Some call their stuff junk, some call it treasures. However you describe what you’ll be selling, just a quick reminder – the registration deadline for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 is now just two days away. You have until 11:30 pm Thursday to join the 440 sellers who’ve already registered sales – benefit sales, moving sales, cleanout sales, block sales, business sales, more, all over the peninsula, from Alki to White Center, from Pigeon Point to the Arroyos, and beyond. Sale day is Saturday, May 10, 9 am-3 pm (some earlier and some are later, as you’ll see on the map and in the guide when it’s available a week in advance). So if you haven’t registered your sale yet, hurry – you have until 11:30 pm Thursday (April 24) to sign up here!

P.S. Another reminder that we’ve heard of two confirmed sites offering spaces to sellers – if you need a space for a small sale – Fauntleroy Schoolhouse and Hotwire Coffee. Please contact them directly to see if they have space left!

“Is it junk, or is it everything you ever dreamed of?” asks one of the almost 400 listings we’ve received so far as registration for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 – the 20th anniversary of the first WSCGSD – enters its final days. We’ve reviewed more than 300 of the listings already, and have noted more than 20 fundraisers – from schools to Scouts to service clubs – as well as more than a dozen that will be treat-enhanced (lemonade, cookies, hot dogs, cotton candy, more). One sale is offering kids’ face painting! The big day is now less than three weeks away, on Saturday, May 10, 9 am-3 pm (though some are starting earlier and some are ending later, as you’ll see on the map and in the guide when it’s available a week in advance), from Alki in the north to White Center in the south. (Someone even tried to register a sale in Ballard – sorry, that’s just a bit too far to stretch the boundaries.) If you haven’t registered your sale yet, you have until 11:30 pm this Thursday (April 24) to do it here!

P.S. The confirmed sites offering spaces to sellers – if you need a space for a small sale – remain Fauntleroy Schoolhouse and Hotwire Coffee; please contact them directly to see if they have room and if so, how to get in on that.

If you’re going to join in the region’s largest community garage-sale day – but you’re not registered yet – hurry! The registration deadline for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 is now one week away, 11:30 pm next Thursday (April 24)! Registration gets you on the map and in the guide for the 20th-anniversary WSCGSD, 9 am-3 pm Saturday, May 10 (you can add hours or even days to your sale, but that’s the basic window for everybody), coordinated by us at WSB. More than 330 sales are signed up as of tonight, all over West Seattle and a bit beyond (we have a couple White Center signups so far), and a wide variety not only of merchandise (the sales whose listings we’ve reviewed so far include a boat and a classic car) but also of treats – besides the classic lemonade stands, we have one sale offering sourdough bread and sourdough chocolate-chip cookies! Be part of the fun, meet your neighbors, convert some not-needed stuff into cash. Clicking here takes you to the registration form; whether you’re selling or shopping, check in here on Saturday, May 3, one week before WSCGSD, when we’ll launch the map and guide.

With nine days to go until the April 24 deadline for registering to be on the map for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025, we’re reviewing the listings so we’ll be ready to make the map and guide as soon as the list is final. The first seller to register has an early lead on most-memorable description: “Aging hipsters not cool enough for this stuff – come and get it!” We’ve just hit 300 registrations, and among the most popular types of offerings, a quick search reveals we already have 43 mentions of kid stuff, 31 mentions of art (including the ever-popular annual glass-art sale!), 27 mentions of camping gear, 25 mentions of baby-related items … but even more common than any of those, we have 44 sales with descriptions mentioning “vintage”! Chances are good that no matter what you’re looking for, someone will have it. The big day of sales all around the peninsula is Saturday, May 10, 9 am-3 pm (with some sales choosing to start earlier and/or end later and/or add an extra day). So far we have two confirmed sites that are offering spaces to people who need somewhere to sell their stuff – Fauntleroy Schoolhouse and Hotwire Coffee; please contact them directly if interested. If you’re registering your own sale at your own location, this link will take you to our form! If you’ll be a shopper, watch for the map and guide one week before WSCGSD. More updates to come!

Four weeks from today – on Saturday, May 10, 2025 – it’s the 20th anniversary of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, one huge day with hundreds of sales all around the peninsula. WSB has coordinated Garage Sale Day since its fourth year (2008); this year, we opened registration on April 1 and will close it on April 24, so today is the midpoint. More than 250 sales of all sizes are registered already, with locations and listings (up to 25 words describing their sale). Once registration closes, we use the addresses and descriptions to make a numbered map and printable guide that will be available one week in advance, so that shoppers can plan where to go – even if you just check out who’s within walking distance and go meet neighbors you don’t already know. It’s a busy day of person-to-person recycling as well as neighborhood mingling. If you’re planning a sale and haven’t registered yet, here’s where to go.

After nine days of registration, more than 220 sales are signed up for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 – the 20th-anniversary edition of the annual day for what we call “person-to-person recycling,” all over the peninsula. This year’s WSCGSD is on May 10, the second Saturday in May as usual, 9 am-3 pm (you can start earlier and/or end later if you choose to). In addition to all the individual sales signed up, we have school groups, nonprofits, businesses, block sales … and watch for an update tomorrow on multi-seller sites, if you’re looking for someplace to sell YOUR stuff. Registration will continue for two more weeks, through April 24; if you are ready to register your sale, draft your up-to-25-words listing and go here to register! (Also as usual, the WSCGSD map will be available online – in interactive and printable-list formats – one week before sale day.)

After six days of registration, more than 150 sales are signed up for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 – the 20th-anniversary edition of the annual day for selling and shopping all over the peninsula. WSCGSD is always the second Saturday in May, 9 am-3 pm (you can also start earlier and/or end later if you want to), so this year it’s on May 10. WSB coordinates this event, and so far we have registrations from North Admiral to North Shorewood, Alki to Arbor Heights, Genesee Hill to Sunrise Heights, North Delridge to Upper Morgan, Fairmount Park to Highland Park, Seaview to Westwood, Fauntleroy to South Delridge, White Center to Alaska Junction, and other neighborhoods. Also multiple school groups, scout groups, apartment/condo buildings, and businesses!

If you don’t have room for a sale, the first site to register with spaces for multiple vendors is Hotwire Coffee in The Junction – please contact them directly to see if they have room for more sellers (and if you’re planning a site with room for multiple sellers, register it soon so we can mention it in updates – we always hear from would-be sellers looking for these types of sites).

Planning to be one of this year’s sale locations? You have 2+ more weeks to sign up but don’t procrastinate – you might forget – so draft your up-to-25-words listing and gp here to register! And if you’re planning on shopping, watch for the WSCGSD map to be available online one week before sale day.

After three days of registration, more than 100 sales are already on the list for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025. Saturday, May 10, will be the 20th anniversary of WSCGSD, and already guaranteed to be a busy day of what we call “person-to-person recycling.” From North Admiral to South Delridge, Alki to Arbor Heights, the registered locations already span the peninsula, with all sorts of offerings (including treat and beverage sales – one sale is offering sourdough chocolate-chip cookies, another plans a matcha-drink stand). As always, WSCGSD is not one big sale, but instead many sales of all sizes, 9 am-3 pm (some starting earlier and some ending later), in hundreds of places around West Seattle, all on one day. If you’re planning to host one of those sales, you have three more weeks to register – then we lock down the list so we can make the map and guide in time for shoppers’ review and planning a week in advance. Ready to register your sale? Here’s where to go!

From Fauntleroy to Westwood to Highland Park to North Admiral, more than 60 sales all over the peninsula are already registered for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 – WSCGSD’s 20th anniversary – and we are into the second day of registration! This year’s WSCGSD is Saturday, May 10 (second Saturday in May as always). Official sale hours are 9 am-3 pm, though some sellers choose to start earlier and/or wrap up later. Registration will continue for about three and a half weeks, so you have ample time to decide if you want to be part of it. If you’re just planning to be a shopper – the sale map/guide, with sellers’ 25-word listings, will be available one week before sale day. If you’re ready to register a sale, here’s where to go! (Any questions about WSCGSD, email us at westseattleblog@gmail.com.)

As promised, we’ve opened registration today for this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day. It’s the one event each year that we at WSB don’t just cover, but also coordinate – we make the map and list that are available online one week before sale day. The big day is the second Saturday in May as always – this year that’s May 10 – and if you’re planning to have a sale, here’s where to register.

This year is the 20th anniversary of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – one day with many sales of many sizes, all around the peninsula, open at least 9 am-3 pm on sale day (earlier and/or later if you want to, but that’s up to you). It’s not the only neighborhood sale day in Seattle, but it’s the biggest; the people who founded it in 2005 (three years before handing the baton to us at WSB) were particularly inspired by PhinneyWood Garage Sale Day in the north end. Registration for WSCGSD gets your sale onto the map and into the listings guide, which we promote regionally – we’ve heard of people who come from as far away as Eastern Washington!

You can sign up any time you’re ready over the next three and a half weeks or so; we’ll set the exact end date when we get closer. Same classifications and fees we’ve had for all the years we’ve been coordinating this. And before you register, be ready with your up-to-25-word sale listing – think about what you’re selling that’s popular and/or unusual, for example. Any questions, email westseattleblog@gmail.com or call/text our hotline at 206-293-6302. Updates to come (including multi-seller sites that offer space for people who have small sales/no place to host a sale – if your venue is planning to do that, please tell us ASAP)!

Six weeks from today – on Saturday, May 10 – most sellers and buyers will be recovering from West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – marking its 20th anniversary this year, since the first one was in 2005! We at WSB didn’t launch it but we’ve been coordinating it since 2008. It’s one big day with hundreds of sales all around the peninsula, shown on a map/list that we make available one week before sale day. First step to get on the map/list is to register, starting this Tuesday, April 1; we’ll announce it here when the form is open and ready to go. Official sale hours on May 10 are 9 am-3 pm, but some start early and some start late – if you plan extra hours (or even day/s), include that in your up-to-25-words listing when you register! We’re excited about another big day of person-to-person recycling, so set your calendar.

One week from today – on Tuesday, April 1 – registration begins for this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day! The big day is Saturday, May 10 – always the second Saturday in May – and 2025 is the 20th anniversary edition; WSCGSD was founded in 2005, and WSB has coordinated it since 2008. Our standard reminder – WSCGSD is not one big sale at one site, but instead it’s sales of all sizes, all over the peninsula, depending on who decides to sign up for sale day! After we close registration (which will be open for just over three weeks), we build a map that’s published via WSB one week before sale day, accompanied by a printable list of all the sales, identified by number and address, with the short summaries that sellers provide when registering.

Official WSCGSD hours on May 10 are 9 am-3 pm; some sellers start early and/or end late – some add extra day(s)! – so if you’re having a sale, be sure to include that information with your registration (there’s a place on the form). Once the form is open and ready to go on April 1, we’ll announce that here. We’re looking forward as always to the biggest “person-to-person recycling” day of the year!

Saturday, May 10, is this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, the 20th anniversary edition – coordinated by WSB since the fourth WSCGSD in 2008. We are now two weeks away from the start of registration on April 1. Reminder – WSCGSD is not one big sale at one site, but instead sales of all sizes, all over the peninsula, so after we close registration (which will be open for just over three weeks), we build a map that’s published one week before sale day, plus a list of all the sales identified by number and address, with the short sale summary provided during registration. Official WSCGSD hours on May 10 are 9 am-3 pm; some sellers start early and/or end late – some even add extra day(s)! – so if you’re having a sale, be sure to include that information with your registration (there’s a place on the form).

P.S. For people with just a few things to sell, and/or nowhere to have a sale, so far we’ve heard from the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, which will have community spaces in its big back parking lot, with all proceeds going toward their fundraising for a new van. Others planning to offer community spaces, please let us know ASAP! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you.

Spring is in view and so is this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, Saturday, May 10. It’s the 20th anniversary edition – West Seattle’s biggest person-to-person recycling day was founded in 2005 (we’ve been coordinating it since the fourth WSCGSD in 2008). Registration will open April 1. If you’re new, know that WSCGSD is not one big sale at one site, but rather sales of all sizes, all over the peninsula, so after the close of registration (which will be open for just over three weeks), we build a map that’s published one week before sale day, plus a list with the sales identified by number and address, and the short sale summary provided during registration. Official WSCGSD hours on May 10 are 9 am-3 pm, but some sellers start early and/or end late – some even add extra day(s)! – so if you’re having a sale, be sure to include that information with your registration (there’s a spot on the form).

P.S. For people with just a few things to sell, and/or nowhere to have a sale, so far we’ve heard from the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, which will have community spaces in its big back parking lot, with all proceeds going toward their fundraising for a new van. Others planning to offer community spaces, please let us know ASAP! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you.

We missed the chance to remind you earlier this week that West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day‘s 20th anniversary edition is three months away – so today, we’re giving you the 12-week warning! WSCGSD is always the second Saturday in May, and this year that’s May 10. We’ve been coordinating it since 2008 but a now-gone nonprofit called Megawatt founded it in 2005, so this year marks 20 years. Registration will open April 1; WSCGSD is not one big sale somewhere, but rather sales of all sizes, all over the peninsula, so after registration (which lasts a little over three weeks) closes, we make a map that’s available one week before sale day, plus a list with short descriptions of each sale’s highlights. For people with just a few things to sell, and/or nowhere to have a sale, there are usually a few places that offer community spaces (if you’re planning on being one of those sites this year, please let us know as early as possible so we can include that in registration promotion). Official WSCGSD hours on May 10 are 9 am-3 pm, but some sellers choose to start early and/or end late – some even add extra day(s)! So whether you’re planning on being a seller or buyer, Saturday, May 10 is the day to plan on being part of what we call West Seattle’s biggest person-to-person recycling day of the year.

(May 2024 Garage Sale Day photo)

You don’t have to have a cute mascot to participate in West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, but it might help! Charlotte the corgi was hanging out in south Highland Park during last year’s WSCGSD, and we pulled her photo from that day’s as-it-happened coverage to help remind you that this year’s WSCGSD is getting closer – now less than four months away, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. This year’s a milestone, too, the 20th anniversary of WSCGSD! the founders ran a nonprofit called Megawatt, and decided to try it as a community-building event in 2005. After presenting it for three years, Megawatt announced it was disbanding, and looked for someone to take over WSCGSD … we raised our hand, and have been organizing it since 2008, always on the same date they chose, second Saturday in May. Registration will open on April 1st. (P.S. If you’re new – WSCGSD isn’t one big sale – it’s hundreds of sales, all sizes, all over the peninsula, depending on who decides to participate!)

(Clickable online map of sales is here … printable/downloadable map is here) … nonprofit/benefit/school sales listed here)

More than 500 sales are happening around West Seattle – and a bit beyond – as West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2024 gets going! We started off by taking our own advice: At the very least, if you’re not having a sale today, walk to the nearest one! So our photo above shows your hosts Mandy and Robert at Sale #452 (8420 California SW) in Upper Fauntleroy. We’ll be roaming, and adding photos that sellers and shoppers send; find the sales all mapped here (click on any item in the list on the right side of the page, or any marker, to open its infobubble. The printable/downloadable guide is linked on that page too. Official sale hours are now through 3 pm. … A different style of furniture at Sale #64 (2932 Walnut), which texted this photo:

If you’re sending a photo, please be sure to include the sale #; thank you! … Plant sales are always a hot ticket on WSCGSD. This photo is from Julie & Steve at Sale #420 (7558 44th Ave SW), who promise, “Lots of plants, including natives!”

You’ll be singing “Jingle Bells” at Sale #291 (5415 35th SW) – Katie sent pics of tables at her sale including this one with holiday décor:

9:49 AM: This might be the only sale with a sale – Sale #214, “Crazy Bob’s on (3243) 56th Ave SW, west of Schmitz Park, has hoisted the sail on the sale. We’ve got a boat load of kites. Literally.”

In Morgan Junction, <strong>Thunder Road Guitars (Sale #411, 6400 California SW, also a WSB sponsor) throws a huge WSCGSD sale every year – our photographer shows us the line out the door:

This year’s list of participating businesses is here … Toward the south end of the map, Sale #507 (10750 18th SW, White Center) is bustling:

Sale #415 sent the next pic – that’s Scout Troop 284’s benefit bake sale at Fauntleroy Way and Holly Place:

10:26 AM: Matt at Sale #113 (3227 45th Ave SW) sent the next pic and notes, “Camera equipment, audio, and vintage watches on sale today”:

Elyse at Sale #444 (5643 47th Ave SW) says they’re open until 5 today and again 9-5 on Sunday:

Plus, “unicorn lemonade”!

Two benefit sales are next to each other – at 3000 California SW, West Seattle High School‘s Care Coordinator Stacy Fernandez is hosting Sale #189 for the program she leads:

And at 3050 California SW (St. John the Baptist lot), the WSHS Volleyball Team – fresh off their first trip to state in 40+ years – is raising money at Sale #221:

The next photo is from Tim at Sale #510 (10819 34th SW), who says it includes one big item that wasn’t in his listing: “Everything in the pic is for sale. Even the 1965 Ford Thunderbird!”

11:07 AM: If you’re looking to hit multiple sales in one stop, the map can point you at a variety of opportunities. We found multiple sellers at California/Raymond (including Sales #390 and #401) – sellers include local entrepreneurs Justin (Sound & Fog) and James (Filigree & Shadow, WSB sponsor):

And sisters Michele and Debby (who came down from Victoria to help out):

Just in from Sale #11 (8115 12th Ave SW) – Charlotte the corgi! whose people note, “we have women’s clothing, dog stuff, kitchen gadgets, lots of decor, holiday decorations and more!! Almost everything priced 25-50¢!!”

Got kid shopper(s) with you? Go see Sale #367 (3736 SW Monroe), run by kids (with parent supervision), including a mini-arcade with prizes!

Among the condo and apartment buildings participating today, The Dakota at 4116 California SW, home to Sale #88, which sent this photo:

That’s just north of the sale-rich zone along California on the block between Genesee and Oregon. …. Meantime, Sale #282 has “treats and drinks” and is raising money for Highline Premier Girls 2013 soccer, corner of SW Hinds St/35th Ave SW:

Here’s an exuberant welcome from Sale #341 (7300 31st SW), with toys, books, and a kid-size bike:

12:06 PM: We’re now in the second half of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day! Another of the participating businesses is The Skylark at 3803 Delridge Way SW (Sale #38) – here’s some of the eclectic offerings there:

Handmade woodworking items by There Is a Season are in the spotlight at Sale #417 (3950 SW Othello):

Back at the north end of the peninsula, Bill sent a pic from Sale #235 (1911 46th Ave SW):

Over on Pigeon Point, we found Willy kicking back at Sale #32 (3841 20th SW):

In the photo below, Nick‘s assistant at Sale #496 (10221 38th), who notes, “Toys, Furniture, House Plants, Kitchen Appliances, Tools, $2 Book Bin!”

Need glassware, decanters, corkscrews? Lauren says Sale #468 (4408 SW Rose) has all that:

1:03 PM: Two-thirds of the way into this year’s WSCGSD, still lots of fun stuff happening out there. Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW, Sale #351) is hosting what they’re hoping will be an annual record show and sale to benefit the historic venue:

You can listen to records while you’re there, thanks to DJ performances – here’s DJ Ricci:

Ready to grow? This year’s Sale #1, Wanderlust Nursery at 7527 19th SW, is a mail-order nursery not usually open to the public, but for WSCGSD they are – until 5 pm: “We have plants for all interests: natives and citrus, fruiting and herbs, trees to groundcovers, indoor or shade! Gift your loved ones some handmade soap, nuts for woodcarvers and crafts, jewelry or trinkets.”

From Julie at Sale #111 (4845 48th SW): “We still have tons of stuff in Seaview on 48th! Same with our neighbors on 47th and 46th. Come by and say Hi!”

Handmade stoneware pottery awaits you at Sale #103 (4111 47th Ave SW) – the photo is from Wendy:

1:48 PM: Another of today’s multi-seller spots is The Kenney (7125 Fauntleroy Way, Sale #435):

Thanks to Sale #236 at California/Walker for displaying the “official” sign (it’s a file we send to all the registered sellers):

Need a couch? Sale #2 (1264 SW Othello) sent the pic: “We’ve still got lots of great stuff! House plants, couch, drums, etc., etc.”

2:07 PM: Final official hour of WSCGSD. Our most recent stop was Sale #295 (8427 30th Ave SW), a multi-household fundraiser for the West Seattle Timebank:

If you’re on the north end of the peninsula, an incentive from Sale #82 at 4220 SW Hill: “Free water and snacks for anyone who stops by! Make us an offer.”

Back in the south, Sale #326 at 9331 32nd SW is laden with ceramics and glassware:

Sent from Sale #372 (7153 35th SW), which reports: “We have men and women’s clothing, luggage, gaming peripherals, and a free tire!”

Some sales might be in the mood for end-of-day deals. Robert at Sale #135 (3434 48th Ave SW, the only sale with a haiku-style listing) emailed to say, “Having a great day! Lots of items (except tools) will be 1/2 price after 1 pm!”

Again, the map is here … some sales are staying open past 3 pm, but otherwise, that’s when the symbolic closing bell of WSCGSD sounds.

3:01 PM: Thanks to everyone who participated by selling, shopping, browsing! If you’re not ready to stop shopping yet, five sales’ listings say they’re open until 4 pm – 306, 396, 406, 448, and 477 – and five say they’re open until 5 pm: 1, 198, 289, 314, and 483.

Hey, Sale #274! Thanks for putting up the “official sale” sign (it’s a template we email to sellers so they can use it if you want to)! Our photographer noticed it while en route to a story he’s covering right now. Perfect timing for this final West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day Eve reminder that we are now less than 14 hours away from 500+ sales of all sizes, all over the peninsula, as mapped here. The map page is where you’ll find other updates, such as last-minute cancellations (which are noted in the online-map list, but not the printable version, so if you’re using that to plan your day, please check the numbers on the cancellation list) plus links to our previews this past week with some mini-lists of sales. One more mini-list tonight – here are the ones signed up as block sales (including some alley or apartment-building sales):

#26: 9240 2nd Ave SW
#42: 7742 15th Ave SW
#80: 2303 Walnut Ave SW
#162: 2719 47th Ave SW
#236: 2203 California Ave SW
#244: 3630 46th Ave SW
#262: 3050 36th Ave SW
#289: 7333 29th Ave SW
#296: 6741 38th Ave SW
#297: 5626 29th Ave SW
#307: 3279 38th Ave SW
#310: 5914 34th Ave SW
#352: 7026 30th Pl SW
#446: 6041 California Ave SW
#487: 6307 46th Ave SW
#488: 6043 48th Ave SW
#495: 3910 SW 109th St
#501: 10014 4th Lane SW

We’ll be doing as-it-happens coverage tomorrow as usual, so photos (from buyers with cool finds as well as sellers) are welcome at westseattleblog@gmail.com or texted to 206-293-6302 – please be sure to include the relevant sale number!

P.S. And don’t forget to set out your food donations for the letter carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive! (If you didn’t get the special blue bag, any bag – generally plastic is sturdier – is OK.)

Day after tomorrow, in 80-degree-ish weather, thousands of people will be selling and/or shopping on West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day! If you haven’t seen the map of all 500+ sales yet, find it here (that’s also where to get the link to the downloadable/printable version). For tonight’s preview, we’re mentioning some of the sales with unusual features – here are a dozen (and of course you’ll find many, many other interesting sales if you browse the listings!):

#21: 4115 23rd Ave SW – Several sales promise friendly dogs, but this is the only one promising “friendly kitty kats”
#38: 3803 Delridge Way SW – Restaurant, bar, live-music gear at The Skylark
#42: 7742 15th Ave SW – Live band
#48: 9141 7th Ave S – First-ever participant in South Park
#72: 3241 47th Ave SW – Annual multi-artist art-glass extravaganza
#140: 5218 SW Stevens St – “30 Barbies” (one of 5 sales where Barbie is in the description)
#199: 3452 39th Ave SW – DJ
#351: 7904 35th Ave SW – Vinyl collectors/sellers, with DJs, at Kenyon Hall
#394: 3710 Walnut Ave SW and #502: 11217 Arroyo Beach Place SW– Various sales are offering treats too – these two mention cotton candy
#447: 9323 45th Ave SW – 6 sellers promise bake sales, but this one says the treats will be created by “my son, an aspiring pastry chef”
#479: 4136 SW Holden St – 4 sales mention American Girl but this one declares itself an “American Girl Garage Sale”

Official sale hours are 9 am-3 pm Saturday; some listings mention extra hours and even extra days. Check the online map page for changes/cancellations (the online map itself reflects updates but not the printable version) and for links to lists we’ve already published; all our WSCGSD coverage is archived here, newest to oldest.

Time for our daily reminder that 500+ of your neighbors – maybe you’re among them? – will be hosting sales this Saturday on West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day! If you haven’t seen the map yet, it’s here (where you’ll also find a link to the printable guide). We’re continuing to compile mini-lists – tonight, sales for pet people! First, the sales mentioning pet item(s)

#36: 7031 13th Ave SW
#88: 4116 California Ave SW
#115: 5000 SW Charlestown St
#144: 5002 SW Andover St
#169: 3225 47th Ave SW
#243: 4707 45th Ave SW
#278: 5940 36th Ave SW
#287: 8308 35th Ave SW
#331: 9600 34th Ave SW
#382: 4117 39th Ave SW
#428: 7571 46th Ave SW
#490: 9809 39th Ave SW
#514: 3528 SW 107th St

These sales’ descriptions mention dog item(s) specifically:

#11: 8115 12th Ave SW
#16: 4712 25th Ave SW
#41: 1600 SW Graham St
#58: 3303 56th Ave SW
#98: 3420 60th Ave SW
#120: 4851 46th Ave SW
#148: 2214 42nd Ave SW
#185: 2205 44th Ave SW
#208: 2768 44th Ave SW
#298: 6547 30th Place SW
#299: 3005 SW Barton St
#334: 3420 37th Ave SW
#488: 6043 48th Ave SW

And at one sale, #156 at 3435 47th Ave SW, you can bring your pet for a portrait – that sale is both a fundraiser (for Hazelwood Preschool) and a launch party of sorts for PAWparazzi, described as “a new West Seattle-based pop-up mobile pet photo studio.” That’s not the only sale with “something extra”; we’ll spotlight more of those tomorrow. Meantime, a reminder that both the clickable map of sales and the link to the printable guide (PDF, 32 pages) are accessible here. (Links to our previous mini-lists – including fundraisers, businesses, sales with lemonade stands, and sales with extra days – are on the map page, too.)

Now the forecast for Saturday is up to 80-ish – especially excellent news for the West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day sales promising lemonade stands! So that’s the first of tonight’s two mini-lists from among the 500+ sales registered for Saturday (May 11) – the sales with descriptions mentioning lemonade:

#19: 7517 19th Ave SW
#42: 7742 15th Ave SW
#61: 4819 47th Ave SW
#111: 4845 48th Ave SW
#113: 3227 45th Ave SW
#149: 4707 SW Hudson St
#210: 3604 61st Ave SW
#228: 4720 SW Edmunds St
#248: 1616 42nd Ave SW
#249: 2707 48th Ave SW
#307: 3279 38th Ave SW
#319: 7924 32nd Ave SW
#415: Fauntleroy Way SW and Holly Place SW
#441: 9360 Forest Court SW
#443: 4313 SW Concord St
#455: 5955 42nd Ave SW
#502: 11217 Arroyo Beach Place SW
#507: 10750 18th Ave SW

The other mini-list we promised for tonight – sales with added days:

#69: 4822 SW Niesz Ct (also open Friday)
#129: 4764 Beach Drive SW (also open Sunday)
#209: 4056 44th Ave SW (also open Sunday)
#289: 7333 29th Ave SW (also open Sunday)
#386: 5633 44th Ave SW (also open Friday and Sunday)
#398: 5610 42nd Ave SW (also open Friday)
#414: 6757 40th Ave SW (also open Friday)
#433: 7525 44th Ave SW (also open Friday)
#448: 5637 42nd Ave SW (also open Friday)
#506: 3703 SW 107th St (also open Sunday)

If you haven’t visited the West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day map yet, find the clickable/zoomable/etc. online version here, and see who’s having a sale near you – many have told us that’s their favorite thing about WSCGSD, a chance to meet more neighbors. Find the printable guide here (PDF) with all 500+ listings. Official sale hours Saturday are 9 am-3 pm; some are starting earlier and/or ending later, and that’ll be in their listing (please also heed the plea “No earlybirds” except for the few sales that expressly say they’re welcoming early visitors). More previews to come!

(Tonight’s rainbow, photographed by Jerry Simmons)

Somewhere under the rainbow … a few of those residences are probably on the map for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day on Saturday (May 11). Now just five days away … but by then, forecasters seem to agree, the dark clouds and showers will be just a memory; right now the Saturday prediction is for a sunny WSCGSD, high near 80. If you’re not among the 500+ sellers, see which of your neighbors are, by looking at the WSCGSD map – the interactive version is here (click any line or marker to see that sale’s address and description), and the printable PDF guide (32 pages, with all the listings) is here.

ANOTHER LIST: Sunday we published the list of sales that are partly or entirely fundraisers. Tonight, another mini-list – here are the participating businesses you’ll find among the mapped locations – click their numbers on the list at the right side of the map to see the addresses (a few are home-based businesses) and what they’re offering:

Sale #1: Wanderlust Nursery
Sale #38: The Skylark
Sale #99: Olympia Coffee Roasters
Sale #133: The Stemmery & Flour Lane Bake Shop
Sale #154: Hotwire Coffee (multi-seller site again this year)
Sale #166: Alair/Dylan
Sale #167: Three Little Birds
Sale #188: NWTXBBQ
Sale #357: Rebellyous Foods
Sale #365: Good Speed Ink
Sale #400: C & P Coffee Company (art/crafts fair)
Sale #411: Thunder Road Guitars
Sale #435: The Kenney
Sale #473: Inner Space Designs
Sale #483: Second Gear Sports

Official WSCGSD hours on Saturday are 9 am-3 pm, but some start earlier and some close later – browse the listings for that info. Several have added days (those will comprise one of tomorrow’s mini-lists). More previews ahead!

So far the forecast looks promising (sunny and warm!) for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day next Saturday (May 11), and that’s great news for all 500+ sellers on this year’s map (clickable online version here, printable PDF guide here) and the neighbors/shoppers who’ll be visiting them. Starting tonight, we’ll publish daily previews, including mini-lists of popular sale categories, starting tonight with the (updated) 24 sales that are at, and/or benefiting, nonprofits/schools – click these numbers on the map to see locations and listings:

Sales #20 and #220 are benefiting the White Center Food Bank
Sale #71 is benefiting Southside Revolution Junior Roller Derby
Sale #94 is at the West Seattle Eagles
Sale #111 is benefiting Puget Sound Goat Rescue
Sales #139 and #173 are raising money to cure breast cancer
Sale #156 is raising money for Hazelwood Preschool
Sale #184 at Genesee Hill Elementary is raising money for a school in Liberia
Sale #189 at West Seattle High School is benefiting WSHS Care Coordination
Sale #221 in the St. John the Baptist lot next door is benefiting the WSHS Volleyball Team
Sale #282 is benefiting Highline Premier FC girls’ teams
Sale #295 is benefiting the West Seattle Timebank
Sale #351 is a “record swap and spin” at and benefiting Kenyon Hall
Sales #389 and #448 are benefiting Providence Mount St. Vincent
Sale #413 is the Solstice Park P-Patch‘s annual fundraising plant sale
Sale #415 is benefiting BSA Troop 284
Sale #422 is benefiting Delta Kappa Gamma educational programs
Sale #455 is raising money for rainforest work
Sale #465 is benefiting Fairmount Park Elementary
Sale #502 is benefiting the Pepper Foundation‘s work with foster kids
Sale #506 is the annual plant sale for the Lung Force Walk to cure lung cancer
Sale #509 is at and benefiting the cooperative elementary Bridge School

Official sale hours next Saturday are 9 am-3 pm – some sellers start earlier and/or later, and some even add extra days; see the listings for those details (in the guide, or click any number on the map to open an info-bubble showing the descriptive info).