding trail past a pond, a Garden of Letters and Confessions, and works tucked into the landscape by more than a dozen artists. Other rooms hold a hand-made life-sized kinetic whale skeleton inspired by a whalefall, a needle-felted nudibranch mounted over a working mechanical bull, a VR monster-truck program, and Ben Zamora's voluminous matrix of fluorescent light.

The move: Wander the indoor sculpture jungle together, then catch a late DJ set in the downstairs music venue.

📍 Before you go Galleries open Friday through Sunday; event and venue hours vary by program, so check the calendar.

• 📍 Downtown Seattle
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1930 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24