Family Fun calendar

Tour the Nimitz and other ships

Naval Station Everett Community Day is a free, first-come, first-served tour of three Navy ships for families from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. Children must be at least 8 years old. Visitors will be admitted on base beginning at 10 a.m. and will have the opportunity to tour aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup, and frigate USS Rodney M. Davis. Parking is limited, so visitors are encouraged to use the Route 6 bus, available from the Everett Transit Station at 32nd Street and Smith Avenue. Buses will be scheduled to run every 15 minutes to the base.

Regular fees will apply. All visitors must present valid government-issued photo identification upon entry and should expect security screenings. Not allowed are backpacks or bags larger than a purse, pets (except service animals), explosives or weapons, coolers or alcoholic beverages. No liquids permitted on the ships. Information is available via the base information hotline at 425-304-5665 and the Naval Station Everett Facebook page.

Events

Darrington Day: The town’s annual celebration of heritage, arts and the beautiful outdoors is free, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 at various locations around Darrington. Live music at Old School Park, art show at Mansford Grange, tours of Hampton Mill, historical exhibits, slide disaster memorial. Go to Darringtonwatourism.com.

Camano Island SummerFest: The island’s third annual Chamber of Commerce event is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 at Terry’s Corner, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island. Admission is free. Live music, activities for children, booths with information about the community.

Stanwood Camano Island Soap Box Derby: The largest Soap Box Derby race on the West Coast, this year’s race is scheduled for June 14. Drivers from Snohomish, Island, Skagit, Whatcom and King counties participate. Expected are 70 cars and drivers competing for the opportunity to represent their home town at the World Championship race in Akron, Ohio. It’s not to late to join the fun. Sponsored cars are available for kids ages 7-17 years old. For information, contact the Community Resource Center at 360-629-5257.

Oddmall: The Emporium of the Weird showcases unusual arts, crafts and entertainment May 31 and June 1, free at the Edward D. Hanson Conference Center at Comcast Arena, Hewitt and Broadway, Everett. Not everything at Oddmall is odd, but there is costume parade at 1 p.m. each day and entertainment for kids. Circus sideshow revival troupe Wreckless Freaks &Friends, the Evil Juggler Bryan Sapphire and the pirate musician Tugboat Bromberg will perform. For more information, go to www.oddmall.info.

Edmonds Waterfront Festival: The 27th annual event, an Edmonds Rotary fundraiser, is May 30 through June 1 at the Port of Edmonds Marina. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. May 30, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 31 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 1. Admission is $3 and free for children. Live music, magic shows, visits with reptiles, Hawaiian dancing, food, yacht and boat and hydroplane displays, kids arcade. Free fishing for kids at Willow Creek Fish Hatchery. More information is at www.edmondswaterfrontfestival.com.

Edmonds Watershed Fun Fair: The fair is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. Participate in interpretive walks at Edmonds Marsh, shorebird maze for kids, geocaching, guided tours at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. of the Wildlife Habitat and Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Willow Creek Fish Hatchery, low-tide beach walk at 1 p.m. at Olympic Beach. More information at www.discovery.edmondswa.gov .

BILLBOARD

Snohomish County Children’s Choir: Open to all kids of all ages, the choir is enrolling new members. More information is available at www.snohomishcountychildrenschoir.com. Rehearsals are weekly at the Everett Music Hall in the Everett Mall.

Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org. Go to the website to learn about classes for kids and teens.

EXHIBITS

Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; phone 425-258-1006; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 the museum’s Free Friday Night Live. Play indoors with the kids from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at no cost; imaginecm.org. Check online for spring break camps.

“SPY — The Secret World of Espionage”: From the collections of the CIA, the FBI, the National Reconnaissance Office and H. Keith Melton, the renowned author, historian and international authority on spy technology. Guests will see real gadgets and artifacts from spies and spy catchers. They will observe spy technologies and learn the tools-of-trade, some recently declassified. This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition grants guests unprecedented access into the world of espionage. Through Sept. 1. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; www.pacificsciencecenter.org.

Western Heritage Center: An interactive museum of mining, logging, agriculture, transportation, construction and wildlife. Kids will be entertained by noisy machinery, including an 1880s-era drill press powered by giant belts tied to a waterwheel outside the building. This exhibit shows how creative people had to be to survive without TV and cellphones. Seed drills, drag saws, potato diggers, gas pumps, vintage John Deere tractors, and more showcase the history of Snohomish County. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the east side of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. Call 425-232-3493 for more information.

Woodland Park Zoo: The zoological gardens are open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at two entrances, Fremont Avenue and 50th Street or Phinney Avenue and 55th Street, Seattle. For information, call 206-548-2500 or go to www.zoo.org.

MUSIC

Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater: Open microphone for all ages beginning at 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Performer sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $3 performers, $5 audience. Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360-568-9412; thumbnailtheater.com.