>> News - May 2012

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Homeowners unwittingly become landlords	Spring has sprung and Street Fairs are in Bloom

  Spring has sprung and Street Fairs are in bloom

June

• Fremont Fair / Solstice Parade-  
  (Naked cyclists; yes there is good and bad naked!  With a prohibition against motorized floats and advertising, this is by far the best parade in the city)
  Click her for a YouTube video of the parade (warning; opens with naked painted bike riders)
  June 16-17, 2012,
  West of Fremont Ave North on N 35th Street and North 34th Street/Canal Street. Solstice parade route: N 36th Street and Leary Way, ending at Gasworks park.
  
• Strawberry Festival In Bellevue
  • Eastside Heritage Center
• June 23rd 2012: Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon at SEAFAIR
• Seattle PrideFest -
  (during college in the 90’s my wife Kristin and I lived on Capitol Hill, the Pride Parade was one crazy wild parade, nothing like the sanitized version it has become today)
  June 24, 2012,
  Seattle Center
• Greenwood Car Show

July

• Jul 7 2012 Pirates Landing (Alki Beach)
• Walllingford SEAFAIR Kiddie Parade and Street Fair
  • Crafts, Food, Live Music, Inflatables, Pony Rides, Kids Activities and more from, 10am to 5pm
  • N. 45th at Wallingford
• July 14 2012 Milk Carton Derby (SW part of Green Lake)
• July 14-15 2012
  • Chinatown Summer Festival    -     YouTube Video
    (nothing like seeing the face of the kids as they see their first hanging Peking Duck)
    July 14-15, 2012,
    Hing Hay Park, S. King St. & Maynard Ave. S.  
    
• July 14-15 2012
  • Ballard Seafood Fest -
    (my first visit was with my sister, funny thing was that we had a hard time finding the seafood except for one salmon stand)
    July 14-15, 2012,
    2208 NW Market St
    
• July 20-22 2012
  • Bite of Seattle -
    (On my high horse I use to say, “I’m not going to spend too much money for too little food served on a paper plate”,  then I went and enjoyed.  Its much more that.)  
    July 20-22, 2012,
    Seattle Center
• July 22 2012
  • Triathlon (Seward Park)
• July 25 2012 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Greenwood SEAFAIR Parade (Greenwood)
    • Where: Greenwood Avenue from N. 95th to N. 85th then west to 6rd NW
      Who: We are the oldest neighborhood Seafair parade in the region with over 100 entrants including bands, drill teams, floats, pirates and more.
      Thousands of people line the route.
• July 27-29 2012
  • IKEA Renton River Days (Liberty Park and other Renton parks)
    • The 27th Annual Renton River Days will be a multi-day family festival and celebration of community pride.  It is a time to gather with family, friends, and neighbors and enjoy the amenities and activities.
• July 27-29 2012
  • Tour de Terrace (Mountlake Terrace)
    • Tour de Terrace is the Seafair-Sanctioned, summer festival for Mountlake Terrace & neighboring communities. Presented by the Nile Shrine Center, this festival was created in 1993 to generate community spirit and pride. We invite families, businesses and visitors to celebrate in this family oriented, fun-filled festival.
• July 27-29 2012
  • Silverdale Whaling Days (Silverdale)
    • Tour de Terrace is the Seafair-Sanctioned, summer festival for Mountlake Terrace & neighboring communities. Presented by the Nile Shrine Center, this festival was created in 1993 to generate community spirit and pride. We invite families, businesses and visitors to celebrate in this family oriented, fun-filled festival.
• July 29 2012
  • Pista Sa Nayon (Seward Park Amphitheater)
    • Pista is now the largest outdoor Filipino American event in the country. Catering to everyone from birth to community elders, it has become the essential family reunion on a wonderfully grand scale.
• July 28th 2012
  • Torchlight Run (begins and ends near Qwest Field on Occidental Avenue)
  • SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade (Downtown Center to Qwest Field)
  • SEAFAIR Torchlight Spectacular (Seattle Center)

August>

• Aug 1-5
  • SEAFAIR Fleet Arrival and Tours (Downtown Seattle Waterfront)
• Aug 3-5
  • Unlimited Hydroplane Race (Stan Sayres Memorial Park)
  • SEAFAIR Air Show - U.S. Navy Blue Angels (South Lake Washington)
• Aug 3-5
  • Unlimited Hydroplane Race (Stan Sayres Memorial Park)
• July 14-15 2012
  • Chinatown Summer Festival    -     YouTube Video
    (nothing like seeing the face of the kids as they see their first hanging Peking Duck)
    July 14-15, 2012,
    Hing Hay Park, S. King St. & Maynard Ave. S.  
    
• July 14-15 2012
  • Ballard Seafood Fest -
    (my first visit was with my sister, funny thing was that we had a hard time finding the seafood except for one salmon stand)
    July 14-15, 2012,
    2208 NW Market St
    
• July 20-22 2012
  • Bite of Seattle -
    (On my high horse I use to say, “I’m not going to spend too much money for too little food served on a paper plate”,  then I went and enjoyed.  Its much more that.)  
    July 20-22, 2012,
    Seattle Center
• July 22 2012
  • Triathlon (Seward Park)
• July 28th 2012
  • Torchlight Run (begins and ends near Qwest Field on Occidental Avenue)
  • SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade (Downtown Center to Qwest Field)
  • SEAFAIR Torchlight Spectacular (Seattle Center)

 

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