Events
Looking for ways to get involved in Skyway?
Here is where you’ll find a variety of opportunities to engage with community, such as knowledge-building events, cultural celebrations, community connections, and volunteer opportunities. Whether you're a long-time resident or new to the area, the Skyway Coalition's events page has something for everyone. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get events and community information sent directly to your inbox.
Upcoming Events
Participatory Budgeting Awards Ceremony
This special event will be an opportunity to celebrate our PB awards and our community’s achievements. It’s a chance to connect with fellow recipients, Participatory Budgeting volunteers, community members, and King County staff. We hope you will join us for an inspiring and collaborative evening hosted by King County.
Winter Break
We’re taking a break to spend time with loved ones, rest, and refresh. The Skyway Coalition team will be out of the office from December 21, 2024, to January 5, 2025. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. It’s our privilege to serve Skyway, and we're excited to get back to work on January 6!
Skyway Business Resource Fair
Save the date for the Skyway Business Resource Fair!
This event will be held at Skyway King County Fire Station for free tools and resources for businesses such as:
Banking and financial services
Business planning and consulting services
Relevant county and state agency reps
and more!
Complementary food and refreshments are provided!
In Person Hearing
Skyway needs your voice and advocacy efforts! We are CALLING YOU TO ACTION!! Your voice has proven critical in directing investments and big community wins for Skyway.
We have the opportunity to attend in-person public comment hearings to support our community priorities. Comments are set to two (2) minutes, and similar to the email, your personal experiences and voice are crucial to conveying our collective needs. You can use our template base below to help draft your testimony.
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
Harvest Fest is the last Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar event of the year! Be sure to come out and have fun with your community.
Free to attend
Free food
Free treats for kids
Free resources
EBT/SNAP accepted vendors
Artisans
Games
Music and DJ
Skyway Business Innovators Graduation Ceremony (starts at noon)
and more!
RSVP
In Person Hearing
Skyway needs your voice and advocacy efforts! We are CALLING YOU TO ACTION!! Your voice has proven critical in directing investments and big community wins for Skyway.
We have the opportunity to attend in-person public comment hearings to support our community priorities. Comments are set to two (2) minutes, and similar to the email, your personal experiences and voice are crucial to conveying our collective needs. You can use our template base below to help draft your testimony.
Vote in the People’s Budget
Skyway needs your voice and advocacy efforts! We are CALLING YOU TO ACTION!! Your voice has proven critical in directing investments and big community wins for Skyway.
Voting is open from October 5 to October 31! For a second year, our community has submitted ideas on investing Capital and Programmatic funding into our community. Now, it’s up to us to vote!
The following key items on the 2025 Participatory Budget directly impact the work that Skyway Coalition does and how we continue to serve the community.
Skyway Resource Center: Completion of Building Renovations - $250,000
Property Purchase: Skyway Community Land Trust - $2,000,000
Building Operations Fund: Skyway Resource Center - $100,000
Skyway Farmer’s Market and Bazaar - $150,000
Vote on Capital Projects here
Vote on Skyway Programs and Services here
Learn more about our Call to Action for the 2025 KC Budget here
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Skyway Community Design Party
Join Skyway Coalition and our partners for a special event for our project formerly known as Brooks Village. Celebrate the initial Community Design for our Home Ownership & Greenspace Project.
When: Saturday, September 28th, 2024 2:00-4:00 PM, Presentation starts 2:30 PM
Where: Skyway Fire Station 12424 76th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98178
Online Option: Watch our program online if you’re unable to be with us in person or register for online streaming. If you want to attend online via Zoom, please RSVP here! If you want to attend a livestream via Instagram, please view it here! If you want to attend a Facebook Live, please view it here!
What to Expect: We’re thrilled to present the insights and feedback we've gathered over the past year. We’ve invested significant effort into reaching out and listening to voices from the growing Skyway community.
This is a visionary project set on a 14.3-acre parcel of pristine land located just north of Grocery Outlet in Skyway, situated off Renton Ave S and across from S 116th Pl. In addition to affordable home ownership, some of the priorities identified by community members include urban farming, construction and green job training, publicly accessible walking trails and gathering spaces.
Event Highlights:
Look & Learn: Discover what community members envision for the project.
Visualize: Explore a model design of the upcoming development.
Film Screening: Enjoy a film that highlights the project's impact.
Giveaways: Door prizes, Raffles and More
Get Involved: We invite you to join us on this transformative journey. Whether you’re passionate about affordable housing, environmental sustainability, or community empowerment and economic development, there are numerous ways to get involved and contribute to the developing Skyway project. Visit the Project Page for more information on how you can make a difference.
About Us: Skyway Coalition is a community-driven organization dedicated to advocating for equitable development and social justice in the Skyway area. Partnering with Homestead CLT, and Community Land Conservancy. We are committed to realizing our vision of Home Ownership and Greenspace as a model for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient community development.
Please reach out if you have questions, skywayoutside@skywaycoalition.org. Learn more about the Skyway Homeownership and Green Space Project here.
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Environmental Justice Community Gathering
Brooks Village site.
Join us for an exploration of housing, food, and environmental justice! This is a free family-friendly event!
What to Expect:
🔸Share your ideas
🔸Enjoy free food and family fun
🔸Participate in community arts & crafts
🔸Listen to a DJ
🔸Drop in at the Food Justice and Agrotechnology Workshop hosted by @thesilenttaskforce, The UW, and @urbanfoodssystem.
This 14.3-acre project, led by the Skyway Coalition and Homestead CLT, aims to create sustainable homeownership surrounded by green spaces. Some of our community-driven goals are:
🔸Housing: Equitable homeownership for BIPOC/Skyway Residents
🔸Play and Gathering Areas: Spaces for community cohesion
🔸Food Access: Community gardens and food initiatives
🔸Sustainable Jobs: Economic growth and employment
🔸Climate Resilience: Sustainable infrastructure and community health
🔸Youth Programming: Areas for recreation and youth engagement
🔸Green Space: 11 acres of grasslands, forest, and wetlands for public use
RSVP is not required but is very helpful for us to make sure we have enough food and snacks for everyon.
https://form.jotform.com/240238880434154
Event: Environmental Justice Gathering
Date: July 20
Time: Noon - 5 PM
Location: The Silent Task Force, 11410 Renton Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98178
Skyway Community Center Community Meeting
Join King County Parks for a community meeting on Wednesday, July 10, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Skyway Library to discuss the future of the Skyway Community Center.
Learn about the latest planning and design progress, share your feedback, and ask questions. Interpreter services are available upon request by June 28. For more information and to RSVP, visit
https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/parks-recreation/king-county-parks/capital-projects/skyway-community-center
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Skyway Juneteenth Celebration & Festival
Remember last year's Skyway Juneteenth Celebration and Festival? Remember how wonderful it was? We hope to see you this year on June 15, 2024!
Skyway Juneteenth Celebration and Festival
Saturday, June 15, 2024
From 3:00 PM-7:00 PM
At Campbell Hill Elementary School
Come out and celebrate Juneteenth at this free fun-filled event for our community. There will be plenty of opportunities and activities, such as:
• Free concessions
• Free meals
• Community information and resources
• Vibe bingo with door prizes
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Sister Queen Collective Marketplace
• Games
• Entertainment
• Career expos
• Youth job fair
• Family activities
• and much, much more!
You can RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfA1Y5S7yzll8.../viewform
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Skyway Farmers Market & Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, resources, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Please RSVP for this event. RSVP is not required but is very helpful to make sure we have enough goodies and food for everyone.
RSVP
Brooks Village Green Space Gathering - Youth
We want to hear from our Skyway youth on how to use the community green space at Brooks Village.
Are you in high school or recently graduated? If yes, we’d like your thoughts on designing the future of the community green space around the Brooks Village housing development. Brooks Village is a 14-acre green space and affordable housing site near Grocery Outlet. Dinner will be provided!
Brooks Village Gathering for Black and Brown Seniors
Skyway Seniors Share Your Ideas!
We need Black & Brown Skyway elders to share what they want to see at the Brooks Village green space.
Brooks Village is a 14-acre green space and affordable housing site near Grocery Outlet. We want your thoughts on designing the future of community green space around housing development. Come enjoy light refreshments with us!
Brooks Village Greenspace Gathering for Black and Brown Elders
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Skyway Library 12601 76th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
For more information, visit our website at www.skywaycoalition.org/ourwork/brooks-village, use the QR code, or contact us at skywayoutside@skywaycoalition.org
In partnership with Skyway Coalition, Homestead, Community Land Trust, Washington Farmland Trust, Mithūn
Winter Break
We’re taking a break to spend time with loved ones, rest, and refresh. The Skyway Coalition team will be out of the office from December 23, 2023, to January 7, 2024. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. It’s our privilege to serve Skyway, and we're excited to get back to work on January 8!
Skyway Resource Center Pop-up
Skyway Resource Center has a pop-up event on Friday, December 15th, from 3-5 pm. There will be COVID vaccines and other health and basic needs resources available.
Skyway Resource Center Pop-up
Skyway Resource Center has a pop-up event this Friday, November 17th, from 3-5 pm. There will be COVID vaccines and other health and basic needs resources available.
Energize! Heat Pump Program - November - Virtual
Improve your home’s heating and cooling system and save money on your energy bills with a heat pump! King County’s Energize! program is offering heat pump installations in Skyway & White Center with up to 100% cost-coverage for income-qualified households.
Heat pumps are a way to increase cooling opportunities within homes. By providing heat pumps to community members free of cost, or at a discounted rate - we are making housing improvements more affordable for families.
The program includes free educational workshops, connection to a local installer, and hands-on consultation in your preferred language. An online meeting will be held on November 15th. Sign up to learn more at https://www.energizekingcounty.org/
Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar
We're excited to invite you to the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar! Join us on Sunday, October 29th, 11 AM - 2 PM, as we come together to transform Skyway's food landscape.
It's a vibrant community event with free delicious food, a free Trunk or Treat for kids, talented vendors, artisans, engaging activities, games, and much more!
Let's build something amazing, one market at a time. See you there!
Energize! Heat Pump Program - October
Improve your home’s heating and cooling system and save money on your energy bills with a heat pump! King County’s Energize! program is offering heat pump installations in Skyway & White Center with up to 100% cost-coverage for income-qualified households.
Heat pumps are a way to increase cooling opportunities within homes. By providing heat pumps to community members free of cost, or at a discounted rate - we are making housing improvements more affordable for families.
The program includes free educational workshops, connection to a local installer, and hands-on consultation in your preferred language. Sign up to learn more at https://www.energizekingcounty.org/
Screening and Panel: The Right to Read
The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
A panel discussion will follow the screening with:
Jenny Mackenzie, Emmy-Award-winning documentary filmmaker
Tanisha Brandon-Felder, Shoreline School District Director of Equitable Leadership, Pedagogy and Family Engagement
Karen Kline, National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media with over 25 years of experience working in school libraries.
Sponsored by Friends of the Renton and Skyway Libraries. Registration not required. Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. Automated closed captioning is always available for online events.
A Conversation with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
We invite you to join us for "A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr." hosted by our trusted community partner, Homestead Community Land Trust, on Thursday, September 7th, at 7:30 PM at Town Hall Seattle. Come show your support for Skyway!
The conversation with Dr. Louis Gates is an opportunity for Skyway community members to be in space with an acclaimed cultural critic and institution builder whose perspective celebrates and affirms our current mobilization efforts towards prioritizing homeownership as a premier strategy in addressing gentrification and displacement.
Dr. Gates will engage in a dynamic discussion with local arts leader and communicator Vivian Phillips. This event promises to be an enlightening conversation touching upon the historical roots of present-day inequities, shedding light on Homestead and Skyway Coalition's crucial work to promote housing justice in King County.
Our community champion and King County Councilmember, Girmay Zahilay, will deliver remarks at the event, adding another layer of depth to the evening.
Skyway Coalition and Dare2Be purchased 100 tickets, which we offer free to our community and community partners. Transportation support is available to Skyway residents if needed.
Please register today to reserve your free ticket! Feel welcome to share with a friend or neighbor. Registration closes September 6th at midnight.
We are excited to share this special invitation with our community and the leaders who continue to advocate for affordable homeownership in Skyway. Thank you for your continued support of our mission. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please reach out to us at contact@skywaycoalition.org.
Claim Your Free Ticket
Follow the steps below to RSVP and claim your free regular admission ticket:
Click add a 'Regular Ticket'
Enter the attendee's contact information
Click 'Continue'
Near the bottom of the page, enter coupon code 'Skyway'
Click 'Apply Coupon'
You will see $50 off for each regular ticket added
Click 'Continue'
Review the ticket registration information
Click 'Process'
Check your email for confirmation and tickets
If you need transportation support, please complete the following form
More About Dr. Gates
Dr. Gates is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, a distinguished literary scholar, and a journalist who has significantly contributed to our understanding of the African-American experience. As the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, his impact on cultural criticism and institution-building is unparalleled.
Do you need transportation support for this event? Please complete the following form.
Are your having difficulty with the RSVP process or do you need assistance? Please contact us.
*Image credit to Homestead Community Land Trust
Energize! Heat Pump Program
Improve your home’s heating and cooling system and save money on your energy bills with a heat pump! King County’s Energize! program is offering heat pump installations in Skyway & White Center with up to 100% cost-coverage for income-qualified households.
Heat pumps are a way to increase cooling opportunities within homes. By providing heat pumps to community members free of cost, or at a discounted rate - we are making housing improvements more affordable for families.
The program includes free educational workshops, connection to a local installer, and hands-on consultation in your preferred language. Sign up to learn more at https://www.energizekingcounty.org/
Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar
We're excited to announce the return of the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar. This Market will feature a Back to School Bash with a health and wellness hub with free supplies and resources available to families and students. This is free family fun for our community!
The Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar aims to celebrate local talent and provide a platform for entrepreneurs to connect with our community. This event is a lively gathering, creating a wonderful atmosphere for food access, resources, mingling, and enjoying the talents of our community.
Event Details: Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar
Date: Sunday, August 27th, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Skyway Resource Center at S 126th St and 76th Ave S
The vendor applications are open for the upcoming Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar. We invite you to join us as a vendor at this vibrant community event. We're seeking crafters, artists, makers, health and wellness, and more. Skyway Farmers Market is an excellent opportunity to showcase your unique offerings to our community.
If you want to be a vendor at this event, please complete our online application form. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.
Boom Pow Collective Comicon
Skyway is having its very own Comicon!
The Coalition is a proud sponsor of the Boom Pow Collective Comicon. Our Skyway youth created this fantastic event, so be sure to come out and support them.
This Comicon is free to attend, with a ton of superhero activities such as a House of Heroes Fashion Show, Arcade Games, Super Slime Lab, Jedi Training Academy, Trails of Heroes, Give Comic Shop, a McQueen Raceway Electric Go-Kart, and more!
Superhero costumes are strongly encouraged!
Event details: Boom Pow Collective Comicon
Date: August 26th, 2023
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Location: Dimmitt Middle School 12320 80th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178
