![Aging & Disability Services for Seattle & King County [logo]](https://www.agingkingcounty.org/wp-content/themes/sads/images/seattle-ads-logo.png){kind=logo}
Grandparents Day
Grandparents and African American Elders’ Day 2025
Join the Mayor’s Council on African American Elders and community partners in celebrating grandparents and African American elders on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 2–4 p.m. at the Northwest African American Museum (2300 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA 98144). Honor the wisdom and legacy of elders who inspire us in this special afternoon community conversation that celebrates the legacy of our elders and the power of intergenerational connection.
Admission to NAAM is free for this event. Refreshments will be served.
Plan to do Something Grand!
National Grandparents Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in September. It can be celebrated anywhere.
Wikipedia: National Grandparents Day
The Legacy Project: The History of Grandparents Day
AgeWise King County Article: Grandparents Day: Rooted in Community, Culture, and Love (September 2023)
For more information, email our Aging and Disability Services Planning and Development Specialist Eldad Mekuria.
Click on the headings below for more information.
Previous Events and Celebrations2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
2024
The 2025 Grandparents and African American Elders Day event was held at the Northwest African American Museum (2300 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA 98144) on Sunday, September 8, 2025.
Theme: Rooted in Culture, Wisdom & Love
Keynote Speaker: Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman, Associate Professor in the Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington
Spoken Word Artist: Speak With Purpose
Entertainment: The Rhapsody Project
Event Flyer: 2024
2023
The 2023 Grandparents Day event was held virtually (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on Sunday, November 10, 2023 at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Washington. The event was hosted by the Mayor’s Council on African American Elders in partnership with NAAM.
Theme: Rooted in Community, Culture and Love
Keynote Speaker: Joe Hailey, Chair of Seattle King County Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services.
Spoken Word Artist: Patheresa Wells
Entertainment: Northwest African American Museum African American Ensemble (ACE)
Event Flyer: 2023Â
The 2022 Grandparents Day event was held virtually (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on Sunday September 11, 2022, at the  Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Washington.
In partnership with AARP Washington, the City of Seattle Aging and Disability Services, and the Mayor’s Council on African American Elders, the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) celebrated Black Elders and inducted our next cohort into the Elders Circle. The three honorees this year were: renowned local artist Al Doggett, local emeritus college professor Minnie Collins, and local historian/co-founder of the Black Heritage Society of WA State Esther Mumford.
Theme: Rooted in Culture, Wisdom, and Love
Keynote Speaker: Zelda Foxall, ADS Advisory Council Member and professional storyteller.
Spoken Word Artist: Kibibi Monié, Director Nu Black Arts West Theater.
Entertainment: Northwest African American Museum African American Ensemble (ACE)
Event Flyer: 2022
Event Recording: YouTube (Length 51:51)
2021
The 2021 Grandparents Day event was held virtually (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Washington.
Theme: Love, Culture and History
Keynote Speaker: Marcia Tate Arunga, Ph.D. Dean, The Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus
Spoken Word Artist: Kibibi Monié, Director Nu Black Arts West Theater.
Entertainment: Northwest African American Museum African American Ensemble (ACE)
Event Flyer: 2021Â
2020
The 2020 Grandparents Day event was held virtually (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Washington.
Theme: Love and Community, The Ties that Bind
Keynote Speaker: Alesia Cannady, Women United CEO and Founder and a kinship caregiver.
South Seattle Emerald Article: Â Grandmas Hands Sew Marks to Strengthen Community Ties in Skyway (Alesia Cannady, Pepper Pot Kinship Support Group)
Event Flyer: 2020
