Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area

📣 NEW CID BUSINESS

On 5/23, we celebrated the grand opening of in Japantown - a Viet-American community bake shop built by Vince Vu.

🎉 Alongside his own quarter-pound Vietnamese American cookies, the Anh Ơi Bake Shop features a rotating collection of local AAPI bakers, resident coffee from , and a space designed for connection, experimentation, and community.

Support for Vu’s build out came from , which helps place local artists and entrepreneurs in vacant downtown storefronts. Through their pop-up program, the organization assists the financial lift of opening a storefront with free, short-term placements, in addition to other support.

📍 314 6th Ave S
⏰ Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday, 9am-3pm and Friday-Saturday, 9am-4pm
📸: .inaramid and

Bring your favorite dish and join the community at International District Chinatown Community Center’s Friday Family Dinner series with Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning.

The next events will be held on June 5 and June 26 and will include a youth cooking class from 4:30-6:30 PM, followed by a community dinner at 7 PM for everyone to enjoy!

Save the Date! 🏮

⭐️ CID Night Market Returns SEPTEMBER 26

If you're interested in being a vendor, fill out the interest form here - https://forms.gle/21raQAce8pDvo42d7! Applications will open soon.

🌱 Volunteers needed for the 25th annual Spring Clean! 🧹

Produced by CIDBIA and presented by the Seattle Kraken, this annual community tradition brings 200+ volunteers together to care for Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon.

Since 1999, Spring Clean has been a day of unity, pride, and transformation for the CID. We're grateful to everyone who has shown up year after year to give back to the neighborhood. 💚

How to get involved:

🧼Volunteer - activities include park cleanups, graffiti removal, gardening, window washing, and more.

🗣️Spread the word - share this post with friends, family, and collegues

🤝Donate - Help us meet our goal of $1,000 individual donations!

Come lend a hand and be part of something meaningful! Volunteers receive an event tshirt and meal.

Learn more and sign up here - https://www.cidbia.org/what-we-do/sanitation/spring-clean

🗓 Saturday, May 30th
⏰ 9:00AM – 12:00PM
📍 Chinatown-International District

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month! Explore local events in May👇

🌺 5/2 1pm at Union Station | Free Open Mahjong Play for all levels with , prizes, youth activities, refreshments, and mahjong lessons! Register at

🌺 5/3 11am at | Celebrate Children's Day with festival games, taiko drumming, mask making, and more! Free Family Event, find the schedule

🌺 5/15 7pm at | Celebrate community thru live performances at open mic! Tix online

🌺 5/23 11am at | Celebrate AANHPI month with a local arts and crafts fair!

🌺 5/29 6:30pm at | Kick off the the Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) at Opening Night with film screenings, music and more! Buy tix

Know about an event happening in the CID? Submit it to our neighborhood calendar on our website at https://www.seattlechinatownid.com/submit-local-event
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👏 Announcing the CID Pole Banner Contest Winners!

Earlier this year, CIDBIA invited local artists to create original designs that celebrate the culture, community, and spirit of the Chinatown-International District.

After receiving an incredible response of more than 100 entries, counting up votes from the general public, and consulting with neighborhood businesses, residents, and community organizers - CIDBIA and SDOT are excited to announce the winners of the CID Street Pole Banner Design Contest:

🏆 1st Place: Stevie Shao

🏆 2nd Place: Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠

🏆 3rd Place: Han Eckelberg, Milly Pil, and MJ Cabigting Steele

Keep your eye out for 's designs installed on red lantern streetlight poles throughout the CID over the next month!

Read the full blog post on cidbia.org or at the 🔗 link in our bio

🎏 This year’s Kodomo no Hi celebration is just a few days away, and the schedule is live! Click the link below (or in bio) to see some of the performances, crafts, and festival games we have on deck! Tell your friends and come excited for a day of play.

The Hosekibako Japanese Resale Shop will also be open during the event, from 11 AM to 5 PM.

✅ See the Schedule and Updates!

https://www.jcccw.org/kodomo-no-hi

🍙Kozmo Kitchen Pre-Orders:

https://shop.kozmokitchen.com/collections/kodomo-no-hi-2026