Fauntleroy Fall Festival

For more than20 years, the Fauntleroy Fall Festival has been a beloved tradition in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of Seattle. This event is run and funded by the community for the community as a celebration of the neighborhood and the season. Visitors can expect to enjoy live performances and activities like pumpkin painting, birdhouse building, and more. 

The Festival will be Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is FREE (though donations and volunteers are always encouraged to keep the event going) and all ages are welcome. 

The event will cross six “Zones” along California Ave. SW and each Zone has different events to enjoy.

Zone 1 (Fauntleroy Children’s Center & Fauntleroy School House)

• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Cookies and cider, cooking with friends for Pre-K, face painting, instrument petting zoo, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin decorating, and a sensory area for ages 2-5.

Zone 2 (The Hall at Fauntleroy)

• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Falconer.
• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Cake judging, performance from Jump Ensemble, performance from Dance! West Seattle.
• 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Cake tabulating.
• 3:30 p.m.: Cake winner announced.
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Cake trot. 
• 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Performance from West Seattle Big Band. 
• 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Pie eating contest.  

Zone 3 (Middle Parking Lot)

• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Bunny petting zoo, Duwamish (Real Rent is Due), local author table, selfie wall, seal sitters, and a salmon hat craft for ages 2-8 with the Watershed Council. 

Zone 4 (Main/Lower Parking Lot)

• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Birdhouse building, climbing wall and inflatable slide for ages 8 and up, fire truck, and White Center Food Bank table.
• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Performance from B Sharp Studio. 
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Performance from West Seattle Ukulele Band. 

Zone 5 (Fauntleroy Church)

• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Performances from Don’t Ask Band and the Fauntleroy Children’s & Chancel Choir.
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Performances from Across 35th and the Endolyne Children’s Choir. 

Zone 6 (YMCA Gym)

• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Bouncy houses for ages 5-12 and children’s yoga or dance activities. 

Event calendar of free and affordable things to do

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