MAIN Summer Fun Guide Street Fairs Seattle Street Fairs & Festivals

May is the start of fair and festival season throughout the city starting with one of its best, the University District Street Fair featuring local culinary favorites like salmonburgers as well as other arts & crafts, antiques, housewares, along with scheduled and impromptu entertainment by live bands and street performers.

On the heels of the U District extravaganza comes the Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center, followed by the whacky, very colorful - and slightly scandalous - Fremont Fair on Fremont Avenue.... and that's not even the half of it.

Find out what else is scheduled in fun-filled Seattle throughout the summer, along with related Seattle street fairs and festivals information around the Web just up ahead:

(dates subject to change)

• University District Street Fair - May 19-20, 2012, University Way NE from NE 41st Street to NE 50th Street, S
• Northwest Folklife Festival - May 25-28, 2012, Seattle Center
• Fremont Fair - June 16-17, 2012, west of Fremont Ave North on N 35th Street and North 34th Street/Canal Street. Solstice parade route: N 36th Street and Leary Way, ending at Gasworks park.
• Seattle PrideFest - June 24, 2012, Seattle Center
• Seafair - June 23 - August 5, 2012, downtown and waterfront
• Seattle International Beer Fest - July 6-8, 2012, Seattle Center
• Chinatown Summer Festival July 14-15, 2012, Hing Hay Park, S. King St. & Maynard Ave. S. 
• Ballard Seafood Fest - July 14-15, 2012, 2208 NW Market St.
• Bite of Seattle - July 20-22, 2012, Seattle Center
• BrasilFest - August 5, 2012, Seattle Center
• Central Area Community Festival - August 18, 2012, Garfield Community Playfied
• Tibet Fest - August 25-26, 2012, Seattle Center
• Bumbershoot Festival - September 1-3, 2012, Seattle Center
• Fremont Oktoberfest - September 21-23, 2012, Phinney Ave N and N 35th St.
• Italian Festival - September 28-30, 2012, Seattle Center

More about Seattle street fairs and festivals around the Web:

Seattle Event Calendar - Browse a complete list of craft fairs, cultural celebrations and community festivals planned throughout the summer and fall, featuring historical background as well as upcoming dates and locations.

List of Seattle street fairs and parades - Wikipedia - Like it says, with detailed information, fun facts, photos, with related references and resources.

Street fair Seattle - Yelp community members chime in with star-rated reviews of the city's most popular street fests.

Seafair.com - Complete information on what's happening in and around Puget Sound all summer long.

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