The Repair Seattle: Earth Month Fix & Swap Day

The Repair Seattle: Earth Month Fix & Swap Day is an in-person event for people interested in fixing and swapping items.

Celebrate Earth Month, a community repair and reuse event designed to help Seattle residents keep everyday items out of the waste stream.

Guests can bring one portable broken or damaged item and sit alongside volunteer repairers, makers, and skilled community members while exploring whether it can be repaired.

Repair stations may include:

• Small electronics troubleshooting
• Clothing repair and visible mending
• Button, zipper, and basic textile fixes
• Small household-item repair
• Simple mechanical fixes
• Toy repair
• Basic furniture and hardware guidance
• General repair assessment

The goal is not simply to hand over an item and wait. Whenever practical, volunteers will explain what went wrong, demonstrate the repair process, and share skills guests can use again.

The event also includes a Swap Corner, where attendees can bring clean, usable items they no longer need and exchange them for something another neighbor has contributed.

Additional experiences include:

• Repair consultation stations
• Clothing mending table
• Tool and repair demonstrations
• Sustainable living resource wall
• Sponsor sustainability showcase
• Product lifecycle education
• Before-and-after repair photo corner
• Coffee, tea, and light refreshments
• Community resource guides
• Take-home repair basics card

Repair assistance is provided free of charge. Successful repair cannot be guaranteed, and some items may be declined if they require specialized parts, create a safety risk, or cannot be responsibly handled within the event environment.

• 1:00 PM – Check-in, item assessment, repair-station assignment, and Swap Corner drop-off.
• 1:20 PM – Repair Sessions Begin

Guests meet volunteer repairers and begin troubleshooting, mending, or basic repairs.

• 2:00 PM – Repair Skills Mini-Demo

Short demonstration covering simple maintenance, visible mending, and extending product life.

• 2:20 PM – Repair Sessions & Swap Corner

Repair work continues while guests browse approved swap items and visit the sustainability showcase.

• 3:00 PM – Product Lifecycle Conversation

Brief practical session on caring for products, repairing before replacing, and making more durable purchasing decisions.

• 3:15 PM – Final Repair Round

Last scheduled repair assessments and final Swap Corner browsing.

• 3:45 PM – Second Life Showcase

Repaired items, before-and-after stories, community photos, and resource pickup.

• 4:00 PM – Event Ends