11:36 AM: The Admiral Neighborhood Association wasn’t going to let a few (OK, more than a few, earlier) raindrops get in the way of this year’s Admiral Funktion street festival. It’s on right now, in the street on California SW between Admiral Way and SW College. Music starts at noon – here’s the lineup:

We’re on site at the festival – which continues until 8 pm – all day – lots of coverage to come!

12 PM: This is the place to have lunch – Admiral restaurants and bars welcome you outside or inside. Lots of specials. (Outside the festival zone, too – for example, a block south, The Good Society tells us they’ve got another smash-burger pop-up going, now until 5 pm.) And the music has begun – first up, School of Rock-West Seattle!

If you’re bringing your kid(s) to the festival, look for activities at some booths, including the Lafayette Elementary PTA:

All ages can look for festival goodies like the octopus temp tattoos from Kingtide Ink, at the ANA booth:

We’re near the Admiral Theater, between booths for two of West Seattle’s premier nonprofits. At the West Seattle Food Bank booth, you can enter their drawing for a ticket to next month’s Taste of West Seattle.

On the other side, the Log House Museum/Southwest Seattle Historical Society, where you can find out what’s new at the home of West Seattle’s history.

1:12 PM: A bit north of SWSHS, the Emergency Communications Hubs are here – they’re looking for new volunteer help with the Admiral hub, if you wat to get involved with neighborhood preparedness (check this map for YOUR nearest hub):

On the music stage, the band formerly known as Plum is just beginning their set … by announcing a new name: Slumber.

Steady stream of people here, and the National Weather Service says it’ll warm to 65 degrees.

2:14 PM: More festival freebies – go see the PCC West Seattle (WSB sponsor) booth for free snacks:

One of the major missions of Admiral Funktion is to bring together local businesses and community members. Speaking of Mission – that’s one of the local restaurants welcoming you for festival food and drink:

Admiral Pub across the street too –

And in the immediate festival vicinity, you can also check out other local faves like Arthur’s and West Wings on the west side of the block, New Leaf Bistro and Irashai on the east side. And onstage, Princess Pulpit is playing right now:

All-ages crowd!

Got a question for local police? They’re here too, at the south end of the festival zone, right by the ex-Wells Fargo corner, where we photographed Crime Prevention Coordinator Jennifer Satterwhite and Operations Lt. Nate Shopay in the early going:

3:45 PM: The summer’s busiest West Seattle band, The Potholes, are wrapping up their set:

Good crowd, too:

One of the busiest booths is the one right across from us, a sidewalk sale in front of Hosté, clothing $5 and up:

Up toward the north end of the festival zone, say hi to Julia with Honey Girl Books and Gifts – who is also an avid quilter:

Weather update – it’s drier, lighter, and a bit warmer, so if you decided not to go out earlier, might be time to reconsider!

4:48 PM: The Loveless Building has just wrapped up their set – here’s a sample:

DAD is up next at 5 pm. Speaking of “up,” the temperature’s up to 64. And in a bit of inter-neighborhood synergy, we’ve spotted a Mrs. Roper (sorry, no pic), up from The Junction (where we hope to photograph their group-pic gathering in about half an hour). This festival is on until 8 pm – most booths will be closing between 6 and 7 – so c’mon down. (And thanks to the many kind folks who’ve stopped by to say “hi” so far!)

5:31 PM: The sun has made a guest appearance!

Onstage right now, it’s DAD, doing a Nirvana cover (“In Bloom”) in our clip:

This festival is the finale to a truly event-full summer for the Admiral Neighborhood Association, after the West Seattle Fourth of July Kids’ Parade and the three-concert Admiral Music in the Parks series. Fall will bring Admiral District trick-or-treating, and the next ANA community meeting – watch connecttoadmiral.org for updates.

6 PM: Our neighboring nonprofits have departed but still lots of vendors here – and two more bands to go, starting with Novachrome.

6:40 PM: The music continues until 8, but booths are wrapping up after what’s been a fun day despite the unsummery weather! Last band up will be Secondhand Flannel at 7. Local restaurants and bars are open for dinner and beyond, too!