Gig Harbor Area Fairs and Festivals
Is it really a summer of fun without at least one fair or festival? The answer obvious, and the 2025 fairs and festivals are plentiful in Gig Harbor, WA and the surrounding counties. From rides, slides, crafts and music to airshows, rodeos, fireworks and more, you’ll want to buckle up and bring your appetite for all this fair loving fun to choose from!
Gig Harbor Area Fairs and Festivals
Saturday, June 7th & Sunday, June 8th | Various Times
This highly anticipated annual event is coming up! Saturday will feature the Maritime Gig Grande Parade, a variety of live music, and vendor booths for businesses, crafts, food, and a children’s fair. Events on Sunday include the Wheels on the Water Car Show, more live music, and the Blessing of the Fleet. Check out the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce website for all the information you’ll need, including the lineup of events, parade route and street closures, and registration.
Saturday, July 12th – Sunday July 13th
This year’s lavender festival will be a self-guided exploration of lavender-inspired food, wellness, art, farming, and music. Check back in closer to the date for more details!
Saturday, June 21st | 11am – 4pm
Celebrate Pride at the 3rd Annual Pride in the Park are officially OPEN! Skansie Brothers Park is hosting this vibrant celebration of love, diversity, and inclusivity. Check back in for more details about this event!
Peninsula Art League Summer Art Festival
Saturday, July 19th & Sunday, July 20th | 10am - 5pm
This year will be the Peninsula Art League’s 39th annual festival! Enjoy the nature at Sehmel Homestead Park and visit the more than 150 booths featuring artisans from the Pacific Northwest as well as around the country. Besides art there will be food, music, a kid’s corner, local art show, and an area for authors and illustrators.
Summer Solstice Celebration at Fox Island FICRA
Saturday, June 21st | 4pm
Check back in closer to the date for more details such as bands, food trucks, food, beverage, activities and more!
Pierce County Fairs and Festivals
The Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival - Tacoma
Saturday, June 7th – Sunday, June 8th | 11am – 6pm
Get your tickets for this festival full of hands-on programming, garden tours, lectures, live music, a beer and wine tasting garden, paint & sip workshops, vendor village food trucks and more!
Meeker Days Arts and Music Festival – Puyallup
Friday, June 13th – Sunday, June 15th
Enjoy this annual festival with over 200 local artisans, food trucks, children’s games and toys while supporting small businesses and nonprofits!
Rhubarb Days – Sumner
Saturday, June 21st – Sunday June 22nd
Head to the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World for weekend full of live music, a beer garden, food trucks, kids’ zone, crafts, and local vendors!
Strawberry Festival - Fircrest
Sunday June 22nd | 5pm – 9pm
Come celebrate everything strawberry with plenty of artists, makers, food trucks, the famous Fircrest Kiwanis Strawberry shortcakes, fantastic bands and more!
Tacoma Highland Games - Graham
Saturday, June 28th | doors open at 8am
Get your tickets for this rain or shine event at Frontier Park in Graham. To accompany the games, there will be dancing, piping, drumming, athletics, Food trucks, shops & clans to visit, children’s activities (root beer garden) & for anyone 21+ a beer garden.
Fourth of July Summer Blast – Tacoma
Friday, July 4th | 12pm – 10:30 pm
Head to the Ruston Way Waterfront at Dune Peninsula and Cummings Park, where you’ll enjoy a full day of live music and over 150 vendors from food, entertainment, and crafts! The fun begins at noon and ends with spectacular fireworks over Puget Sound.
Tacoma’s Porchfest - Tacoma
Saturday, July 12th – Sunday, July 13th
Porchfest is a free, walkable music festival that takes place on porches. Come meet some friendly new faces or neighbors and find your new favorite band!
Reggae On the Way - Tacoma
Saturday, July 12th | 1pm
The Airport Tavern Music Hall is hosting this festival with a full line-up of Reggae Music and vendors! Follow their Facebook and Instagram for more details and artist information!
SummerFEST – Lakewood
Saturday, July 19th | 11 am – 10 pm
SummerFEST is an annual tradition with something for everyone! Enjoy food trucks, beer gardens, live music, fire dancers, a pop-up skate park, a car show, a balloon glow, a drone show, and interactive sports and arts for all ages!
MOSAIC: Tacoma’s Arts & Culture Festival - Tacoma
Saturday, July 26th -Sunday, July 27th |12 pm -7 pm
Come to Wright Park for this free family- friendly festival highlighting traditional dance, music, art and a variety of cuisine under the park’s beautiful canopy of trees. Children will enjoy a kids’ zone, a bounce house, the park’s sprayground and other activities!
Washington State Fair - Puyallup
Friday, August 29th – Sunday, September 21st
Come celebrate 125 years of the Washington State Fair in 2025! Check back soon for updates as they are busy planning the biggest year yet! This annual fair is full of thrilling rides, mouthwatering bites, a beer and wine garden, a barn full of animals, every kind of vendor you can imagine, and non-stop entertainment, including a full concert series!
Kitsap County Fairs and Festivals
Kingston Pirate Festival – Kingston
June 7th | 10am - Dusk
Come to the Mike Wallace Park for this family- friendly full day of music, mermaids, costumed pirates! There will be plenty of food and live music to satisfy your plans to eat, drink and be merry on the Kingston waterfront.
Midsommer Fest 2025 - Poulsbo
Saturday, June 14th | 10am – 3pm
Visit Poulsbo for a Viking summer solstice celebration on the Poulsbo waterfront in Kitsap’s ‘Little Norway’! This is an annual event with a Nordic market, may pole raising, folk dancing, Viking parade, Summer Solstice Proclamation, a huge bonfire at the Waterfront and more!
Fathoms O Fun Festival – Port Orchard
Saturday, June 28th | 10am
Sign up to adopt a ball for The Great Ball Race and stay for the parade! There will be plenty of vendors and family fun at this downtown waterfront festival!
Bremerton’s Bridge Blast - Bremerton
June 28th - 11 am to 10 pm *Blast off at 10:15 PM
June 29th - 11 am to 5 pm
The Bremerton Waterfront Boardwalk and Evergreen Park is the place to be for the largest bridge fireworks show on the west coast! Two full days of family fun include parades, live music, vendor and more! Be sure to stay for the fireworks show over the Manette Bridge!
Kingston Wine and Brew Fest 2025 - Kingston
Saturday, July 19th | 1pm – 6pm
The Mike Wallace Park hosts the perfect event to sample and enjoy the finest local wine, cider and beer while taking in live music, delicious food and more!
Kitsap Pride Festival - Bremerton
Saturday, July 19th
The Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center will be full of smiles for this day of unity and community to celebrate diversity, share joy, and show pride and strength together. Check their social media pages for additional details closer to the date!
Silverdale Whaling Days – Silverdale
Friday, July 25th | 5pm – 10 pm
Saturday, July 26th | 8:15am – 10 pm
Sunday, July 27th | 11am – 6 pm
Spend the last weekend in July at the annual Silverdale Waterfront Whaling Days. Enjoy this free, family friendly festival with fireworks, live music, vendors, a beer garden, activities and more! Check out their schedule of events and entertainment line-up to plan the perfect send off to July!
West Sound Film Festival – Bremerton
Friday, August 1st | 3pm - Sunday, August 3rd | 9:30 pm
Head to the Historic Roxy Theater for this celebration of film. This festival features a wide array of films including experimental, documentaries, comedies, horror, music videos, dramas, animated, feature length films, and more from both local and abroad talents. There is something here for everyone to appreciate and admire!
Taste of Kitsap - Bremerton
Friday, August 1st | 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, August 2nd | 11am – 8pm
Bring your appetite to the Bremerton waterfront boardwalk to experience this mouth-watering event! Experience flavors from a variety of food trucks, food booths, a beer garden, makers market, and more! While you’re feasting on treats from savory to sweet, you can enjoy some live entertainment from all female-fronted bands, “Ladies That Rock”!
Bushel & Barrel’s Kitsapplefest - Poulsbo
Saturday, August 2nd | 11am – 9pm
The Fifth Annual KITSAPPLE FEST will be featuring delicious food and ciders paired with classic cars, pinup models and live music!
Saturday, August 9th | 2pm – 5 pm
For a good time tasting great wine, grab your tickets to The Kitsap Wine Festival at Harborside Fountain Park. This day of discovering new wines from a wide variety of wineries also features music, delicious food, games and activities.
Kitsap Fair and Stampede - Bremerton
Wednesday, August 20th – Sunday, August 24th
You don’t have to travel far for this stampede of fun! Bring your whole family to the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton for rodeos, a demolition derby, barnyard animals, a carnival, a free concert series, and of course, all the delicious fair food you could ask for!
Kitsap Blues Music Festival - Bremerton
Friday, August 29th – Sunday, August 31st
Spend your Labor Day Weekend enjoying 3 days of rhythm and blues at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. You can also expect some BBQ, concessions & beer/wine gardens for 21+ and camping. Get your early bird or VIP tickets now!
Blackberry Festival - Bremerton
Saturday, August 30th – Monday, September 1st
Come celebrate all things blackberry at this annual, beloved festival and fundraiser for the Bremerton Rotary Foundation. The Bremerton Waterfront Boardwalk brings the whole community together for a celebration with over 150 vendors, a beer garden, blackberry wine, entertainment and more!
Manette Fest - Bremerton
Saturday, September 6th | 10am – 3pm
Come to this quirky and fun annual festival to experience the world’s tiniest parade, live music, many vendors and delicious food. Check back in closer to the date for a lineup of events!
Mason County Fairs and Festivals
Art & Music Festival at REST-A-WHILE – Hoodsport
Saturday, June 15th | 10am 6pm
Enjoy the Art & Music Fair Festival at Rest-A-While RV Resort in Hoodsport! You’ll find music, a variety of food, Honeybee Pizzeria, great views and lots of wonderful local artists, photography, crafters and maybe the perfect gift for Father’s Day!
FJORDIN CROSSIN: A Scandinavian festival - Hoodsport
Saturday, June 28th | 11am – 3pm
This family-friendly, Scandinavian, waterfront event celebrating the release of Hardware Distillery's "Dill Aquavit" in conjunction with the famous "Paddle the Canal Challenge." You can bring your own watercraft or rent a kayak to compete across Hood Canal in celebration of a historic Nordic tradition. You can also enjoy oysters from Fjord Oyster Bank, children's activities, 20+ vendors and a sidewalk parade.
Hoodstock Summer Music & Art Festival – Union, Wa (Hood Canal)
Friday, August 15th – Saturday, August 16th
This 2-day musical festival on the water is the ultimate summertime music experience! You’ll want to plan ahead to make the most out of this festival. Check out their options and make reservations for the boat launch, moorage and camping and don’t forget your favorite floaties! Check back in for this year’s music line-up!
Other Noteworthy Fairs and Festivals
Anacortes Waterfront Festival -Anacortes
Saturday, June 7th – Sunday, June 8th | 10am – 5pm
This free, family-friendly event celebrates Anacortes' waterfront with fun activities for all ages, local traditions, arts and commercial vendors, food trucks, and live music. You won’t want to miss out on children’s toy boat-building, free boat rides, boat races, a carnival slice and a corvette and classic car show!
Olympic Air Show – Tumwater
Saturday, June 14th- Sunday, June 15th | open at 9am | Show is from 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Spend Father’s Day weekend at the Olympia Regional Airport for this exciting 2-day, family friendly event hosted by The Olympic Flight Museum. You can expect a spectacular showcase of aviation with a top-notch lineup of aircraft and performers, food and merchandise vendors, a beer garden, and a variety of family-friendly activities.
Olympia Juneteenth Celebration Festival – Olympia
Saturday, June 21st | 1pm- 5pm
The Women Of Color In Leadership Movement, in partnership with Media Island International and City of Olympia, invite all to gather at Rebecca Howard Park and enjoy live music and arts performances at this free Juneteenth celebration!
SummerFest at the Rhododendron Species Natural Garden - Federal Way
Saturday, June 21st | 10am – 4pm
Shop in an outdoor art market and eat delicious food at this family friendly event full of activities. There will also be a huge summer clearance and rare plant sale that you won’t want to miss out on!
There’s no doubt you’ll find the perfect festival or few for your family and friends to enjoy with you!
