The 29th Annual West Seattle Summerfest gets underway Friday July 8 and continues through Sunday July 10 offering a wide array of live music, food, crafts, vendors, rides, activities and events, all centered in the West Seattle Junction.
More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this year's event which will feature some new elements including a GreenLife Sustainabilty and Garden Expo featuring everything from solar displays to how to create a natural habitat on your balcony. You'll find it at the south end of the festival.
Art Dive!
One highlight of the event that appeals to everyone is Art Dive! an area on California Ave. north of Oregon Street where dozens of local artists showcase their work. It is coordinated by the Twilight Artist Collective.
Hack Cycle!
New this year is a metal working demonstration area called Hack-Cycle! presented by Hazardfactory.
"With minimal tooling, powered partly by bicycles, Hazardfactory will cut, weld,
harass and twist bikes into unnecessarily strange looking means of transport and so forth."
They invite the public to help power the system, or possibly sign a waiver and try your hand at "mig welding". If you have an older recycleable steel frame bike, (complete bikes only please) they are asking you to bring it for use in this artistic expression of the metal working arts.
Hack Cycle! is on the west side of Alaska next to the Junction Plaza Park.
Kids Area
Clowns Unlimited is back with fun rides and activities for kids from toddlers to tweens. Tickets and day/weekend passes are available. The Kids Area is sponsored by the new Bright Horizons West Seattle and is located in the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot (donated by the bank) at 4314 s.w. Alaska Street.
The area will be featuring 10 rides – Dual Lane Slide, Tub’s O Fun, Bounce Slide Combo, Circus Train, Wacky World, Swing Chair Ride, Carousel Bouncer, Fire Truck Slide, All Star Obstacle Course and Climbing Wall. (To play on all of these rides one time would cost $23.75!) The all day pass or multiple day passes are a great value since they allow unlimited use of the rides.
Friday – Hours: 10am to 8pm
All Day Pass = $17.00 per person
Three Day Pass = $35.00
Individual Tickets = $1.25 per ticket (Each ride takes 1 to 4 tickets each and these tickets can be purchased all 3 days)
Saturday – Hours: 10am to 8pm
All Day Pass = $17.00 per person
Two Day Pass = $27.00
Sunday – Hours: 10am to 5pm
All Day Pass = $15.00 per person
Free kids art activities on site are coordinated by Pathfinder K-8 School.
Farmers Market
Get your veggies at The West Seattle Farmers Market which is on as always Sunday – July10 from 10:00am – 2:00pm behind Key Bank adjacent to the east side of Alaska Street.
FESTIVAL HOURS:
Friday: 10am – 10pm (Vendor sales until 6pm and food vendors until 8pm)
Saturday: 10am – Midnight (Vendor and food sales until 8pm)
Sunday 11am – 5pm (Vendor and sales until 5pm)
Parking is limited during the event, so organizers are urging those attending to bus, bike, skate, walk or run to the event. A guide to getting to the Summerfest is here.
You'll find a full printable music schedule at the link above as well as a printable map to the festival itself.
The West Seattle Herald will be at the event in booth #72, adjacent to Super Supplements near the middle of the West Seattle Junction. Stop by our booth and say hello, offer your ideas for stories, see our iPad and iPhone apps, or subscribe to the print edition.
