Solana Beach Clothing Swap at World Kindness Day!

Refresh your wardrobe and come swap with the City of Solana Beach! The City will be hosting another community clothing swap this fall to encourage sustainable fashion and prevent clothing from ending up in the landfill at this year's annual World Kindness Day celebration.

Join us on Saturday, November 14^th from 10 AM - 2 PM at the lawn outside the Fletcher Cove Community Center (133 Pacific Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075) with your good-condition items to meet new people, chat with the community and explore all that World Kindness Day has to offer!

How the Clothing Swap Will Work

Please bring up to 15 new or gently used items to City Hall the week before the clothing swap, or bring them directly to Fletcher Cove on the day of the event, to participate. Participants may take items regardless of how many pieces they donated!

• After 1:00 PM, the Clothing Swap will open to the general public and anyone can come in and take items. 

We encourage participants to drop off clothing up to two weeks prior, between November 2^nd - 13^th at City Hall during work hours (8 AM -  5 PM, Veterans Day excluded). Let staff at the front desk know you are here for the clothing swap, and a sustainability staff member will meet you in the Lobby to collect your items and give you a ticket to let us know you donated for the event day.

Please fill out this form to let us know you are coming! 

Clothes to bring: Tops, pants, sweaters, jackets, belts, bags

Clothes not to bring: Dirty or torn items, underwear, swimwear, socks, shoes, hats

• Note: Torn or broken clothing items may be taken to the Fixit Clinic, which will be held inside the Fletcher Cove Community Center during the swap. Register here to reserve a spot!

Please feel free to bring any extra hangers you may have with your items! They will be greatly appreciated.

FAQ

Can I bring more than 15 items?

Please do not bring over 15 items to the swap. If you have extra clothes that you would like to get rid of, we recommend donating them to a local organization, giving them to a friend or family member, or you can sell items in good condition online. 

Will the clothes be clean?

Please only bring clean clothes to the swap. Dirty clothing will not be accepted. Staff and/or volunteers will be reviewing all donated clothing prior to and on the day of the swap meet. 

What happens to leftover clothing?

Leftover clothing will be donated to the following organizations:

• Father Joe's Villages
• Sharia's Closet
• Women's Resource Center

Unusable items will be recycled.

Will I be able to try on items at the swap?

There will not be traditional fitting rooms at the swap! We recommend to take your measurements and bring a tape measure, just incase. 

I don't have clothes to bring, can I come to the swap?

The first three hours of the swap meet are open only to participants who have brought in clothes either the week before, or the day of. However, you are welcome to join during the last hour, after 1 PM, to take clothes without a donation at the end of the swap!

My clothing item has a tear in it, what do I do?

Please do not bring torn or broken items to swap. Bring it to the Fixit Clinic instead, which will be held inside the Fletcher Cove Community Center! Register here to reserve a spot. 

If you are unable to attend that day, we recommend finding another event nearby (view the calendar here) or using a local alteration service. 

And if you do not want the item, please donate or recycle it.