Hometown Week
Five Washington cities. One Monday-through-Sunday issue for each, every week.
Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Edmonds, and Ferndale each get parks, markets, the library, and the plans worth making with kids. The date on an issue is that week’s span.
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Redmond, Washington
Ice cream and archaeology Monday, drop-in play for little kids on Thursday, teen voice sessions midweek, then flapjacks, a farm festival weekend, and a Marymoor 5K on Sunday.
Parks, the market, the library, and Marymoor, picked each week for families.
Photo: City of RedmondSource
Kirkland, Washington
The Wednesday market closes the season, Juanita Beach throws a free harvest festival on Saturday, and Swan Lake lights up the Performance Center that night and Sunday.
Marina Park, the waterfront markets, the library, and the Performance Center, picked each week for families.
Photo: City of KirklandSource
Issaquah, Washington
Salmon Days fills downtown Saturday and Sunday. The hatchery is the reason to go, and a free family dance follows Sunday afternoon at Pickering Barn.
The farmers market, Front Street, the salmon hatchery, and Village Theatre, picked each week for families.
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0Source
Edmonds, Washington
Saturday afternoon is a Taylor Swift tribute matinee. The city's writers' conference fills the Frances Anderson Center the same weekend.
The Saturday market, the library, the beach, and downtown shows, picked each week for families.
Photo: KJRSeattle, CC BY-SA 4.0Source
Ferndale, Washington
The tiny paintings from last Saturday are on the wall at the library. Saturday night is a ticketed farm dinner south of town.
The library, Pioneer Park, Hovander, and town weekends, picked each week for families.
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0Source
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