2008 Pike Place Market Street Festival

If your weekend isn’t already packed with activities, maybe you should consider attending the Pike Place Market Street Festival this weekend. It begins on Saturday, May 31st at and ends on Sunday, June 1st. Other than trying to jump over slow walking tourists with baby carriages, here are some of the activities you can partake in:

• Campfire Classic cook-off, 10-11 a.m. May 31
• Wine Tasting Lodge, 10a.m.-7 p.m. both days
• Kids Zone music, activities, bounce house, 11a.m.-3 p.m. both days
• Food vendors, chef demos, arts and crafts, live music, beer garden, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. both days
• Strut Your Mutt dog contest and parade, 10 a.m. June 1, Steinbrueck Park

Northwest Folklife Festival

From their website:

The Northwest Folklife Festival is the annual free climactic celebration of year-round ethnic, folk, and traditional arts activities produced by Northwest Folklife. The Folklife Festival is Seattle’s unofficial leap into summer, with four days of jam-packed excitement. Artists from the Pacific Northwest along with special guests from throughout the world create an ethnic extravaganza embracing music and dance performances, visual arts and folklore exhibits, hands-on ethnic children’s activities, symposia, dance and music workshops, crafts, food, imported goods, demonstrations of traditional arts, and more! The exuberant tradition of sharing and participation at the Festival encourages exploration and learning between participants and public alike.

Founded in 1972 and sponsored by Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center, Folklife brings together an estimated 250,000 visitors, 1,000 volunteers and more than 7,000 musicians, dancers, tradition bearers and visual artists who contribute their time, talent, and energy.