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.
Swifts: See Vaux’s swift roost in the chimney at Wagner Center, 369 West Main in Monroe from 4 p.m. until dusk Sept. 10. There will be activities for kids, education booths and a research station. Spaghetti dinner available for $6.50. Details: pilchuckaudubon.org.
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: See live and preserved bugs and spiders up close from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Sept. 18 at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington Campus in Seattle. The Bug Chicks will make presentations at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Live bugs and arachnids will be available to hold, and a huge selection of insects will be available for viewing. Free with admission; $7.50-$10.
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.
Washington State Fair: Through Sept. 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.
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.
Exhibits
Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050. Go to www.schack.org to learn aboutclasses for kids and teens.
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett. Hours are 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 Free Friday Night Live. Play indoors from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at no cost. More at imaginecm.org or 425-258-1006.
Stage
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.
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