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
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- WSU’s Interfraternity Council has called off all social events
- Mom’s Weekend has been cancelled
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- 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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