ShoWare Center in Kent to host 26 graduations in June

Published 2:11 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The accesso ShoWare Center in Kent will be a busy arena in June with 26 graduations scheduled, from Kennedy Catholic High School on June 1 to Renton Technical College on June 23.

Renton high schools will hit the arena on Wednesday, June 10, with Renton at noon, Lindbergh at 3:30 p.m. and Hazen at 7 p.m.

The four main Kent high schools are set for Saturday, June 13. Kent-Meridian gets the early 8 a.m. start followed by Kentlake at noon, Kentridge at 4 p.m. and Kentwood at 8 p.m.

Federal Way schools will fill up the ShoWare on Sunday, June 14. Decatur leads off at 8:30 a.m. followed by Todd Beamer at noon, Thomas Jefferson at 3:30 p.m. and Federal Way at 7 p.m.

Highline Public Schools take up Tuesday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 17. Tyee starts it off at 4:30 p.m. June 16 followed by Mount Rainier at 7 p.m. On June 17, Highline is at 4:30 p.m. followed by Evergreen at 7 p.m.

The city of Kent-owned ShoWare Center opened in 2009 at 625 W. James St. and eventually became the new home for numerous school graduations. A few districts previously rented the Tacoma Dome.

Restaurants near the ShoWare often fill up during graduation ceremonies, especially the nearby Kent Station shopping center, 417 Ramsay Way.

Graduation schedule

• June 1 (Monday): 6 p.m., Kennedy Catholic High School (Burien).

• June 5 (Friday): 6 p.m., Foster High School (Tukwila).

• June 9 (Tuesday): 6:30 p.m., Fife High School.

• June 10 (Wednesday): Noon, Renton High School.

• June 10 (Wednesday): 3:30 p.m., Lindbergh High School (Renton)

• June 10 (Wednesday): 7 p.m., Hazen High School (Renton)

• June 11 (Thursday): 7 p.m., Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie)

• June 12 (Friday): 2 p.m., Sumner High School

• June 12 (Friday): 7 p.m., Bonney Lake High School

• June 13 (Saturday): 8 a.m., Kent-Meridian High School

• June 13 (Saturday): Noon, Kentlake High School

• June 13 (Saturday): 4 p.m., Kentridge High School

• June 13 (Saturday): 8 p.m., Kentwood High School (Covington)

• June 14 (Sunday): 8:30 a.m., Decatur High School (Federal Way)

• June 14 (Sunday): Noon, Todd Beamer High School (Federal Way)

• June 14 (Sunday): 3:30 p.m., Thomas Jefferson High School

• June 14 (Sunday): 7 p.m., Federal Way High School

• June 15 (Monday): 7 p.m., Tahoma High School (Maple Valley)

• June 16 (Tuesday): 4:30 p.m., Tyee High School (SeaTac)

• June 16 (Tuesday): 7 p.m., Mount Rainier High School (Des Moines)

• June 17 (Wednesday): 4:30 p.m., Highline High School (Burien)

• June 17 (Wednesday): 7 p.m., Evergreen High School (Seattle)

• June 18 (Thursday): 5 p.m., Highline College (Des Moines)

• June 22 (Monday): Noon and 6 p.m. (2 ceremonies), Green River College (Auburn, Kent, Enumclaw)

• June 23 (Tuesday): 6 p.m., Renton Technical College