Light up your winter. Step into the glow.
SLU on Ice brings the magic of the winter season to life with interactive, colorful light-up installations across the neighborhood. Plus, Winter Market returns with local vendors, seasonal treats, entertainment, and a holiday craft from Gage Academy of Art.
Installation Highlights
The streets of South Lake Union are getting a winter glow-up. Wander through the glowing streetscapes and embrace glimmer and sparkle throughout the neighborhood. These installations invite you to touch, play and experience photo moments.
Nitro Plaza (2250 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98109)
ROSEAUX
Walking in fields has never been more fun than with Roseaux, a “particip’active” and playfully interactive installation.
Composed of individual reeds that rise into the sky, Roseaux invites users to activate the base of the reeds by stepping on sensors, rhythmically propelling myriad colors up the stem.
Alone or in a group, the exciting race to turn the reeds into a single, solid color begins. The visual fireworks are amplified by a joyful and rhythmic soundscape.
In standby mode, gently pulsing light and sound beckon users to activate the reeds and give the space a dreamlike ambiance.
Created by 1ToMn with collaborators UDO Design & Serge Maheu and brought to neighborhood by Creos & Amazon.
Day 1 Playfield (2121 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121)
GLIMMERING ARCHWAY
Step through the kaleidoscopic walkway of refracted light and mirrors with the iconic Spheres emerging through the winter glow.
Experience the chalk artwork by local artist Nikki Solemsaas at the Day 1 staircase.
Layers of colorful clouds and disco balls bring a playful take on winter in the neighborhood.
re:Invent Plaza (2121 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121)
SPINNING PRISMS
The dancefloor hits the streets of South Lake Union. Look for spinning disco balls suspended in iridescent prisms, casting shimmering fragments of light across the pavement and everyone around you. Take a moment to groove, gather, and glow with friends, strangers, and the neighborhood.
Path to Yes Plaza (426 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109)
IRIDESCENT TERRARIUMS & TWINKLE TREES
Pause your evening stroll and let the rhythm find you. The party continues with disco ball chandeliers in glowing terrariums and trees filled with twinkling lights.
Check out the chalk artwork by local artist Nikki Solemsaas at the Path to Yes staircase.
A snowcapped mountain range stretches across the stairs with colorful clouds below and disco balls, adding winter magic to the plaza.
Winter Market: Dec 11th & 12th
Bundle up and come out for the South Lake Union Winter Market on December 11th & 12th. A festive, open-air celebration with local artisan vendors, seasonal bites, live music, and craft activities. This year, the festivities are spread across three locations – Day 1 Playfield, re:Invent Plaza, and Nitro Plaza.
