Family fun calendar
Published 1:30 am Friday, September 2, 2016
Events
Evergreen State Fair: through Sept. 5, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE,Monroe; arts and crafts, animal barns, carnival, concerts; $8 to $12, kids 5 and younger free; $10 one-day parking; www.evergreenfair.org.
Jetty Island Days: Ferries run 9:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Labor Day; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 5 at 10th Street and W. Marine View Drive, Everett; $3 fee for parking; suggested donation $2 for adults, $1 for kids; 425-257-8304; everettwa.gov/jettyisland.
Vintage Aircraft Weekend: Sept. 2-4 at Historic Flight Foundation, 10719 Bernie Webber Drive, Mukilteo; 65 pilots and aircraft, big band dance and more; 360-348-3200; www.vintageaircraftweekend.org.
Washington State Fair: Sept. 2-25, Puyallup Fair and Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW; animals, contests, carnival, live entertainment; separate admission for rodeo; general fair admission $9 and $12.50, free for ages 5 and younger; separate concert fees; additional parking fee; 253-841-5045; www.thefair.com.
Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival: Sept. 9 to 11, Lighthouse Park, 609 Front St., Mukilteo; live entertainment, food, children’s activities, fireworks, fishing derby and more; 425-353-5516; www.mukilteolighthousefestival.com.
Marysville, Touch-A-Truck: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at Asbery Field, Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St. NE., Marysville; exhibition of trucks, fire engines and police vehicles; horns and sirens from 10 a.m. to noon; bring a donation for the Marysville Community Food Bank; www.marysvillewa.gov.
Pioneer Days: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 17, Stillaguamish Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; try old-fashioned water pump, toys and butter churner, wool-spinning; 360-435-7289; www.stillymuseum.org.
Bug Blast: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, Burke Museum the University of Washington campus, at the corner of NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE. Bug out as thousands of specimens, dead and alive, fly, buzz, or crawl to the Burke Museum. Get eye-to-eye with live bugs and spiders plus a honeycomb with live bees and a transparent ant nest. Also examine bugs of all kinds from the Burke’s collections and try some buggy snacks. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and until 8 p.m. on first Thursdays. Admission: $10 general, $8 senior, $7.50 student/ youth. Admission is free for children 4 and under, Burke members, UW students, faculty, and staff. Admission is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Call 206-543-5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org
FHC Flying Tanks Day: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at Flying Heritage Collection, 3407 109th St. SW.; flying demos of the heavyweights, including the Ilyushin IL-2M3 Shturmovik, the North American B-25 Bomber, and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; planes fly at noon; www.flyingheritage.com.
Return of the Salmon Celebration: Noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 24 at Osprey Park, 801 First St., Sultan; activities and 5K salmon run at 9 a.m.; 360-793-0983; www.skyvalleychamber.com.
Sky Valley Farm Festival: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8; tour working farms, tractor-pulled wagons, educations displays; free; 360-739-0983.
Pre-ballroom Dance Classes: for ages 4 to 6, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Hayloft Dance Hall &Event Center, 15320 35th Ave. W, Lynnwood; www.hayloftdance.com.
Exhibits
Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050. Go to www.schack.org to learn about classes for kids and teens.
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Will be closed Sept. 4 to 9; reopens Sept. 10. Regular hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Each third Friday of the month is Free Friday Night Live. Play indoors from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at no cost. More at imaginecm.org or 425-258-1006.
To have an event listed, submit the details including time, date, place, cost, and a phone number or website to jloerch@heraldnet.com.
