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Travel Seattle Visit Seattle Festivals Throughout The Year
eattle Area Festivals - If Lake Union Wooden Boat
you are the kind of person Festival - The Wooden Boat
who enjoys a wide array of Festival is an annual event
festivals, then Seattle is the celebrating one of the most
place for you. Whether you want favorite pastimes of Seattlites -
to celebrate the summer solstice Boating. The festival includes a
or Nordic Yulefest, there is sure regatta and people's choice
to be a Seattle Festival for you. awards. Location: Lake Union
July
Summer Festivals:
Summer Nights - Summer
June Nights at South Lake Union Park
is the relocated venue of Summer
Solstice Parade - The Nights at the Pier. The park
Solstice Parade is the official itself is 12 acres of waterfront
kick-off of the Fremont Fair. with amazing sunsets and views of
Over the past 20 years, the downtown Seattle. These outdoor
Fremont Arts Council has been a concerts are a great way to
non-profit organization celebrate summer. Location: South
celebrating art and creative Lake Union Park
expression. The Solstice parade
has become popular not only with Seafair - Seafair has been
the locals in Fremont, but with celebrated in Seattle for over 50
hundreds of people from Seattle years and has become part of the
and beyond. The parade celebrates fabric of Seattle life. Events
not only the beginning of summer, begin in July and continue
but a love of art and community. through August, including a milk
Location: Fremont carton derby, marathon,
triathlon, pirates landing, fleet
arrival, hydroplane racing, and Seattle Festivals. For over 30
air show. Most of the events years, Bumbershoot has been The
revolve around planes and boats - labor Day weekend host to cutting
two Seattle staples - hence the edge bands and artists. The
name, Seafair. Location: Lake Seattle Center becomes a meeting
Washington and throughout Seattle place for artists, locals, and
visitors. This four day festival
offers amazing music, art, and
August friends. Visit and you won't be
disappointed. Location: Seattle
Evergreen State Fair - Center
While not located in Seattle, the
Evergreen fair is close enough Salmon Homecoming
for a visit. There is all kind of Celebration - Beginning with
entertainment available at this a Native American canoe
fair - dancers, jugglers, animal celebration, the Salmon
shows, home ec contests, a rodeo, Homecoming is an ancient festival
carnival and more! There is which has been slightly modified
plenty to do for everyone, for modern times. Historically,
whether you enter yourself in a the local Native Americans would
contest, ride a roller coaster, celebrate the return of the
or watch the dancers do their salmon to their home and
thing. Location: Monroe celebrate another plentiful year.
Take some time to enjoy watching
Fall Festivals: the Native American basket
weaving, carving, canoeing, and a
September 1000 pound salmon bake. Location:
Piers 62/63
Bumbershoot - Bumbershoot
is the festival to end all November
Christmas Ship Festival -
Green Lake Frostbite For over 50 years, carolers on
Regatta - Green Lake is a boats have been singing to
popular destination year-round. Seattlites warming themselves
Surrounded by parks and walking around huge bonfires. The
paths, the lake is a great place decorated boats parade up and
for some outdoor exercise and down the Puget Sound, creating
fun. The Frostbite Regatta is one of the largest holiday
perhaps the last boating event of flotillas. Warm yourself around
the year at the Lake. Grab a the fire, and enjoy the carols.
scarf, some hot coffee, and enjoy Location: Puget Sound
watching the races! Location:
Green Lake February
Yulefest - Many people Chinese New Year -
don't realize that there is a Seattle's International District
significant Nordic population in is one of the most vibrant areas
Seattle, particularly in Ballard. of Seattle, offering all kinds of
This fact becomes evident culture and entertainment.
annually at Yulefest. Every year, Traditionally, this celebration
Yulefest is held at Nordic has been one of the most popular
Heritage Museum, celebrating events in Chinatowns across the
Scandinavian Holiday Celebrations country - Seattle is certainly no
including food, crafts, music, exception with its vibrant
and tradition. Location: Ballard parade. Location: International
District
Winter Festivals:
Spring Festivals:
December
March
seasonal changes. Check the
St. Patrick's Day Parade - weather before you go! Location:
The St. Patrick's Day Parade on Skagit, Washington
Bainbridge Island is one of the
many popular annual events. Take May
the ferry over to the island and
celebrate your Irish heritage - Seattle International Film
even if you're not Irish! Festival - This film festival
Location: Bainbridge Island is actually the largest film
festival in the United States.
April Running for three weeks, this
film festival offers options for
Skagit Valley Tulip everyone. Buy a pass and see as
Festival - Believe it or not many as possible, or simply try
, Washington is a larger producer out a few of the films. Location:
of tulips than the Netherlands. Throughout Seattle
This is celebrated every year at
the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Syttende Mai - This annual
Festival. Not far from Seattle, festival celebrates Norwegian
the beauty of Skagit's tulip Independence Day. Imagine July
fields will amaze you. The 4th with a Scandinavian flair.
festival runs the month of April, Location: Ballard
but the tulip blooms depend on
About the Author:
Michelle is a travel, art, and architecture buff who has recently moved to Seattle after living in Honolulu, Chicago, Gloucester Massachusetts, and Delft Netherlands. In between studying and working in design, she dreams travel and works to help others compare and select vacation options via the http://www.yourlifepassion.com website
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