Summer Festival Season in Full Swing

It isn't a holiday weekend, but it is a BUSY weekend packed with things to do, BUT there are also construction projects that are going to most likely impact your travel plans, so plan ahead!

The Summer Festival season is in full swing and this weekend you can enjoy a feast from the sea at the Ballard Seafood Festival, which features live music, tons of tasty seafood including the specialty Salmon BBQ, plus the vendors, plenty of fun for the kids especially Festi-Bowl, which is an all-ages, all-abilities skateboard event on Saturday. The Ballard Seafood Fest runs through the weekend.

Over in West Seattle it is time for West Seattle Summer Fest! Enjoy everything West Seattle has to offer while doing all your festival favorites like enjoying live music, shopping and eating local, hanging out with the kids at the Kids Zone and plenty more. You also might have heard of the Seattle Saunter earlier this year, well the Super Saunters are back with a West Seattle version on Saturday. The walk will start at the West Seattle Water Taxi at 9 AM.

At the Seattle Center on Saturday will be the Polish Festival Seattle from 12-7. Things get started with a parade, then there will be tons of Polish music, traditional dances, cooking demonstrations and plenty of ways to learn about Polish culture.

Fantagraphics is putting on the Hot Off the Press Book Fair on Saturday from 5-9. There will be a variety of comixs, zines, music from over 50 regional and national artists. Plus there will be live music, celebrating 40 years of Fallout Records. There will also be refreshments!

In Downton Edmonds, there will be the sounds of live music and more being performed from the front steps of homes, in yards and at business fronts during PorchFest! If you are someone who loves all types of music, you are going to love this event as there is everything from rock to electronic, folk to funk, opera to ambient and plenty more. See the whole map and more at porchfestedmonds.com

Enjoy the weather with sunshine and a show during the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival Saturday and Sunday at Volunteer Park. Throughout the weekend you will find performances across three areas of the park. Performances range from 40 minutes to 2 hours, so be sure to visit the schedule on the event's website so you can plan ahead.

There's a free showing of Mama Mia! 2 at Cal Anderson Park tonight at 6:30. This is part of Center City Cinema 2025, which shows free outdoor movies at parks across the city throughout the summer. The movie is free to attend and you can bring your own chairs and blankets!

The Seattle Storm are also in town this weekend, taking on the Connecticut Sun tonight at 7 and the Washington Mystics Sunday at 3 PM.

What are you getting into this weekend? Let me know at paulh@kiroradio.com

Stories and features from the news staff of KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.