Fairs & Festivals in the Pacific Northwest: Puget Sound Edition 2012

We’re back this year with a roundup of the best festivals & fairs around the Northwest. I’ve teamed up again with Angela from Frugal Living NW & Karrie from Happy Moneysaver to bring you a list of all the summer fairs & festivals for Washington & Oregon!

There are a number of 4th of July events happening in almost every community & I only listed a few of the larger events, so make sure to check with your own community to see what they have going on. You can also check out this comprehensive list of 4th of July events around the Puget Sound area.

If you see an event that I missed, leave a comment & I’ll add it to the post! Let us know what your favorites are, too, and what you like about them!

Here’s what you’ll find:

• Thrifty NW Mom – Festivals & Fairs around the Puget Sound area (from Whatcom County – Lewis County)
• Frugal Living NW – Festivals & Fairs  for southwest Washington & western Oregon
• Happy Moneysaver – Festivals & Fairs for central/eastern Washington and central/eastern Oregon

Don’t forget that you’ll find the best frugal family events & activities going on around the Northwest, as well as national events, each Friday morning! 

King County:

• Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival – June 30th- July 4th; Lake Union park; Free admission, free boat ride, food, music & more
• Fireworks at Emerald Downs – July 3rd; Auburn; Come for the day & enjoy the races (only adults will pay admission) or just come after the races to enjoy the fireworks for free. 
• Family 4th of July at Lake Union – Seattle; starts at noon with family activities, entertainment, & more. The fireworks show will be at 10pm
• Kent Cornucopia Days – July 12th – 15th; Street fair, Dragon Boat races, Farmers Market & more
• West Seattle SummerFest – July 13th – 15th; free 3 day street fair
• Redmond Derby Days – July 13th – 15th
• Chinatown International District DragonFest – July 14th & 15th; Seattle
• Bite of Seattle – July 20th – 22nd; Seattle Center
• Covington Days – July  20th – 22nd (doesn’t show ending date on website, but it was 3 days last year); Covington;
• Vashon Island Strawberry Festival – July 20th – 22nd
• White Center Jubilee Days – July 14th – 21st
• Enumclaw Street Fair – July  20th & 21st; street fair, entertainment, food, carnival
• Renton River Days – July 27th – 29th; Entertainment, Art show & art market, food, kids zone, quilt show & more
• Bellevue Festival of the Arts & Sixth Street Fair –   July 27th – 29th;  Bellevue; free admission, outdoor show
• Scottish Highland Games – July  27th – 29th; Enumclaw
• King County Fair –  August 2nd – 5th, Enumclaw
• Seafair – August 1st – 5th; Blue Angels performance on Fri, Sat & Sun; Airshow, Parade of Ships (Wed) & much more
• Lake City Pioneer Days – Saturday August 4th; parade, street fair, salmon bake & more
• Festival of Mt Si – August 10th – 12th; North Bend
• Auburn Good Ol’ Days – August 10th – 12th, Auburn
• Snoqualmie Railroad Days – August 17th – 19th; Snoqualmie
• Renton Art & Antique Walk – August 25th; Renton
• Bumbershoot – Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival – September 1st – 3rd; Seattle Center

Pierce County:

• Tacoma Freedom Fair – July 1st- Tacoma Narrows Airport – air show, car show & motorcycle show; 4th of July – Ruston Way – fireworks, air show, vendors, food, entertainment & more.
• Art on the Ave Street Festival– July 15th; Tacoma; artists’ booths, kids zone, entertainment, & more.
• Pacific Days – July 13th – 15th; kids parade Friday night; Grand parade Saturday & more
• Gig Harbor Summer Arts Festival – July 21st & 22nd
• Proctor Arts Fest – August 4th; Tacoma
• Renaissance Faire – August 4-5, 11-12,  18-19; Bonney Lake
• Pierce County Fair – August 9th – 12th; Graham
• Commencement Bay Maritime Fest – August 25th & 26th; Tacoma
• Puyallup Fair/Western Washington State Fair – September 7th – 23rd; Puyallup

Snohomish County:

• Mill Creek Festival – July 14th & 15th; kids corner, arts & crafts, entertainment
• Darrington Bluegrass Festival – July 20th – 22nd
• Kla Ha Ya Days – July 18th – 22nd; Snohomish; car show, carnival, parade
• Lake Stevens Aquafest – July 27th – 29th
• Stanwood- Camano Fair – August 3rd – 5th, Stanwood
• Marysville Homegrown Festival – August 10th – 12th
• Taste of Edmonds – August 10th – 12th
• Stillaguamish Festival of the River & Pow Wow – August 11th & 12th; Arlington (evening music show on Fri 8/10)
• Evergreen State Fair – August 23rd – September 3rd; Monroe

Skagit County:

• Skagit Valley Highland Games – July 14th & 15th; Mt Vernon
• Bite of Skagit – Saturday July 28th
• Anacortes Arts Festival – August 3rd – 5th
• Skagit County Fair – August 8th – 11th; Mt Vernon

Island County:

• Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival – August 11th & 12th
• Island County Fair – August 18th – 21st; Langley

San Juan County:

• San Juan Island Summer Arts Fair – July 21st & 22nd
• San Juan County Fair – August 15th – 18th; Friday Harbor

Whatcom County:

• Northwest Raspberry Festival – July 20th & 21st, Lynden
• Art 2 Jazz Street Fair & Jazz Festival – July 14th; Blaine
• Birch Bays Discovery Days – July 21st & 22nd; Birch Bay- parade, arts & crafts fair, food vendors & more
• Mt Baker Blues Festival – August 3rd – 5th Bellingham
• Northwest Washington Fair – August 13th – 18th; Lynden

Thurston County:

• Capitol Lake Fair – July  18th – 22nd; Olympia
• Thurston County Fair – August 1st – 5th; Lacey
• Sand in the City – August 24th – 26th; Olympia
• Olympia Harbor Days – August 31st – September 2nd

Lewis County:

• Southwest Washington Fair – August 14th – 19th; Chehalis
• Chehails Garlic Festival & Craft Show – August 24th – 26th

Kitsap County:

• Kitsap Arts & Crafts Festival –  July 27th – 29th, Kingston
• Kitsap County Fair & Stampede – August 22nd – 26th; Bremerton
• Bremerton Blackberry Festival – September 1st – 3rd

Grays Harbor County:

• Grays Harbor County Fair – August 8th – 12th; Elma

Mason County:

• Mason Area Fair & Rodeo – July 27th – 29th; Shelton

Jefferson County:

• Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival – July 29th- August 5th

Clallam County:

• Sequim Lavender Fair – July 20th – 22nd; Sequim; 7 lavender farms on tour & a street fair
• Arts in Action – July 20th – 22nd; Port Angeles
• Clallam County Fair – August 16th – 19th; Port Angeles

Pacific County:

• Washington State International Kite Festival – August 16th – 19th; Long Beach
• Pacific County Fair – August 22nd – 25th; Menlo

So, what’s on your list to check out this year! What are your favorite festivals around the Northwest? Let us know if we missed an awesome festival we should share!