Located blocks from the light rail, and adjacent to Rainier Beach High School and the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, Be’er Sheva Park acts as a vital hub for environmental education, cultural engagement, and community resilience. This project continues to support community engagement events at Be’er Sheva Park!

**Rainier Beach Cultural Stage: The Cultural Stage serves as a platform for South Seattle to showcase diverse traditions and artistic expression, offering a space for the community to celebrate and share its rich cultural heritage. Since February 2023, the Cultural Stage Collective, in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, has offered more than 50 events inspiring creativity, connection, and celebration in Rainier Beach. The November 2024 bomb cyclone toppled a massive tree, crushing the newly built Cultural Stage. As a centerpiece of the park’s hard-fought Phase I reopening, the stage was a symbol of resilience that almost didn’t happen due to initial funding gaps, only to be realized through relentless grassroots fundraising by the Rainier Beach Link2Lake committee. This sudden destruction has reopened deep community wounds in a historically underresourced neighborhood that frequently must fight for its public spaces.

**Phase II Active Planning: The City is currently finalizing community-led designs for the rest of the community designed park. This upcoming phase features a fully updated, accessible children’s play area, a brand-new fitness zone, and an all-weather shelter with year-round lighting over the basketball court.