We call it “the peninsula’s biggest party of the year,” but West Seattle Summer Fest is more than music, shopping, food, and drinks. The Friday-Sunday festival in The Junction is also a place to connect with community groups, nonprofit organizations, schools, government agencies, to find out what they do, ask questions, learn about what’s happening in West Seattle. One hub for this will be the Info Booth at California/Alaska – of course you can get festival info there, but it’s also home to tabling throughout the festival (as well as headquarters for WSB’s Summer Fest coverage all three days) – here’s who’s on the schedule:

Friday – 1–4 PM SPD & Duwamish Solidarity Group
4–8 PM West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) & WestSide Baby

Saturday – 10–1 PM King Co. Harborview & Ridge to River
1–4 PM The Whale Trail & Seal Sitters
4–8 PM City Office of Housing & RainWise

Sunday – 10–1 PM Seattle Emergency Hubs & RainWise
1–5 PM Puget Sound Regional Council & SPD

Amid the vendor booths, you’ll also find these nonprofits:

Mode Music and Performing Arts
Rotary Club of West Seattle (WSB sponsor)
West Seattle Food Bank

And in the Kids’ Zone (remember, that’s EAST of California this year), the area with free activities for little visitors will include volunteers from three local schools: Explorer West Middle School (WSB sponsor) on Friday, Hope Lutheran School on Saturday and Tilden School (WSB sponsor) on Sunday. See you at Summer Fest!