as the saying goes, summer in Seattle starts July 5. This year is looking different, with a dry and sunny week leading up to Independence Day.
Rain or shine, this month is packed with red, white and blue fun, sandcastle contests, lots of community events, music festivals and multicultural celebrations.
Here is your ultimate PNW events guide for July 2025:
4th Festivities and Big Booms
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While the stars of the shows are the many late-night firework shows, just about every local community is getting together for some good, old-fashioned family fun with parades and picnics. Come for the food and music,stay for the colorful skies up above.
3rd of July Family Celebration
July 3 / Ballinger Park, Mountlake Terrace
Lacey Fireworks Spectacular
July 3 / Rainier Vista Park, Lacey
Red, White & Kaboom
July 3 / Washington State Fair, Puyallup
4th of July Tacoma Summer Blast
July 4 / Ruston Way waterfront, Tacoma
An Edmonds Kind of 4th of july
July 4 / Various Locations, Edmonds
Thunder on the Canal
July 3 / Alderbrook Resort & Spa
Bellevue Family 4th
July 4 / Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue
Everett’s July Fourth
July 4 / Legion Memorial Park, Everett
Fourth on the Plateau
July 4 / Sammamish Commons, Sammamish
Marysville 4th of July Celebration
July 4 / Ebey waterfront Park, Marysville
Red, White & Blues
July 4 / Celebration Park, Federal Way
Seafair 4th of July
July 4 / Gas Works Park, Seattle
SeaTac July 4th
July 4 / Angle Lake Park, SeaTac
Tumwater Family Festival
July 4 / Tumwater Valley Golf Course, Tumwater
Games People Play
If you can make it, Sandsations is one of the best sandcastle contests around. Get up close and personal (although, not that close) and watch these master sculptors turn ordinary, everyday sand into something truly wonderful. Other events this month include a crazy reptile and exotic animal show (no Tiger King) in Puyallup, and weeks of a Renaissance Faire in Snohomish.
Northwest Tune-UP
july 11-13 / Various Locations, Bellingham
Feast-Bowl
July 12 / Ballard Commons Park, Seattle
Pacific Northwest Reptile and Exotic animal Show
July 12-13 / Washington state Fair Events center, Puyallup
Sandsations
July 16-20 / Long Beach
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
July 19-august 17 / 18601 Sky Meadows Lane, Snohomish
Float Dodger 5K
July 19 / Hiawatha Play Field, Seattle
Saint James Festival
July 26 / Medieval Village, Carnation
Community Celebrations
This month, we’re celebrating Derby Days, Salty Sea Days, Cornucopia Days, Kla ha Ya Days, River Days and a bunch more.
pioneer Square Festival
July 5-6 / Pioneer Square, Seattle
West seattle Summer Fest
July 10-13 / The Junction, Seattle
Redmond Derby Days
July 11-12 / Various Locations, Redmond
Salty Sea Days
July 11-12 / Downtown Everett
Kent Cornucopia Days
July 11-13 / Various Locations, Kent
Wild in Wallingford
July 12 / Downtown Wallingford
Mill Creek Festival and Street Fair
July 12-13 / Various locations, Mill Creek
Capital Lakefair
July 16-20 / Heritage Park, Olympia
King County Fair
July 17-20 / Enumclaw Expo Center, Enumclaw
kla ha ya day
July 18-20 / Various Locations, Snohomish
Sequim Lavender Festival
July 18-20 / Carrie Blake Park, Sequim
Olde Burien Block Party
July 19 / Various Locations, Burien
Vashon Island Strawberry Festival
July 18-20 / Various Locations, Vashon island
Northbend Block Party
July 19 / north Bend Downtown
SummerFest
July 19 / Fort Steilacoom Park, Lakewood
Renton River days
July 25-27 / Various Locations, Renton
seafair Torchlight Parade
july 26 / Downtown Seattle
Music, Film and Theater
Don’t miss the Seattle Cuban Dance fest, Porchfest Edmonds, Timber Outdoor Music Festival and the Darrington Bluegrass Festival, among others.
BrodieNation Music festival
July 10-13 / 7330 Tolt River Road, Carnation
Seattle Cuban Dance Fest
July 10-13 / University of Washington, Seattle
Bluegrass from the Forest Festival
July 11-13 / Mason County Rec., Shelton
Jamfest
July 17 / Chinatown International District, Seattle
Reggae on the Way
July 12 / Airport Tavern music Hall, Tacoma
Porchfest Edmonds
July 13 / Various Locations, Edmonds
Darrington bluegrass Festival
July 18-20 / 42501 State Rte 530 NE, Darrington
Redfellow Music Festival
July 19 / Starlight Meadows, Bothell
Blastfest
July 19 / seattle Center, Seattle
Capitol Hill Block Party
July 19-20 / 925 E. Pike, Seattle
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Timber Outdoor Music Festival
July 24-26 / Tolt-MacDonald Park, Carnation
Day Trip Festival
July 26 / Gas Works Park, seattle
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July 27 / Karoo Café at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The odd mashup of dressy gowns and fancy cars returns to LeMay’s Car Museum in Tacoma and Seafair’s popular Fleet Week.
Electrify Expo
July 12-13 / Marymoor Park,Redmond
NHRA Northwest Nationals
July 17-20 / 31001 144th Ave. SE, Kent
Couture & Cars Fashion Show
July 19 / Lemay-America’s Car Museum, Tacoma
Griot’s Garage Pacific Northwest Nationals
July 25-27 / Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup
Seafair Fleet Week
July 27 / Various Locations, Seattle
Food and Drink
The iconic Bite of Seattle is back in massive style at the Seattle Center, with over 300 local vendors, beer and wine gardens, cider tastings, local artisans, and over 65 musical performers. it’s a lot to chew.
Ballard SeafoodFest
July 11-13 / NW Market st. and Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle
Pffest
July 12 / Railroad Park, snoqualmie
Kirkland Uncorked
July 18-20 / Kirkland Marina Park, Kirkland
Bite of Seattle
July 25-27 / Seattle Center, Seattle
Arts and Crafts
Whether you like to make art or appreciate art, this is your month for some of the best arts events of the year.
Redmond Arts Festival
July 11-13 / Redmond Town Center,Redmond
Wedgewood Art Festival
july 12-13 / Our Lady of the Lake Parish School,Seattle
Seattle Art Fair
July 17-20 / Lumen Field Event Center,Seattle
Alki Art Fair
July 18-20 / Alki Beach Park,Seattle
Art on the Ave
July 20 / 6th Avenue,Tacoma
Bellevue Arts Fair Weekend
July 25-27 / Bellevue Arts Museum
Urban Craft Uprising Summer Show
July 26-27 / Magnuson Park Hangar 30,Seattle
Mosaic
july 26-27 / Wright Park,Tacoma
The Art of Leathercraft: Leatherworking Workshop
July 19 / 1 Hotel Seattle
It’s a Small World
This month’s festivities include celebrations of our local Polish,Japanese,Northwest Indian,and Arab communities.
Polish Festival Seattle
July 12 / Seattle Center, Seattle
Japan Fair
July 12-13 / Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Seafair Indian Days
July 18-20 / Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Seattle
arab Festival
July 19 / Seattle Center, Seattle
Happy July, PNW!
Compiled by Seattle Refined freelance writer, Jeff Totey.
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