What: An official Seafair event. Festival highlights: pancake breakfast, parade, car show, street fair, live music, carnival rides/games (Davis Amusements Cascadia), minature golf, arts and crafts, food vendors, beer garden.

Where: Mountlake Terrace, Washington [map] [festival map to venue]

When: Friday, July 25, 12:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday, July 26, 9:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday, July 27, 9:00 am [...]

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The Pacific NW Highland Games are the 6th oldest in the United States, and the largest in Washington State, with a 2007 attendance of approximately 30,000.

What: Celtic Arts Showcase; Featured performers Alex Beaton, Blackthorn, Ed Miller, Highland Way, Seattle Knights, Tempest, Wicked Tinkers. Individual piping and drumming competions, pipe band competition. Scottish dance competion, [...]

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What: Every year people come to the beach to buy hand made local art, listen to great music, and enjoy the wonderful views from Alki beach. All proceeds from the fair go to support childrens’ art programs offered at the Alki Community Center and Alki Bathhouse.

Where: Alki Beach Promenade, near the Bathhouse, 2701 Alki Ave [...]

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What: Great live entertainment on three stages: Main Stage, Community Stage, and Family Stage. Gospel, folk, rock, bluegrass, puppet shows, clowns, and more. But most of all, this festival has SEAFOOD - and we Northwesterners love seafood, don’t we?
Well, we like seafood, within reason. I like seafood, but I’m not partial to lutefisk, myself. Nevertheless, [...]

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What: Fair features the work of more than 120 different artists in a wide range of media. Live entertainment, food, and kid’s activities. A very extensive event.

Where: In the vicinity of NE 6th Street & 106th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA [map] [detailed map of venue]

When: Friday, July 25: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday, July 26: [...]

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The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will close the southbound lanes of Interstate 405 from SE 8th Street to I-90 for three weekends, beginning Aug. 8. The closures start at 11:00 p.m. Fridays. The road opens up at 5:00 a.m. on Monday. Depending upon the number of individuals who attempt to use southbound I-405 [...]

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