Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay More than 100 artists from the U.S. and Canada will be at the 2021 Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday-Monday, September 4-6, in Portland. Browse original art, talk to the artists, watch demonstrations, and enjoy live music. Art Fair Source Book has named Art in the … Continue reading 2021 Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Labor Day weekend in Portland
Photo courtesy Water Lantern Festival Share your message of hope, love, happiness, healing, peace, remembrance, or dreams at the annual Water Lantern Festival. When you arrive, you'll decorate your lantern with your messages. At dusk, everyone launches their lanterns in the water, and they shine brightly and reflect in the water as darkness falls. The … Continue reading Share uplifting messages at the 2021 Water Lantern Festival
Photo by Cheryl Landes Come to Pioneer Courthouse Square on Saturday, August 7, to enjoy music and art, along with delicious Asian food, at the Chinese Festival. It starts at noon and ends at 7 p.m. The event is free. Pioneer Courthouse Square is located at 701 SW 6th Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Humpty Dumpty at the Enchanted Forest near Salem, Oregon (photo credit: Enchanted Forest) Enchanted Forest is 50 years old, and it's celebrating its anniversary on Sunday, August 8, at Western Town in the park. The celebration kicks off at 12:45 p.m. with founder Robert Tofte and his family. Special question and answer sessions are scheduled … Continue reading Enchanted Forest celebrates its 50th anniversary on August 8
Bratwurst, one of many highlights of the annual Ridgefield Sausage Festival in Ridgefield, Washington (photo by RitaE from Pixabay) Hungry for some delicious brats? Come to the annual Ridgefield Sausage Festival on Friday and Saturday, August 13-14, to enjoy a variety made exclusively for the festival by Zenner's Sausage Company. This family-friendly event has a … Continue reading Ridgefield Sausage Festival 2021 on August 13-14
Image by Victoria Borodinova from Pixabay Head on down to Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Saturday, July 31, for all things mermaid. Check out the interactive mermaid booth, educational booths, a live mermaid tank exhibit, music, art, and a parade. The festivities start at 11 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. between the Morrison Bridge … Continue reading Portlandia Mermaid Parade & Festival July 31
Image by Lisa Johnson from Pixabay Kellie Pickler emcees the WE Fest on Thursday-Saturday, August 5-7, at Soo Pass Ranch. Twenty bands and artists are on the lineup, including the Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, and Dierks Bentley. The WE Fest has been one of the top country music festivals in the nation since it … Continue reading WE Fest returns to Soo Pass Ranch August 5-7
Photo by Cheryl Landes The 87th annual Omak Stampede is a weekend full of western entertainment. The rodeo competitions include bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, bareback riding, barrel racing, team roping, and tie-down riding. Also enjoy carnival rides, a Western and Native art show, rodeo dances, Native American dances, and shopping. Two of … Continue reading The Omak Stampede is back on the second weekend in August
Join Tacoma Arts Live with some of the top local breweries and cideries for the second pandemic edition of Brew Five Three To Go this year. Choose your favorite tasting kit, pick it up, and enjoy at a special Zoom event. Each kit contains a variety of canned and bottled beers and ciders, a pint … Continue reading Second virtual Brew Five Three of 2021 set for August 6-7
Image by Kriss Chen from Pixabay The Washington County Fair is back after a year's pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. Enjoy the carnival rides, tasty food, and entertainment ranging from live music to ventroquilists. The fair started today, July 23, and ends on Sunday, August 1. The fair is located at the Westside Commons, … Continue reading Washington County Fair July 23-August 1 in Hillsboro, Oregon
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