10:02 AM: The sun is out and the festival is on! Until 2 pm, the Morgan Community Association is presenting the Morgan Junction Community Festival in Morgan Junction Park and behind the Zeeks Pizza/Whisky West building steps away. Here’s the entertainment schedule on the green in the park:

Bubbleman is about to begin. This is all happening on the west side of California SW, north of Fauntleroy Way SW. (If you need parking, it’s free in the O’Neill Plumbing [WSB sponsor] lot on the northeast corner of California/Graham, first-come first-served.) More coverage to come!

10:26 AM: The Bubbleman has drawn an enthusiastic crowd:

“He’s super-funny, mama,” one young fan was heard to exclaim. And as usual, as he runs through his series of custom-rigged bubble generators – including the “Mega-bubble-opolis” – he’s leading the kids through the humble declaration that everything is a “cheap toy.” (His props have included a variety of items from an umbrella to a water bottle to a toilet seat.)

10:55 AM: Don’t just come for the entertainment – check out the community groups! Last night we previewed Schmitz Park Creek Restore‘s plan – they’re (updated) along the street between Beveridge Place and Whisky West:

Behind Zeeks/Whisky West, you’ll find unique independent local businesses including Nepenthe (which is on 35th just north of Roxbury):

In the park, you’ll find the Morgan Junction All-Wheels Association talking about plans for an all-wheels area in the park. On the green, meantime, another family entertainer – Mikey the Rad Scientist, who’s part singalong (with science facts woven in), part comedy – is performing right now.

11:21 AM: Lots of audience participation with Mikey, especially as he invites the little ones to move like the animals he’s singing about, from sharks to snakes. And his music has a message – like the refrain, “We’re living in a garden; may we live carefully.”

12:09 PM: The entertainment slate for the festival expanded to five acts this year, and this one is new, Crush on Her X:

West Seattle’s own The Potholes are up at 12:45 pm.

12:43 PM: Just back from another spin through the lot behind Zeeks/WW. Late addition to the festival vendor lineup – Rhodies FC, West Seattle’s brand-new women’s soccer team, with a few more home games coming up before their first season ends. And if you’re looking to find out about summer camps focused on music and theater, Mode Music and Performing Arts is there:

1:18 PM: Running out of time to get here if you haven’t been already! The Potholes are playing now:

Back in the vendor/community group, the folks with the Seattle Emergency Hubs can tell you all about household and neighborhood preparedness:

And if you stop by the West Seattle Food Bank booth, you can support them – and get a chance at cool local prizes – by buying a ticket in their Summer Raffle:

The festival continues until 2 pm.

1:44 PM: This is running a bit overtime – The Potholes (who you’ll be able to catch at West Seattle Summer Fest in The Junction on Friday, July 11) just wrapped up, and Gary Benson will be starting about 20 minutes later than scheduled.

2:03 PM: Though the musical finale has just begun, vendors are starting to fold up. SFD has just arrived with Engine 32 (above), though, so if you’re in the area, stop by to say hi.

ADDED POST-FESTIVAL: A sample of Gary Benson’s performance:

You can catch him and his mellow acoustic sound on occasion at C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor).

3:58 PM: The Morgan Community Association is again kicking off festival season with its short-and-sweet Morgan Junction Community Festival, now just two days away, 10 am-2 pm Saturday (June 14) in and around Morgan Junction Park (west side of California SW, north of Fauntleroy Way). The entertainment schedule is in our most-recent preview – starting with longtime festival fave The Bubbleman at 10 am. Businesses and community groups are part of the festival too, including booths behind the Zeeks Pizza/Whisky West building. From the MoCA festival-preview newsletter, here are more lineups:

In Morgan Junction Park, you’ll find:

MJAWA – Morgan Junction All Wheels Association: @mjawa_ws
34th District Democrats – https://34dems.org/
West Seattle Blog – https://westseattleblog.com/
Morgan Community Association (MoCA) – morganjunction.org

Behind Zeeks/Whisky West you’ll find:

CraftLab Seattle – https://www.craftlabseattle.com/
Westside Neighbors Shelter – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550536740459
A Cleaner Alki – https://www.facebook.com/groups/acleaneralki
Seattle Police Department and SDP Community Service Officers – https://www.seattle.gov/police/about-us/police-locations/southwest-precinct, https://www.seattle.gov/police/community-policing/cso
Seattle Emergency HUBS/West Seattle Be Prepared – https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/, http://westseattlebeprepared.org/
West Seattle Nursery with Sierra Shea Real Estate – https://www.westseattlenursery.com/, https://sierrashea.johnlscott.com/home
West Seattle Food Bank – West Seattle Food Bank
MODE Music – https://www.instagram.com/modemusicandpa , https://www.instagram.com/modemusicws/
Sunshine Arts and Crafts – mgsschramm@gmail.com
Nepenthe Massage – https://iworkforlove.com/
Edward Jones Financial Advice – dominic.hernandez@edwardjones.com
Lumina Vascular Health & Laser Clinic – Lumina_seattle
Gatewood Elementary PTA – https://www.gatewoodpta.org/

In Beveridge Place SW you’ll find:

Schmitz Park Creek Restore: SchmitzParkCreekRestore@gmail.com

Hot Tip: Zeeks will be selling individual pizza slices beginning at 11 am.

WSB is a community co-sponsor for the festival – see you there Saturday!

8:15 PM: And as Michael from MoCA reminds us in a comment, if you need parking for the festival, O’Neill Plumbing (WSB sponsor) on the northeast corner of California/Graham is opening up its lot.

On a day like today, hard not to get caught up in summer-fun daydreaming. So we have more news about the peninsula’s biggest party of the year, West Seattle Summer Fest, a little more than a month away – it all starts with Summer Fest Eve on Thursday, July 10, then three days of Summer Fest, Friday, July 11-Sunday, July 13. Above is this year’s map, reflecting the changes we mentioned previously – the Kids Zone and food court have swapped sides of SW Alaska, and the West Side Stage will be near the food zone, by Wells Fargo. The map also shows where you’ll find a new feature – free stations to refill your water bottle. Also on the Summer Fest website, the West Seattle Junction Association – which presents Summer Fest – has published the lists of vendors (including year-round merchants with sidewal sales), food and drink (also including year-round businesses with sidewalk cafés during the festival), and the schedule for nonprofits/agencies you’ll find with us and WSJA in the centrally located Info Booth. Main-stage music is on Fridays and Saturdays, on California north of Oregon, running until 11 pm, and on Sunday, that same area will be temporary home to the West Seattle Farmers’ Market. This year’s festival hours are 1-8 pm Friday (music until 11), 10 am-8 pm Saturday (music until 11), and 10 am-5 pm Sunday (WSFM until 2 pm). See you there, July 11-13 (and Summer Fest Eve July 10)!

P.S. If you missed the earlier announcement of the music lineup, see that here!

In the midst of everything happening today, we’re pausing for a quick reminder from the Morgan Community Association that their big festival is exactly one week away! The Morgan Junction Community Festival happens 10 am-2 pm next Saturday (June 14) – here’s the full preview from MoCA:

There’s just one week until the Morgan Junction Community Festival on Saturday, June 14th from 10 am to 2 pm in and around Morgan Junction Park. The annual family-friendly event has live entertainment, local musicians, vendors aplenty, and the Morgan Junction community.

You’ll find ENTERTAINMENT for all ages in Morgan Junction Park:

10:00 – The Bubbleman
10:50 – Mikey the Rad Scientist
11:35 – Crush on Her X
12:35 – The Potholes
1:30 – Gary Benson

Visit with VENDORS in the parking lot behind Zeeks/ Whisky West, on Beveridge Place SW and in Morgan Junction Park. (Be sure to check out the child-friendly interactive activities):

· Commercial vendors include artists and craftpersons, chair massage, financial advisers, and facial specialists.

· Learn about MJAWA: the Morgan Junction All Wheels Association, Schmitz Park Creek Restore, Mode Music and Performing Arts, the West Seattle Neighborhood Shelter, the West Seattle Food Bank, Seattle Emergency HUBS, and A Cleaner Alki.

· Community groups include Seattle Police Department, Gatewood Elementary PTA, SPD Community Service Officers, and the 34th District Democrats – who will be offering help if you need to register to vote.

Bring the family and join in the fun on Saturday, June 14th at the Morgan Junction Community Festival in and around Morgan Junction Park. See You There!

The venues (park and lot) are both off the west side of California SW, just north of Fauntleroy Way.

Just in from the West Seattle Junction Association, some of what you’ll want to know about the year’s biggest party, West Seattle Summer Fest – Friday-Sunday, July 11-13 (following an ever-more-festive Summer Fest Eve on Thursday, July 10). First, this year’s official Summer Fest logo art (yes, T-shirts will be available):

WSJA says this year’s Summer Fest highlights will include:

160+ local vendors and food trucks
A bustling beverage garden
An expanded Kids Zone
Two stages of live music

Main Stage music will be Friday and Saturday as has been the case in recent years, with California SW north of Oregon changing to the Farmers’ Market for Sunday. Headliners will include Reignwolf, Jenn Champion, New Constellations, and THEM! The full music schedule will be out soon, and will also include the Westside Stage – which will host performances all three days – in Junction Plaza Park.

The festival footprint will be the same, but the food court and Kids Zone will change places – the former will be on SW Alaska west of California, the latter will be east of California, with five different inflatables plus activities from West Seattle Arcade, Seattle Reign FC, and Craft Labs Seattle. (Face painters will be on the California raised crosswalks.)

And along with another year of food/beverage vendors serving your purchases in reusable serviceware – making it a truly sustainable festival – this year will see the return of free water-refill stations, so you can bring your own water bottle (or buy one at the festival). Four stations, WSJA tells us.

Also: We’ve been telling you about the fundraiser (still accepting donations!) for seating and shade, and that will be part of the “food court,” described as “an enormous area” of seating/shade behind KeyBank. Plus year-round merchants will have extended sidewalk cafés and in-store promotions..

Festival hours will be 1-8 pm Friday (July 11), 10 am-8 pm Saturday (July 12), 10 am-5 pm Friday (July 13). Music will be on the Main Stage (California north of Oregon) Friday and Saturday until 11 pm, and on the Westside Stage (in the park) Friday and Saturday until 7 PM, Sunday until 4 PM. Find out even more about the festival at westseattlesummerfest.com!

(WSB file photo, Morgan Community Festival)

If you’re thinking about having your business, organization, or school participate in this year’s Morgan Junction Community Festival – a fast, fun festival coming up June 14 – you have a bit more time to decide. Here’s what the Morgan Community Association asked us to share with you:

The Morgan Junction Community Festival is on the horizon! Today, in conjunction with the Last Call for Festival Vendors, we’re moving the application deadline to May 15th.

The Morgan Junction Community Festival returns to Morgan Junction on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. It features live entertainment in Morgan Junction Park, and vendor booths with local businesses, artisans/craft folks, non-profit organizations, and government groups in the parking lot behind Zeeks Pizza.

Vendor booth applications can be found on the Morgan Community Association (MoCA) website at https://www.morganjunction.org/festival.

The vendor application deadline is formally moved to 5:00 pm on May 15, 2025.

Vendor applications will be reviewed after the May 15th deadline, and notifications sent by May 20th. Accepted vendors will receive payment instructions with their acceptance and must pay for their booth by May 25th.

For any inquiries, please reach out to the Morgan Junction Community Festival team at mocacnc@gmail.com. Thank you for your support in making the Morgan Junction Community Festival absolutely amazing.

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