SDOT‘s traditional weekend traffic advisory is out – and it’s a good time to mention two other things: Metro Transit and the West Seattle Water Taxi (along with its shuttle buses) will be on a SUNDAY schedule next Monday, Labor Day (while on that day, the Vashon Island Water Taxi will not be running at all). Now, the official city roundup for the next four days (p.s. for a longer-range look, go here):

The coming three-day Labor Day weekend should be a good one with warm sunny weather and some of the city’s most popular annual events taking place. The Seattle Seahawks will kick off the weekend Friday night with 60,000 football fans cheering them on against the Oakland Raiders at CenturyLink Field. Saturday, Seattle’s 41st Annual Bumbershoot Festival, offering the range of music and arts, gets underway at the Seattle Center with no less than 50,000 people expected to attend each day. Also on Saturday, the Huskies will take on Eastern Washington at Husky Stadium and is expected to draw 70,000 Dawg supporters. And last, but not least, on Saturday, nearly 1,000 women will take part in the Seattle Celebrating Life! Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Washington and at Stan Sayres Park.

The Seattle Department of Transportation urges event-goers to consider reducing their impact on the environment by leaving the car at home and trying one of the many alternate modes of transportation available – Metro Transit, the West Seattle Water Taxi, the Sounder commuter train, Link light rail, car pool, bicycle or even walking, if feasible.

Friday, September 2

Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders: 7:30 -10:30 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
60,000 attending
Fans heading to the game will likely make the late afternoon commute extra heavy throughout the SODO and downtown areas and on I-5, I-90, and SR 99/Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Saturday, September 3

Seattle Celebrating Life! Dragon Boat Festival: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Lake Washington and at Stan Sayres Park
950 attending
Expect congestion in the surrounding area.

Bumbershoot Festival: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Seattle Center
40,000 – 50,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic surrounding the Seattle Center.

University of Washington Huskies vs. Eastern Washington: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Husky Stadium
70,000 attending
Expect extra heavy traffic on SR 520, I-5, and streets surrounding the stadium. Seattle Police will have the usual game day lane revisions in place before and after the game on arterials near the stadium.

Sunday, September 4

Bumbershoot Festival: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Seattle Center
40,000 – 50,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic surrounding the Seattle Center.

Monday, September 5

Bumbershoot Festival: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Seattle Center
40,000 – 50,000 attending
Expect heavy traffic surrounding the Seattle Center.