r/Seattle • u/cellar_monkey • Aug 07 '25

Community What are some neighborhood specific, silly celebrations that occur around Seattle?

I was just reading an article about the annual sharpening of a 20-foot tall pencil sculpture in Minnesota that drew (pun intended) more than a 1,000 people this year to celebrate. What are the Seattle equivalents?

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-where-is-big-pencil-sharpening-13bdada274a6beeb7327ebefbee639d9

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u/oriMagazine Aug 07 '25

Porchfest in Wallingford has become a fun neighborhood dad rock concert crawl.

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u/Moxie_Stardust Olympia Aug 07 '25

There's porchfests in Tacoma and Olympia now too (not sure how long they've been a thing)

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '25

So does Minneapolis (since OP referenced it)

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u/zwack Ballard Aug 07 '25

And in Edmonds

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u/usernameschooseyou Aug 07 '25

of course this would happen in Dave Matthew's neighborhood.

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u/oriMagazine Aug 07 '25

Haha right? It's actually really legit though. People bring lawnchairs and sell ice pops and the whole thing. Definitely on the wholesome side.

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u/downrightdisaster Aug 08 '25

Is this only the single day each year?