What: Sumas Community Day celebration - Parade, followed by festivities at Sumas city park: dunk tank, petting zoo, watermelon contest, duck race, concessions, kettle corn, and more. Show & Shine - Restored vintage autos and trucks on display.

Where: Community Days Celebration: City Park, 135 3rd St., Sumas WA [map] Show & Shine: across [...]

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Taste of Tacoma, Tacoma’s “Ultimate Family Picnic” happens this weekend, June 27-29 at Point Defiance Park [map]. The festival features four music stages and one comedy stage, and enough tasty food to make your eyes bulge (and maybe your belly, too). Chicken artichoke crepes, Baby Back Ribs, Cilantro Salmon, Gyros (vegetarian, too), Lousiana Gumbo, [...]

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We waited a long time for this, through one of the rainiest winters and one of the coldest, rainiest springs on record here in Western Washington. But all things must pass; it’s already fine weather outside as I write this, and it’s only going to get better as the weekend nears. Jim Castillo’s (KOMO [...]

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For lovers of classical music, the Bellingham Festival of Music brings the music of the great masters to life, from July 5-20: Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn, Strauss, and more. The schedule of public symphonies is posted here. For ticketing information, see this page. Tickets may also be purchased online (”convenience charge” will be added).
The Blaine Jazz [...]

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Dozens of festivals occurring throughout Washington State in July have been added to the GreatNorthwest Festivals Page. More will be added as they are discovered. If you know of an event that you don’t see listed, I’d like to hear from you.

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Summer officially begins today at 4:59 pm, PDT. Today is the longest day of the year: in Bellingham, Washington, the sun rose this morning at 5:07 am, and will set this evening at 9:17 pm, for a total of 16hrs 10min full daylight. If we count civil twilight which began at 4:24 am and ends [...]

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