PHOTOS, VIDEO: Fauntleroy Fall Festival fun, 2016 edition

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2:50 PM: The Fauntleroy Fall Festival might be the only place you’ll hear a Prince cover with ukuleles:

The Back Porch Apostles are playing in the Fauntleroy Church/Y parking lot right now, which is one of the centers of activity during the festival, continuing until 5 pm. Lots of kid activities in the lot, including an annual favorite – making salmon hats, in honor of nearby Fauntleroy Creek:

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On the north side of the lot, Seattle Fire Engine 37 from Sunrise Heights was visiting, along with the local Seattle Police Mobile Precinct:

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Another center is The Hall at Fauntleroy on the other side of the 9100 block of California SW. Inside – more music plus the cake-decorating contest, to be followed by the cakewalk. We were totally surprised to see the cake on the left:

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(3:40 pm note – the truck cake on the right won the “advanced” division!) More festival updates to come – here’s the schedule of what’s happening, where, and when, and here’s the list of food/drink available for purchase (everything else here is free).

3:30 PM UPDATE: Some of the festival activities are hidden gems – you have to wander into the church lobby to find the West Seattle Community Orchestras‘ “instrument petting zoo”:

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In the Vashon Room of The Hall at Fauntleroy, meantime, it’s cakewalk time!

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And on the east side of The Hall, the West Seattle Big Band will be playing at 3:45 – lots of room to dance!

4:09 PM UPDATE: Evidence of that last statement:

The WSBB plays until 5 pm, when the festival wraps up. It’s always musically abundant – in addition to offering the instrument “zoo” mentioned above, the WSCO had a Brass Sextet (plus percussionist) performing in the church’s fellowship hall:

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Thanks to Toni Reineke (third from the left) for sharing that photo. One more festival center we haven’t mentioned yet – outside Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, to the west, pony rides, music, a playground, and a petting zoo with goats among other fuzzy friends:

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The festival is a collaboration between community groups, institutions, organizations, and businesses, running on volunteer power and donations. If you would like to donate and missed the chance at the festival, just go here.

P.S. Some of the festival faces – first, Fauntleroy Creek watershed steward Judy Pickens, who’s a legend with the salmon hat-making:

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Festival partner Fauntleroy Community Association:

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The D Squared/Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes/Hall at Fauntleroy team:

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And Lonjina Verdugo from Wildwood Market, soon to open in Fauntleroy:

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Next event in Fauntleroy – gather to drum and sing the coho home to the creek, 5 pm next Sunday (October 30th) at the fish-ladder overlook across from the ferry terminal.

6 Replies to "PHOTOS, VIDEO: Fauntleroy Fall Festival fun, 2016 edition"

  • Curate October 23, 2016 (11:42 pm)

    What kind of animal IS that in the last photo, in the center of the frame? Looks like a hare, not a rabbit, but also a bit like a capybara! 

    • WSB October 23, 2016 (11:47 pm)

      You might be right. Patrick (co-publisher/chief photographer) said it was a “barra” but googling does not turn up any such animal name.

      • Mr Veysey October 24, 2016 (7:24 am)

        A patagonian mara is what they told us.

  • Lori October 24, 2016 (3:54 am)

    I think they said it was a 

    Caviidae from South America.

  • mypatience1978 October 24, 2016 (6:09 am)

    It is a Patagonian mara :)

  • Dennis Hinton October 24, 2016 (12:54 pm)

       Loved The Blog cake. And, of course, the pumpkin truck cake.

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