LAVENDER FESTIVAL
Sequim Lavender Festival offers farm visits that may have a fee, a farmer’s market at the Civic Center, a dance (7 p.m. Sat.), and a free street fair with live music, a beer garden, and 150 food & craft vendors at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N Blake Ave. in Sequim.
WEST SEATTLE FESTIVAL
West Seattle Grand Parade has pirates, clowns, marching bands, drill teams, floats, and pageantry heading south on California Avenue SW (from Lander Street to Edmunds Street). You’ll see runners in the Float Dodger 5K just before the parade. Afterwards, consider going to Alki Art Fair.
BURIEN BLOCK PARTY
Olde Burien Block Party features food vendors, a beer garden, a cookie-eating contest (2 p.m.), a bounce house (until 5 p.m.), and live music (5 to 10 p.m.) at SW 152nd St. & 9th Ave. SW in Burien.
TACOMA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC
Walk around central Tacoma to see live music at more than 50 homes each day during Tacoma Porchfest. We recommend bringing a portable chair.
OLYMPIA SUMMER FESTIVAL
Capital Lakefair at Capital Lake includes carnival rides, food booths, vendors, entertainment, a car show (Fri. evening), a parade (Sat. 5 p.m.), and fireworks (Sun. 10:15 p.m.) at Heritage Park, 5th Ave. SW in Olympia. Schedule.
RENAISSANCE FAIR
Mingle with medieval knights, jesters, and peasants at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire, with entertainment, craft & food vendors, and alehouses for adults at Meadow Wood Equestrian Center, 18601 Sky Meadows Lane in Snohomish. No pets. Evening events go until midnight on Fri. & Sat.
JAPANESE FESTIVAL
Honor ancestors at Bon Odori Festival with folk dancing (4 p.m.), Taiko drums, a beer garden, a thrift store, and Japanese food & crafts at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1427 South Main St. in Seattle.
CHINATOWN PARADE
Chinatown Seafair Parade features lion and dragon dances, martial arts, and the Chinese Girls Drill Team in the international district, passing by Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave. S in Seattle.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
CID Celebration promises “a day full of multicultural entertainment, activities for kids and family, raffles, games, and more” with music, a car show, and food trucks surrounding Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave. S in Seattle.
INDIAN POWWOW
Seafair Indian Days Powwow includes competitive dancing, drumming, native dress, native art for sale, and food booths outdoors in Discovery Park at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way in Seattle. No pets. Frequently asked questions.
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ELLE
Follow Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film. (Prime)
BLUEY COMPILATIONS
In this series of compilations, Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun. (Disney+)
SILO
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. (Apple TV)
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