All closures and cancellations amid COVID-19 outbreak

Schools, events and businesses are closing up shop to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The World Health Organization officially declared that the global coronavirus crisis in now a pandemic. Governor Jay Inslee ordered all schools statewide, public and private, to close on March 17. He also issued a stay home, stay healthy ordinance advising against all non-essential travel until May 4.

—Schools—

• All K-12 public and private schools in Washington state are closed through the school year
• All K-12 public schools in Idaho closed through the school year
• Washington State University has moved all classes online and postponed commencement
  • • WSU’s Interfraternity Council has called off all social events
    • Mom’s Weekend has been cancelled
• University of Washington has moved all classes online
• Eastern Washington University has moved all academic operations online
• Whitworth University has moved all classes online
• University of Idaho has moved classes online and postponed commencement
• North Idaho College has moved all classes online
• Gonzaga University has moved all classes online and has postponed commencement

—Events—

• Washington State University’s Murrow Symposium is cancelled
• WSU’s has cancelled Mom’s Weekend and the Macklemore concert
• Ferris High School has cancelled ‘Ham on Regal’
• Cher postponed her Spokane concert to October 10
• Miranda Lambert postponed her Spokane concert to October 8
• JoJo Siwa’s Spokane show has been postponed
• Knitting Factory announced that artist Whitey Morgan has cancelled all Pacific Northwest shows
• Othello’s Sandhill Crane Fest has been cancelled
• ‘Once on this Island’ and ‘Jersey Boys’ performances at the First Interstate Center for the Arts have been cancelled
• The remainder of the Spokane Symphony season has been cancelled
• All events at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox have been cancelled through April 10
• ‘Baby Shark Live’ has been postponed
• Spokane Police Department’s Coffee with a Cop has been suspended until further notice
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho have suspended booth sales from March 27 – April 19
• Bloomsday has been postponed until September 20
• Hoopfest is set to continue as normal, but has reserved the weekend of August 22-23 as a backup
• Louis the Child concert rescheduled for September 10
• Washington State Apple Blossom Festival has been postponed, but a new date has not been announced
• Lilac City Brewfest has been cancelled
• The Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade has been postponed to July 25
• Volume Music Festival has been postponed until Fall 2020
• All Book of Mormon performances

—Sports—

• NBA has suspended their season until further notice
• NCAA has cancelled all winter and spring sports
• MLB Opening Day postponed until further notice
• NHL has suspended their season until further notice
• XFL has cancelled its regular season games; ticket holders will be issued refunds and credits
• MLS has suspended season until further notice
• The 2020 Masters Tournament has been postponed
• Spokane Shock and all IFL games have suspended their season
• Big Sky Conference cancelled remaining championship basketball games
• Pac-12 cancelled all conference games
• 2020 Washington Middle School Basketball Championship has been postponed
• SYSA has cancelled all youth sports games, practices and activities; including indoor soccer and indoor flag football
• YMCA has cancelled group glasses
• Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park has suspended operations indefinitely
• Schweitzer Mountain has ended its season early
• Silver Mountain has ended its season early
• All high schools spring sports are cancelled

—Businesses—

• All Washington and Idaho restaurants and bars are closed for dine-in services until further notice. Take out and delivery is still available
• Starbucks has closed high-activity stores, and banned the use of all seating, including the cafe and patio areas
• Dutch Bros. has temporarily banned personal mugs
• Inland Northwest Honor Flight has postponed all trips until late April
• Meals on Wheels Spokane has shut down down the Mid-City Concerns Senior Center indefinitely
• Salvation Army Kroc Center has suspended all programs and regular offerings through April. In the meantime, the center will shift operations to emergency management efforts
• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture has been temporarily closed
• Spokane Tribe Casino has been temporarily closed
• Chewelah Casino has been temporarily closed
• Northern Quest Resort & Casino has been closed indefinitely
• Kalispel Casino, Kalispel Golf and Country Club has been closed indefinitely
• Fatburger 5-Mile has closed indefinitely
• All Value Village locations have been temporarily closed

—City Programs—

• All Washington state parks, campground, DNR land and WDFW land have been closed until May 4
• Spokane Public Libraries have cancelled all events, meeting room bookings and outreach services through June. Libraries have been closed through May 4.
• Meals on Wheels has suspended all ‘Silver Café’ congregate meal sites; home delivery will continue
• Coeur d’Alene Libraries have cancelled all programs until further notice
• Spokane Parks and Recreation has postponed several programs, but parks and natural areas are open
• All Spokane County play structures are closed indefinitely
• Spokane and Spokane County golf courses have been temporarily closed
• Yakima River Canyon Umtanum, Big Pines, Lmuma, and Roza recreation areas have been closed indefinitely
• Liberty Recreation Site is closed until further notice
• Chopaka Lake Campground is closed until further notice

—Government—

• The U.S. Capitol, House and Senate office buildings closed to the public until April
• Washington’s Department of Licensing Offices has been closed temporarily

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