Summer fun and festivals galore

Welcome to your Puget Sound summer. And we mean it, if weather forecasters know what they're talking about as they look toward this weekend. Your Seattle Times Summer Guide staff arranged this specially — skipping straight from drizzly and cool (remember Tuesday?) to blazing hot (get ready for Saturday).

So soak in a Jacuzzi full of sunscreen and then head for the U District street fair this weekend. Or head out to Westport for the big surfing contest. Or wander down to Golden Gardens to watch more than 200 sailboats as a national sailing regatta comes to town. See our related links for monthly calendars of your favorite festivals and events, lists worth saving all summer long.