Enjoy a warm and welcoming afternoon of community and global flavors as we celebrate International Women’s Day at the 2nd Annual Seattle Sister Cities’ Soup Sampling, sponsored by the Seattle Sister Cities Association in partnership with the National Nordic Museum. Volunteers from 10 Seattle sister cities will prepare and share traditional soups representing four continents, offering a delicious journey through culture and cuisine. Each entry includes five soup tastings, just bring your curiosity and appetite!

To help us prepare enough soup for all our guests, registration is required by March 1. Please note that walk-in admission will not be available. While donations of $10 per person are encouraged to support the Seattle Sister Cities Association’s cultural, educational, and humanitarian programs, they are optional. When reserving tickets, each donation corresponds to one admission ticket. Simply use the quantity selector to reserve tickets for additional attendees.

As an added bonus, participants will receive 50% off museum admission that day to explore the exhibits, including New Nordic: Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place. We look forward to celebrating culture, community, and connection with you!

Taste soups from around the world, lovingly prepared by our Sister City groups:

Available 2pm - 4pm
Be’er Sheva, Israel – Vegetable & Couscous Soup
Bergen, Norway – Bergen Fish Soup or Pea Soup
Christchurch, New Zealand – Kumera (Sweet Potato) Soup
Kobe, Japan (tentative) – Japanese Miso Soup
Pécs, Hungary – Soup TBD
Perugia, Italy – Umbrian Lentil Soup
Reykjavik, Iceland – Icelandic Lamb Soup
Surabaya, Indonesia – Soto

Available 2pm - 3pm only
Hai Phong, Vietnam – Canh chua (Sweet & Sour Soup)

Available 3pm - 4pm only
Mombasa, Kenya – Lentil Soup
Sihanoukville, Cambodia – Khmer Chicken Curry Soup

We invite our members to get involved! Please sign up here if you’d like to help make soup, serve, or provide bread. We’d love to have you join us!

Come warm up, meet new friends, and enjoy a delicious journey around the world, one bowl at a time. We hope to see you there!