Bainbridge Island is just about one of the nicest places to be outdoors during the summer and this weekend it is made even nicer by Farmstock, a festival of art and music to raise awareness of historic farmland on Bainbridge Island. Hop on the ferry and head on over to the island on Saturday or Sunday for the free art and music expo that opens at 10 am and closes at 5 pm. There will be live music, art demonstrations and workshops, and a special invitational art exhibit with works by several talent artists. Also there will be excellent food from breakfast through dinner. In the evening time, there are a series of special concerts with ticket prices from $12 to $28 that includes Experience Music Sound Off Competition winners Army Corp of Architects and well known local jazz act Pearl Django. Tickets are available at the gate or online in advance. A weekend pass will cost you only $40.00 [tickets]

Stay on this side of the water and make your way to Judkins Park in Seattle for the Umojafest, the Northwest’s largest and oldest black community festival which runs from August 1st through the 3rd featuring a children’s day with over twenty fun activities for kids, a Hip Hop Youth Empowerment Rally and Talent Showcase, an African American day Parade, a basketball tourney, a gospel fest, all sorts of vendors and booths, an extremely excellent food court and much more. The festival has been happening for over 50 years and is always high quality fun.

Magnolia gets in on the action with their Magnolia Summerfest and Art Show. Neighborhood celebrations are always special because they’re inevitably a little quirky, tied to the unique qualities of their neighborhood. People in Magnolia apparently really love their art because the Magnolia Art Show is the main focus of their summer festival. If you head down the Magnolia Playfield this weekend, you’ll get a chance to check out the entrants and winners in the Adult and Youth Juried Art competitions as well as their poster contest.