Massive Monkees Day — Hing Hay Park

Massive Monkees Day is at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Saturday, May 23, with a prelims block party scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. The event appears in Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture summer roundup and in listings from Massive Monkees and 206 Zulu. The park program is the public daytime portion of a larger Memorial Day weekend lineup tied to the long-running breaking event. Organizers list dance battles, a children’s class, live music and community programming at the park before the competition moves indoors on Sunday. ### What is happening at Hing Hay Park on Saturday? Saturday’s Hing Hay Park program is billed by 206 Zulu as the “Prelims Block Party,” running from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Massive Monkees’ event page lists a free “MiniBreaks” class for children ages 2 to 5 from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a 2-vs-2 open styles prelim from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., live music by Reposado at 4:30 p.m., a 1-vs-1 footwork round from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 3-vs-3 breaking from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hing Hay Park is in the Chinatown-International District, and the neighborhood business improvement area’s event calendar describes the Saturday portion as “all day energy” with crews battling for spots in the main event. Seattle’s Art Beat roundup lists Massive Monkees Day among more than 80 free summer events and notes that schedules can change, directing readers to the city’s events calendar for updates. (massivemonkees.com) ### How does Seattle’s arts office describe the event? Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture included Massive Monkees Day in a May 15 post highlighting free art and culture programming across the city. The Art Beat post says the city’s summer lineup includes watch parties, dance workshops, street festivals and other neighborhood events, and it places the Hing Hay Park stop inside that broader public programming push. (seattlechinatownid.com) The Art Beat listing does not provide the full competition schedule. Organizers’ own pages supply the detailed timing for the Saturday prelims and the rest of the weekend program. ### How big is the weekend program beyond the park event? Massive Monkees Day 2026 runs from Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25, according to 206 Zulu’s event listing. (artbeat.seattle.gov) Friday’s “Massive Break Challenge” was scheduled for Seattle Center Armory Stage from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday’s main event is listed for the Neptune Theatre from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Monday’s community barbecue is scheduled for Jefferson Park from noon to 6 p.m. Breakkonnect’s event page says the competition includes 3-vs-3 crew breaking, 2-vs-2 open styles and a footwork championship. That listing says first-place prize money in the 3-vs-3 division is $4,500, with total cash prizes across divisions adding to $10,000, matching the figure used in 206 Zulu’s materials. (206zulu.org) ### Why is Hing Hay Park part of the event? The Chinatown-International District listing places the prelims in Hing Hay Park, a common public gathering space for neighborhood festivals and performances. The neighborhood calendar frames Saturday as the outdoor qualifying stage before the competition shifts to the Neptune Theatre for Sunday’s main event. (breakkonnect.com) Massive Monkees’ own schedule also uses the park for the family and community-facing parts of the day, including the free children’s class and live music set. That setup makes Saturday the most publicly accessible portion of the four-day program, based on the published schedule. (seattlechinatownid.com) ### What should people know if they plan to go? Massive Monkees’ event page says participants should arrive at least an hour before their prelim time to complete registration. The same page lists registration links for competitors and separate ticketing for the Sunday main event at the Neptune Theatre. (massivemonkees.com) Sunday, May 24, is the next scheduled competition date after the Hing Hay Park prelims, with the main event set for 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Neptune Theatre, according to 206 Zulu and Massive Monkees’ published program. (206zulu.org) (massivemonkees.com)