Memorial Day Events

Memorial Weekend is almost here!  Hard to believe this unofficial start to summer is so close!  While making your weekend plans there area a few activities you may want to keep in mind: 

Folklife
Folklife offers a plethora of experiences packed into the 3-day weekend: music; food; crafts; people watching.  There’s something for everyone!  There are downloadable schedules on their site so you can (pretend to) plan your day.  I always find it’s best to just go with whatever catches my attention. 

NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2005
May 27-30, 11 am-11 pm
Seattle Center · Rain or Shine!
Free 

Pike Place Street Fair
Two days of crafts, food and entertainment in Pike Place Market.  Held on Sunday and Monday but don’t expect to see the normal vendors.  Sometimes they are open but mostly they take a well-deserved couple of days off. 

Pike Place Market Street Festival
Sunday – Monday, May 29 – 30, 11 am – 7 pm
between Virginia and Pike St., west of 1st Avenue
Free 

Chelan Valley Wine Tasting Festival
I’ve never been to this festival but it looks like a good reason to take a little drive east of the mountains! 

Wine Tasting and Festival
May 28th & 29th
Sat: Noon to 6:00pm, Sun: Noon to 5:00 pm
At the Lone Pine Fruit and Espresso Stand
23041 Hwy 97 Orondo, WA  

Memorial Weekend in the Wine Country (Willamette Valley)
Many of the Willamette Valley wineries will be open special hours or hosting special events over the weekend.  More than 100 wineries are open to the public from 11 AM to 5 PM all three days of the weekend. Many of these wineries are not open at any other time during the year. Festivities include tasting of new releases and older vintages, barrel tastings, specialty foods and sales of limited quantity wines. Some wineries have live music and some charge a tasting fee. Winemakers and owners will personally greet their guests.

For the full list of what is happening when, see the website.