Pike Place Market Street Festival
SAT-SUN  Wine-tasting, cook-offs, children's activities, crafts, live music and more at Pike Place Market.  (www.pikeplacemarketstreetfestival.com).

Edmonds Waterfront Festival
FRI-SUN  Family festival with a nautical theme with crafts, food, belt-sander races, exhibits, music, children's activities and more at Edmonds Marina.  (www.edmondswaterfrontfestival.com).

Seattle International Film Festival
THRU June 15  The largest film festival in the United States and among the top film festivals in the world. SIFF runs for three weeks (24 days) and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films and, in recent years, a strong contingent of documentaries.  (www.siff.net).

Memorial Day weekend is here! If you are looking for some things to do here are my suggestions:

Northwest Folklife Festival
FRI-MON  Ethnic music and dance, visual arts, folklore, children's activities, food, crafts and funky fun at Seattle Center. Free Admission. (www.folklife.org).

Seattle International Children's Festival
THRU MON  Performing arts event for all ages with live international circus, theatre, music, dance, puppetry, multi-media performance, hands-on activities and more, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday plus evening performances at Seattle Center.  (www.seattleinternational.org).

World War II B17 Bombers & Warbirds
WED-SUN  Tour the B17 through Sunday and catch the Warbirds fly-in on Saturday at the Museum of Flight.  (www.museumofflight.org).

Monster Trucks
SUN  Monster Trucks, Demolition Derby, Fireworks, and more at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.  directions (http://www.evergreenspeedway.net/artman/publish/article_12.shtml ).

University District Street Fair
SAT-SUN More than 300 local arts & crafts vendors, food, street performers, live music, kids' play area and more. (http://www.udistrictchamber.org/StreetFair/index.html).

Seattle Cheese Festival
FRI-SUN Taste and learn more about artisan cheese through various activities at Pike Place Market.  (www.seattlecheesefestival.com).

Global Import and Domestic Car Show
SAT Hundreds of show quality sport compacts (tuners) from all over the nation, car competition, live music at the Tacoma Dome.  (www.globalimportcarshow.com).

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
SAT Celebrating the birthday of Queen Victoria with cannons, muskets, birthday toasts and re-enactors. Take I-5 south to Tacoma and follow signs to Point Defiance Park, about 1 hr. driving directions (www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=825).

Port Townsend Rhody Festival
SAT Parade, craft fair, flower show and carnival in picturesque Port Townsend. Take the Kingston Ferry at Edmonds and head north on hwy 104, about 2 hrs. driving directions.  (http://www.ptguide.com/rhodyfest/index.html).

Seattle Maritime Festival
SAT  Tugboat parade and races, chowder cook-off, Coast Guard sea-air rescue demonstrations, survival suit races and kids' activities at Piers 62/62 & 66.  (www.seattlepropellerclub.org).

Mom & Me at the Zoo
SAT  18th Annual celebration at both Woodland Park Zoo and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium with kids' activities & entertainment.  (www.zoo.org).

Mother's Day at the Arboretum
SUN  Enjoy the blooms at the arboretum as well as kids' activities and free photos.  (www.arboretumfoundation.org).

Mother's Day Social
SUN  Celebration of the opening day of the rhododendron glen and fern grotto with music and refreshments at Bellevue Botanical Garden.  (www.bellevuebotanical.org).

Burien Spring Stroll Art Walk
SAT  Visual arts, food from local businesses and arts-related events, all at marked with balloons, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Art walk maps at info booth at Ninth Avenue Southwest and Southwest 152nd Street in downtown Burien.  (www.discoverburien.com).

Opening Day of Boating Season
SAT  Celebrate boating with the US Navy Band, dragon boat races, crew races and a boat parade along the Montlake Cut.  (www.seattleyachtclub.org).

Keta Salmon Cookoff & Wild Seafood BBQ
SAT  Local chefs prepare wild keta salmon and sharing their recipes and secrets; local fishermen, restaurateurs, and barbecue aficionados match skills in a competition featuring wild keta salmon, albacore tuna and other seafood delicacies at Fisherman's Terminal in Seattle.  (www.portseattle.org/seaport/marinas/fishermensterminal/index.shtml).

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
EXTENDED THRU SUN  The tulips are still blooming due to the late spring in Skagit Valley so the festival continues on through this weekend.  (www.tulipfestival.org).

Master Gardener Foundation Plant Sale
SAT-SUN  Plants propagated from Master Gardeners' gardens, plus vendors from specialty nurseries, garden art, new and used gardening books, garden gloves and thousands of tomato starts. Master Gardener Personal Shoppers available to help you choose plants that will thrive in your landscape at the Center for Urban Horticulture.  (www.mgfkc.org).

Port Townsend Victorian Festival
FRI-SUN  Celebration of Port Townsend's Victorian heritage with walking tours, Grand Ball, fashion show and more.  (www.victorianfestival.org).