Carnival of Cocktails at Pacific Place

Seattle Cocktail Week’s main event lands at Pacific Place on Saturday, April 25, turning the downtown mall into a seven-hour spirits tasting from noon to 7 p.m. (seattlecocktailweek.com) Organizers say Carnival of Cocktails will spread across all four floors at 600 Pine St. and feature more than 100 local, national, and international spirits brands. (seattlecocktailweek.com) The event is the centerpiece of Seattle Cocktail Week, which runs April 19 through April 26 and includes citywide pop-ups, dinners, workshops, brunches, and bar takeovers. (seattlecocktailweek.com) (pacificplaceseattle.com) Pacific Place is the new hub for the 2026 festival, a shift Seattle Cocktail Week and the mall announced in February when they said the downtown complex would host the week’s marquee events. (sipmagazine.com) (pacificplaceseattle.com) Ticket listings say admission includes 12 tasting tokens for mini cocktails and neat pours, with additional tasting tickets available for purchase at the event. (stateofwatourism.com) (seattlecocktailweek.com) Seattle Cocktail Week’s FAQ says the tasting is split across multiple locations inside the mall, but one wristband gets guests into all of the event spaces, and re-entry is allowed. (seattlecocktailweek.com) Organizers also say food will be available, outside food is allowed, and guests who want to buy bottles of products they sampled can do so through nearby Downtown Spirits. (seattlecocktailweek.com) Seattle Refined reported this year’s setup leans on Pacific Place’s large four-story LED screen and a broader downtown takeover, with mocktail programming and industry events elsewhere on the schedule. (seattlerefined.com) Washington State Tourism’s event listing says proceeds benefit Healthy Behind the Bar, a nonprofit that supports hospitality workers, giving the tasting a fundraising role alongside the party. (stateofwatourism.com) For Seattle Cocktail Week, the pitch is scale: an eight-day festival across the city, ending with its largest tasting event under one roof in downtown Seattle. (seattlecocktailweek.com 1) (seattlecocktailweek.com 2)