Puget Sound Area Monthly Planner: August 2023

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SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL FEST
Seahawks Football Fest promises a mock game, in addition to live music and food trucks in the plaza, a post-practice autographed football toss from the players, and more at Lumen Field.  


WILDBITES
Taste delicious cuisine prepared by some of Seattle’s premiere celebrity chefs paired with beverages during WildBites, with access to animal exhibits at Woodland Park Zoo.  


GIGANTIC BICYCLE FESTIVAL
Gigantic Bicycle Festival has live music, hand-built bicycles, art, food, workshops, Friday night films, and Saturday rides (20 miles on roads and 60 miles on trails) at Centennial Fields Park.  


HIGHER TASTE BLUEBERRY FARM
Take a picnic and enjoy a scenic view on the water at the beautiful organic Higher Taste Blueberry Farm. Go check out this beautiful, 5-acre, organic blueberry farm, located on a natural spring-fed lake with 350 feet of waterfront! There are 2,100 bushes to pick from with 8 different varieties, and all sizes of berries! Plus, they’re now offering fresh eggs, raw organic honey, and a rent-a-chicken program!


KITE FESTIVAL
Watch professionals perform kite tricks, visit food trucks, and fly your own kite at the Kite Festival in the central meadow at Chambers Creek Regional Park.


BOEING CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT
Professional golfers compete for a $2 million purse in the Boeing Classic at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge.


PACIFIC NORTHWEST BLACK PRIDE
Attend workshops and receptions during Pacific Northwest Black Pride, including painting with wine, a dating game, a dinner, three parties, and a health and wellness festival. 


UPPER LEFT BEERFEST
Shop from food trucks, hear live music, and get 6 tasting tokens to sample from 25 breweries and cideries during Upper Left Beerfest on Wetmore Avenue in Everett.


GLASS FEST NORTHWEST
Glass Fest Northwest has live glass-making demonstrations, food vendors, music, and hands-on activities in the plaza plus free admission to the Museum of Glass.


BREW FIVE THREE
Enjoy beer & cider from dozens of craft brewers, a meal from local food trucks, and music from Northwest bands at Brew Five Three in Tacoma.


SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL
Watch the Seahawks play an exciting home game at Lumen Field.


SEATTLE MADE WEEK
Events during Seattle Made Week include a craft market, tours, talks about brewing & food manufacturing, and Taste of Seattle Made tasting party! 


CELEBRATE SHORELINE
Celebrate Shoreline promises two stages of live music, children’s theater, pony rides, hands-on activities, food vendors, and a beer garden at Cromwell Park.  


CHOMP! SUSTAINABLE FOOD FAIR
Focused on local farms, chefs, and restaurants, Chomp! has a farmer’s market, healthy food, ecological activities, recycled art, cooking demos, live music, a parading band, farm animals, tree climbing, and a beverage garden (beer, cider, wine) at Marymoor Park.


RIVER’S EDGE BREWFEST
The River’s Edge Brewfest includes live music, lawn games, a silent auction, food trucks, and 10 tickets to sample drinks from local craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries at Stocker Fields.


WASHINGTON STATE INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL
It’s free to watch kite fliers compete at the Washington State International Kite Festival (or fly your own) in Long Beach on the windy Pacific Coast.


EVERGREEN STATE FAIR
Meet farm animals, watch pigs race, eat fair food, see monster trucks, visit the carnival, and catch a show at the Evergreen State Fair, which is located at Evergreen State Fairgrounds.


ENUMCLAW PRO RODEO
Watch cowboys and cowgirls compete in bull riding, buckin’ broncs, and steer wrestling during Enumclaw Pro Rodeo at Enumclaw Expo Center.


WASHINGTON STATE GARLIC FEST
Washington State Garlic Fest has garlic cuisine, beer & wine, vendors, live music, chain-saw carving, kids’ activities, and a vampire market at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.  


WHEELS ON THE WATERFRONT
See classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles, with live music and food vendors during Wheels On The Waterfront at Boxcar Park.


HARVEST FESTIVAL
Harvest Festival features craft shops, archery and sword demonstrations, music & dance, and lunch at Camlann Medieval Village.


PRINCESS PICNIC
Your child can meet princesses Beauty and Jasmine, hear them sing and read stories, and eat a snack at Princess Picnic at Lake Wilderness Arboretum.  


POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+


THE DEEPEST BREATH
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all. (Netflix)


HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS
A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It’s supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother’s even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can’t imagine how it will be anything other than a disaster. (Netflix) 


THE JEWEL THIEF
This documentary will give an unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history. Two unlikely Winnipeg detectives track Blanchard across the globe as he perpetrates a series of increasingly elaborate heists in a quest for fame and notoriety through a life of crime. (Hulu)


NIGHT TRAIN
A single mom struggling to make ends meet as a Hollywood teamster evades capture by a ruthless FBI Agent while running black market medical supplies in her legendary souped-up pickup truck. (Hulu) 


AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. (Disney+)


MODERN FAMILY
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family. (Disney+)



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