Hangar 30 sits at 6310 NE 74th Street, past the main entrance to Magnuson Park. It's a brick-and-metal building that Seattle Parks lists as an Art Deco example in the park's historic district. City historic-district records list it as a Naval Reserve hangar and office building, built in 1939. Between November 6 and December 12 it will hold an art show, a food fair, a craft fair, a fandom market and a market of Asian-owned brands, in that order and on separate weekends.
Hawthorne Hills has no holiday main street. Its holiday shopping season happens in one room the city rents out, and a different organizer holds the keys for each event weekend. Each one sets its own hours and ticket prices, which run from free to $20, so planning a Saturday here starts with checking who has the hangar that week.
A city rental with room for 1,300
The building's current role is fairly recent. HistoryLink records that the former naval air station was dedicated as Sand Point Park in 1975 and opened as Warren G. Magnuson Park on May 29, 1977. The city's Landmarks Preservation Board approved the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District in 2011. In 2013 the city finished a $9 million renovation of the old Navy building and its airplane hangar, according to the strategic plan of SPACE, the Sand Point arts nonprofit. The plan describes the result as an arts and cultural hub. That same document dates the building to 1938, a year earlier than the city's records.
The renovation turned the hangar into a rentable venue. Seattle Parks lists "Magnuson Park: Building 30 Hangar" on its indoor event rentals page with a standing capacity of 1,300 and seating for 800. Bookings go through the Parks Event Scheduling Office. Public events in city parks also need a Park Use Permit.
Because of that setup, the same address becomes a different place from one event weekend to the next. The art show sets its own admission price, and the food fair sets another. The craft fair charges nothing at the door. The table below lists who has the room this season.
Who has the hangar, weekend by weekend
| Dates | Event | Hours | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 6–8 | Best of the Northwest Fall Show | Fri 2–7 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | $5 advance, $8 at the door |
| Nov. 13–14 | Gobble Up Seattle | First Bite Night Fri 5–8 p.m.; show Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | $8 Friday, $2 Saturday |
| Nov. 20–22 | Renegade Craft Fair, Seattle Winter | Fri 5–8 p.m., Sat–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | Free, suggested $5 contribution |
| Nov. 27–29 | GeekCraft Expo Holiday Market | Fri 6–9 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Fri $15.75 advance or $20 at the gate; Sat $2.10 advance or $5 at the gate |
| Dec. 12 | Maum Market | Sat 11 a.m.–4 p.m. | Free, ticket required |
The Northwest Art Alliance is holding its 38th annual Best of the Northwest Fall Show to start the run. Children 12 and under get in free, and so do active and retired military members with ID. Gobble Up Seattle is next, featuring artisanal and craft food makers. Kids under 12 are free on both days. The Renegade Craft Fair brings more than 180 curated artists. Maum Market closes the run on December 12. Its tickets are free, but every attendee needs one, children included.
Friday nights cost the most
Four of the five organizers open on Friday, and three of them charge the most that night.
At Best of the Northwest, the Friday VIP preview costs $15 in advance or $20 on the day, compared with $5 or $8 for general admission. Gobble Up's First Bite Night on November 13 costs $8, four times the $2 Saturday ticket. GeekCraft's Friday session on November 27 is ticketed separately at $15.75 in advance, Seattle admission tax included, or $20 at the gate for ages 13 and up. The Saturday advance ticket is $2.10.
Renegade is the exception. Its Friday night market, 5 to 8 p.m. on November 20, follows the same free-entry, suggested-$5 policy as the rest of its weekend.
For someone a short drive or bus ride away, those numbers make the trade-off concrete. A Friday ticket buys first pick and an evening crowd, and a weekend ticket costs a few dollars. A household could go to all five Saturday sessions with advance tickets for well under the price of a single GeekCraft Friday at the gate.
Thanksgiving weekend has the most going on. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, this year, and the Magnuson Series Turkey Trot starts that morning at 9:30. It offers 5K, 10K and 15K distances plus a kids' dash. GeekCraft opens in the hangar the next evening and runs through Sunday. The series also has a Holiday Run on Saturday, December 19, at 10 a.m., with the same distances, a week after Maum Market.
The park around the hangar is under construction
The markets won't have the whole park to themselves this season. Seattle Parks' play area renovation page, updated October 20, 2026, says construction is moving forward with Good News Group Inc. as the contractor. The play area is expected to be fully closed and the basketball court partly closed. Picnic Shelter #3 is inaccessible during the work. The renovated play area and a new restroom are expected to open in early 2027.
Families planning a market morning with a playground stop should plan around that. Mickey Merriam Fields and the trail to the soccer field stay open, according to the same page.
The park also has longer-term plans that may change how this end of it feels on weekends. The pickleball project has moved away from the proposed E-5 lot on the south side. Parks is now exploring eight lit courts near Building 27, north of NE NOAA Drive, with $2.1 million allocated. Design, permitting and bidding run through 2026 and 2027, with construction planned for 2027.
Getting in, and eating after
Seattle Parks calls the NE 74th Street entry the park's main entrance, and the hangar's address is on NE 74th Street. The organizers give different amounts of parking detail. Best of the Northwest says parking is free and ADA parking is available. Renegade names lot W6 as the closest and notes two accessible spaces near the hangar entrance. Check lot signs on the day, because Renegade's lot reference points to an older park map.
Two King County Metro routes stop nearby. Their schedules are effective August 29, 2026, through March 26, 2027:
- Route 75 runs between Northgate, Lake City, Sand Point, Children's Hospital and the University District. It stops at Sand Point Way NE and NE 74th Street, near the main entrance, and runs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Route 79 stops at Sand Point Way NE and NE 65th Street. It connects Sand Point with the University District, Ravenna, Wedgwood and Green Lake, but its published schedule is weekdays only, so it's no help for a Saturday market.
Food is the last part of the plan. Magnuson Cafe & Brewery is inside the park at 7801 62nd Ave NE, with indoor seating and covered, heated outdoor seating. It lists hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends, and the kitchen closes at 8:30. Gobble Up includes Magnuson Brewery on its Seattle page. On a Friday night, the brewery's 9 p.m. weekday close leaves time for dinner after the 5-to-8 sessions, though GeekCraft's Friday session runs until 9.
Sand Point Grill at 5412 Sand Point Way NE serves weekend brunch from noon to 3 p.m. Its posted dinner hours are Friday noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday 4 to 9 p.m. Metropolitan Market's Sand Point store at 5250 40th Ave NE has a full-service coffee and tea café with lofted dine-in seating, and the store is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Restaurant hours change more often than market dates, so confirm them before you go.
Friends visiting for Thanksgiving tend to ask where to go, and the GeekCraft weekend right after the Turkey Trot is an easy answer. If a holiday visit has you or your guests thinking about the neighborhoods around Sand Point, Mel Parsons Homes is glad to talk it through over coffee at the Metropolitan Market café. Let's Connect.
