West Seattle Saturday: Summer Fest day 2, and much more!

Today’s highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar start with the second day of the peninsula’s biggest party of the year:

(“Live” SDOT camera from 42nd/Alaska, east end of festival zone – that’s GreenLife on the right)

QUICK LINKS FOR WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST, DAY 2: Official hours today are 10 am-6 pm, with rides continuing until 8 pm, and food, drinks, and music ending later. Our HQ is the Information Booth, with as-it-happens coverage all day and into the night (watch our Twitter feed for festival updates, too):

Shopping: 10 am-6 pm – here’s the list of both regular Junction merchants with sales and visiting vendors with booths
Kids’ rides: 10 am-8 pm – prices/info here
More activities – also listed here
GreenLifeSustainable West Seattle‘s sustainability-and-more expo is in Junction Plaza Park off SW Alaska east of California – schedule is here
Food: More Junction restaurants are offering “extended service” this year, which for many means outdoor cafés – here’s the list, which also includes visiting vendors
Music: The main stage is on California north of Oregon), with performances starting at (updated – 11:30 am act canceled) 12:30 pm – here’s the schedule
Beer garden: Next to the stage, open late
Community groups: In the Info Booth – see the list/schedule here – some also are in booths on California and at GreenLife
Pet Junction: By Next to Nature, on west side of California north of Alaska – see the list here

See you at Summer Fest! Remember that traffic is detoured off California and Alaska in the festival zone. That means transit reroutes – the list is here.

Also ahead for your Saturday:

PAWS AND PAINT: Today only at Hotwire Online Coffeehouse during Summer Fest, your dog is the artist, 10 am-5 pm. Doggie pools and take-home kits, too! Benefit for Furry Faces Foundation. (4410 California SW)

LOW-LOW TIDE: 10:30 am-2:30 pm, Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists are back at Constellation Park (63rd SW and Beach Drive SW) and Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) because today’s low tide is again very low, -3.5 feet at 12:26 pm.

WADING POOLS: Sunny and warm again today, so they’ll be open! In West Seattle, today’s wading pools are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), until 8 pm, and Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander), noon-6:30 pm. Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) is also open, 11 am-8 pm.

SSC GARDEN CENTER: Open (UPDATED) 11 am-3 pm, with a 25 percent sale on plants! North end of South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus. (6000 16th SW)

COLMAN POOL CLOSURE: Again today, Colman Pool is closed to the public because of swim meets.

BAGELS AND PIZZA AT THE P-PATCH: Barton Street P-Patch invites you to visit 11:30-2:30 for pizzas and bagels from the wood-fired oven. Free; donations accepted. (34th/Barton)

GEOLOGY OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY: Learn about it at the Duwamish Longhouse, 1-3 pm! (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)

STELLALUNA: 3 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, a puppet show based on the popular kids’ book! (2306 42nd SW)

SALSA ON ALKI BEACH: First time this year for the popular dance event! 5 pm-10 pm, with details in our calendar listing. (61st/Alki)

THEATER IN THE PARK: Tonight at 7 pm, GreenStage presents the Backyard Bard version of “The Winter’s Tale” at High Point Commons Park. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

And don’t forget …

NORTHBOUND I-5 CLOSURE: WSDOT says you CAN still get to/from West Seattle – here’s our original alert with the explanation, as these closures are scheduled to continue all weekend long.

2 Replies to "West Seattle Saturday: Summer Fest day 2, and much more!"

  • Matt Hedlund July 14, 2018 (9:57 am)

    Just a heads up, I called the Garden Center at the South Seattle College and they open at 11am today, not 10am as posted here.

    • WSB July 14, 2018 (10:04 am)

      They just called to tell us that. Thanks. I would be going there myself if we weren’t in residence at Summer Fest all day!

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