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RBAC Events
HIGHLIGHT: Rainier Beach Farmers Market (June-October 2026)
Event details: September 29, October 13 from 3 – 7 PM on 52nd Ave S (Festival Street) to the East of Safeway (except for July 28)
Join us at the Rainier Beach Farmers Market! It is on the last Tuesday of every month (except for the last one for the year on October 13)! Our goal is to bring locally grown produce to the Neighborhood, support our local farmers, and increase access to healthy foods!
Art Classes Presented by Branden’s Safe House
Event details: There are two dates – 9/24 and 10/8 from 3:00-6:00 PM at the RBAC Food Innovation Center: 9059 MLK JR Way S, Seattle, WA 98118
Branden’s SafeHouse presents two creative art classes at RBAC! On September 24, participants can explore Canva design during the RBAC Youth Banner Lab. On October 8, participants will learn painting basics while experimenting with color mixing and texture.
The Rainier Beach Arts & Culture Roundtable
Event details: On the 3rd Friday from 6-7:30pm. October 16, 2026; November 20, 2026; December 18, 2026. For the location, view the event page here: https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/rainier-beach-arts-roundtable/
This series is a collaboration between RBAC and the Cascadia Poetics Lab. We meet once a month to network as neighborhood creatives, support arts & culture, improve the visibility of arts & culture in Rainier Beach and make the neighborhood a destination for arts & culture. To get involved contact Paul E Nelson, (206) 422.5002 or pen@cascadiapoeticslab.org
RBAC Construction Trade Awareness Orientations
Every Tuesday from 1 – 2 PM at the RB Food Innovation Center – 9059 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118
These free orientations introduce participants to the wide range of careers available in construction and provide information about Seattle’s Priority Hire program, apprenticeship pathways, and insight into next steps toward employment in the construction trades.
YNE Pearl Activations
Every Wednesday from 3 – 6 PM at rotating locations in the Neighborhood. 9/23 at the Light Rail Station; 9/29 at the Rainier Beach Community Center
Engaging community by offering resources, engaging youth, conducting community surveys, providing neighborhood clean-up support, and implementing restorative safety practices led by our guardianship team. For questions, contact isaac@rbactioncoalition.org
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Rainier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC)
is a grassroot, Black-led organization devoted to locally driven development. For over ten years, it has promoted quality education, living wage jobs, affordable transportation and housing, and building community capacity in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood.
Our Mission:
- Implement the Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan (1997, 2014) and build a connected, sustainable and equitable community within the Rainier Beach neighborhood.
- Promote the “made in Rainier Beach”, quality education, living wage jobs, affordable transportation and housing for all.
- Promote a safe place where people thrive, a neighborhood the world calls home.
- Build neighborhood capacity to enhance quality of life in Rainier Beach as well as to address critical issues threatening the welfare of Rainier Beach resident.
