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Address: Seattle Center • 305 Harrison, Seattle, WA 98109 Category: Fair / Festival - Theater Dates: May 12 - May 16, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This multi-day event is the largest family-oriented performing arts festival in the country. Over the course of its run, children and adults are exposed to theater traditions from around the world, including puppetry and native dance. Performances allow the imagination to run wild and also teach children about the...

Address: Pike Place Market • 1502 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: May 30 - May 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Ushering in summer, this festival invites visitors to make merry at Seattle's famous produce and fish market. Over the course of the event, you'll find blues and jazz music and tons of food in an open-air atmosphere. In addition, there are children's activities, coffee gardens, beer gardens, arts and crafts booths,...

Address: N Canal St & Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 Dates: June 20 - June 21, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

You'll be amazed and amused at what Seattle locals have dubbed the city's best annual street fair, held each year in Fremont (AKA "The Center of the Universe"). Along with the wackiness of the Solstice Parade (think body-painted bicyclists, outlandish floats and a continegent of funky entertainers), you'll find an...

Address: various venues, Seattle, WA Dates: June 27 - August 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

One of the city's oldest and longest-running festivals, Seafair began in 1950 as a tribute to Seattle's 100th anniversary. The schedule includes festivals and events throughout the Puget Sound area, over the course of about five weeks. Favorites include the Milk Carton Derby (a boat race with vessels crafted from milk...

Address: Marymoor Amphitheater • 6046 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond, WA 98052 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Alternative Rock Dates: June 27 - September 17, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

You might not think that an outdoor concert venue would have comfortable seating and great sightlines, but this one does. In addition to playing host all summer to a myriad of critically acclaimed artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, and Counting Crows, Marymoor Park has state-of-the-art technology,...

Address: 15670 NE 85th St, Redmond City Hall Campus, Redmond, WA 98052 Category: Fair / Festival - Other Dates: July 11, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Redmond is known as the \"Bicycle Capital of the Northwest,\" and for good reason since the city's passion for cycling dates back to the 1930s. This well-attended event began in 1939 and was founded as a high school fundraiser. Since then, North America's oldest annual bicycle derby has blossomed into a nationally...

Address: Mural Amphitheatre – Seattle Center • 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: September 5 - September 7, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

After the success of the 1962 World's Fair, the city considered creating another local event to draw crowds to the Northwest. The answer? Bumbershoot. Now celebrating nearly four decades of festivity, the non-stop arts event features a wide range of musicians, poets and artists on a multitude of stages. Festival-goers...

Address: various venues, Seattle, WA Category: Fair / Festival - Music Dates: October 17 - November 7, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

There are many reasons why this excellent festival has been around for decades, but its consistently interesting (and long) list of performers has a lot to do with Earshot's longevity. From classic styles to fresher, cutting-edge sounds, the festival showcases a wide range of jazz and its myriad offshoots. In addition...