The award winning Key Arena at Seattle Center, which opened October 26, 1995, has entertained over 10 million guests as Seattle's premier venue for sports, concerts and family entertainment. The state-of-the-art facility is one of the safest, most advanced and comfortable arenas in the world. Its unique design provides sports and concert fans an intimate entertainment experience with spectacular sightlines and acoustics, uncommon in arenas of similar size. Amenities include convenient concession and merchandise areas and a nearby five-story parking garage for more than 600 vehicles.

If you are heading South on I-5 Consider exiting well north of Mercer Street, at N 145th St (exit 175) or N 85th St (exit 172) and head west to Hwy 99. Turn left onto Hwy 99 heading south. Cross the Aurora Bridge, drive about 1.5 miles until you reach Seattle Center parking signs. To go to the 5th Avenue Parking Lot, exit Hwy 99 onto Valley St, go 3 blocks west on Valley, turn left onto 5th Ave N. Proceed 3 blocks south, turn left on Republican St into the 5th Avenue Parking Lot. To go to the Mercer Garage, exit Hwy 99 onto Valley St, go 3 blocks west, turn left on 5th Ave N. Proceed 1 block to Roy St and turn right. Turn left onto 4th or 3rd Ave N. Note: The 3rd Ave N entrance is always open. The 4th Ave N entrance is often open (check garage sign above entrance). If you are heading North on I-5 Take the Madison St exit (exit 165). Head north on 6th Ave. At Denny Way take a left (heading west), and then right (north) onto 5th Ave N for Seattle Center parking. To go to the 5th Ave Parking Lot after leaving westbound Denny Way, travel 4 blocks north on 5th Ave N to Republican St, tun right (east) into Seattle Center's 5th Ave Parking Lot. To go to the Mercer Garage, (after leaving westbound Denny Way), continue on 5th Ave N (north) and take a left (west) on Roy St. Turn left (south) onto 3rd Ave N. The garage entrance is on the left. Alternative Driving Routes To Home After your favorite evening event, avoid the crowds on Mercer Street by trying a new route home from Seattle Center: To Ballard via Denny Way, go west on Denny Way. Turn right onto Western Ave W which merges onto Elliott Ave W for Ballard. To Hwy 99 S via Broad St, from Thomas St, go south on 2nd Ave N. Turn right onto Broad St and left onto Elliott Ave. The entrance to Hwy 99 S is on your right. To Hwy 99 via Battery St, from Thomas St, go south on 2nd Ave N to Battery St. Turn left onto Batter St which will take you directly to the entrance of Hwy 99 N. To Hwy 99 via Mercer St, go east on Mercer St, get into right hand lane and turn right onto Dexter Ave N. After 3 blocks, take a right onto Thomas for direct access to Hwy 99 N. To I-5 S, via 2nd Ave, from Thomas Street, go south on 2nd Ave N (then 2nd Ave) for approximately 1.6 miles to Spring St. Turn left onto Spring St for access to I-5 S. To I-5 S, via Denny Way, go east on Denny Way to Yale Ave. Turn right onto Yale Ave for access to I-5 S. To I-5 S via 5th Ave, go south on 5th Ave N (then 5th Ave) for approximately 1.4 miles and turn left onto Spring St which will take you directly to I-5 S. To I-5 N via Denny Way, go east on Denny Way. Turn right onto Boren. Take a left onto Olive Way and cross-over I-5. The I-5 N entrance will be on your left.

Traffic Hotline Phone Number 233-3989 Parking and traffic conditions are continually changing at Seattle Center, especially surrounding event start times. Please note that conditions may be considerably different upon your arrival depending on the length of your travel time. Call our hotline number before you come to Seattle Center to find out if or when your favorite parking facility could fill up, or if we think you should take an alternate route to avoid congestion. A small amount of pre-planning can make your trip easier and much more enjoyable. LOCATION REGULAR & SPECIAL RATES RATE 5th AVE PARKING - 1286 spaces 5TH & REPUBLICAN (across from Memorial Stadium) Regular Rate: Carpool Rate (3 or more occupants) Special Rate (self-serve machine): $8.00 $5.00 $4.00 MERCER STREET GARAGE - 1439 spaces 3RD AVE N BETWEEN MERCER & ROY (north of Opera House and Mercer Arena) Regular Rate: Special Rate (staffed): Special Rate (self-serve machine): $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 1ST AVE NORTH GARAGE -654 spaces BETWEEN JOHN & THOMAS ST. (south of Key Arena) Regular Rate: Special Rate (staffed): Special Rate (self-serve machine): $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 LOT 4 - 105 spaces JOHN ST. BETWEEN WARREN & 2ND AVE (west of Pacific Science Center) Regular Rate: Special Rate: $8.00 $6.00 LOT 5 - 28 spaces WARREN STREET BETWEEN DENNY WAY & JOHN ST (west of Pacific Science Center) Regular Rate: Special Rate: $8.00 $6.00 LOT 6 - (22 disabled spaces, 9 regular spaces) 2ND AVE N, SOUTH OF MERCER (between Intiman and Bagley Wright Theatre) Regular Rate: Special Rate: $8.00 $6.00 LOT 7 - 65 spaces SE CORNER OF ROY ST & 2ND AVE (north of Intiman) Regular Rate: Special Rate: $8.00 $6.00

Tickets to all Key Arena events are available at the Key Arena West Box Office located on the West Plaza along 1st Avenue North. The Box Office is open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. The Key Arena East Box Office is open on event days only, 1 1/2 hours before tip-off-half time for all Storm games, 5pm weekdays and 10am weekends-start of third period for all Thunderbirds games, and 2 hours prior to event start time-first 30 minutes of event for all other events.