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Seafair ( & 206/728-0123; www.
seafair.com), Seattle. This is the
biggest Seattle event of the year,
with daily festivities—parades,
hydroplane boat races, an air show
with the navy's Blue Angels, a
Torchlight Parade, ethnic festivals,
sporting events, and open house on
naval ships. Events take place all
over Seattle. Early July to early
August.
Pilchuck Open House, Stanwood.
The Pilchuck Glass School, founded
by internationally renowned glass
artist Dale Chihuly, is located in the
foothills of the Cascade Mountains
50 miles north of Seattle. The school
opens its doors once a year for
visitors and reservations are neces-
sary ( &
Center and other venues. You'll find
plenty of arts and crafts on display
too. Labor Day weekend.
Ellensburg Rodeo ( & 800/637-
2444 or 509/962-7831; www.
ellensburgrodeo.com), Ellensburg.
The state's biggest rodeo, with a car-
nival and both country music and
rock bands. Labor Day weekend.
Wooden Boat Festival ( & 360/
385-3628; www.woodenboat.org),
Port Townsend. Historic boats
on display, demonstrations. Early
September.
Western Washington Fair
( & 253/841-5045; www.thefair.
com), Puyallup. One of the 10
largest fairs in the nation. Third
week in September.
October
Salmon Days Festival ( & 425/
392-0661 ), Issaquah. This festival
celebrates the annual return of
salmon that spawn within the city
limits. First full weekend in October.
Kinetic Sculpture Race ( & 888/
365-6978; www.ptguide.com), Port
Townsend. The two rules of this
race are (1) the vehicle must be peo-
ple-powered; and (2) the wackier
the contraption the better. First
Sunday in October.
Oktoberfest ( & 509/548-5807;
www.leavenworth.org), Leaven-
worth. A traditional Oktoberfest in
this Bavarian town comes complete
with kegs of beer shipped in from
Munich and traditional German
dancing. First and second weekend
in October.
Cranberrian Fair ( & 800/451-
2542 or 360/642-3446), Ilwaco,
Long Beach Peninsula. Cranberry
bog tours, cranberry products, arts
and crafts. Mid-October.
November
Thanksgiving in the Wine Coun-
try ( & 800/258-7270; www.yakima
valleywine.com), Yakima Valley.
206/621-8422, ext. 50).
Late July.
August
Chief Seattle Days ( & 360/598-
3311 ), at Suquamish tribal head-
quarters. Celebration of Northwest
Native American culture across
Puget Sound from Seattle. Third
weekend in August.
Washington State International
Kite Festival ( & 800/451-2542;
www.kitefestival.com), Long Beach.
World-class kite flying competition.
Third week in August.
Makah Days ( & 360/645-2201;
www.makah.com), Neah Bay.
Canoe races, Native American arts,
and salmon bake presented by the
Makah tribe in the Northwest cor-
ner of the Olympic Peninsula. End
of August.
September
Bumbershoot, the Seattle Arts
Festival ( & 206/281-7788; www.
bumbershoot.org). Seattle's second-
most popular festival derives its
peculiar name from a British term
for an umbrella—an obvious refer-
ence to the rainy weather. Lots of
rock music and other events pack
Seattle's youthful set into Seattle
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