LABOR DAY 2025: West Seattle info

(Boats in the setting sun off Alki – photo by Erik Moris)

Good morning! Holiday notes:

TRANSIT/TRAFFIC

Metro buses are running on a Sunday schedule
West Seattle Water Taxi is on a regular schedule
-Fares change today for Metro bus and Water Taxi service too – here’s our original report with details
Sound Transit buses and light rail are on Sunday schedules
-If you’re going to an area of the city with pay-station street parking, you don’t have to pay today
-Check local traffic cams here, citywide cams here

HAPPENING TODAY/TONIGHT

Last day of the season for most city outdoor aquatic facilities – After today, city-run wading pools and sprayparks are closed until next year – so it’s your last day for Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), 11 am-8 pm, and Lincoln Park‘s wading pool (noon-7 pm). But Colman Pool not only will be open noon-7 pm today, it’ll have two postseason weekends this year, September 6-7 and 13-14.

Last day of the season for Alki summer hours and beach firesas noted here.

Art on the Cornerartist’s home-studio sale benefiting food banks, 8 am-4 pm at 39th SW/SW Holden

Silent Disco and Plunge for the Orcas – 11 am-1 pm, dance and swim by the Alki Bathhouse.

Labor Day rallyWest Seattle Indivisible plans to sign-wave in support of labor, 11 am-1 pm, at 16th SW/SW Henderson.

Flag ceremony, BBQ, SFD visit – Everyone is welcome at Alki Masonic Lodge‘s annual event, starting with the annual flag-dedication ceremony at noon at 40th/Edmunds, including free burgers/hot dogs, and then visiting firefighters/SFD apparatus at 1 pm.

(See our calendar for more!)

NOT HAPPENING TODAY

-Banking (holiday)
-U.S. Postal Service (holiday)
-Libraries (closed)
-Many Seattle Parks facilities (here’s the closed/open list)
-City Council briefing meeting (councilmembers are back from 2-week end-of-summer break tomorrow)

WEATHER AND SUNRISE/SUNSET

Cloudy, then clearing, high in the mid-70s. Sunrise will be at 6:28 am, sunset at 7:48 pm.

9 Replies to "LABOR DAY 2025: West Seattle info"

  • Tracey September 1, 2025 (6:48 am)

    I stopped by Art on the Corner yesterday to find out it will be the final one.  Stop by for your last chance to check out Bonnie’s work before she moves. 

  • 22blades September 1, 2025 (7:05 am)

    There is Garbage & Compost pick up today.

  • Goddess Andraste September 1, 2025 (8:28 am)

    Does anyone know if the new WC Wendy’s is open as of today?

    • WSB September 1, 2025 (10:12 am)

      I’m headed over to look, since I have not heard an update from their PR people since the one last week that this was their “target” date.

      • WSB September 1, 2025 (10:36 am)

        Worker outside just told me “tomorrow after lunch.”

        • Wendy September 1, 2025 (10:42 am)

          Thanks for checking on this. The app wasn’t listing it as an available order location as of 10:40AM, so I suspected it wasn’t open yet. Hopefully one is able to order from the app tomorrow afternoon if they do open by then. 

        • Goddess Andraste September 1, 2025 (12:09 pm)

          Thanks for checking! Guess we’ll have to wait one more day for a Frosty…

  • Sarena September 1, 2025 (10:26 am)

    Sad that the fire pits aren’t open through fall and winter when we could really enjoy them! 

    • Kt September 1, 2025 (11:53 am)

      Likely due to seasonal staffing.  Parks hires extra peeps in the summer for these types of things

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