2019 Northwest Festivals Brought to you by the Yakima Folklife Association 2019-03-01 March 2019 1-2 Poverty Bay Wine Fest, Des Moines WA. http://www.drinktomusic.org/ 1-3 Winthrop Balloon Festival, Winthrop WA http://www.winthropwashington.com/event/winthrop-balloon-festival 1-31 Portland Dining Month, Portland OR www.travelportland.com 2 SheBrew Brewfest, Portland OR www.travelportland.com 2 Washington Beer Open House, various breweries http://www.washingtonbeer.com/washington-craft-beer/washington-beer-open-house.php 2-3 Beachcombers Fun Fair, Ocean Shores WA http://www.tourismoceanshores.com/PageID/6/default.aspx 2-3 Penn Cove Musselfest, Coupeville WA http://www.thepenncovemusselfestival.com 7-10 Savor Cannon Beach Wine & Culinary Festival, Cannon Beach OR www.savorcannonbeach.com 7-21 Portland Film Festivals, Portland OR www.travelportland.com 8-10 Walla Walla & Guitar Festival, Wall Walla WA. https://www.facebook.com/events/871217696410048/ 9 PNW Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Capella Festival, Olympia WA www.mce.org 9-10 Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show, Seattle WA www.seattledogshow.org 14-17 Kamloops Cowboy Festival, Kamloops BC www.bcchs.com 15 Blue Mountain Brix & Brew Festival, Dayton WA https://www.historicdayton.com/chamber-events/2018/3/16/blue-mountain-brix-brew 15-17 Inland Northwest Motorcycle Show, Spokane WA www.spokanemotorcycleshow.com 15-17 Quilters Anonymous Annual Quilt Show, Monroe WA http://www.quiltersanonymous.org/index.php/Quilt-Show.html 15-17 Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival, Blaine WA http://www.wingsoverwaterbirdingfestival.com 16 St. Paddy Day Half K, Ellensburg WA https://www.facebook.com/events/1226430734148706/1291872080937904/?notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity& notif_id=1550090702415625 16-17 Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Show, Puyallup WA www.dolls4all.com 16-17 Daffodil Drive Festival, Junction City OR https://www.facebook.com/daffodildrivefestival/ 16-17 Irish Festival, Seattle WA http://www.seattlecenter.com/festal/detail.aspx?id=3 16-17 Oregon Cheese Festival, Central Point OR https://www.oregoncheesefestival.com/ 16-17 Razor Clam Festival & Seafood Extravaganza, Ocean Shores WA http://www.tourismoceanshores.com/PageID/6/default.aspx 20-24 Treefort Music Festival, Boise ID http://www.treefortmusicfest.com 22-24 Coastal Celtic Music Festival, Long Beach WA https://www.facebook.com/events/216777999237130/ 22-24 Sandhill Crane Festival, Othello WA http://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org 23 Washington Cask Beer Festival, Seattle, WA http://www.washingtonbrewersguild.org/festivals/# 23-31 Spring Whale Watching, Oregon Coast www.whalespoken.org 24 Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures, Seattle WA http://www.seattlecenter.com/festal/detail.aspx?id=11 28-31 Taste Washington, Seattle WA https://tastewashington.org/ 29-31 Coeur d'Alene Blues Festival, Coeur d’Alene, ID https://www.cdaresort.com/discover/activities/events 29-31 Gem Faire, Puyallup WA www.gemfaire.com 30-31 Vegfest< Seattle WA www.seattlevegfest.org March - April 2019 Mar. 14-Apr. 7 Moisture Festival, Seattle WA https://www.facebook.com/events/370299317137129/?notif_t=events_recurring&notif_id=1549602269643916 Mar. 23-31 & Apr. 6-7 Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Seattle WA www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org March - May 2019 Mar. 23-May 6 Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, Portland OR www.travelportland.com April 2019 1-30 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Skagit Valley WA http://www.tulipfestival.org 2-7 Shen Yun, Seattle WA www.shenyun.com 4-27 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Vancouver BC www.vcbf.ca 5-7 Snowbombing Canada, Sun Peaks BC www.snowbombingcanada.com 6 Cider Rite of Spring, Portland OR http://www.nwcider.com/cider-events/2019/4/6/cider-rite-of-spring-2019 9-10 Shen Yun, Spokane WA www.shenyun.com 11-14 Washington State Spring Fair, Puyallup WA http://www.thefair.com/spring-fair 12-14 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest, Sequim WA http://www.olympicbirdfest.org 13 Leavenworth Ale Festival, Leavenworth WA https://leavenworth.org/event/leavenworth-ale-fest-2/ 13-14 Best of the Northwest Art and Fine Craft Show, Seattle WA https://nwartalliance.org/event/best-of-the-northwest-art-and-fine-craft-show-spring-2019/ 19-20 Seattle Scotch and Beer Festival, Seattle WA http://scotchbeerfest.com/ 19-21 Salmon River Jet Boach Races, www.rigginsidaho.com 20 Beach Clean-Up Day, Long Beach Peninsula WA www.ourbeach.org 20 Grey Skies Blues Festival, Tacoma WA https://www.facebook.com/events/246330392952418/ 20 Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest, Hood River OR www.hoodriver.org http://hoodriver.org/cider-fest/ 20 Long Beach Razor Clam Festival, Long Beach Peninsula WA www.longbeachrazorclamfestival.com 20 World Rhythm Festival, Seattle Center-Seattle WA http://www.swps.org/ 22-28 Get Lit! Festival, Spokane WA http://www.getlitfestival.org 25-28 Holland Happening: An International Festival, Oak Harbor WA www.oakharborchamber.com 26-27 Procession of the Species Celebration, Olympia WA http://www.procession.org 26-28 Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival, Astoria OR http://astoriacrabfest.com/ 26-28 Birding & Blues Festival, Pacific City OR http://www.birdingandblues.org 26-28 Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, Seattle WA www.cherryblossomfest.org 26-28 Spring Barrel Tasting, Yakima Valley WA https://wineyakimavalley.org/events-item/13133/ 27 Tour De Lopez Bicycle Rally, Lopez WA http://lopezisland.com/events/16th-annual-tour-de-lopez/ 27 Tri-Cities Craft Beer Festival, Kennewick WA http://washingtonbeer.com/festivals/tri-cities-craft-beer-festival.php 27-28 Tacoma Guitar Festival, Tacoma WA http://www.tacomaguitarfestival.com/ 28 Dirty Dan Harris Festival, Bellingham WA https://hfa.fairhaven.com/ https://www.fairhaven.com/event/annual-dirty-dan-harris-festival/ 28 Old Steel Car Show, Union Gap WA http://centralwaagmuseum.org/old-steel-car-show-union-gap.asp * Dragon Boat Festival, Olympia WA – CANCELLED 2018 April – May 2019 Apr. 25-May 5 Apple Blossom Festival, Wenatchee WA http://www.appleblossom.org/ Apr. 20-May 12 Lilac Days, Woodland WA www.lilacgardens.com Apr. 26-May 5 B.C. Cider Week, British Columbia www.nwcider.com May 2019 1-11 Uno Fest, Victoria BC http://www.intrepidtheatre.com 1-31 “History Lives Here” National Historic Preservation Month, San Juan Islands WA http://www.visitsanjuans.com/history-lives-here 3-5 Gorge Artists Open Studios, Columbia River Gorge www.gorgeartists.org 3-5 Spring Release Weekend, Walla Walla WA http://www.wallawallawine.com/spring-release-weekend/ 4 Seattle Bacon & Beer Classic, Seattle WA www.baconandbeerclassic.com 4-5 Loyalty Days, Long Beach WA http://loyaltydayslongbeach.com/ 4-5 Moscow Renaissance Fair, Moscow ID http://www.moscowrenfair.org 5 Lilac Bloomsday Run, Spokane WA http://www.bloomsdayrun.org 9-12 Redwood Coast Music Festival, Eureka CA http://www.rcmfest.org/ 10-11 Manson Apple Blossom Festival, Manson WA http://www.mansonappleblossom.com 10-12 ‘49er Days, Winthrop WA http://www.winthropwashington.com/event/49er-days 10-12 La Conner Guitar Festival, La Conner WA http://laconnerguitarfestival.com/ 11 Asparagus Fest & Brews, Pasco WA https://www.facebook.com/events/412915242782015/ 16-18 Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, Everett WA http://www.thefishermansvillage.com/ 16-18 McMenamins UFO Festival, McMinnville OR http://www.ufofest.com 16-19 Sunbanks Blues Festival, Electric City WA. http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/ 17 Syttende Mai, Ballard WA http://www.17thofmay.org 17-19 Bluegrass from the Forest Festival, Shelton WA http://bluegrassfromtheforest.com/ 17-19 Spring Barter Faire, Tonasket WA http://www.okanoganfamilyfaire.net/ 17-19 Viking Fest, Poulsbo WA http://www.vikingfest.org/ 17-20 Go Fest, Whistler BC http://www.greatoutdoorsfest.com 18 Roots & Vines Festival, Yakima WA http://rootsandvinesfest.com/ 18 Spokane Brewers Festival, Spokane WA http://www.spokanebrewfest.com/ 18-19 Savor Spring, Langley & Greenbank, Whidbey Island WA http://www.whidbeyislandvintners.org 18-19 Spring Barrel Tasting, Lake Chelan WA http://lakechelanwinevalley.com/spring-barrel-tasting/ 18-19 University Street Fair, Seattle WA. http://udistrictstreetfair.org/ 24-26 Ocean Shores Expo, Ocean Shores WA http://www.tourismoceanshores.com/PageID/6/default.aspx 24-27 Juan de Fuca Festival, Port Angeles WA. http://jffa.org/festival-2014-2/ 24-27 Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle WA http://www.nwfolklife.org/ 24-27 Packwood Flea Market, Packwood WA https://www.facebook.com/events/367643730687747/ 25-26 Hood Canal Shrimp Fest, Brinnon WA http://www.brinnonshrimpfest.org/ * Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Portland OR - CANCELLED 2018 * Play the Gap, Union Gap WA – CANCELLED 2018 * Sasquatch! The Gorge, Quincy WA – CANCELLED 2019 * Untapped Blues & Brews, Kennewick WA – CANCELLED 2017 – Back as ReTapped Music Festival 2018 May-June 2019 May 29-June 2 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival, Bellevue WA https://www.bellevuedowntown.com/events/jazz-and-blues-festival May 31-June 2 Goldendale Pickers Festival, Goldendale WA https://www.facebook.com/Goldendale-Pickers-Festival-1588542801389249/ May 31-June 9 Vancouver Craft Beer Week, Vancouver BC http://www.vancouvercraftbeerweek.com June 2019 1 Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show, Ocean Shores WA http://traveloceanshores.com/event/wearable-art-show/ 1-2 Anacortes Waterfront Festival, Anacortes WA http://anacortes.org/waterfront-festival/ 1-2 Maritime Gig Festival, Gig Harbor WA https://www.gigharborchamber.net/maritime-gig-festival 6-9 Vashon Sheepdog Classic, Vashon Island WA http://www.vashonsheepdogclassic.com 7-9 Alder