June two thousand fifteen events around Seattle
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Here’s warm-weather joy around Western Washington in June 2015.
Bothell Farmers Market opening day
June Five Locally grown produce, crafts, noon-6 p.m. Fridays, Country Village, twenty three thousand seven hundred thirty two Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell (425-483-2250 or countryvillagebothell.com/).
Beacon Hill Festival
June 6 Local entertainment, food, carnival games, silent auction, bounce fucktoys, eleven a.m.-4 p.m., Jefferson Community Center, three thousand eight hundred one Beacon Ave. S., Seattle (206-684-7481).
Underneath the Streets Excellent Seattle Fire anniversary tours
June 6 Feast the 120th anniversary of the Good Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, which burned most of Seattle’s business district with tour of underground passageways, every half-hour ten a.m.-4 p.m., one hundred two Cherry St., Seattle; $Ten, reservation suggested (206-624-1237 or beneath-the-streets.com/FireSale).
Magnolia Farmers Market opening day
June 6 Local produce, ten a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, 33rd Avenue West and West McGraw Street, Seattle (seattlefarmersmarkets.org).
Des Moines Farmers Market opening day
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June 6 Fresh produce, ten a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Des Moines Marina, twenty two thousand three hundred seven Dock St., Des Moines (dmfm.org/DMFM/Home.html).
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festlval
June 6-7 Traditions and culture of the Philippines with costumes, music spectacles, children’s activities, craft exhibits, martial arts, ten a.m.-6 p.m., Seattle Center, Seattle (206-684-7200 or seattlecenter.com).
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June 6-28 Series of free band concerts on the lawn adjacent to Ballard’s Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, two p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, June 6-28, three thousand fifteen N.W. 54th St., Seattle; free (1.usa.gov/1kZMHcO).
Race for the Cure
June 7 Raising funds for the fight against breast cancer, women-only 5K run, coed 5K run/walk, one-mile walk, kids’ race, survivors’ parade, entertainment, seven a.m.-noon, Seattle Center, Seattle; $15-$55, fundraising encouraged (206-633-0303 or komenpugetsound.org/komen-race-for-the-cure).
Renton Farmers Market opening day
June 9 Local produce, “Taste of Renton,” 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Renton Downtown Piazza, South Third Street and Burnett Avenue South, Renton (rentonfarmersmarket.com).
Lake City Farmers Market opening day
June 11 Local produce, 3-7 p.m. Thursdays, Northeast 125th Street and 28th Avenue Northeast, Seattle (seattlefarmersmarkets.org).
Anglicon 2015: The Regeneration
June 12-14 Doctor Who and British-media convention, Hilton Sea-Tac Airport, seventeen thousand six hundred twenty Pacific Highway S., SeaTac; $35-$70 (Anglicon.com).
Maple Valley Days
June 12-14 Entertainment, kids’ activities, food vendors, carnival, arts festival, radio-controlled hydros, 3-8 p.m. June 12, noon-8 p.m. June 13, ten a.m.-5 p.m. June 14; parade, ten a.m. June 13; Maple Valley Street Rats Classic Car Demonstrate, eight a.m.-3 p.m. June 13, Lake Wilderness Park, twenty two thousand five hundred S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley (maplevalleydays.com).
Rock ’n’ Roll Seattle Marathon & Half-Marathon
June 13 Local bands perform at stages each mile of 26.Two mile, Trio.1 mile and 8K courses, post-race concert and finish line festival, eight a.m. Seattle Center, Seattle; $85-$150 (runrocknroll.competitor.com/seattle).
Georgetown Carnival: Art, Music & More
June 13 Carnival games, interactive art, music, sideshows, Power Contraption Races, noon-10 p.m., Georgetown historic-business district, Airport Way South, Seattle (georgetowncarnival.com).
Marysville Strawberry Festival
June 13-22 Kids’ Day, ten a.m.-4 p.m. June 13, Asbery Field; Berry Run, 8:30 a.m. June 14, Tulalip; carnival, June 18-21, Marysville Middle School; market, 2-9 p.m. June Nineteen, ten a.m.-7:30 p.m. June 20, ten a.m.-5 p.m. June 21, Asbery Field; car display, eight a.m.-3 p.m. June 20, Asbery Field; Kiddies Parade, six p.m., Grand Parade followed by fireworks, 7:45 p.m. June 20, downtown Marysville (360-659-7664 or maryfest.org/).
Seattle Hairy 5K
June 14 Dog-friendly race supports Seattle Animal Shelter, ten a.m., Seward Park, five thousand nine hundred two Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle; $30 (furry5k.com).
Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade
June 19-21 Community celebration of eclectic neighborhood, spectacles by local bands, arts and crafts vendors, food, beer garden, 6-11 p.m. June Nineteen; ten a.m.-11 p.m. June 20, eleven a.m.-6 p.m. June 21; Solstice Parade three p.m. June 20, Fremont neighborhood, Seattle (fremontfair.com).
Washington Brewers Festival
June 19-21 Sample beer from one hundred Washington breweries, cider, food, music, activities for all ages; ages twenty one and older only, four p.m. June Nineteen, $20-$25; all ages, eleven a.m. June 20-21, $25-$30, $Five/designated driver, ages twenty and junior free, Marymoor Park, six thousand forty six W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond (washingtonbeer.com).
Meeker Days Festival
June 19-21 Music on five stages, farmers market, food vendors, beer and wine gardens, arts and craft vendors, noon-9 p.m. June Nineteen, ten a.m.-9 p.m. June 20, ten a.m.-5 p.m. June 21, downtown Puyallup (253-840-2631 or puyallupmainstreet.com).
Morgan Junction Community Festival
June 20 Entertainment, pooch parade, vendors, Bite of Morgan, Ten:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Morgan Junction Park, six thousand four hundred one California Ave. S.W., Seattle (morganjunction.org).
Poets in the Park Poetry Festival
June 20 Celebrating local and regional poets and poetry, readings, workshops, vendors, installations, picnic-related activities, book fair, eleven a.m.-6 p.m., Anderson Park, seven thousand eight hundred two 168th Ave. N.E., Redmond (redmond.gov/poetlaureate).
Festival Sundiata Black Arts Fest
June 20-21 African-American heritage, music, food, drumming, dance workshops, noon-8 p.m. June 20, noon-6 p.m. June 21, Seattle Center, Seattle (206-684-7200 or seattlecenter.com).
Bell Street Pier Classic Weekend
June 20-21 Display of fifty classic wooden yachts, many open for boarding, ten a.m.-4 p.m., Bell Harbor Marina, two thousand two hundred three Alaskan Way, Seattle (classicyacht.org).
Burien Wild Strawberry Festival
June 20-21 Music, dance, B-boy Jam, vendors, food trucks, buskers, Saturday Touch a Truck, Sunday Father’s Day Car Display, kids activities, ten a.m.-6 p.m. June 20, eleven a.m.-4 p.m. June 21, Burien Town Square Park, 152nd Street Southwest and Fifth Avenue Southwest, Burien (206-988-3700 or wildstrawberryfestival.org).
“The American Soldier” Exhibit Opening
June 20-Sept. 6 Photographs capturing the essence of the American soldier in conflicts over the last one hundred fifty years, through Sept. 6, Washington State History Museum, one thousand nine hundred eleven Pacific Ave., Tacoma; $8-$11 (253-272-9747 or washingtonhistory.org).
Bicycle Sunday
June 21 Scenic boulevard for cyclists and walkers, closed to vehicle traffic, ten a.m.-6 p.m. June 21; Lake Washington Boulevard from Climb on Baker Beach to Seward Park, Seattle (seattle.gov/parks/bicyclesunday).
Make Music Seattle
June 21 Part of worldwide solstice music celebration, live spectacles for all ages at many venues and public spaces, ten a.m.-10 p.m., including local bands on the hour at Seattle Center, buskers in downtown Seattle (makemusicseattle.com).
MarketFront groundbreaking ceremony
June 24 Celebration of future waterfront-facing expansion of the Pike Place Market, one p.m., parking lot at one thousand five hundred one Western Ave., Seattle (pikeup.org).
Taste of Tacoma
June 26-28 Restaurant and food vendors, entertainment stages, beer and wine gardens, carnival, arts, crafts and commercial vendors, picnic areas, eleven a.m.-9 p.m. June 26-27, eleven a.m.-6 p.m. June 28, Point Defiance Park, five thousand four hundred N. Pearl St., Tacoma (425-295-3262 or tasteoftacoma.com/).
Greenwood Car Display
June 27 Hundreds of classic and custom-built cars, car-related vendors, food stands, eight a.m.-4 p.m., Greenwood Avenue North from North 68th Street to North 90th Street, Seattle (greenwoodcarshow.com).
Seafair Pirates Landing
June 27 Food and merchandise vendors, entertainment, inflatable rails, nine a.m.-3 p.m.; festival pirates land on the beach sometime inbetween 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Alki Beach Park, one thousand seven hundred two Alki Ave. S.W., Seattle (seafairpirates.org).
United Way All-Star Softball Classic for Youth
June 27 Mariners Hall of Famers Jay Buhner and Dan Wilson lead all-star teams, proceeds benefit United Way youth programs, three p.m. Safeco Field, one thousand two hundred fifty Very first Ave., Seattle; $15-$150, ages fourteen and junior free (ticketmaster.com/event/0F004E4DE08945E0).
Seattle PrideFest and Pride Parade
June 27-28 Family Day activities for kids, teenagers, youthfull adults, noon-5 p.m.; family-friendly games, entertainment, 1-4 p.m.; events for youth, 4-7 p.m. June 27, Cal Anderson Park, one thousand six hundred thirty five 11th Ave, Seattle; street festival with vendors, DJs, food trucks, beer garden, one p.m.-dusk June 27, Capitol Hill; Pride Parade, eleven a.m. June 28, Fourth Avenue from Union Street to Denny Way, downtown Seattle; PrideFest vendors, entertainment, June 28, Seattle Center (seattlepridefest.org).
Bellevue Strawberry Festival
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June 27-28 Entertainment, Eastside Heritage Center mini-museum, carnival games, strawberry shortcake-eating contest, strawberry sale, pony rails, vendors, ten a.m.-8 p.m. June 27, ten a.m.-6 p.m. June 28, Crossroads Park, sixteen thousand N.E. 10th St., Bellevue (bellevuestrawberryfestival.org).
Shoreline Arts Festival
June 27-28 Arts exhibits and Marketplace, cultural rooms, hands-on art, Food Court, music and dance on three stages, ten a.m.-6 p.m. June 27, ten a.m. Five p.m. June 28, Shoreline Center, eighteen thousand five hundred sixty Very first Ave. N.E., Shoreline (206-417-4645 or shorelinearts.net/shoreline-arts-festival/).
Midsomer Festival
June 27-28 Games, craft demonstrations, minstrels, knightly combat in an English village in the year 1376, noon-5 p.m., Camlann Medieval Village, ten thousand three hundred twenty Kelly Road N.E., Carnation; $6-$Ten (camlann.org).
Skandia Midsommarfest
June 28 Swedish celebration of summer solstice, raising of garlanded Midsommar pole, dance around the pole, costumed musicians and dancers, food, crafts, with traditions from all Nordic and Baltic countries, eleven a.m.-6 p.m., St. Edward State Park, fourteen thousand four hundred forty five Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore (425-954-5262 or skandia-folkdance.org).
Bicycle Sunday
June 28 Scenic boulevard for cyclists and walkers, closed to vehicle traffic, ten a.m.-6 p.m. June 28; Lake Washington Boulevard from Climb on Baker Beach to Seward Park, Seattle (seattle.gov/parks/bicyclesunday).
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