Fairs and Festivals for 2002

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Holland Days – May 3-4, Lynden.

Edmonds in Bloom Spring Festival – May 4-5, Edmonds.

Summer Fest – May 4, Mountlake Terrace.

Scandinavian Festival – May 4, Edmonds.

Seattle Maritime Festival – May 9-11, Seattle.

Lilac Festival – May 9-19, Spokane.

Cinco de Mayo – May 10, Monroe.

Penn Cove Water Festival – May 11, Coupeville.

Shakespearean Festival &Shaw Too – May 12-Aug. 31, Bellingham.

Seattle International Children’s Festival – May 13-18, Seattle Center.

Backcountry Horsemen of Washington Packers Rendezvous – May 17-19, Yakima.

Ski to Sea Festival – May 17-26, Bellingham.

Viking Fest – May 17-19, Poulsbo.

Gathering of Tribes – May 17-19, Wenatchee.

U-District Street Fair – May 18-19, University District, Seattle.

Anacortes Waterfront Festival &Boat Show – May 18-19, Anacortes.

Old Snohomish Antique &Classic Motorcycle Show – May 19, Snohomish.

Northwest Folklife Festival – May 24-27, Seattle Center.

Juan de Fuca Festival – May 24-27, Port Angeles.

Pike Place Market Festival – May 26-27, Seattle.

Edmonds Waterfront Festival – May 31-June 2, Port of Edmonds Marina.

JUNE

Arlington Show &Shine – June 1, Arlington.

Chinese Culture &Arts Festival – June 1-2, Seattle Center.

Summerfest – June 1-2, Woodinville.

Scottish Highland Games – June 1, Ferndale.

Salty Sea Days Festival/Blues by the Bay – June 6-9, Everett.

Pagdiriwang – June 7-9, Seattle Center.

Deming Logging Show – June 8-9, Deming.

Marysville Strawberry Festival – June 14-16, Marysville.

Edmonds Arts Festival – June 14-16, Edmonds.

PigOut on the Farm – June 15-16, Biringer Farm, between Everett and Marysville.

Manly Men Festival – June 15, Roslyn.

Everett Kite Festival – June 15-16, Biringer Farm, between Everett and Marysville.

NW Garlic Festival – June 15-16, Ocean Park.

International Accordion Festival – June 19-22, Leavenworth.

Sorticulture – June 22-23, Everett.

Fremont Fair – June 22-23, Fremont District, Seattle.

International Juggling Festival – June 28-30, Seattle Center.

Taste of Tacoma – June 28-30, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma.

Darrington Fly-In – June 29-30, Darrington Municipal Airport.

Darrington Wildflower Festival – June 29-30, Darrington School Complex.

Darrington Rodeo – June 29-30, Darrington Rodeo Grounds.

Shoreline Arts Festival – June 29-30, Shoreline.

Stanwood Uff Da Fest – June 29-30, Stanwood.

Skandia Midsommarfest – June 30, Poulsbo.

JULY

Arlington Festival/Frontier Days – July 1-15, Arlington

Jetty Island Days – July 5-Sept. 2, Everett.

Choochokam – July 6-7, Langley.

Arlington Fly-In &Air Show – July 10-14, Arlington Airport.

Vashon Island Strawberry Festival – July 12-14, Vashon Island.

West Seattle Street Fair – July 12-14, Seattle.

Arlington Street Fair – July 12-14, Arlington.

Sultan Summer Shindig – July 12-14, Sultan.

Camlann Medieval Faire – July 13-Aug. 25, Camlann Village, Carnation.

Skagit Valley Highland Games &Scottish Faire – July 13-14, Mount Vernon.

Edmonds in Bloom Garden Tour – July 14, Edmonds.

King County Fair – July 17-21, Enumclaw.

Darrington Bluegrass Festival – July 19-21, Darrington Music Park.

Celebrate Lavender Festival – July 19-21, Sequim.

Raspberry Festival – July 19-20, Lynden.

SandSations – July 19-20, Long Beach.

Bite of Seattle – July 19-21, Seattle Center.

Kla Ha Ya Days – July 20-22, Snohomish.

Shipwreck Day &Flea Market – July 20, Anacortes.

White Center Jubilee Days – July 20-21, Seattle.

Art by the Bay – July 20-21, Camano Island.

Waterland Festival – July 25-29, Des Moines.

Ferndale Old Settlers Picnic – July 25-28, Ferndale.

Tour de Terrace – July 26-28, Mountlake Terrace.

Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games – July 26-28, Enumclaw.

North Kitsap Arts Festival – July 26-28, Port Gamble.

Aquafest – July 26-28, Lake Stevens.

Moose Fest – July 26-28, Roslyn.

Seafair Torchlight Parade – July 27, Seattle.

Silvana Community Fair – July 27, Silvana.

Nubian Jam – July 27, Everett.

Snohomish Garden Tour – July 28, Snohomish.

AUGUST

Anacortes Arts Festival – Aug. 2-4, Anacortes.

Seafair Texaco Cup Hydroplane Races &Air Show – Aug. 2-4, Lake Washington, Seattle.

Stanwood-Camano Community Fair – Aug. 2-4, Stanwood.

Granite Falls Show ‘N’ Shine – Aug. 3, Granite Falls.

Art in the Park – Aug. 3, Jim Holm Park, Granite Falls.

Skagit Valley County Fair – Aug. 7-10, Mount Vernon.

Taste of Edmonds – Aug. 8-11, Edmonds.

Arlington Garlic Festival – Aug. 8-11, Israel Family Ranch, Arlington.

Threshing Bee &Antique Tractor Show – Aug. 9-11, Monroe.

Homegrown – Aug. 9-10, Marysville.

Stillaguamish Festival of the River – Aug. 10-11, Arlington.

Coupeville Arts &Crafts Festival – Aug. 10-11, Coupeville.

Northwest Washington Fair – Aug. 12-17, Lynden.

Island County Fair – Aug. 15-18, Langley.

Classic Rock Festival – Aug. 16-18, Darrington Music Park.

Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival – Aug. 16-18, Mukilteo.

Canterbury Faire – Aug. 17-18, Kent.

Fresh Paint Outdoor Art Festival – Aug. 18, Everett.

BrasilFest – Aug. 18, Seattle Center.

International Kite Festival – Aug. 19-25, Long Beach.

Evergreen State Fair – Aug. 22-Sept. 2, Monroe.

National Lentil Festival – Aug. 23-24, Pullman.

TibetFest – Aug. 24-25, Seattle Center.

Monroe Fair Days – Aug. 24, Monroe.

Bumbershoot – Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Seattle Center.

Blackberry Festival – Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Bremerton.

Ellensburg Rodeo – Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Ellensburg.

SEPTEMBER

Wooden Boat Festival – Sept. 6-8, Port Townsend.

Stanwood-Camano Music Festival – Sept. 6-8, Stanwood.

Western Washington Fair – Sept. 9-22, Puyallup.

Fiestas Patrias – Sept. 14-15, Seattle Center.

Arlington Classic Motorcycle Show – Sept. 15, Arlington.

Snohomish Historical Society Tour of Homes – Sept. 15, Snohomish.

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival – Sept. 19-22, Leavenworth.

Fall Historic Homes Tour – Sept. 21-22, Port Townsend.

Central Washington State Fair – Sept. 27-Oct. 6, Yakima.

Washington Draft Horse &Mule Extravaganza – Sept. 27-29, Monroe.

Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival – Sept. 27-29, Leavenworth.

Italian Festival – Sept. 28-29, Seattle Center.

Apple Harvest Festival – Sept. 28, Wenatchee.

Snohomish Classic Car &Hot Rod Display – Sept. 29, Snohomish.

OCTOBER

Sausage Fest – Oct. 4-6, Everett.

Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival – Oct. 4-6, Leavenworth.

Rain Fest – Oct. 4-5, Longview.

Railroad &Reunion Days – Oct. 5, Granite Falls.

Salmon Days Festival – Oct. 5-6, Issaquah.

Oktoberfest – Oct. 11-12, Leavenworth.

Northwest Bookfest – Oct. 19-20, Sand Point Retired Naval Facility, Seattle.

If your event did not appear in this list and you would like to have it included in our weekly fair and festival coverage, send a press release with the name of the event, a brief description, times and dates, location and a telephone number for publication to – Jonetta Coffin, c/o Herald Features, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206; e-mail to coffin@heraldnet.com; or fax to 425-339-3435.

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