May

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: extended through May 4

Cinco de Mayo community festival: May 9, Totem Middle School, Marysville

Seattle Maritime Festival: May 10, Seattle waterfront

Seattle International Children’s Festival: May 12 through 17, Seattle Center

2 Big Nites Out Spring Music Festival: May 16 and 17, downtown Everett

Mill Creek Foursquare Church community carnival: May 17, Lynn-wood

Penn Cove Water Festival: May 17, Coupeville waterfront

University District StreetFair: May 17 and 18, University District

Northwest Folklife Festival: May 23 through 26, Seattle Center

Edmonds Jazz Connection: May 24, Edmonds

Sasquatch Music Festival: May 24 through 26, Gorge Amphitheatre

Cruzin’ to Colby: May 25, Everett

Edmonds Rotary Waterfront Festival: May 30 through June 1, Port of Edmonds Marina

Pike Place Market Street Festival: May 31 and June 1, Seattle

June

Anacortes Chamber of Commerce summer art walk: June 6 and 7, Anacortes

Stanwood-Camano Arts Guild spring art show: June 7 and 8, Stanwood

Edmonds Arts Festival: June 13 through 15, Edmonds

Marysville Strawberry Festival: June 13 through 22, Marysville

Strawberry Harvest Festival: June 14 through 29, Remlinger Farms, Carnation

Skagit River Poetry Festival: May 15 through 17, La Conner

Monroe Jazz Walk: June 21, Monroe

Fremont Solstice Parade: June 21, Gasworks Park, Seattle

Arlington Kiddies Parade: June 28, Arlington

Shoreline Arts Festival: June 28 and 29, Shoreline Center

Wharfest: June 28 and 29, Penn Cove waterfront wharf, Coupeville

Skandia Folkdance Society Midsommarfest: June 29, Saint Edward State Park, Kenmore

Seafair: June 29 through Aug. 3, Seattle and various communities in Puget Sound area

July

Arlington Fly-In: July 9 through 13, Arlington Airport

Sultan Summer Shindig: July 11 through 13, Sultan

Poochapalooza: July 12, Asbery Field, Marysville

Lavender Hills Farm festival: July 12, Marysville

Cool Bayview Nights: July 12, Bayview Corner, Langley

Bastille Day celebrations: July 13, Seattle Center

Bite of Seattle: July 18 through 22, Seattle Center

Samish Bay Bivalve Bash: July 19, Bow

Art by the Bay: July 19 and 20, Camano Island

Gold Dust Days: July 25 through 27, Gold Bar

Lake Stevens Aquafest: July 25 through 27, Lake Stevens

Nubian Jam: July 26, Forest Park, Everett

Loganberry Festival: July 26 and 27, Greenbank Farm, Whidbey Island

August

Port Townsend Country Blues Festival: Aug. 1 and 2, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend

Stanwood Camano Community Fair: Aug. 1 through 3, Stanwood

Mount Baker R&B Festival: Aug. 1 through 3, Deming Log Show Fairgrounds, Bellingham

Anacortes Arts Festival: Aug. 1 through 3, Anacortes

Snohomish Chalet summer festival: Aug. 2, Snohomish

Skagit County Fair: Aug. 6 through 9, Skagit County Fairgrounds, Mount Vernon

Hot August car show: Aug. 9, Lakewood

Marysville HomeGrown Festival: Aug. 8 and 9, Marysville

Northwest Washington Fair: Aug. 11 through 16, Lynden

Fresh Paint, a festival of artists at work: Aug. 16 and 17, Everett Marina

Community hoedown and silent auction: Aug. 16, St. John’s Mission, Mukilteo

BrasilFest: Aug. 17, Seattle Center

Evergreen State Fair (100th annual): Aug. 21 through Sept. 1, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe

Tibet Fest: Aug. 23 and 24, Seattle Center

Bumbershoot: Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, Seattle Center

September

Puyallup Fair: Sept. 5 through 21, Puyallup

Salmon Homecoming Celebration: Sept. 12 to 14, Waterfront Park, Seattle

Korean Cultural Celebration: Sept. 6, Seattle Center

Anacortes antique machinery show: Sept. 13, Anacortes

Seattle Fiestas Patrias: Sept. 13 and 14, Seattle Center

Fremont Oktoberfest: Sept. 19 through 21, Fremont

Harvest Jubilee: Sept. 20, Stanwood

Italian Fest: Sept. 27 and 28, Seattle Center

Fall Harvest Festival: Sept. 27 through Oct. 26, Remlinger Farms, Carnation

October

Oktoberfest Northwest: Oct. 3 through 5, Puyallup

OysterFest: Oct. 4 and 5, Mason County Fairgrounds, Shelton

CroatiaFest: Oct. 5, Seattle Center

Harvest Festival: Oct. 11 and 12, Country Village, Bothell

Utsav South Asian performing arts festival: Oct. 11 and 12, Seattle Center

Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival: Oct. 11 and 12, Port Angeles city pier

TurkFest: Oct. 18 and 19, Seattle Center