SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners will play at least two home playoff games that will unexpectedly give a financial boost to multiple community programs at the same time.

“When the Mariners win, the arts community wins as well,” said Brian J. Carter, the Executive Director of 4Culture. “Anytime somebody stays in a motel or hotel or Airbnb, a portion of those proceeds must go to arts and culture, and we’re the distributor.”

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They will host the first two games of the American League Divisional Series on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. It’s an unplanned boost in tax revenues across the board, on everything from hotels to restaurant meals, and admission taxes.

“It’s such a great opportunity on many different levels,” said Michael Woody of Visit Seattle.

He stood on the new waterfront promenade and could not stop smiling about the benefits of a Mariners playoff run. Tourists who stay in hotels pay a local tourism fee, in addition to a lodging tax that gets distributed to housing and homeless services, 4Culture, and maintenance of the convention center.

He also said the city collects a 5% admissions fee on every ticket sold at T-Mobile Park. Higher ticket prices turn into higher collections of revenue that he says go to the City of Seattle’s Department of Arts and Culture.

“That could be programs for teens, that can be supporting grants for public arts and for cultural organizations. So, really helping to lift that part of the economy,” said Woody. A rough estimate is that each of the first two home playoff games will generate roughly $500,000 in admission fees for the city.

He said that the M’s first playoff weekend also coincides with a Seahawks and Sounders home game, as well as a 6,000-person convention, five cruise ships, and two concerts at Climate Pledge Arena. Woody said the extra traffic fills restaurants, shops, and hotels that help fuel the programs.

“I think it’s really important to draw the line or connect the dots,” he said.

4Culture has benefited before from unexpected success. A little more than a decade ago, the multiple Seahawks playoff games helped to pay off the county’s Kingdome debt earlier than expected and resulted in extra cash flow to the organization’s efforts. The office disperses the funds to 800 different arts and heritage organizations, including sculptors, painters, theaters, and dance troupes.

“We get the honor and the privilege of distributing those to the wonderful artists that are working throughout this region and to the cultural organizations, and I think it makes us such a healthy and vibrant county to live in,” he said. “It’s a joyous time when you see these types of mergers of these spaces, where our community comes together.”