Poverty Bay Wine Festival
SAT-SUN  Twenty Northwest wineries plus live entertainment at Landmark On The Sound in Des Moines.  (http://www.dmrotary.org/events.php).

Seattle Home Show
THRU SUN Over 600 displays of home and garden products plus Idea Street featuring furnished and landscaped model homes as well as seminars, decorating ideas, wine-tasting and ideas for green living at Qwest Field Event Center. Second weekend. (www.seattlehomeshow.com).

Northwest Flower and Garden Show
WED-SUN  Thousands upon thousands of flowers and plants, Six acres of inspiring gardens, free seminars for all gardening levels, and shopping at 350 exhibits all strictly related to gardening, outdoor living and gardeners at the Convention Center. This is the last year for the flower show. (www.gardenshow.com).

Octopus Week
THRU SAT  Octopus feeding and talks, hands-on kids' activities, divers swimming with octopus, octopus blind date, live octopus release at the Seattle Aquarium.  (http://www.seattleaquarium.org/).

Seattle Home Show
SAT-Feb 22  Over 600 displays of home and garden products plus Idea Street featuring furnished and landscaped model homes as well as seminars, decorating ideas, wine-tasting and ideas for green living at Qwest Field Event Center.  (www.seattlehomeshow.com).

Northwest Scale Modelers Show
SAT-SUN Northwest Scale Modelers display of model aircraft, cars, tanks, trucks and spacecraft, make-and-take model workshops for ages 6 and older accompanied by adult at the Museum of Flight.  (www.museumofflight.org).

Early Bird Swap Meet and Car Show
SAT-SUN  Model T, classic, street rod, high performances, antique and collectible car parts and accessories vendors at Puyallup Fair and Events Center.  (www.earlybirdswap.org).

Evergreen State RV Show
THURS-SUN Fifteen of Puget Sound's finest dealerships with over 400 RVs featuring 150 different product lines at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.  (www.westlakepromo.com).

Enumclaw Chocolate Festival
FRI-SAT  Chocolate sampling, seminars, vendors, wine-tasting and entertainment at the Enumclaw Expo Center.  (www.enumclawchocolatefestival.com).

Corvette and High Performance Meet
SAT-SUN  Display of Corvettes and muscle cars, swap meet of parts and accessories at the Puyallup Fair and Events Center.  (www.corvhp.com).

Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival
SAT  Supporting new and creative science fiction and fantasy cinema arts, 10 short films in two sessions, 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., award ceremony follows second session at Experience Music Project.  (www.siff.net).

Seattle RV & Outdoor Recreation Show
THURS-SUN  shop and compare hundreds of RVs from over 20 dealerships in one convenient location plus attend seminars at Qwest Field and Event Center.  (www.mhrvshows.com/seattle).

Pacific Northwest Rain Festival
SAT  Rain poem performances and contests, rainwear fashion show and the predicted arrival of spring at Fairhaven Village in Bellingham.  (www.fairhaven.com).