Seattle Free Clinic to Close After Serving 36,000 Patients

The Seattle/King County Clinic will end after its final four-day event at Seattle Center, April 29–May 2, 2027. Since opening in 2014, the free pop-up clinic has provided medical, dental and vision care to more than 36,000 people, about 3,000 annually, regardless of income, insurance or immigration status. Organizers say rising costs, staffing changes, shortages and the loss of essential donated equipment and services have made the volunteer- and partnership-dependent model unsustainable. They describe the clinic as a temporary response to ongoing gaps in care, not a permanent solution. The final event will focus more on connecting patients with ongoing community care, while Seattle Center plans to work with partners and direct clinic resources toward permanent healthcare organizations.