WA EVENTS
annual small town, BIG event! All are invited. Join them for the 30th Anniversary of The West Coast Oystershucking Championship and Washington State Seafood Festival at the Port of Shelton Fairgrounds on Highway 101 on the first full weekend of October every year.
www.oysterfest.org
Enjoy the Grand Parade at noon on Saturday. Continuous entertainment, food booths, activities for the whole
family.www.autumnleaffestival.com
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR September 23 - October 2 State Fair Park, Yakima The annual Central Washington State Fair is truly a showcase of agriculture, with the world-renowned Grange displays, all forms of livestock, horticultural displays, farm equipment and the fastest-growing agricultural commodities for the Yakima Valley: wine and wine grapes. demolition derby, Rain Forest complete with reptiles, Mexican Rodeo, R V Park all on 135 acres in a park-like setting in Yakima, Washington.
www.fairfun.com
FESTA ITALIANA Sept 24-25 Seattle Center, Seattle The 23st annual presentation of a community festival inaugurated in 1988 to celebrate the joy of “All Things Italian.” With an attendance last year of over 40,000, the Italian Festival is the largest Italian-American event in the Pacific Northwest. It features art, music, dance, food and fun for the entire family.
www.festaseattle.com
RAINIER ARTS FESTIVAL Sept 30-Oct 2 Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford The 5th Annual Rainier Arts Festival is proud to bring together a diverse variety of talented artists, workshops and visitors. Many new artists will be attending this year to add to our dedicated returning group. The festival will be in the center of Ashford, at Whittaker Mountaineering and its park-like setting. Come enjoy great art, music, food & fun for all ages.
www.rainierarts.com
OYSTER FEST WASHINGTON STATE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Oct 1-2 Olympic Cellars Winery, Port Angeles With the help of nearly 100 community organizations, Skookum Rotary stages it’s
SNOHOMISH FESTIVAL OF PUMPKINS Throughout October This harvest-time celebration in the picturesque Snohomish Valley fosters community support and awareness of agriculture, while helping to preserve its legacy through educational exhibits and a genuine farm experience. The four participating family farms (Stocker Farms, Craven Farm, The Farm and Bob’s Corn) offer pumpkin sales, corn mazes, children’s stories & petting zoos, and Special Events every weekend!
www.snohomish.org
ISSAQUAH SALMON DAYS Oct 1-2 Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, Issaquah This year’s festivities promise to be the best ever with all your favorites, including the Grande Parade, delicious Foods of the World, creative and colorful arts and crafts, exciting live entertainment, and the central hub of family fun at the Field of Fun.
www.salmondays.org
WINGS & WHEELS FESTIVAL Sept 30-Oct 2 Eastmont Community Park, Wenatchee Family oriented festival commemorates Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon’s 1931 trans- Pacific flight from Misawa, Japan to what is now East Wenatchee. Festivities include a car show, motorcycle fest, carnival, free entertainment, free kids’ activities, food and craft fair, and more.
www.east-wenatchee.com
FRESH HOP ALE FESTIVAL Oct 1 Millenium Arts Plaza, Yakima Taste fresh hop ales from a dozen Northwest brewers which are juried by nationally recognized judges. Enjoy dancing, food, and music.
www.freshhopalefestival.com
OLD APPLE TREE FESTIVAL Oct 1 Fort Vancouver, Vancouver Come for Heritage Tree walks, Historic Clark County tours, Birds of Prey show, scavenger hunts along the waterfront trail, kids’ activities, and more and learn about environmental and historic preservation.
www.cityofvancouver.us
APPLE CIDER FESTIVAL Oct 8 Garden Treasures, Arlington Come see our old-fashioned, wooden cider press in action and join in the assembly-line fun! Sample fresh pressed cider made with apples and pears harvested from our organic orchard in Stanwood, WA. You can even bring your own
apples and press your own cider! Donations gladly accepted.
www.arlingtongardentreasures.com
RUN WILD Oct 8 Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville Choose from a 5k or 8k run or a 5k walk and explore Northwest Trek’s unique race setting, Saturday, October 8. Your registration fee helps support Northwest Trek programming and conservation efforts. Registration includes park admission and a race shirt.
www.nwtrek.org
OKTOBERFEST NORTHWEST Oct 7-9 Puyallup Fair & Events Center. Featuring authentic bands and dance troupes, great grub and grog, family fun, great German and Bavarian performance, traditional costumes and dances, Festhalle Biergarten games of skill (and luck!) and the introduction of Hammerschlagen to the Pacific Northwest.
www.oktoberfestnw.com
EVERETT SAUSAGE FEST Oct 7-9 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Everett Family-oriented weekend fair centered around a Bavarian theme, with food booths, a carnival, family entertainment and arts and crafts.
www.everettsausagefest.com
CRANBERRIAN FAIR Oct 8-9 Columbia Park Heritage Museum This is a unique opportunity to see what cranberries are all about. The Cranberrian Fair offers vendors for early Christmas shopping, many tasty treats featuring cranberries and a Cranberry harvest Hoedown Dinner and Dance. A bus tour takes you to the bogs, the Cranberry Museum and the Port of Ilwaco.
www.columbiapacificheritagemuseum.com
LEAVENWORTH OKTOBERFEST Sept 30-Oct 15 Celebrate in Leavenworth, the ideal setting for you and your family to enjoy the great tradition of Oktoberfest! Live music, German food and beer, Arts and Crafts, used Bavarian clothing sale, musical groups from Germany and the US and a traditional Oktoberfest Procession.
www.leavenworthoktoberfest.com
PENINSULA ARTS ASSOCIATION 40TH FALL ART SHOW Oct 7 World Kite Museum, Long Beach Over 50 artists compete in a judged art show plus Inspired Creations shopping experience. The timing of this show makes it a great way to kick off holiday gift shopping. Visitors to the show are invited to vote for the People’s Choice winner and original art is raffled to support PAA’s High School Graduate Scholarship. www.
beachartist.org
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