Information from West Seattle Junction Association

The West Seattle Summerfest, set to take over the Junction July 12-14  promises something for everyone from art, to music to shopping, food and fun for kids.

Don't miss The Long Winters, anAmerican indie rock band credited with resurrecting Seattle’s moribund music scene on Friday night. 

Plus, Sonny and the Sunsets, anAmerican musician, playwright and multimedia artist who has released 14 albums since 2000, will also be on the Main Stage on Saturday night.

Plus Walking Papers, Girl Trouble and many more, along with a diverse line-up of music on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on the West Side Stage.

Check out the music line-up for both stages on the Summer Fest website.

Expanded Kids Zone 

You'll see some of your favorites and a few new activities this year. 

We have 5 large inflatables for the kids to run off their energy including a large slide, jumpy fun, and an obstacle course.

• One day unlimited pass- $20 
• Single tickets - $5 each for one inflatable use 
• Add On - PACKAGE DEAL - One day unlimited day pass + a youth T-shirt - $40 

Pre-order day passes and t-shirts HERE.

Little Kids Area: Let your little ones roam safely in a fenced area with grass and large toys guided by school volunteers from Explorer West on Friday, Hope on Saturday and Tilden on Sunday.  FREE

Balloon, Bubble, Bonanza: Saturday at 1:00pm, Gary, “The Balloon Guy” will be on site creating kids’ favorite balloon creations plus Kenny the Clown will be at the festival all three days with bubbles and other magic tricks. FREE

Foam Party: a chance to come and toss bubbles at your friends, family or frenemies. A giant area dedicated to big foam machines that encourage participants to walk, dance, and throw bubbles/foam at their friends. FREE

Arcade Games: We have arcade games for the tweens and teens, including dance dance revolution, pin ball and other games from West Seattle Arcade. FREE

Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball: We have two clubs for you and your kids to interact with:

• Meet the Kids Area Sponsor: The Junction FC USL League Two and let your soccer kids talk about soccer in West Seattle.
• The West Seattle Reign reps and players will be here to chat with those girls dreaming of a career in basketball or volleyball and have some shooting nets set up.

Robotics: Friday and Saturday drive a robot through the parking lot with Seattle Robotics Club. FREE

Pacific Science Center is offering a hands-on engineering exhibit on Sunday. FREE

Visit summerfest.com for more details on activities and Kids Area schedule.

Help Paint Sea Life Mural

Join Stacey Sterling, an Ocean Painter for a Sea life painting exploration. She will be setting up a painting booth during Summer Fest. She is looking for folks to help paint sea life murals. Everyone is welcome. Stacey encourages parents to come with their little ones. She will set you up with paints and brushes and you can do this fun activity together.

The painting will be about the marine animals and sealife of the Pacific Northwest. The mural painting will be located in Junction Plaza Park. 

And these murals will be available for purchase after the festival with a portion of the proceeds benefiting local ocean conservation groups.

Help Make Summer Fest a Zero Waste Event.

West Seattle Junction has teamed up with Seattle Public Utilities and Bold Reuse to bring reusable drinkware, dishware, and serviceware to Summer Fest this year!

This is the first time a festival in the Seattle area is going all out with reusables on this scale! Let’s be the first to show other neighborhoods how it’s done. You’ll see clearly marked bins around the festival for returning your reusable items—just look for the signs that say, "Return reuse items here." And don’t worry, friendly volunteers will be around to help you sort everything into the right bins (garbage, recycling, compost, and reusables).

By switching to reusables, we’re keeping thousands of pounds of waste out of landfills and giving a big high-five to our planet. Plus, it’s a huge win for reducing carbon emissions and saving water.

Read more about this initiative on our website HERE.

It's not too late to volunteer for SUMMER FEST!

We are looking for teens 14 + to help out at the inflatables in the Kids Area. Consider donating a few hours toward your community service requirement. 

Plus we will be pulling 4 names each day from the volunteer list to receive an awesome West Seattle Summer Fest SWAG BAG.

Sign up here: volunteersignup.org/CKMQ3