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| Tourism and Recreation |
| Among Seattle's best-known annual cultural events and fairs
are the 24-day Seattle International Film Festival, Northwest
Folklife over the Memorial Day weekend, numerous Seafair events
throughout the summer months (ranging from a Bon Odori celebration
to hydroplane races), the Bite of Seattle, and Bumbershoot over
the Labor Day weekend. All are typically attended by over 100,000
people annually, as are Hempfest and two separate Independence
Day celebrations. |
| Several dozen Seattle neighborhoods have one
or more annual street fairs, and many have an annual parade
or foot race. The largest of the street fairs feature hundreds
of craft and food booths and multiple stages with live entertainment,
and draw more than 100,000 people over the course of a weekend;
the smallest are strictly neighborhood affairs with a few dozen
craft and food booths, barely distinguishable from more prominent
neighborhoods' weekly farmers' markets. |
| Other significant events include numerous Native
American powwows, a Greek Festival hosted by St. Demetrios Greek
Orthodox Church in Montlake, and numerous ethnic festivals associated
with Festal at Seattle Center. |
| As in most large cities, there are numerous other annual events
of more limited interest, ranging from book fairs and specialized
film festivals to a two-day, 8,000-rider Seattle-to-Portland
bicycle ride. |
| The Henry Art Gallery opened in 1927, making it the first
museum in Washington. The main Seattle Art Museum opened in
1933. Art collections are also housed at the Frye Art Museum
and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. |
| Regional history collections are at the Museum of History
and Industry and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Industry-specific collections are housed at the Center for Wooden
Boats, Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum, and Museum of Flight.
Regional ethnic collections include Nordic Heritage Museum and
the Wing Luke Asian Museum. |
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