It’s Finally Here: Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale Tomorrow at Woodward Middle School. Second Saturday at Seabold Hall
Tomorrow morning, the Bainbridge Island Rotary Club will hold what is possibly the largest single-seller rummage sale in the world. Now in its 66th year, the Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale is a community tradition not to be missed! Here’s what you need to know to enjoy this year’s event to the fullest.
Sale Day-Tommorow
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 8:00am to 2:00pm
Woodward Middle School (Google map)
9125 Sportsman Club Road
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Getting to the Event
- Shuttle Buses, Traffic/Detours & Parking (Shuttles start at 5:30am and run until 3:30pm) – More info
- Campus Map – View Map
You may wish to print or download the campus map to your phone before you come to the Auction. The map identifies the location of all the sales departments. - WSDOT Ferry Schedule
Departments
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With over 150,000 items available across 36 departments, you’ll want to plan your shopping strategy! Check out our list of Sale Day departments, and the kinds of items that you’ll find in each.
Forms of Payment
The Rotary Club accepts cash (no coins), checks, debit cards, credit cards, and Apple Pay.
Treasure Check
If you need a place to safely store your purchases while you continue to shop, please take advantage of one of our three Treasure Check locations.
Food Service
On sale day, food and drinks will be available for purchase in the Commons/Cafeteria area of Woodward Middle School.
Shoppers’ WiFi
In order to improve the shopping experience, we have partnered with Bainbridge Prepares to provide a new WiFi network. When you’re on site, look for “#Bainbridge Prepares Public Wifi”.
Pet Policy
No pets allowed (except service animals).
Health and Safety on Sale Day
Health and safety for our shoppers and volunteers are our #1 priority. Health and Safety on Sale Day
Questions?
Email us at: RotaryAuction@BainbridgeIslandRotary.org
Backstory
The Auction & Rummage Sale was born in 1960 when Bainbridge Islanders decided it needed a new library. To raise the necessary funds, local residents collected donations for the project, and Rotary took the lead. The first auction raised nearly $6,000 toward library construction. A year later, in 1961, the second Rotary auction raised $4,000 to purchase furniture for the new building. The Auction & Rummage Sale has continued (almost) annually ever since, raising $1 million last year. The sale has become a local institution and is truly a community effort that would not be possible without the help of an army of volunteers that come together every year, some of whom have done so for 30 years or more. Over 2,400 community volunteers worked at the last sale! The Rotary Club invite you to visit the Where the Money Goes page to see the many ways that thousands of volunteer hours, sponsorship support, and the sale of generously donated items has made a positive impact in peoples’ lives.
Enjoy the Sounds of David Berger at Second Saturday Tomorrow, July 11 at Seabold Hall
David Berger is the host musician at Second Saturday July 11 at Seabold Hall.
Seabold Second Saturday is an almost all-acoustic open stage venue on Bainbridge Island. “We perform with minimal or no amplification in the sweetest, most resonant little one room schoolhouse you’ve ever seen,” says organizer David Hagar. ” The setting is perfect for our special blend of folk, blues, Celtic, jazz, and original material. But we also welcome almost any genre, as long it does not require earplugs for the audience.”
If you want to use amplification, please contact us in advance. There is a piano at the hall “but be warned,” Hagar notes, “it’s a little bit ragged and a little bit quirky and isn’t always perfectly in tune. Bring your own digital piano if you wish.”
Everyone’s welcome! “We are kids and adults, professionals and amateurs, hams and shrinking violets, old-hats and newbies. We’re also the most attentive and supportive audience you may ever find.”
Second Saturday takes place the second Saturday of every month, beginning at 7:30 pm (doors and open mic signup at 7), $8 admission, optional for performers, free for kids, and no one turned away for lack of funds
Seabold Hall
14450 Komedal Road
Bainbridge Island, WA
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