Summer

Magnolia Summerfest 

Magnolia Summerfest 

Magnolia Summerfest focuses on volunteerism, fun family activities and giving back to local needs. Featuring a parade, free kids’ crafts and games, food trucks and tents, beer and wine garden, live music, outdoor movie, a bounce house, and more! Check the website for daily activities

Best Summertime Drinks for Everyone

Best Summertime Drinks for Everyone

The top 10 refreshing beverages, with and without alcohol, to enjoy now

One of Rachel’s Ginger Beer floats

These New Craft Beer Boat Cruises Are So Seattle

These New Craft Beer Boat Cruises Are So Seattle

A craft beer on the water may just be the key to summertime happiness.

Drink beer, see the sights, enjoy the sun.

You're Never Too Old for These Stellar Seattle Popsicles

You’re Never Too Old for These Stellar Seattle Popsicles

Where to find our Seattle favorites

Cool off with a frozen summery treat.

We Tried All of Molly Moon's New Summer Ice Cream Flavors, and These are the Best

We Tried All of Molly Moon’s New Summer Ice Cream Flavors, and These are the Best

Heat wave = best excuse to go taste the new seasonal treats.

We’ll take two scoops in a waffle cone, please.

Fourth of July Fireworks Can be Terrifying for Dogs. Here’s How to Help

Fourth of July Fireworks Can be Terrifying for Dogs. Here’s How to Help

5 ways to keep your dog from freaking out over fireworks.

If you have a dog, you may already be worrying about the snap, crackle and pop that inevitably come with our Fourth of July holiday and send dogs cowering. “Dogs are afraid of the fireworks simply because they don’t know what they are,” says Aly DelaCoeur, a Seattle-based dog trainer and founder of the dog…

100 Ways to Get Outside and Play This Summer

100 Ways to Get Outside and Play This Summer

Don't waste a precious weekend with our summer guide.

A summer crowd enjoys the golden hour at Golden Gardens Park.

How Local Luminaries Do Summer in Seattle

How Local Luminaries Do Summer in Seattle

Favorite hikes, festivals and foodie spots that scream summer.

Deception Pass is a classic summer destination.

How to (Un)Dress for Fremont Solstice Parade's Naked Bike Ride

How to (Un)Dress for Fremont Solstice Parade’s Naked Bike Ride

The clothing-optional ride is a colorful, freewheeling affair.

It may not be your birthday, but to take part in a singular Seattle tradition—the Fremont Solstice Parade’s naked bike ride, on June 17—you’ll need to dress up your birthday suit with some body paint. Experts among the Solstice Cyclists (cyclists who come together to celebrate the summer solstice) offer these tips for first-timers to…

Seattle's Gone Festival Crazy. Your Guide to the Summer's Best Events.

Seattle’s Gone Festival Crazy. Your Guide to the Summer’s Best Events.

What type of event-goer are you? There's a weekend for that.

Join the see-and-be-seen crowd at the Capitol Hill Block Party.

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Outside Adventures

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Outside Adventures

Don't waste a precious weekend with our summer guide.

Check out the rest of our Seattle summer guide here. Garden Zen For The NewcomerLet the meticulous arrangements of flora, water and rock soothe your soul at the picturesque Seattle Japanese Garden, a 3.5-acre spot on the south end of the (also lovely) Washington Park Arboretum. Even better, make a reservation to experience chado, a traditional…

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Hit the Water

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Hit the Water

Don't waste a precious weekend with our summer guide.

Check out the rest of our Seattle summer guide here. Paddle Upstream Maiden VoyageHead to Agua Verde Café and Paddle Club and rent a paddleboard or kayak for a classic Lake Union adventure, offering striking city views as well as a close-up look at charming houseboats and glass artist Dale Chihuly’s studio (on the north end of Lake…

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Food and Drink

Seattle Summer Guide 2017: Food and Drink

Don't waste a precious weekend with our summer guide.

Sink into a chair at Westward and watch the boats go by.

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