Many of the vendors at Pike Place Market who sell unnecessary items , closed on March 23 , 2020 following the stay-at-home order from Washington State , but some food vendors remained open until March 31 during the coronavirus pandemic .
Many of the vendors at Pike Place Market—those who sell nonessential items—closed on March 23 following the statewide stay-at-home order , but some food vendors remained open as of March 31.Several major conventions , including the Emerald City Comic Con at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle , were cancelled or postponed in response to the coronavirus crisis .