Celebrity Waiters Luncheon

The 2025 Celebrity Waiters Luncheon takes place Friday, May 9, 2025 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. For more information about this event, please check out the Celebrity Waiters website.

Celebrity Waiters Luncheon was established in 1984, the organization’s mission; to serve the Puget Sound area by raising funds annually for a local charitable organization in the areas of Education, Health, Human Services and Children/Youth. Their objective was to create a unique and innovative lunchtime auction comprised with key business and community leaders. Guests are invited to sit at their table and are waited on by their Celebrity Waiter host. This inventive formula has made Celebrity Waiters Luncheon one of the most successful daytime Seattle auctions for over 40 years.

The 2024 Celebrity Waiters Luncheon — celebrated its 40th year and raised over $400,000 for the Seattle Police Foundation. The Seattle Police Foundation is extremely honored to be selected for a fourth year as the charity of choice for this amazing event!

The theme this year is “NOW Streaming,” guest will be dressing like their favorite streaming shows like; Succession, Game of Thrones, Soprano’s, Mad Men, Cheers!, Great British Bakeoff, Ted Lasso, Outer Banks, Palm Royale, and Yellowstone!

If you are looking to have an amazing philanthropic event experience, while helping champion public safety in our community – then we invite you to join us on Friday, May 9th!

Support from this event goes to purchase emergency equipment for officers, providing resources for community engagement and crime prevention programs, technology needed to enhance investigative capabilities, and support to children and families in crisis. Your generosity transforms lives!

The foundation would like to express our deepest gratitude to the CWL board of directors and all the celebrity waiters who make this event so impactful each year. Thank you!