## Source discovery: annual recurring events, community organizations, arts venues

Verticals searched: ideas.md recurring events (PhinneyWood Winter Festival, Bumbershoot,
PAX West, Seattle Art Fair, Bite of Seattle, Ballard Seafood Fest), Seattle cultural
communities (Ethiopian, Filipino, Somali), dance organizations (Velocity Dance Center,
Seattle International Dance Festival), outdoor recreation, tech events, comedy venues,
South Park / Rainier Valley neighborhood orgs, Phinney Center calendar.

- ✅ Added: PhinneyWood Winter Festival — recurring (1st Sat + 1st Sun of December) —
  `sources/recurring/phinneywood-winter-festival.yaml`. Annual holiday arts and crafts
  market at Phinney Center (6532 Phinney Ave N). 140+ local vendors; 46th annual in 2026
  (Dec 5–6). Confirmed schedule via phinneycenter.org. Removed from `ideas.md`.

## Dead source check

`skills/source-discovery/scripts/dead-sources.py` returned HTTP 403 from the deployed
site; unable to run automated check this cycle (same as 2026-06-01 and 2026-06-02).

## Candidates evaluated (not viable this cycle)

- ❌ Not viable: Seattle International Dance Festival — Elementor site, no ICS or API
- ❌ Not viable: Velocity Dance Center — Salesforce ticketing, not crawlable
- ❌ Not viable: Ethiopian Community in Seattle — HTTP 503 from sandbox
- ❌ Not viable: Filipino Community of Seattle — Wix site, no ICS feed
- ❌ Not viable: South Park Business District — Squarespace events collection confirmed
  but only 1 upcoming event; too low volume
- ✅ Added: Bumbershoot — recurring (1st Sat + 1st Sun of September) —
  `sources/recurring/bumbershoot.yaml`. Annual Labor Day weekend arts and music festival
  at Seattle Center. No ICS/API; Eventim ticketing (no public API). Implemented as
  recurring entry approximating Labor Day weekend (1st Sat+Sun of September). 2026:
  Sep 5–6 confirmed. Removed from `ideas.md`.
- ❌ Not viable: PAX West — no public ICS, no Eventbrite; custom JS site
- ❌ Not viable: Seattle Art Fair — static site, no ICS; July 23–26, 2026 dates confirmed
- ❌ Not viable: Ballard Seafood & Music Fest — no ICS or Eventbrite organizer found;
  July 10–12, 2026; static site only
- 🔄 No change: Seattle Aquarium — SiteWrench API; token in page HTML but API endpoint
  paths not discoverable; continue investigating
- 🔄 No change: Rat City Roller Derby — RSS accessible but unclear which events are
  Seattle home bouts; continue monitoring
