The Must List: The Washington State Fair, a No-Run 5K and More
What to do this weekend
By Seattle Magazine Staff September 5, 2013
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Puyallup/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1dnYCAy” target=”_blank”brWashington State Fair/abr(9/6 to 9/22, times vary) — People have been “doing the Puyallup” since 1900, and though this year the name has been changed to the more staid Washington State Fair, more than 1 million visitors are expected to attend the rural extravaganza of blue-ribbon food, breathtaking rides and rodeo broncs./p
pstrongMust Slow Down/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15zRQ7y” target=”_blank”brNEPO 5K Don’t Run Art Walk/abrSaturday (9/7, noon to 9 p.m.) — There’s no running allowed at this exciting and artful 5K. Follow silly and sublime street installations and performances wending from Hing Hay Park through the Chinatown–International District and up to NEPO House on Beacon Hill./p
pstrongMust Market/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1dQNlZA” target=”_blank”brSeattle Tilth Harvest Fair/abrSaturday (9/7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) — Zip over to Meridian Park in Wallingford for this community fest featuring a cider press, urban livestock demos and a giant farmers’ market full of goodies from vendors and farmers alike, including Britt’s Pickles and Herban Feast./p
pstrongMust See/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/14utN43” target=”_blank”brRenegades at M.I.A. Gallery/abr(9/5 to 10/2, times vary) — In Renegades, South African photographer Frank Marshall takes portraits of leather-clad heavy-metalheads in Botswana. See Marshall’s work during the Pioneer Square artwalk./p
pstrongMust Drink/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/14rTSQZ” target=”_blank”brCider Summit/abr(9/6 to 9/7, times vary) — Beginners and seasoned sippers take note: This hard cider celebration has been expanded to two days and will showcase more than 80 selections from around the world, including the growing number of ciders from the Northwest./p
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