A long-range calendar of festivals and fun beyond Seattle
Events beyond Seattle
Washington
Holiday Festival of the Arts, through Dec. 24, Bellingham. alliedarts.org.
Lake Chelan Winterfest, Jan. 16-25, Chelan. 509-682-3503 or lakechelanwinterfest.com.
Wenatchee Winter Wine Gala, Jan. 31, Wenatchee. wvmcc.org.
Red Wine & Chocolate, Feb. 14-16, Yakima. 509-965-5201 or wineyakimavalley.org.
Högloppet, Feb. 21, Leavenworth. 509-548-5477.
Wings Over Water Birding Festival, March 13-15, Blaine. wingsoverwaterbirdingfestival.com.
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, April 1-30, Mt. Vernon. 360-428-5959.
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Wenatchee Marathon, April 18, Wenatchee. 509-662-2066 or teddriven.com.
Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, April 24-May 3, Wenatchee. 509-662-3616 or appleblossom.org.
Tour De Bloom, May 2-3, Wenatchee. wenatcheevalleyvelo.org.
Bloomsday, May 3, Spokane. bloomsday.org.
Wenatchee Bluegrass Festival, June 19-21, Cashmere. 509-548-1230 or cashmerecoffeehouse.com.
Bluewaters Bluegrass Festival, Aug. 7-9, Medical Lake. bluewatersbluegrass.org.
Washington State Capitol Tours, daily, Olympia. 360-586-8687 or des.wa.gov.
Oregon
ZooLights, through Jan. 4, Portland. oregonzoo.org.
Christmas Fantasy Trail, through Dec. 30, Oregon City. fantasytrail.com.
Enterprise Winterfest Celebration, Dec. 12-13, Enterprise. 541-426-3229 or wallowacountychamber.com.
Frozen Trail Runfest, Dec. 13, Eugene. level32racing.com.
Oysterfest & Seafood Extravaganza, Jan. 17, Junction City. 541-998-2828 or pfeiffervineyards.com.
Yachats Agate Festival, Jan. 17-18, Yachats. 800-929-0477 or yachats.org.
South Coast Writers Conference, Feb. 13-14, Gold Beach. 800-525-2334 or socc.edu.
Oregon Asian Celebration, Feb. 14-15, Eugene. asiancelebration.org.
Newport Seafood & Wine Festival, Feb. 19-22, 541-265-8801 or seafoodandwine.com
Seaside Jazz Festival, Feb. 20-22, Seaside. 866-345-6257 or jazzseaside.com.
Cannon Beach Yoga Festival, March 6-8, Cannon Beach. 503-440-1649 or cannonbeachyogafestival.com.
South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival, March 13-15, North Bend. 541-267-7665 or clambakejazz.com.
Oregon Scottish Heritage Festival, April 11, Albany. oregonscottishsociety.com.
Idaho
McCall Winter Carnival, Jan. 30-Feb. 8, McCall. 208-634-7631 mccallchamber.org.
Fire and Ice Winter Fest, Feb. 7-8, Lava Hot Springs. fireice.lavahotsprings.org.
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Feb. 25-28, Moscow. 208-885-5900 or uidaho.edu/jazzfest.
Priest Lake Spring Festival, May 23-24, Coolin. 208-443-3201 or peckycox.com/springfestival.
Treefort Music Fest, March 25-29, Boise. treefortmusicfest.com.
Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, June 6, Firth. 208-346-6870 or mbbf.org.
Parma Old Fort Boise Days, June 10-14, Parma. oldfortboisedays.com.
BioBlitz Festival, June 13, Nampa. 208-467-9278 or fws.gov.
Emmett Cherry Festival, June 17-20, Emmett. emmettcherryfestival.com.
The Lavender Merchant Lavender Festival, July 11-12, Kuna. 208-922-4333 or thelavendermerchant.net.
Idaho International Summerfest, July 11-18, Rexburg. idahosummerfest.com.
Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour, July 12, Coeur d’Alene. 208-664-0987 or cdagardenclub.com.
Magic Valley Beer Festival, Aug. 1., Twin Falls. 208-410-1836 or magicvalleybeerfestival.com.
Blues, Brews & BBQ’s Festival, Aug. 1, Salmon. 208-756-2987 or salmonartscouncil.org.
Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival, Aug. 7-9, Ketchum. sunvalleycenter.org.
British Columbia
Whistler Pride and Ski Festival, Jan 24-31, Whistler. whistler.com.
Rossland Winter Carnival, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, Rossland. 250-362-5666 or rosslandwintercarnival.com.
Heritage Week, Feb. 16-22, Vancouver. 604-428-7243 or heritagebc.ca.
Galiano Literary Festival, Feb. 20-22, Galiano Island. 250-539-3340 or galianoliteraryfestival.com.
Pacific Rim Whale Festival, March 14-22, Tofino. 250-726-7798 or pacificrimwhalefestival.com.
World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 10-19, Whistler. 800-944-7853 or wssf.com.
Creston Valley Blossom Festival, May 15-18, Creston. 250-428-2214 or blossomfestival.ca.
Go Fest, May 15-18, Whistler. 800-944-7853 or greatoutdoorsfest.com.
Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival, May 16-17, May 16-17, Victoria. 250-598-0120 or victoriahighlandgames.com.
Lund Shellfish Festival, May 23-24, Lund. lundbc.ca.
City of Bhangra Festival, May 28-June 6, Vancouver. 604-825-0223 or vibc.org.
Tourist info
Washington, 800-544-1800 or experiencewa.com
Oregon, 800-547-7842 or traveloregon.com
Idaho, 800-847-4843 or visitidaho.org
B.C., 800-435-5622 or hellobc.com