Discovering the Best Places to Live in 2026

Anticipate more visitors than usual., with 60 craft suppliers, 20 food suppliers, 13 farmers, live art presentations, and live music at Pike Place Market, 85 Pike St. in Seattle.

in Seattle, plus complimentary admission to the museum. More info. June 18 - 21, 2026 Naches (171 miles SE) Chinook Fest has music by 30 act upon 3 stages, games, hiking, and yoga along the Naches River in Yakima Valley at Jim Sprick Community Park, 13680 WA-410 in Naches. Begins Thursday night.

No animals. Camping. June 18 & 25, 2026 (5:30 to 8:30 p.m.) Waterside (0.5 miles SW) The $56 After Hours: Have a Ball has animal-themed activities, a scavenger hunt, fish tank displays, a no-host bar, and food for sale at Seattle Fish tank, 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59 in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID.

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check in) Snoqualmie (29 miles E) The $99 White Wine Train Adventure consists of a train trip with views, a white wine glass, starters, and eight wine tastes for age 21+. The train leaves at 5 p.m. from Northwest Train Museum, Snoqualmie Depot, 38625 SE King St. in Snoqualmie. Held several times a year.

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June 19 - 21, 2026 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Edmonds (17 miles N) More than 160 artists display paintings, photos, sculptures, and fashion jewelry at Edmonds Arts Festival, which has food trucks, beer, red wine, home entertainment, and kids' activities inside and outside Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St. in Edmonds. No animals.

to 5 p.m.) Marysville (34 miles N) Marysville Strawberry Celebration has carnival trips, suppliers, a beer garden, home entertainment, a parade (Sat. 5 p.m.), and a cars and truck program (Sun.). Thursday includes only carnival trips and an adult tricycle race (6 p.m.). Events are downtown, including Asbery Athletic Field, 449-499 Alder Ave.

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June 19 - 21, 2026 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Marysville (34 miles N) Berry Dairy Days Celebration has entertainment, suppliers, a kid zone, a beer garden, berry farm trips (Fri. $74), a balloon radiance (Fri. 9 p.m.), a 5K/10K race (Sat. 9 a.m.), a parade (Sat. 10 a.m.), and a vehicle program (Sun.).

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to 4 p.m.) Sumner (35 miles S) Rhubarb Days promises live music, food trucks, a beer garden, crafts, and a kids' zone in "the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World," sponsored by Sumner Main Street Association, 923 Kincaid Ave. in Sumner. June 20 - 21, 2026 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Tumwater (67 miles S) See aerobatic performances and aircraft on display, store at food vendors, and go to the beer garden at the Olympic Air Show at Olympia Regional Airport, 7643 Old Hwy 99 SE in Tumwater. Children age 6 and younger are free. June 20 - 21, 2026 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) Union Gap (148 miles E) View a Civl War battle, see Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address, and see soldiers' camps during Old Town Days at Fullbright Park, 4508 Main St. in Union Gap, which has blacksmith presentations, museum shows, scavenger hunts, and food suppliers.