Garden d’Lights will return to the Bellevue Botanical Garden from Saturday, November 29, through Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Now in its 31st year, the event features more than half a million lights arranged in the shapes of plants, animals, and other nature-inspired designs. The show will be closed on Christmas […]
Bellevue’s Parks & Community Services Department has earned a perfect score of 154 out of 154 from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), making it the only parks department in Washington state to be reaccredited for the fourth time. The national accreditation evaluates standards for management, […]
A new 10-story apartment complex with 442 residential units and ground-level retail space has been proposed for Bellevue’s Wilburton neighborhood. The development, called Broadstone East Wilburton, would redevelop a 2.31-acre site at 12000, 12022, and 12028 NE 8th Street, and 12011 NE Bel-Red Road. The project, led by Alliance Realty […]
The 15th Annual Arts in the Garden event will be held at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, located at 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98005, from August 23 to August 25, 2024. The event hours are Friday, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sunday, 10:00 […]
The City of Bellevue is hosting its first-ever EarthFest. It will be taking place on Saturday, April 20th from 11 am to 3 pm at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. All ages are welcome to celebrate. Festivities will include interactive activities and games, like garden tours, educational nature-based programs, creative arts […]
Taking place at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 30 artists, along with a variety of 3-D garden art will be available for purchase among the flowerbeds and woodlands of the garden. Live music and food trucks will also be a part of the event. Arts in the Garden is taking place on […]
Beginning August 1st, those in Bellevue will be able to request a free 100% electric shuttle, BellHop, through an app. The electric ride travels within the downtown area and to other nearby city attractions. Offered in partnership with Visit Bellevue and Circuit, BellHop will cover an approximate four-mile radius from […]
New street signs have been unveiled near the Bellevue Botanical Hardens, honoring Bellevue’s longest-running sister city relationship, Yao, Japan. The relationship began 52 years ago. Weeks ago, Yao officials sent Mayor Lynne Robinson a photo of a corresponding sign that honors Bellevue. The Yao signs are near the Yao Garden […]
Bellevue Botanical Garden recently announced that their annual event, Garden d’Lights, is canceled this year due to COVID-19. Known as one of Bellevue’s signature events, it draws over 90,000 people for a Festival of Lights that lasts over a month during the holiday season. Garden d’Lights has run from the […]
