Seattle weekend information: Pride Parade, Seafair pirates, and summer season evening markets

The last weekend of June is right here as we’re firmly in prime time for summer season enjoyable!

Pride occasions

It’s the ultimate weekend of Pride month, and meaning among the greatest occasions of the month, together with PrideFest Capitol Hill, are right here. The occasion is on Saturday from 12 p.m. to eight p.m., taking up 5 blocks of the neighborhood and that includes a number of levels for stay leisure.

Sunday is the Pride Parade in downtown Seattle, beginning at 11 a.m. The route will run alongside 4th Avenue and finish close to the Seattle Center, the place one can find PrideFest, billed as the most important LGBTQ+ occasion within the Northwest. These occasions are free to attend.

Boardwalk celebration

The Fourth of July may be subsequent weekend, however that isn’t stopping anybody from celebrating somewhat early. The Bremerton Bridge Blast returns with greater than 90 distributors on the Bremerton Boardwalk, plus stay music offering the soundtrack for an superior day having fun with the views from the boardwalk. The boardwalk pageant is each Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to five p.m., however on Saturday evening, you’ll need to be sure to discover a great spot for what the occasion’s web site calls “the largest bridge fireworks show on the West Coast” at 10:15 p.m. This occasion is free to attend.

JBLM’s Freedom Fest

Joint Base Lewis-McChord can be internet hosting Freedom Fest on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. This all-day occasion may have carnival rides, meals vans and distributors, stay leisure, and alternatives to study extra concerning the base via shows and alternatives to fulfill members of the navy. The huge finale is the fireworks present, beginning at 10:15. Make certain to plan forward for any required ID and the crowds.

Seafair Pirates land at Alki Beach

Seafair Fun hits our shores this weekend, because the annual Seattle Seafair Pirates make their touchdown at Alki Beach Park on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., give or take a couple of half hour. Now, no want to fret about these swashbucklers, as after they make landfall, they are going to be offering leisure for you and the household and sharing their treasures as properly.

Greenwood is internet hosting the Greenwood Seafair Parade on Greenwood Avenue on Saturday. There can be loads of your parade favorites, and this can be a team-up with the Greenwood Car Show, so there ought to be loads of traditional vehicles on the route as properly! This occasion is free to attend, and if you wish to take part, they are going to provide a day of sign-ups for youths and fogeys.

Bellevue’s evening market

Main Street in Bellevue is closed to vehicles on Saturday for the Old Bellevue Summer Night Market. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, you’ll discover 20 native distributors, plus meals vans and native bites to get pleasure from. There may also be a beer backyard for these of age. The Old Bellevue Summer Night Market is free to attend.

If native meals is what you might be on the lookout for, the Washington State Fair Events Center is internet hosting the Taste Northwest, which runs Friday via the weekend. This occasion is free to attend and can characteristic greater than 150 distributors, 70 of whom will serve up tasty native bites, plus stay music and cooking demonstrations. There may also be a pickleball event and, for the primary time, a corgi race!

One word, parking shouldn’t be free, so ensure that to issue that into your plans. The Taste Northwest is in the present day via Sunday.

Logging competitors in Buckley

If you might be up for a drive and need to see one thing new, Buckley is internet hosting the Buckley Log Show, the place there can be a wide range of logging competitions, together with the well-known log roll, plus different enjoyable for you and the household. The Buckley Log Show is free to attend and begins Saturday at midday on the Buckley Log Show Grounds on River Avenue in Buckley.

How is it virtually July already? How are you gearing up for an extended vacation weekend subsequent weekend? Let me know at [email protected].