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2013 EVENTS AT A GLANcE
JANUARY
• January 5 - December 7,
Vancouver
Pearson Story Time for
Children
• January 19, Ellensburg
9th Annual Ellensburg
Winterhop Brewfest
FEBRUARY
• February 14 - 17, Ellensburg
Spirit of the West Cowboy
Gathering
• February 16, Vancouver
Aviation Education Resource
Fair
• February 16 - 17, Seattle
Tet Festival - Vietnamese
Lunar New Year
• February 22 - 23, Seattle
Hop Scotch Beer & Scotch
Festival
• February 22 - 24, Pacific Beach
Chocolate on the Beach
Festival
• February 23, Tukwila
Museum of Flight Hops &
Props
MARCH
• March 1 - 3, Des Moines
Poverty Bay Wine Festival
• March 9, Cathlamet
Crab and Oyster Feed
• March 16 - 17, Seattle
Irish Festival
• March 24, Seattle
Seattle’s Francophone
Celebration
APRIL
• April 13, Anacortes
Anacortes Spring Wine
Festival
• April 13 -14, Oak Harbor
Whidbey Island Marathon/Half
Marathon/5K
• April 16, Stevenson
Iron Man Strong Ale Festival
• April 19 - 21, Goldendale
Home & Garden Show
• April 26 - 28, Seattle
Seattle Cherry Blossom &
Japanese Cultural Festival
• April 27 - 28, Ellensburg
Kittitas County Barn Quilt Trail
Dedication & Quilt Show
• April 27 - 28, Monroe
The Evergreen State Spring
Festival
MAY
• May 3 - 4, Ellensburg
FlyFishing Fair
• May 3 - 4, East Wenatchee
Les Schwab Classy Chassis
Parade & Car Show
• May 3 - October 26, Ellensburg
Kittitas County Saturday
Farmer’s Market
• May 5, Seattle
Asian-Pacific Islander
Heritage Month Celebration
• May 11, Tukwila
Annual Backyard Wildlife
Festival
• May 11, Seattle
Spirit of West Africa
• May 11 - 19, Various Sites
South Sound Parade of New
Homes
• May 17 - 19, Shelton
Bluegrass from the Forest
• May 17 - 19, Ellensburg
Ellensburg Nat’l Art Show &
Auction
• May 17 - 19, Port Gamble
Fiber and Fabrics
• May 18, Seattle
A Glimpse of China-Chinese
Culture and Arts Festival
• May 18, Ellensburg
Art of the Wine Competition &
Tasting
• May 18, Auburn
Auburn’s Dog Trot
• May 18, Auburn
Auburn’s Petpalooza
• May 18, Ellensburg
Bares & Broncs
• May 18, Coupeville
Penn Cove Water Festival
• May 18 - 19, Seattle
44th Annual University District
StreetFair
• May 24 - 26, Ritzville
Ritzville Western Art Show
• May 24 - 27, Seattle
Northwest Folklife Festival
• May 25, Vancouver
Pearson Open Cockpit Day and
Young Eagles Program
• May 25 - 27, Tukwila
Memorial Day Weekend at the
Museum of Flight
• May 26, Bellingham
Ski to Sea Race
• May 31 - June 2, Edmonds
Waterfront Festival
JUNE
• June 1, Skamokawa
Rods and Reels Car Show
• June 1 - 2, Anacortes
Anacortes Waterfront Festival
• June 1 -2, Port Gamble
June Faire
• June 1 - 2, Ellensburg
Ye Olde County Faire
• June 1 - September 28, Kent
Kent Farmers Market
• June 1 - October 26, Des Moines
Des Moines Waterfront
Farmers Market
• June 4 - 7, Cle Elum
Pioneer Days
• June 6 - 16, Seattle
Seattle Science Festival
• June 8 - 9, Seattle
Pagdiriwang Philippine
Festival
• June 14, Vancouver
Flag Day at Fort Vancouver
Presented by Veolia Water
• June 15, Ellensburg
Dachshunds on Parade
• June 15 - 16, Seattle
Festival Sundiata presents
Black Arts Fest
• June 15 - 16, Ocean Park
32nd Annual NW Garlic
Festival
• June 19 - 22, Goldendale
Fiddlin’ Under the Stars -
Bluegrass Festival
• June 21, Auburn
Auburn’s KidsDay
• June 21 - 22, Stevenson
Gorge Blues & Brews Festival
• June 21 - 23, SeaTac
International Festival at Angle
Lake
• June 21 - 23, Winlock
Winlock Egg Days
• June 22, Seattle
Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle
Marathon and 1/2 Marathon
• June 22, Seattle
Iranian Festival
• June 22 - 23, Bellevue
Eastside Heritage Center’s
Bellevue Strawberry Festival
• June 22 - 23, Seattle
Fremont Fair
• June 22 - August 24, Bellingham
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema
• June 28 - 30, Tacoma
Taste of Tacoma
JULY
• July 4, Auburn
Auburn’s 4th of July Festival
• July 4, Stevenson
4th of July Celebration
• July 4, Kent
Fourth of July Splash
• July 4, Vancouver
Independence Day at Fort
Vancouver Presented by Bank
of America
• July 4, Ocean Park
Old Fashioned 4th of July
Parade
• July 4, Tumwater
Tumwater’s 4th of July Parade,
Artesian Festival & Firework
Show
• July 4, Tacoma
•Tacoma Freedom Fair
• July 4 - 7, Goldendale
Goldendale Community Days
• July 6, Gig Harbor
•Wings & Wheels
• July 6-7, Chehalis
•Cascade Country Cook-off
& Car Show
• July 7 - 13, Blaine
Blaine Jazz Camp and Festival
• July 9 - 14, Kent
Kent Cornucopia Days
• July 10 - August 14, Vancouver
Terry Lee Attorney Noon
Concert Series
• July 10 - August 28, Redmond
Movies at Marymoor Park
• July 11 - August 15, Vancouver
Riverview Six to Sunset
Concert Series
• July 11 - August 29, Seattle
Outdoor Movies at Magnuson
Park
• July 13, Southern Cle Elum
6th Annual Rails to Ales
Brewfest
• July 13, Roslyn
Run to Roslyn
• July 13 - 14, Mount Vernon
Skagit Valley Highland Games
• July 13 - 14, Northeast Seattle
Wedgwood Art Festival
• July 14 - 20, Cle Elum
4th Annual Fresh Air Artist
Festival
• July 19 - 20, Stevenson
Gorge Outrigger Races
• July 19 - 21, Seattle
Bite of Seattle
• July 19 - 21, Goldendale
Goldendale Flea Market
• July 19 - 21, Kirkland
Kirkland Uncorked
• July 19 - 21, Sequim
17th Sequim Lavender Festival
• July 20 - 21, Cathlamet
Bald Eagle Days
• July 20 - 21, Walla Walla
Walla Walla Sweet Onion
Festival
• July 21, Cathlamet
Wooden Boat Festival
• July 21, Roslyn Park
Croatian Picnic
• July 25, Boehms Candies –
Issaquah
25th Anniversary Chocolate,
Wine & All That Jazz
• July 25 - 28, Stevenson
Columbia Gorge Bluegrass
Festival
• July 26 - 27, Camas
Camas Days Festival
• July 26 - 28, Lake Stevens
Aquafest
• July 26 - 28, Bellevue
Bellevue Arts Museum
ARTSfair
• July 26 - 28, Renton
IKEA Renton River Days
• July 26 - 28, Ellensburg
Jazz in the Valley
• July 27, Ellensburg
Ellensburg Sprint Triathlon
AUGUST
• August 2 - August 4, Anacortes
Anacortes Arts Festival
• August 2 - 11, Ridgefield
Clark County Fair
August 3, University Place
University Place Festival
• August 3, Stevenson
Bridge of the Gods
Kiteboarding Festival
• August 9 - 11, Edmonds
A Taste of Edmonds
• August 14 - August 17, Friday
Harbor
San Juan County Fair
• August 14 - 18, Stevenson
Skamania County Fair
• August 15 - 17, Skamokawa
Wahkiakum County Fair
• August 16 - 17, Bonney Lake
Bonney Lake Days
• August 16 - 17, Pullman
National Lentil Festival
• August 16-18, Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Railroad Days
• August 17, Cle Elum
Cruise Cle Elum
• August 17, Seattle
Indigenous Cultures Day
• August 17 - 18, Westport
Westport Art Festival
• August 18, Seattle
BrasilFest
• August 18, Ocean Park
Water Music Festival Jazz and
Oysters
• August 19 - 25, Long Beach
Washington State International
Kite Festival
• August 22 - September 2, Monroe
The Evergreen State Fair
• August 23 - 24, Ferndale
Ferndale Street Festival
• August 23 - 25, Cathlamet
Cathlamet Downhill Corral
Skateboard Festival
• August 23-25, Chehalis
Chehalis Garlic Fest & Craft
Show
• August 24, Des Moines
Poverty Bay Blues, Brews &
Arts Festival
• August 24 - 25, Ferndale
Muds to Suds Mud Race
• August 24 - 25, Seattle
Tibet Fest
• August 29 - September 2,
Ellensburg
Ellensburg Rodeo
• August 29 - September 2,
Ellensburg
Kittitas County Fair
• August 30 - September 1,
Olympia
Harbor Days Festival & Vintage
Tugboat Races
• August 30 - September 2, South
Bend
Come and Play on Labor Day
• August 31, Vancouver
Pearson Open Cockpit Day and
Young Eagles Program
SEPTEMBER
• September 6 - 22, Puyallup
Washington State Fair
• September 7, Cathlamet
Buzzards Breath Chili Cook-off
• September 7, Newcastle
Newcastle Days
• September 7 - 8, Ocean Park
Beach Barons Rod Run to the
End of the World
• September 7 - 8, Roslyn
Coal Miners Festival
• September 8, Seattle
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural
Festival
• September 13 - 15, Quincy
Farmer-Consumer Awareness
Days
• September 14 - 15, Seattle
Seattle Fiestas Patrias
• September 19 - 22, Odessa
Odessa Deutschesfest
• September 20 - 22, Goldendale
Festival of Wheels
• September 20 - 22, Seattle
Fremont Oktoberfest
• September 20-22, Spokane Valley
Valley Fest
• September 20 - 22, Monroe
Oktoberfest Monroe
• September 21 - 22, Ellensburg
Paint Ellensburg
• September 27 - 29, Port Gamble
Old Mill Days
• September 28, Ellensburg
Buskers in the Burg
• September 28 - 29, Various Sites
2013 Tour of Remodeled
Homes
• September 28 - 29, Seattle
The Italian Festival
OCTOBER
• October 1 - 31, San Juan Islands
Savor the San Juans
• October 3 - 6, East Wenatchee
Wings & Wheels Festival
• October 4 - 5, Anacortes
Anacortes Oktoberfest—-Bier
on the Pier
• October 4 - 6, Ellensburg
Ellensburg Film Festival
• October 4 - 6, Everett
Everett Sausage Fest
• October 4 - 6, Puyallup
Oktoberfest Northwest
• October 5, Fife
Fife Harvest Festival
• October 5-6, Issaquah
Issaquah Salmon Days
Festival
• October 5 - 6, Issaquah
Issaquah Salmon Days
Festival
• October 5 - 6, Skagit Valley,
various sites
Skagit Valley Festival of
Family Farms
• October 6, Seattle
CroatiaFest
• October 10 - 13, Sun Valley/
Ketchum/ Hailey, Idaho
Trailing of the Sheep Festival
• October 11 - 13, Port Angeles
Dungeness Crab & Seafood
Festival
• October 12 - 13, Seattle
Arab Festival
• October 13, Orting
Orting Pumpkin Fest
• October 16 - 20, Tacoma
Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift
Festival
• October 18 - 19, Port Gamble
Ghost Conference
• October 19 - 20, Seattle
TurkFest
• October 26, Vancouver
Aviation Harvest Festival
• October 26, Stevenson
Halloween Costume Party
• October 26 - 27, Seattle
Dia de Muertos - A Mexican
Celebration to Remember Our
Departed
• October 31, Cle Elum
Halloween Parade & Costume
Judging
NOVEMBER
• November 8-10, Seattle
Christmas in Seattle Gift &
Gourmet Food Show
• November 9, Auburn
Auburn’s 48th Annual Veterans
Day Parade & Observance
• November 9, Seattle
Hmong New Year Celebration
• November 9, Vancouver
27th Annual Lough Legacy
Veterans Parade at Fort
Vancouver
• Nov 23 - Dec 14, Cathlamet
Christmas Lighting and
Festival of Trees
• November 29, Ellensburg
Moments to Remember
DECEMBER
• December 6 - 8, Stevenson
Christmas in the Gorge
• December 7, Cle Elum
Christmas in Cle Elum
• December 7, Kent
32nd Annual Kent Winterfest
Parade & Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony
• December 14, Vancouver
Christmas at Pearson
• December 14 - 15, Port Gamble
Country Christmas