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SAM Cat Fest

Fri Sep 19 2025

5–9 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Gates Amphitheater

Photo: Robert Wade

Get ready for a purr-fect night at the Olympic Sculpture Park! Enjoy a hilarious and heartwarming screening of cat films curated by Cat Video Fest. Get creative with cat-themed art activities and meet some cuddly, adoptable cats ready to find their forever homes. Pack a blanket, grab your favorite cat-loving human, and soak up a night of feline fun.

Program
5-9 pm | Cat Rescue Adoptions with Beloveds Foundation, Whiskers in Need, Emerald City Rescue Coalition, and Cat Rescue Squad.
5-9 pm | Cat toy art making with Dan McLean
5:30-6:30 pm | Party Cats Performance
6:30-7 pm | Cat Trivia with Tootsie Spangles
7-8:30 pm | Cat Videos curated by with Cat Video Fest
8:30-9 pm | Last visits with local rescues

Bar by Shooby Doo Catering
Food Trucks Kathmandu Momocha and Sam Choy Poke will be onsite

Tickets
Free, all ages

Outside alcohol is not permitted in the Olympic Sculpture Park.
We highly recommend visitors take public transportation, bike, rideshare, or carpool. Limited on-site parking is available.

There will be a good amount of people and cats. To avoid stressing out your feline friends, we encourage visitors to leave their other furry friends at home.

This event is ticketed. However, admission is subject to capacity limits, and entry is not guaranteed even with a ticket. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the park spaces outside of the fenced event area if the event reaches capacity.

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SAM Films

Get your ticket, grab your seat, and explore a diverse roster of film screenings and series that present everything from feature releases to rarely seen prints.

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