Special Events
Chinese New Year Celebrations, Jan/Feb, dragon parades and Chinese cultural events, International District (website: www.internationaldistrict.org) Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Feb, Washington State Convention Center Annual Oyster Olympics, Anthony’s Homeport on Shilshole Bay, last Tues in Mar, exhibits, all-you-can-eat, Celebrity Oyster Slurp and ‘Oystertainment.’ Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, Apr, Seattle Center Folklife Festival, May, Seattle Center (website: www.nwfolklife.org) Seattle International Film Festival, mid May-mid Jun, various venues (website: www.seattlefilm.com) Fremont Street Fair, Jun, Fremont neighbourhood Bite of Seattle, outdoor market with stalls featuring cuisine from the city’s top restaurants, Jul, Seattle Center (website: www.biteofseattle.com) Fourth of Jul-Ivar’s, 4 Jul, food, fun, fireworks and free live music, Myrtle Edwards Park, Seattle Waterfront Seattle Boat Show, Aug, Shilshole Bay Marina. Bumbershoot, Sep, arts, crafts fair and entertainment festival, Seattle Center (website: www.bumbershoot.org) Fremont Oktoberfest, more than 30 micro-breweries pouring handcrafted beers, music, streetfair, a children’s area and traditional German food, Sep, Fremont district, north Seattle (website: www.fremontoktoberfest.org) Washington Mutual Winterfest , end of Nov-Dec, entertainment, displays and holiday lights, Seattle Center Christmas Ship Festival, Dec, festively-lit boats, waterfront New Year’s Eve, 31 Dec, bottom of the Space Needle
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