Get to the Dash
Get to the Dash early! With all of the construction around town - SR520, Viaduct, Mercer St - we want you to have the best resources to deal with bridge closures, off-ramp options and detour information. Be aware that roads around Seattle Center close for Dash setup beginning at 7:00am.
Here are some key websites to help you plan your arrival to the Dash:
Mercer Corridor Project and Construction Information
Email: mercerinfo@seattle.gov
24-hour Construction Hotline: (206) 419-5818
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- City of Seattle Department of Transportation
- City of Seattle Special Events
- Seattle Center Parking
Remember! No Dash Day Registration! No Dash Day Packet Pickup!
Leprechaun Lap
8:00am
The wee ones have a Dash of their own! Sign up your young runner or walker. Kids age 10 and under can participate in a half mile Dash beginning at 8:00am from the Start Line (3rd & Mercer), Finishing at 5th & Harrison, and continuing right into The Children’s Museum. Parents are encouraged to run along too, if they can keep up!
Please, one parent or support-runner per kid. This helps us reduce crowding. There are great vantage points near the finish line to take a picture and capture a memory.
The Best Young Leprechaun, and the Best Decorated Stroller will be chosen at 9:30 at the F5 Main Stage.
Dash Start
8:30am – 9:00am
The F5 St. Patrick’s Day Dash starts in four waves to reduce crowding on the course. Start corrals are situated on Mercer St. between 3rd Ave. and 1st Ave., along the north edge of Seattle Center.
8:30am Green Wave (Timed)
8:40am Red Wave (Timed)
8:50am Purple Wave (Un-Timed)
9:00am Yelow Wave (Un-Timed)
Strollers in un-timed waves only! No Dogs Allowed!
Course Description
The F5 St. Patrick’s Day Dash is a nearly 4 mile jaunt , starting at 3rd and Mercer, circling a couple of blocks in the South Lake Union Neighborhood, heading out and back to the Aurora Bridge, and Finishing at 5th & Harrison.
Remember to return your timing chip at any Chip Recycling Station located at the Finish, Water Stations, Detlef Schrempf Foundation booth and Beer Garden. These are not collector’s items, and will not work at any other event. However, it will cost you $30 if you don’t return it!
Post Dash Bash!
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
After you’ve run, walked, jogged or crawled from here to there, please head towards the International Fountain and Fisher Pavilion for the POST DASH BASH! It’s sheer Irish pandemonium as the Stout Pounders play and the Irish Dancers step in line. Visit our sponsor booths while you enjoy live music, free food, giveaways, entertainment and awards!
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Beer Garden
Gather at the newly expanded Beer Garden, hosted by the Detlef Schrempf Foundation and featuring cold, refreshing Redhook! Don’t forget your cash and ID!
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! What better way to start than to enjoy food, live entertainment (planned and spontaneous!), and the liquid goodness of Redhook Ales at the Fisher Pavilion, where weather is never a deterrent. Redhook is available for purchase. Bring your valid ID and Cash! (ATM on-site)
9:30 AM Leprechaun Lap Awards
Best Costume
Best Decorated Stroller
10:15 AM Awards Ceremony and Costume Contest
Most Creative Costume
Best Group Costume
Best Wearin ‘O the Green
Fastest Overall Finishers
You must run in the green wave and wear a timing chip to qualify for performance awards.
Divisional awards will be mailed by April 1st to the top three finishers in each age category. Incomplete registration forms disqualify registrants. Please fill out registrations completely.
