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
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