Watch 8 pound pumpkins hurled over 1866 feet!! The machine takes six men, eight hours to assemble for the Saturday event.
(Image courtesy: FrenchKheldar. Used by creative commons)
October and the Snohomish Festival of Pumpkins are the perfect time to enjoy the beauty of the Snohomish County countryside and the bounty from the local farms. Search for the perfect pumpkin, enjoy an “a-maze-ing” experience in one of the local cornfields, see farm animals, and delight in a variety of activities for kids of all ages.
If you do get your pumpkin this weekend, here’s a tip to keep your jack-o-lantern fresh!
Pumpkins shrink because they loose their moisture so soak your carved pumpkin in a tub of water overnight and then rub inside and carvings with petroleum jelly. Also don’t get a pumpkin with a dry stem. That means it’s already getting old.
When: Saturday 10a – 4p
Where: Bartelheimer Farm
(10010 115th St SE, just east of Snohomish)
Price: Adults $5 Kids 10 and under $2
More info HERE
2. Tacoma Craft Beer Festival [Age: 21+]
This festival is INSIDE, with an outdoor esplanade to gather, eat, and drink.
42 Breweries that will be participating in this years Tacoma Craft Beer Festival!
Plus live music and great food!!
When: Saturday noon – 9p
Where: Foss Waterway Seaport Tacoma
Price: 21+ $20.00
Admission gains you entry, 14 oz. souvenir logo tasting mug, and 5 taste tokens. Each token is good for one 4 oz. pour. You can also fill your mug for 3 tokens. Additional tokens are available for $1.50/each.
More info HERE
3. 2009 Issaquah Salmon Festival
Issaquah Salmon Days celebrates 40 years of Great Returns. As the salmon are returning to our lakes, streams and the downtown hatchery, witness their valiant journey up the Issaquah Creek.
This year’s festivities promise to be the best ever with all your favorites…the Grande Parade, delicious Foods of the World, creative and colorful arts and crafts, exciting live entertainment, and our central hub of family fun at the Field of Fun.
When: Sat & Sunday
Where: Downtown Issaquah & the Issaquah Hatchery
Price: FREE
More info HERE
4. Belly Dancing and Wine! [Age 21+]
Kick off your weekend with enchanting belly dancing performed by Imei and Melliliah, while you relax and enjoy our wonderful selection of fine wines, beautifully presented tapas, Polish pierogi, delicious entrees, desserts and authentic European beers.
When: Friday 8:30pm
Where: Jerzy’s Wine Bar, Redmond
Price: FREE …. Of course then add price of wine & food … wine starts at $4 a glass and up.
More info HERE
5. Fort Nisqually Living Museum Candlelight Tour
On your tour, you will encounter re-enactors portraying the laborers, servants and gentlemen and ladies of the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company with only the stars, campfires and candles to light the evening. Traveling through the fort, these people from the past won’t be aware of their 21st century visitors. To them, tour groups are merely spirits from the future.
When: Saturday 7p – 9:30p
Where: Fort Nisqually Tacoma, WA
Price: Adults $10, $7 children
More info HERE
