WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Free carnival games and fresh-made cotton candy at Westwood Village End of Summer Festival

Westwood Village‘s End-of-Summer Festival was just getting started when we ran over for some photos a little while ago. Chalk artist Anne had just finished the chalk lettering to welcome people into the festival zone in the northwest corner of the parking lot, west of the Post Office:

Several booths are set up for old-fashioned carnival games:

Players get tickets they can redeem for prizes including backpacks:

Balloon artist Brenna is ready to make custom creations:

And there’s a cotton-candy machine with pink or blue options:

Everything’s free, with a DJ providing the soundtrack, and it’s set to continue until 2 pm.

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Free carnival games and fresh-made cotton candy at Westwood Village End of Summer Festival"

  • Hmmm August 16, 2025 (7:55 pm)

    Appreciate Brenna creating custom balloon creations. Somebody please help WWV stage and market their events.

    • WSB August 16, 2025 (8:03 pm)

      They pay a marketing firm that also sends news releases for other far more well-known centers in the region – that’s who the announcement came from. The staging part, no idea. But you might recall, years ago, under previous ownership, they had a bigger annual festival that took over the used-to-be-Bed-Bath-Beyond lot for the day – TR

    • brandon August 17, 2025 (12:07 am)

      Seriously? Wth? I’ve lived her in Arbor Heights since about 2000, never have heard of this. I have an 8 year old, woulda loved it. Step up the marketing game. 

  • JA August 17, 2025 (11:21 am)

    these pics look pretty empty of people

    • WSB August 17, 2025 (11:25 am)

      As noted, it was early – shortly after the announced start time – when we visited. I don’t know if it got busier later. Our primary purpose, as with much event coverage, is to say “here’s what’s happening, and this is continuing for X hours if you’re interested in going.”

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