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Major Events
The following are the city's main events.
See also the neighborhoods for more festivals and events.
AT&T
Family Fourth at Lake Union
July. Annual fireworks display.
Bite of
Seattle
Held at Seattle Center, downtown. A food carnival, aimed at bringing together the
variety of Seattle's culinary offerings.
Bumbershoot, September*
This Seattle Arts Festival takes place at Seattle Center over Labor Day
weekend. The multi-arts extravaganza features live music, dance, theater, film, visual
arts, comedy, literary arts, kids performance, street performance, Art Market,
International Bazaar and Taste of Seattle.
International Children's Theater Festival
Northwest
Bookfest
This free family event brings more than 250 nationally and regionally acclaimed writers to
Seattle to participate in more than 90 different literary programs. Presentations and
workshops; more than 200 bookstore, publisher and book-related booths; meet your favorite
authors.
Northwest
Folklife Festival, May
Celebrates the traditional arts in North America. Four days of world music and dance
performances from over100 countries, folklore exhibits, music workshops, crafts, and food.
An audience of nearly 200,000 attends the 1000 performances as held at the Seattle
Center.
Northwest Garden Show, February
Five acres of gardens created inside the Convention Center.
Seafair Festival,
2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98121. Hotline:
206-728-0123. July 6 - August 4, 2002.
Seattle's and the Puget Sound's annual premier community celebration dating from 1950.
This month-long celebration of summer features parades, art festivals, music
festivals, fun runs, and more. Main events include the Torchlight Parade, the U.S.
Navy Blue Angels air show, and the Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race.
Seattle
Boat Show, January
Over 1,500 exhibits.
Seattle International Film Festival,
May - June
Each year, the Festival presents over 170 feature films and 100 shorts to an audience of
more than 132,000 filmgoers. Schedule, ticket information, venue guide, discussions and
forums. (On the web site of Cinema Seattle presenters of the festival.)
Seattle
Shakespeare Festival (year round)
Summer Nights at
the Pier, June
Summer Nights at the Pier, sponsored by AT&T, offers a concert series featuring 20
nights of nationally recognized artists from a broad range of musical styles – from
rock to jazz to country to classical.
Womad
USA, July
Music and dance artists from all over the globe perform on stages and at
workshops spread out over 15 acres of Marymoor Park in Redmond,
Washington.
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 Rough
Guide Seattle
by Richie Unterberger
July 1998, mini edition, Paperback, 256
pages, (guidebook).
Less than six inches tall and four
inches wide, this guide packs in the major neighborhoods, from Lake
Washington to Capitol Hill to Downtown; listings of accommodations, cafes,
restaurants, and bars; sections on the performing arts, gay nightlife,
festivals, sports, and activities for kids, plus shops and galleries and
more.
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 Lonely
Planet Seattle
September 1998, Paperback, 222 pages, (guidebook)
Washington's largest city is made
accessible to travelers with such outdoor activities as skiing, kayaking, and
hiking, as well as full restaurant and nightlife recommendations.
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 The Pocket Guide
to Seattle and Surrounding Areas
by Duse McLean
June 1998, Paperback, 6th edition, (non-fiction)
Combines current information with historical events.
Extensive index, maps and line drawings. Great glossary of local terms.
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 Nature
Walks in & Around Seattle All-Season Exploring in Parks,
Forests, and Wetlands
by Cathy M. McDonald, Stephen Whitney (Contributor), James Hendrickson
(Photographer)
February 1998, Paperback,
208 pages, (guidebook)
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Seattle City
Walks Exploring Seattle Neighborhoods on Foot
by Laura Karlinsey and Sherri Schultz.
April 1999.
Sasquatch Books, 288 pages,
(guidebook). History, art, architecture and atmosphere, culture and
sub-culture for the visitor and local.
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Handbooks: Washington
by Don Pitcher
June 2002, 7th edition, Paperback,
1000 pages, (guidebook)
In-depth
coverage of the history, landscape, and changes in a state that has come of
age. Ranges from Olympic Peninsula's lush rainforests and long sandy
beaches, to glacier-clad Cascade summits, friendly eastern towns and
wineries, the tranquil Puget Sound, Seattle, and the San Juan Islands.
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 Touring
Seattle by Bicycle
by Peter Powers
December 1991, Paperback,
95 pages, (guidebook)
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Access
Seattle by Dana Dawson, David Dawson.
June 1999, 4th edition,
Paperback, 221 pages, (guidebook).
Arranged by neighborhood and featuring color-coded entries for
restaurants, hotels, and attractions keyed to easy-to-read maps, Access
guides are designed to help you explore a neighborhood or an entire city
in depth.
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