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Repair events
At community repair events, skilled volunteer "fixers" try to repair and mend small household and personal items.
Upcoming King County-sponsored repair events
- Saturday, Sept. 6, 1:30-4:30 pm, Renton Library | Facebook event page
Other repair events in and near King County
Other area organizations also offer repair events or gatherings, in these communities. These are all separate from the King County-sponsored repair events, and operate differently.
Contact these organizations directly (not King County program coordinator Tom) for more info about these events:
- Bothell – Bothell City Hall – Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 am-2 pm
- Federal Way – South King Tool Library – Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 am-2 pm
- Federal Way – South King Tool Library – Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 am-2 pm
- Seattle – Capitol Hill Tool Library – Next event: To be announced
- Seattle – Phinney Neighborhood Association – Monthly, first Wednesdays, 3-6 pm, Greenwood Hardware
- Seattle – Phinney Neighborhood Association – Monthly, third Thursdays, 4-6 pm, Tweedy and Popp Crown Hill Hardware
- Seattle – West Seattle Tool Library – Weekly, Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
- Shoreline – Shoreline Tool Library – Monthly, third Wednesdays, 5-8 pm
- Tacoma – Tacoma Tool Library – Weekly, Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Tacoma Public Library Main Branch
- Vashon Island – Vashon Tool Library – Next event: To be announced
How can I participate in a King County-sponsored repair event?
Our repair events are now first-come, first-served – for people's first items only – as fixers are available. If people bring second items, we'll try to get to those after we've worked on everyone's first items. (No more pre-registration for first items, which in past years gave priority over "walk-ins" or second items.)
Contact event coordinator Tom at tom.watson@kingcounty.gov or at 206-477-4481, if – after reading "What can I bring to a King County-sponsored repair event?" below – you're not sure if your item is a good choice for these events, or if you have any other questions.
Also contact Tom if you're interested in being a volunteer "fixer" for this program. However, there are currently very limited openings for new fixers (no openings for many events), and no openings for volunteers of other types.
What can I bring to a King County-sponsored repair event?
Items our fixers can potentially work on at these repair events include household and personal items that are small enough to be carried in by one person, including certain electronics, small furniture, and clothing/textiles. Items brought in for repair, including clothing, must be clean.
We may decline to work on any item - in advance or at the event - depending on the item, the type of repair needed, the fixers available, or for other reasons.
No equipment that uses gasoline. No cell phones, tablet computers or microwaves. No knife or tool sharpening. No lengthy reconstructive repairs. No major clothing alterations. Items brought in – including clothing and things like fans, vacuums and air fryers – must be reasonably clean. Fixers cannot clean items, or work on items they would have to clean first.
For many types of items, area businesses offer repair services for a fee. These businesses are listed in the King County repair businesses directory, which has 18 different categories. Support those businesses, if you can!
Program partners
- King County Library System
- The Bellevue-based Chinese youth organization Little Masters Club
- Bellevue-based Indian American Community Services
Past King County-sponsored repair events
The King County repair events program has held 95 free repair events, in 28 different cities and unincorporated communities in King County. Previous events and locations are listed below.
- August 2, 2025 – Sammamish Library
- July 12, 2025 – Tukwila Community Center
- June 25, 2025 – Bellevue Library
- June 14, 2025 – Skyway Library
- May 17, 2025 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- May 4, 2025 – Mercer Island Community & Event Center
- April 27, 2025 – Redmond Senior & Community Center
- March 19, 2025 – Burien Library
- Sept. 7, 2024 – Bellevue Library
- August 10, 2024 – Skyway Library
- June 8, 2024 – Kirkland Library
- May 11, 2024 – Tukwila Community Center
- April 21, 2024 – Burien Library
- March 19, 2024 – Des Moines Library
- Sept. 23, 2023 – Burien Library
- Aug. 2, 2023 – Renton Library
- July 8, 2023 – Issaquah Library
- June 27, 2023 – Bellevue Library
- May 20, 2023 – SeaTac Community Center
- April 22, 2023 – Kent Library
- March 15, 2023 – Burien Library
- Sept. 10, 2022 – Bothell Library
- August 30th, 2022 – Shoreline Library
- August 10th, 2022 – Kent Library
- July 26th, 2022 – Auburn Library
- May 14th, 2022 – Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village
- April 23rd, 2022 – Pacific Community Center
- March 26th, 2022 – Kent Senior Activity Center
- July 22, 2021 – 21 Acres Center for Local Food & Sustainable Living, Woodinville.
- June 19, 2021 – Kent Senior Activity Center
- Oct. 5, 2019 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- Sept. 10, 2019 – North Bend Library
- Sept. 4, 2019 – Burien Library
- July 31, 2019 – Shoreline Library
- July 20, 2019 – Sno-Valley Senior Center, Carnation
- July 2, 2019 – Auburn Library
- June 19, 2019 – Sammamish Library
- May 29, 2019 – Bellevue Library
- May 20, 2019 – Pacific Community Center
- May 9, 2019 – Fairwood Library, Renton area
- April 27, 2019 – Kirkland Library
- April 9, 2019 – Kent Library
- April 2, 2019 – SeaTac Community Center
- March 23, 2019 – Bothell Library
- March 9, 2019 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- Sept. 25, 2018 – Burien Library
- Sept. 22, 2018 – Woodinville Library
- Sept. 8, 2018 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- Aug. 16, 2018 – Des Moines Library
- July 17, 2018 – Skyway Library
- July 10, 2018 – Auburn Library
- June 23, 2018 – Redmond Library
- June 12, 2018 – Kent Library
- May 16, 2018 – Renton Library
- May 10, 2018 – Muckleshoot Library
- April 18, 2018 – SeaTac Community Center
- April 10, 2018 – Covington Library
- April 7, 2018 – Duvall Visitor & Community Center
- March 24, 2018 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- March 7, 2018 – Pacific Community Center
- Oct. 25, 2017 – Federal Way City Hall
- Oct. 21, 2017 – Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland
- Oct. 7, 2017 – Woodmont Library, Des Moines
- Sept. 25, 2017 – Enumclaw Library
- Sept. 13, 2017 – Auburn Library
- Sept. 6, 2017 – Kingsgate Library, Kirkland (moved from Bothell Library)
- Aug. 29, 2017 – Greater Maple Valley Community Center
- Aug. 26, 2017 – Kent Library
- July 13, 2017 – Shoreline Library
- June 24, 2017 – Newport Way Library, Bellevue
- May 31, 2017 – Renton Library
- May 22, 2017 – Federal Way City Hall
- May 6, 2017 – Issaquah Library
- April 22, 2017 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- April 17, 2017 – Bellevue Botanical Garden
- April 8, 2017 – SeaTac Community Center
- March 22, 2017 – Skyway Library
- March 1, 2017 – Burien Community Center
- Feb. 4, 2017 – Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland
- Jan. 26, 2017 – Auburn Library
- Oct. 10, 2016 – Bellevue Botanical Garden
- Oct. 4, 2016 – Kent Senior Activity Center
- Sept. 26, 2016 – Federal Way City Hall
- Sept. 10, 2016 – Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center
- Aug. 20, 2016 – Marymoor Park, Redmond
- Aug. 13, 2016 – Valley Ridge Park, SeaTac
- July 12, 2016 – Renton Farmers Market, downtown Renton
- June 15, 2016 – Kent Senior Activity Center
- June 11, 2016 – Seola Gardens Community Center, White Center
- May 24, 2016 – Federal Way City Hall
- April 26, 2016 – Seola Gardens Community Center, White Center
- April 7, 2016 – Kent Senior Activity Center
- April 2, 2016 – Renton Community Center
- March 14, 2016 – Federal Way City Hall
- Feb. 25, 2016 – Kent Senior Activity Center