{"id":660979,"date":"2026-05-23T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/660979\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:28:17","slug":"art-meets-mini-golf-sam-turns-olympic-sculpture-park-into-a-9-hole-summer-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/660979\/","title":{"rendered":"Art meets mini golf: SAM turns Olympic Sculpture Park into a 9-hole summer course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE \u2014 The Seattle Art Museum will transform the Olympic Sculpture Park into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleartmuseum.org\/whats-on\/events\/mini-golf-at-olympic-sculpture-park-jun-17-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seasonal mini golf course <\/a>this summer, combining art, recreation, and waterfront views in a new attraction running from June 17 through Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMini Golf at Olympic Sculpture Park\u201d will operate Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 8 p.m., with the last tee-off scheduled for 7:10 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>RELATED | <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlerefined.com\/lifestyle\/photos-olympic-sculpture-park-transforms-into-mini-golf-course-for-pop-up-event?photo=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Olympic Sculpture Park transforms into mini golf course <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visitors must purchase timed-entry tickets in advance, with reservations available for groups of up to eight people, organizers said. <\/p>\n<p>The nine-hole course will feature holes designed by Seattle-based artists, highlighting the city\u2019s local arts community while incorporating views of landmarks including Seattle Center and Puget Sound.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is $15 plus tax for adults, $10 plus tax for museum members and visitors under 18, and free for children ages 5 and younger.<\/p>\n<p>Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the venue. Outside alcohol is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>The course is designed for all ages and will remain open rain or shine, the museum said. <\/p>\n<p>To kick off the mini-golf course, a special &#8220;Tee Up for SAM&#8221;  benefit night will take place on June 13 for those who wish to experience the venue first. <\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for a chance to be among the very first to tee off on June 13  range from $150 per person to $250. Proceeds from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleartmuseum.org\/whats-on\/events\/tee-up-for-sam-jun-13-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tee Up for SAM benefit<\/a> the museum&#8217;s artistic, educational, and community engagement programs, organizers said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEATTLE \u2014 The Seattle Art Museum will transform the Olympic Sculpture Park into a seasonal mini golf course&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-660979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}