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How to attend the 2022 Crosscut Festival

The 2022 Crosscut Festival will return in a hybrid format, featuring both in-person sessions and streaming online events.

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Caroline Gerdes

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The 2022 Crosscut Festival will return in a hybrid format, featuring both in-person sessions and streaming online events. At Cascade Public Media, home of Crosscut and KCTS 9, we understand that we are living in a changing landscape for live events and we have adapted our 2022 festival to meet your needs.

We’re two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and so much has changed. We have vaccines, we’ve adapted with digital opportunities to stay connected, we mask up and we learned safe practices to prevent spreading disease, but we are still living in a world where COVID is a presence in our daily lives. Some of us are feeling vaxxed, rested and ready to go out. And some of us are still relying on best practices to stay safe and stay home.

At the Crosscut Festival, speakers from across the nation and around the region will join us to consider issues in politics, social justice, the economy, science, the environment, innovation and much more. The festival will include three days of virtual panels and interviews from May 4 - May 6, two exciting nights of in-person keynote talks at Town Hall Seattle on May 6 and May 7 and a day of in-person events on the Seattle University campus on May 7.

Our virtual and Town Hall sessions will tackle issues affecting the nation and the world at large, while the in-person sessions at Seattle University will include conversations with leaders and luminaries from around the Northwest. To ensure the safety of those who attend our in-person sessions, we will require proof of vaccination along with an ID in order to attend. If you are not vaccinated, we welcome you to join us virtually.

All virtual sessions will be free. (Heads up, whatever ticket you buy to the festival will include access to all virtual sessions.) So, if you go with our “Virtual Only” ticket option, you will only have access to our virtual sessions, from May 4 - May 6, free of charge.

To attend a festival event in-person, you have several à la carte options. We do not have combination tickets available this year, so we recommend individual purchases for the events you would like to attend. First, Our “Friday Keynote” ticket is $40 and includes general admission to the Friday keynote event taking place on May 6 at Town Hall Seattle. And, the ticket also includes access to all virtual sessions.

The “Saturday Keynote” ticket is $40 and includes general admission to the Saturday keynote event taking place on May 7 at Town Hall Seattle. And, of course, the ticket also includes access to all virtual sessions.

Our “Saturday Day” ticket is $25 and includes general admission to events taking place at Seattle University on May 7. And, you guessed it, the ticket also includes access to all virtual sessions.

Looking to buy one package? The “VIP” ticket is $150 and includes access to Friday and Saturday keynotes at Town Hall Seattle, Saturday daytime activities at Seattle University and all virtual sessions. It also includes priority access lines at Town Hall and Seattle University, priority seating at Town Hall only, a copy of a keynote speaker book and an invitation to the VIP Reception.

Are you a member of Cascade Public Media (KCTS9/Crosscut)? Members receive access to special benefits at the Crosscut Festival including priority access lines and a members-only lunch at Seattle University on Saturday, May 7. Want to sign up to be a member? Choose "Become a Member" when you purchase tickets to receive these benefits and more.

There are still more ways to attend the Crosscut Festival. We are hosting the black tie optional Headliners Gala to kick off the festival on Saturday, April 30. And, we are always looking for volunteers to assist with the Crosscut Festival and Headliners Gala. Please visit our volunteer page if you're interested in volunteering; volunteers are able to attend sessions of the Crosscut Festival for free outside of their working hours.

For more information about our ticket options or to purchase tickets, please visit our website. And, our FAQ page is also a great resource for information about attending the Crosscut Festival.