Holidays & Festivals
Seattle:
Holidays:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Third Monday in February – President’s Day
Last Monday in May – Memorial Day
July 4 – Independence Day
First Monday in September – Labor Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
Festivals:
Seafair is in July and early August. Neighborhood events such as parades and street fairs run throughout the festival, with the downtown Torchlight Parade in late July. Seafair cullminates in early August when hydroplane races and the Blue Angels bring loud, fast boats and planes to Lake Washington.
Bumbershoot A music and arts festival, held on Labor Day weekend (beginning of September) in the Seattle Center, featuring dozens of local and world-class musical acts.
Northwest Folklife Festival A more low-key and global version of Bumbershoot, held in the Seattle Center on Memorial Day weekend (end of May). Even more important - it's free ($10 donation per person per day requested at the entries - but not required).
Capitol Hill Block Party Yearly live music event held on Capitol Hill over a weekend in mid-summer (usually the end of July).
Alaska
Holidays:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Third Monday in February – President’s Day
Last Monday in May – Memorial Day
July 4 – Independence Day
First Monday in September – Labor Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
Festivals:
April 7-13 – Alaska Folk Festival
Every other June – Celebration (Juneau)
Victoria, British Columbia
Holidays:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
Third Monday in January – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Third Monday in February – President’s Day
Last Monday in May – Memorial Day
July 4 – Independence Day
First Monday in September – Labor Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
Festivals:
Luminara Community Lantern Festival Every summer in Beacon Hill Park
