The most important day of the primary West Seattle Summer time Fest since 2019 tops our listing for in the present day:

Our protection from Friday is right here and right here. Right this moment’s pageant hours are 10 am-8 pm (music till 10 pm); we’ll be again within the Information Sales space (California/Alaska), which can be the place you should buy Summer time Fest T-shirts, get and switch in your Whale Path maps, and cope with minor emergencies from first help to lost-and-found. Different useful Summer time Fest information:

Vendor cubicles: On California between Oregon and Edmunds
Sidewalk Sale: Many year-round Junction retailers, together with some on forty second, forty fourth, Oregon
Music: Midday-10 pm (foremost stage on California north of Oregon, plus 7 pm outdoors Elliott Bay Brewing)
Youngsters Zone: SW Alaska west of California (free video games, plus 5 inflatables accessible for $20 every day cross)
Meals: SW Alaska east of California (plus year-round eating places/bars, a few of which have added sidewalk cafés)
Whale Path exercise for teenagers: Get and return your card on the Information Sales space – additionally see the Springer presentation on the Senior Middle (4217 SW Oregon) at 3 pm
Bringing your child? Nursing/diapering space open at Nurturing Expressions (472 forty second SW), 10 am-5 pm in the present day
Bus reroutes: Observe that hyperlink to see route-by-route information on the place the stops have moved to till the streets reopen Sunday evening

See you in The Junction! Additionally in the present day/tonight:

TRAFFIC ALERTS: SDOT might be paving close to the intersection the intersection of Myers/Olson Pl SW, decreasing northbound to 1 lane, 6 am to 2 pm; additionally, in South Park between 7 am and 5 pm, they’re doing extra work on the seventh/Cloverdale sign, which might be turned off for some time. Meantime, southbound I-5 lane closures proceed as a part of the “Revive I-5” undertaking.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8 am-noon, the White Middle Kiwanis is serving up pancakes at White Middle Eagles (10452 fifteenth SW), $10, children 5 and beneath free with paying adults.

BIRDS OF ROXHILL PARK: Be part of two grasp birders for a free presentation and stroll to be taught extra about native birds, 9 am. (twenty ninth/Barton)

FREE YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP: 9 am-11 am for Ok-8 college students. At Hiawatha Playfield (2700 California SW) – information in our calendar itemizing.

BEIGNETS: Jet Metropolis Beignet is popping up at Highland Park Nook Retailer (7789 Highland Park Means SW) 10 am-2 pm in the present day.

OUTDOOR MARKET: 10 am-6 pm at The Heron’s Nest (4818 Puget Means SW) – information’s in our calendar itemizing.

BASEBALL: The West Seattle Baseball 10U Purple All Stars have massive video games, although not on the town. From a supporter:

They’re collaborating in a event within the Tacoma space this weekend known as Battle of the Bats, July sixteenth and July seventeenth. There are 16 groups from everywhere in the area coming. Each video games on Saturday are at Heidelberg Athletic Fields in Tacoma, WA (1902 S Tyler Road). First recreation is in opposition to the Gig Harbor Shockwave at 10 am, the second recreation is at 12 pm in opposition to the Vancouver Aces. These two video games will decide their event bracket seeding for the video games on Sunday. If anybody needs to come back right down to cheer on this group of gifted younger West Seattle baseball gamers, they might love your assist! They’re going for again to again event championships.
Gamers are Oliver Busey, Isaiah Williams, Teyton Le, Malcolm Lindsey, Bryant Rodriguez, Cooper Beman, Theo Ninburg, Joseph Menashe, Sam Weymueller, Liam McAuliffe, Beckham Sizemore, Mac Waskowitz.

MORNING MUSIC: Marco de Carvalho and Associates, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Espresso Firm (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).

PARK CELEBRATION: Grand-opening occasion for the brand new Duwamish River Folks’s Park in South Park, 11 am-3 pm. (8700 Dallas Ave. S.)

TAILS TO ASTONISH ANNIVERSARY SALE: Second of three days you may store the first-anniversary sale at West Seattle’s comics-and-toys retailer (4850 California SW; WSB sponsor). Open 11:30 am-7 pm in the present day – simply south of The Junction, so you may go to whilst you’re at Summer time Fest.

WADING POOL/SPRAYPARK: With a heat day anticipated, town is more likely to open the wading swimming pools (examine after 9 am at 206-684-7796), so the pool in central higher Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Means SW) could be open noon-7 pm. Additionally, Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) might be open 11 am-8 pm.

COLMAN POOL CLOSED: You possibly can’t swim on the outside pool on the Lincoln Park shore in the present day due to a swim meet.

VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER: Open to guests noon-3 pm, as famous right here. (2234 SW Orchard)

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: The Southwest Seattle Historic Society museum is open on Alki, and you’ll go to noon-4 pm. (61st/Stevens)

WINE TIME: The Viscon Cellars (WSB sponsor) tasting room – promoting wine by the glass or bottle – is open 1-6 pm. (5910 California SW)

LOW-LOW TIDE: Out to -2.8 toes at 1:31 pm. Seattle Aquarium seaside naturalists are out once more in the present day, too. (However word that the stretch from Alki Level to Andover nonetheless is posted for contamination considerations.)

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK X 2: 3 pm and seven pm at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Means SW), GreenStage presents a “Henry V” matinee and “Pericles” night efficiency. Free!

POP-UP VACCINE CLINIC: 3-6 pm, COVID vaccinations can be found on the Neighborhood College of West Seattle (9450 twenty second SW).

BARTON P-PATCH PIZZA NIGHT: Recent-made wood-fired pizza plus music, 4-7 pm (or “till the dough runs out”), thirty fourth/Barton.

DUBSEA FISH STICKS: See the DubSea Fish Sticks at 6:05 pm vs. NW Honkers, at Steve Cox Memorial Park (1321 SW 102nd) – ticket information right here.

ROO FORREST AND FRIENDS: Reside music at C & P Espresso Firm (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. No cowl.

AT THE SKYLARK: Reside music from James Carr Band, Montlake Site visitors, doorways at 7 pm, music at 8. 21+. $10 cowl. (3803 Delridge Means SW)

AT DRUNKY TWO SHOES: Nothing’s Stunning (tribute to Jane’s Habit), doorways at 7, music at 8. $12 cowl. (sixteenth SW & SW 98th, White Middle)

MUSIC UNDER THE STARS: Seattle Chamber Music Society‘s in-person/streamed occasion at Seattle Chinese language Backyard (6000 sixteenth SW), 8:30 pm. Free.

DRAG SHOW AT ADMIRAL PUB: Saturday’s the evening for Dolly Madison‘s present at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW), 9 pm.

One thing so as to add, for in the present day/tonight or past? E-mail westseattleblog@gmail.com – thanks!