Nia Fest

06/18/2026

📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 2026 SKYWAY NIA FESTIVAL! 🎉✊🏾🌍

The Skyway Nia Festival is returning to Skyway Park on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 1 PM – 7 PM, and we're looking for dedicated volunteers to help make this our best year yet!

The Nia Festival is a celebration of culture, community, music, art, wellness, and purpose. Every year, volunteers play a major role in creating a welcoming and memorable experience for hundreds of attendees from Skyway and beyond.

Volunteer opportunities include: ✅ Event setup and breakdown
✅ Vendor and artist support
✅ Children's activities
✅ Information booth assistance
✅ Stage and entertainment support
✅ Community engagement and more

Whether you're looking to give back, earn volunteer hours, gain event experience, or simply be part of something positive in Skyway, we'd love to have you on the team.

📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
📍 Skyway Park
🕐 1 PM – 7 PM

🔗 Sign up today: https://bit.ly/niafestvolunteer2026

Together, we're building a stronger, more connected Skyway through culture, service, and community.

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

06/13/2026

🔥 THE WAIT IS OVER! 🔥

The 2026 Skyway Nia Festival is proud to announce our headlining performer...

🎤 J HOLIDAY 🎤

Join us for a FREE Community Concert in the Park featuring the R&B superstar behind hits like "Bed," "Suffocate," and "Be With Me."

📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Skyway Park
12010 71st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178

Enjoy an afternoon of: 🎶 Live Music
🍴 Food Vendors
🛍️ Community Vendors
🎨 Family Activities
🤝 Community Resources
❤️ Culture, Unity & Celebration

The Nia Festival is a free annual event that brings together the best of our community through music, culture, and connection. Bring your family, invite your friends, and come celebrate Skyway with us!

📲 Follow: for artist announcements, event updates, and festival news.

06/06/2026

Our 2025 featured artist (before the headliner Ro James) .anatomy ripping the stage with her song.

06/05/2026

Join us at the Nia Festival on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM!

We’re looking for amazing vendors, artisans, makers, community organizations, food vendors, and small businesses to be part of this exciting community celebration.

✨ Live Music
🎉 Family Fun
🏀 Games & Activities
🛍️ Shopping
🌟 Community Connection

This is a great opportunity to showcase your products, services, and organization while connecting with hundreds of community members in a fun, energetic atmosphere.

Interested in becoming a vendor? Reserve your spot today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd34o0-8ZC2hycccftbx9rjHyFyhZ-1lT3YjXrSH8DOZkhHpQ/viewform

06/04/2026

11/07/2025

Applications for the Youth Sparks Grant Project close this Friday, November 7.

Thanks to the advocacy of our young leaders and the support of the King County Council, Skyway Coalition will help guide funds to establish the Youth Sparks Grant Project.
The Youth Sparks Grant Project is youth-centered and youth-inspired. Over 100 young people shared testimony to King County Councilmembers on the importance of youth programming in Skyway. Their equity-centered vision informed all aspects of this innovative grant opportunity.
The goal of the Youth Sparks Grant Project is to strengthen local youth programming efforts. Seven awards are available for projects that have happened, or will happen, between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026.
Learn more: https://skywaycoalition.org/youth-sparks-grant-project

08/11/2025

Thank you, Skyway!
What an unforgettable, historic day at the Skyway Nia Festival. We are so grateful to our Skyway family and the larger community for showing up, celebrating with us, and making this day one for the books.

A huge thank you to every performer, vendor, volunteer, and to everyone who attended, shared our flyer, or simply told a friend about the event—you are the heartbeat of this festival.

We’re taking a little time to rest and recharge, but soon we’ll be back at the drawing board, crafting the next great event for our community.

If you captured any photos or videos from the day, we’d love to see them! 📸
Please share them on your socials and tag the Skyway Nia Festival page so we can relive the memories together.

From the bottom of our hearts—thank you, community!