NW SolarFest Sustainable Living Fair Saturday - here's what to see

NW SolarFest 

Sustainable Living Fair

Saturday, July 28, 2018

10 am – 5 pm

Shoreline Community College

16101 Greenwood Ave N

Shoreline 98133

FREE ENTRY and FREE PARKING 

NW SolarFest is celebrating its 15th year and has grown to be the largest and longest running sustainability fair in Washington State.

You can learn how to live a more sustainable life and see what choices might work for you and your family. 

Visit over 70 booths that highlight products, services and information to help you make choices that will help leave a cleaner, safer planet for our children.

Solar curious? Talk to over 14 local solar installers and see what solar solutions are right for you.

Bring the family and visit the KIDZone to get a solar mini car, build a birdhouse, make your own trail mix, and many other activities.

Support Girl Scouts as they earn their Girl Scout Sun Patch at NW SolarFest. Patches are awarded upon completion of the Solar Passport and worksheet. Applaud them at the award ceremonies.

Test Ride an electric bike and check out the latest in electric cars in the Transportation Zone.

Win prizes with our Sponsor Passport, 1st prize is a Four Person Three Day Backpack Emergency Preparedness Kit, MSRP $250, from American Preparedness a service-disabled, veteran owned business and leading manufacturer and distributor of emergency preparedness kits.

Raffle fundraiser to win a Rad Power Electric Bike

And yes… the alpaca will be there.

There’s more:

• Conversation Café, Features workshops on preparedness: How to survive the “Big One”, Solar Solutions for emergencies, 90 minute Basic Preparedness. See full schedule.
• Electronics Recycling, easy drop off before parking, follow signs
• Backyard Barter Fair - bring your homegrown or homemade items to trade (2-4pm)
• Tiny House by Shoreline’s own Carriage Houses on display

Enjoy the low carbon, high joy, food and entertainment. 

Entertainment Schedule:

Main Stage

10:00 Latona Family Band, Upbeat covers of our favorite bands with a few originals.
11:00 'Na Hilahila Boys, Hawaiian lapsteel music
1:00 Seattle Shores Chorus, Sweet Adeline’s woman’s chorus
2:00 Rainy City Riff Raff, They JUMP, they JIVE, and oh do they WAIL!
4:00 Pickled Okra, “Old-school, porch-settin’, singin' into a can-style bluegrass.”

KIDZone

11:00 Latona Family Band, 2015 Buskers in the Burg Festival Winner
12:00 The Bubbleman, Have a bubblicious good time in the sun.
1:00 The Brian Waite Band, Musical theater, imaginative storytelling, laughs and a great rock ‘n roll concert for the whole family
2:00 Coty McGowen, Hip hop Circus Arts
4:00 Mike Wendt, Unicycle Juggler

For complete details visit www.NWSolarFest.org

Volunteers are still wanted, Sign up here

Photos courtesy SolarFest