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Jun
14
Sat
Color Festival Sacramento @ Gibson Ranch County Park
Jun 14 @ 4:09 pm – 5:09 pm

Rooted in ancient Indian tradition, Color Festival invites all its participants to let go of cares and worries, embrace joy, and live life in full color! Come enjoy an amazing sampling of locally‑sourced vegetarian cuisine, live music, yoga, dancing, and of course, the opportunity shower yourself (and total strangers) in vibrant colors. Discover for yourself the original event that sparked a world‑wide trend.

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.colorfestival.com/locations/Sacramento )

High Rolls Cherry Festival @ High Rolls Community Center
Jun 14 @ 4:52 pm – Jun 15 @ 5:52 pm

High Rolls Cherry festival will include lots of cherries, cherry drinks, arts and craft vendors, food and drinks and free parking and admission!  No pets please.

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.hrmplions.com/our-festivals/cherry-festival)

Jun
19
Thu
Berry Dairy Days @ Railroad Park ‑ Burlington Visitor Information Center
Jun 19 @ 4:36 pm – Jun 22 @ 5:36 pm

On the third weekend in June, Burlington will explode into a delicious and exciting place to be.

Fresh local strawberry shortcake, spectacular fireworks show, fabulous parade, Kiwanis Salmon BBQ, entertainment stage with live music, nostalgic Berry Cool Car Show and more!

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.burlington-chamber.com/events/berry-dairy-days/ )

Jun
20
Fri
Summer Solstice Parade & Festival @ Alameda Park
Jun 20 @ 4:11 pm – Jun 22 @ 5:11 pm

Summer Solstice Celebration is the largest arts event in Santa Barbara, a 3‑day festival and Parade. Saturday’s Parade on State Street draws crowds of 100,000 spectators. It is a creative, multicultural experience with human‑pushed floats, giant puppets, whimsical costumes and masks, drumming, dancing. It makes its way to the festival grounds at Alameda Park, where the Festivities continue.

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.solsticeparade.com/ )

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts @ Lakewood Center & George Rogers Park
Jun 20 @ 4:19 pm – Jun 22 @ 5:19 pm

The 51st Annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts is a major regional arts event, presenting the creative endeavors of artists from all disciplines of the art world. Located 8 miles south of Portland, Lake Oswego is an arts conscious community with the highest per capita income in the state. Event features Juried Art in the Park with over 120 booths, food booths, wine & beer tent, musical entertainment, kids activities, and art demos.

(Taken from the event’s website: https://www.lakewood-center.org/pages/festival-of-the-arts)

Jun
21
Sat
Tigard Festival of Balloons @ Cook Park
Jun 21 @ 4:25 pm – Jun 23 @ 5:25 pm
Weekend events will include a carnival, craft and commercial exhibitors, good food, Twilight 5K run, GameTime fun zone, Festival of Cars, youth soccer tournament, rib and corn eating contest, Rogue beer and of course morning hot air balloon launches (5:45am – 6:15am – weather pending) and Night Glow (weather pending)!

(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.tigardballoon.org/ )

Jun
27
Fri
Oak Creek Arts and Crafts Shows @ Sedona's Village of Oak Creek
Jun 27 @ 4:48 pm – Jun 29 @ 5:48 pm

Please join us in the beautiful Red Rock Country of Sedona for a day of fun at Oak Creek Arts and Crafts Shows.  The shows are located on scenic Hwy 179 “The Gateway to Sedona”  Take home your own personal piece of the Southwest.  Sedona is one of the Nations top art destinations.  Our shows host top local as well as native artist. This event takes place on June 6‑8 and 27‑29.

(Taken from the event’s website: http://oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com/index-1.html )

Sep
8
Mon
Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival)
Sep 8 @ 12:36 am – 1:36 am
Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival)

Also called the Moon Cake Festival, China’s harvest festival is an occasion to scoff these sweet treats. The cakes, made of a thin dough shell containing fillings such as jelly, dates and nuts or red bean paste, start appearing everywhere a month before the celebration. If they’re not sick of the snacks by the time of the event, celebrants eat them within view of the real star of the festival: the moon. Held on the September full moon, during the autumn equinox, the tradition is about observing the transition of the seasons. In Japan, one of the other Asian countries where faces turn to the night sky, people even climb onto rooftops to get closer to the moon.

Read more here.

Sep
16
Tue
International day for the preservation of the ozone layer
Sep 16 @ 12:11 am – 1:11 am
Sep
18
Thu
World Water Monitoring Day
Sep 18 @ 12:15 am – 1:15 am
World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America’s Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic monitoring of their local water bodies.  Participate in your home and community this year!