(QUICK LINKS: CLICKABLE MAP HERE, PRINTABLE SALE LIST HERE)
(Photo by Dave Gershgorn for WSB)
9:10 AM: West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2026 is on – the biggest ever, with ~650 registered sales! The photo above shows the line waiting to get into Sale #502, the annual WSCGSD sale at Thunder Road Guitars (6400 California SW; WSB sponsor). We’ll be reporting on WSCGSD until its official end at 3 pm (some sales are going later). See the map here, the printable sale list here – updates and more pics to come!
Crowd already shopping at Sale #478, The Kenney (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW). … Need wheels? At Sale #207, it’s the Holy Rosary School Bike Bonanza (42nd north of Genesee):
9:45 AM: Some sales are at, or benefiting, nonprofits and other causes. (See the list, by numbers and beneficiaries, here.) This pic is just in from Sale #508 (39th/Barton), benefiting the Komen 3-Day Walk to fight breast cancer:
C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor) is hosting artists/crafters. for WSCGSD Sale #476, including these sellers:
WSB contributor Anne Higuera reports from C & P, “Several tables of crafty things, including the one being run by Ruby, who makes felted and knitted figurines, and Ayla, who is selling the painted wooden mushrooms that she makes.
10:10 AM: Anne is now in The Admiral District, where Walnut Avenue has quite the crowd – as seen above – especially near Sale #46 at 3710 Walnut, which is offering cotton candy and egg rolls (as seen on our Treats & Lemonade list). As the map shows, lots of sales on Walnut! Like Sale #123, 3419 Walnut, promising everything from Hawaiian shirts to musubi:
And Sale #246, 3406 Walnut, is Lola’s Ice Cream pop-up:
Anne reports: “This is her fourth year selling drinks, ice cream and snacks. She is raising money to go to a national performance through the School of Rock, where she sings. She says she usually sells out by early afternoon.”
Over to the north edge of The Junction now, Tilden School (WSB sponsor) is Sale #263 – the address is 4105 California SW but they’re in the lot out back, behind First Lutheran Church of West Seattle (WSB sponsor):
Some individual residential sales hold surprise treasures – if you like sci-fi/fantasy, check out the books at Sale #608, 5406 46th SW, including these Isaac Asimov classics:
10:47 AM: Letter carrier just picked up our Stamp Out Hunger donation bag, the door-to-door food drive that coincides with WSCGSD (second Saturday in May) every year. Meantime, back to Morgan Junction for a moment, where Dave Gershgorn says all those lined-up shoppers are getting in for the deals:
This is TRG’s Moving Sale, since the shop will soon move to The Admiral District.
11:17 AM: Lots more sales in the Alki area this year than years past. One of them is Sale #153 at 3604 61st SW, where the two guys above are selling coffee and donuts, and the grownup are selling a big assortment of stuff including apparel and shoes:
Back on the north side of The Junction, the east side of California/Genesee is an epicenter of WSCGSD selling, buying, and browsing … Sales 184/302 on the north side of the intersection are the vintage extravaganza that John and Mike host every year:
And on the south side, the Hotwire Coffee courtyard has multiple sellers at Sale #155:
At Sale #485 (6313 48th SW), which is benefiting WestSide Baby, Al also has a guessing game – with a prize – going!
12 NOON: We’re now starting the second half of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2026! Here’s a pic from two Highland Park sales “right next to each other,” Sale #25 and Sale #34 in the 7900 block of 12th SW:
While there, look for art by Danielle, $5 apiece:
In Pigeon Point, WSB’s Torin Record-Sand visited Sale #67, 2062 SW Charlestown, one of today’s many moving sales – Alec and Kat are moving to the East Coast:
So, they say, EVERYTHING in their townhouse must go:
On to historic and recently renovated Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW), on the map as Sale #409 for today’s Swap & Spin extravaganza – lots of records, plus DJ sets:
12:40 PM: WSB’s Macey Wurm went to Sale #143 (3452 39th SW) and talked with Tiah and Raven:
Macey reports they’re calling their sale “Crypt Cat’s Closet, selling an assortment of clothes including some costumes, wigs, books, and pony figurines.” Music while you shop, too.
At Peace Lutheran Church (39th/Thistle), you’ll find the annual fundraising sale to support Chief Sealth IHS Varsity Gymnastics, Sale #518:
A few other sports teams have sales – Rainier Roller Riot roller-derby skaters are at 10857 11th SW in White Center, Sale #642 – where we found Delta, Mads, and Christy, and an assortment of sale items:
1:08 PM: Still seeking plants? WSB’s Anne Higuera visited the Solstice Park P-Patch Plant Sale, back on the WSCGSD roster (Sale #510) after skipping last year:
Anne reports, “There are still some tomato starts left, and many other options to choose from. When they opened at 10, there was a line and brisk sales in the early going. Engine 37 was there when we stopped by. They had been checking hydrants in the area.”
Another repeat seller – “Crazy Bob” at Sale #272 (3243 56th SW) – has LEGOs, gnomes, kites, flags …
Looking for running shoes? West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) is participating today as Sale #129:
You can get shoes for $25, said WSR’s Will, who’s staffing the sale table outside and says sales have been brisk.
Also in Admiral, perhaps the densest concentration of sales today, Sale #113 (2932 Walnut SW, across from WSHS) reports furniture remaining: “Occasional chair, dining room table, chairs, love seat, two dressers.”
2:05 PM: Final hour of WSCGSD 2026 (already?). Thanks to everyone who’s sent photos – here’s one sent by Sale #4 at 9858 26th SW, which added lemonade this year!
We didn’t see everyone’s signs, obviously, but of the ones we did see, this one near 35th/Elmgrove stood out:
Looking for memorable art before WSCGSD closes out? the annual art-glass sale at 3241 47th SW isn’t sold out yet:
Macey reports from Sale #94, “The sale is a combination of seven different artists from the same collective, Renton Art and Glass Studio. They mentioned that this morning before they had set up, 10-12 people were waiting in line. The collection features drinkware, ornaments, pumpkins, flowers, bowls, and much more!”
3:01 PM: Though the figurative closing bell has rung, you can keep shopping at these sales that mentioned they’ll be open until 4 pm: 10, 18, 314, 328, 416, 499, 504, 522, 637, 662, and these that planned to continue until 5 pm: 3, 19, 30, 168, 318, 324, 401. … Whether you were a seller or shopper, THANKS for being part of this year’s WSCGSD .. next year’s date (always the second Saturday in May) will be May 8, 2027.
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