Food festivals
Food festivals 2012
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State
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January 14
Friends of Tryon Creek Annual Chili Cook-Off
Portland, Ore.
January 20-22
Chocolate Fest
Portland, Ore.
January 27-29
Montana Winter Fair
events include chili cook-off, cinnamon roll cook-off, Death by Chocolate baking competition, and Dutch oven cooking - watch for the cookbook containing Death by Chocolate winning entries
Lewistown, Mont.
January 27-29
Oregon Truffle Festival
Eugene, Ore.
February 3-4
Enumclaw Chocolate and Wine Festival
Enumclaw, Wash.
February 3-4
Portland Seafood and Wine Festival
Portland, Ore.
February 4
Feb Fest
Helena, Mont.
February 11
Chocolate Festival
Anaconda, Mont.
February 11-12
Winter Art and Chocolate Festival
Brookings, Ore.
February 24-26
Chocolate on the Beach Festival
Aloha, Moclips, Pacific Beach, and Seabrook, Wash.
March 2-4
Oregon Chocolate Festival
Ashland, Ore.
March 17
Oregon Cheese Festival
Central Point, Ore.
March 23-24
Made In Montana Marketplace
Public is invited on Saturday (March 24), 9 am - 4 pm
Great Falls, Mont.
find many unique items at the Made In Montana show
March 24-25
Vegfest
Seattle, Wash.
March 31 - April 1
Taste Washington
Seattle, Wash.
March 31 - April 1
Taste Washington
Seattle, Wash.
April 21 - May 13
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Lilac Festival
Woodland, Wash.
the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens are picture perfect during the Lilac Festival
April 27-28
Northwest Cherry Festival
The Dalles, Ore.
April 28-29
Oregon Ag Fest
Salem, Ore.
April 29
Taste of Bigfork
Bigfork, Mont.
April 21 - May 13
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Lilac Festival
Woodland, Wash.
May 19
Flathead Cherry Blossom Festival
Yellow Bay, Mont. (Highway 35 at mile marker 18)
May 19-20
(third weekend in May)
Pomeroy Living History Farm Herb Festival
Yacolt, Wash.
May 19-20
Seattle Cheese Festival
Seattle, Wash.
May 31 - June 3
Lebanon Strawberry Festival
Lebanon, Ore. ("home of the world's largest shortcake")
May 31 - June 3
Lebanon Strawberry Festival
Lebanon, Ore. ("home of the world's largest shortcake")
June 2
(first Saturday in June)
Farmers Day Parade
Lyndon, Wash.
June 2
Herb and Food Fair
Kenmore, Wash.
June 2-3
Whoop-Up Days and Rhubarb Festival
Rhubarb Festival is Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm
Conrad, Mont.
prize-winning desserts can be found at the Conrad Rhubarb Festival
June 9
(second Saturday in June)
Billings Strawberry Festival
Billings, Mont.
preparing a very large strawberry shortcake at the Billings Strawberry Festival
June 9-10
Pioneer Power Day Threshing Bee
Lewistown, Mont.
June 13-16
Emmett Cherry Festival
Emmett, Idaho
June 14
Sabo Ranch Field Day
Harrison, Mont.
June 14-17
Berry Dairy Days
Burlington, Wash.
June 16-17
(third weekend in June)
Marysville Strawberry Festival
Marysville, Wash.
June 16-17
Northwest Garlic Festival
Ocean Park, Wash.
many unusual treats are offered at the Northwest Garlic Festival
June 16-17
Wild Strawberry Festival
Burien, Wash.
juicy strawberries await lucky customers at the Wild Strawberry Festival
June 17
(Father's Day)
Silverton Hills Strawberry Festival
Silverton, Ore.
June 21
Taste of Great Falls
Great Falls, Mont.
June 23-24
Eastside Heritage Center Strawberry Festival
Bellevue, Wash.
July 14
Cherry Fruit Day
Mount Vernon, Wash.
July 14-15
Oregon Lavender Festival
Various locations, Ore.
July 14-15
Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival
Walla Walla, Wash.
look for sweet onions at the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival
July 20-21
Oregon Berry Festival
Portland, Ore.
learn about luscious Northwest berries at the Oregon Berry Festival
July 20-21
Raspberry Festival
Lynden, Wash.
July 20-22
Bite of Seattle
Seattle, Wash.
July 20-22
Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim, Wash.
acres of lavender in Sequim
July 20-22
Vashon Island Strawberry Festival
Vashon Island, Wash.
July 21
(third weekend in July)
Darby Strawberry Festival
Darby, Mont.
the Darby Strawberry Festival is a fundraiser
for the Darby Volunteer Fire Department
July 21-22
Lavender Daze Festival
Hood River, Ore.
July 21-22
Polson Cherry Festival
Polson, Mont.
July 21-22
San Juan Island Lavender Festival
Friday Harbor, Wash.
July 27-29
Blackberry Jam Festival
Lowell, Ore.
July 27-29
Jefferson Mint Festival
Jefferson, Ore.
refreshing mint plants at the Jefferson Mint Festival
July 28
Blueberry Pancake Day
Woodland, Wash. (9 miles east)
August 1
Bite of Bozeman
6 pm - 9 pm on Main Street
stay around for the Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts (August 3-5)
Bozeman, Mont.
August 3-4
Mossyrock Blueberry Festival
Mossyrock, Wash.
August 4
Boise Soul Food Extravaganza
Boise, Idaho
August 5
Cottonwood Raspberry Festival
Cottonwood, Idaho
August 10-12
Bite of Oregon
Portland, Ore.
August 10-12
Elephant Garlic Festival
North Plains, Ore.
August 10-12
A Taste of Edmonds
Edmonds, Wash.
August 10-12
Trout Creek Huckleberry Festival
Trout Creek, Mont.
August 10-12
Whitefish Huckleberry Days Art Festival
Whitefish, Mont.
relaxing at the Whitefish Huckleberry Days Art Festival
August 11
Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival
Swan Lake, Mont.
August 12-13
Elephant Garlic Festival
North Plains, Ore.
August 17-18
Blues and Seafood
Ilwaco, Wash.
don't miss out on the fun at the Blues and Seafood event in Ilwaco
August 17-18
National Lentil Festival
Pullman, Wash.
August 17-18
Manhattan Potato Festival
Manhattan, Mont.
potatoes galore at the Manhattan Potato Festival
August 17-18
(third weekend in August)
Wallace Huckleberry Heritage Festival
Wallace, Idaho
a tasty huckleberry treat at the Jameson Restaurant, Wallace, Idaho
August 18
(third Saturday in August)
Montana State Chili Cook-off - in conjunction with the Manhattan Potato Festival (see above)
Manhattan, Mont.
vote for your favorite chili at the Montana State Chili Cook-off
August 17-19
Blackberry Festival
Sutherlin, Ore.
August 18
Summer Fruit Festival
Mount Vernon, Wash.
August 24-26
Chehalis Garlic Festival
Chehalis, Wash.
at the Chehalis Garlic Festival: Chesnok Red garlic
with cloves exposed on stalk - photo by Gina Lozier
August 25
Cornbread Day
Woodland, Wash. (9 miles east)
August 25
(weekend before Labor Day)
Dixon Melon Days
Dixon, Mont.
Dixon melons, picked ripe from the vine
September 1-3
Bremerton Blackberry Festival
Bremerton, Wash.
blackberry lemonade and pizelles at the Bremerton Blackberry Festival
September 6
Taste of Whitefish
Whitefish, Mont.
get ready to savor the best of Whitefish
September 7-9
Bandon Cranberry Festival
Bandon, Ore.
September 7-9
Winston-Dillard Melon Festival
Winston, Ore.
September 8
Hells Canyon Mule Days Dutch Oven Cook-Off
9 am - 3 pm
be sure to enjoy the entire Mule Days celebration (September 7-9)
Enterprise, Ore.
entrants in the Hells Canyon Mule Days Dutch Oven Cook-Off
proudly await judging - photo courtesy of Karyl Kolb
September 8
(second Saturday in September)
Juliaetta Blackberry Festival
Juliaetta, Idaho
September 8
(Saturday after Labor Day)
Montana Chokecherry Festival
Lewistown, Mont.
these young entrepreneurs at the Montana Chokecherry Festival
love their chokecherry lemonade
September 8-9
Newport Wild Seafood Weekend
Newport, Ore.
enjoy the annual Newport Wild Seafood Weekend
September 9
Hells Canyon Mule Days Dutch Oven Cook-Off
Enterprise, Ore.
entrants in the Hells Canyon Mule Days Dutch Oven Cook-Off
proudly await judging - photo courtesy of Karyl Kolb
September 15
Garlic Festival
Ridgefield, Wash.
September 15-16
Choteau Threshing Bee
Choteau, Mont.
September 21-22
Chinook Sugarbeet Festival
Chinook, Mont.
September 21-23
Sun Valley Harvest Festival
Sun Valley, Idaho
September 29 - October 28
(last weekend in September through last weekend in October)
Apple Festival
Olympia, Wash.
October - November
Wild Mushroom Celebration
Long Beach Peninsula, Wash.
September 29 - October 28
(last weekend in September through last weekend in October)
Apple Festival
Olympia, Wash.
October 1 - November 5 (2011)
Wild Mushroom Celebration
Long Beach Peninsula, Wash.
October 6
McIntosh Apple Day
Hamilton, Mont.
October 6
(beginning first weekend in October)
Pomeroy Living History Farm Pumpkin Festival
Yacolt, Wash.
October 6-7
(first weekend in October)
Cashmere Apple Days
Cashmere, Wash.
October 6-7
Fall Fruit Festival (Cloud Mountain Farm)
Everson, Wash.
October 6-7
Northwest Tea Festival
Seattle, Wash.
October 7
(first Sunday in October)
Apple Squeeze
Steilacoom, Wash.
October 13
Sample the Apple and Pear Harvest
Mount Vernon, Wash.
October 13-14
Cranberrian Fair
Long Beach Peninsula, Wash.
October 13-14
Grayland Cranberry Harvest Festival
Grayland, Wash.
October 19-20
Klamath Basin Potato Festival
Merrill, Ore.
October 19-21
Harvest Festival
Hood River Valley, Ore.
October 19-21
Yachats Village Mushroom Festival
Yachats, Ore.
October - November
Wild Mushroom Celebration
Long Beach Peninsula, Wash.
November 24 - December 15
(Saturday after Thanksgiving through third Saturday of December)
Seaside Museum and Historical Society Gingerbread Tea
Seaside, Ore.
November 24 - December 15
(Saturday after Thanksgiving through third Saturday of December)
Seaside Museum and Historical Society Gingerbread Tea
Seaside, Ore.
December 15-29
Flavel House Museum Holiday Tea and Plum Pudding
Astoria, Ore.
Read about making plum pudding: December 2005 Yummy Northwest
enjoy making and eating plum pudding at the Flavel House Museum
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