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April
2nd, 3rd & 4th
Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest, Shelton
High School Auditorium (First weekend each April).April
24th &25th
Hood
Canal Oyster Bite, Hoodsport, Union, Eldon and Lilliwaup; public beaches will
be open and feature low tides.
May through September, Saturdays, 9 AM to 3 PM - 2006, opens May 1st
Belfair Farmer's Market,
Belfair Elementary School (Across from Theler Center)
May 1st & 2nd
Old Timer's Historical Fair Matlock,
Mary M. Knight school, Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM.
Admission, parking and attendance at all attractions, entertainment, displays
and events is totally free to this unique fair! Features an authentic
Civil War-era military camp, Dutch-oven cooking, a reproduction of a
mountain-man camp, expert horse backpacking encampments and black-powder
shooting demonstrations. Continuous live
entertainment, kids train rides, FFA plant and starter vegetable sale, antique
and classic cars, tractors and steam engines (you probably won't see the
miniature steam engines anywhere else) and much, much more. (First weekend each May)
May 14th, 15th & 16th (firm)
Bluegrass From the Forest
June 5th & 6th
Mason County Forest Festival parade
with 120 units, Queen coronation ceremony, BBQ food, music; all-day event in
downtown Shelton (First weekend after Memorial Day).
July 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Annual Celebration in
Hoodsport, community street fair, live band street dance, auction, wine tasting at
Hoodsport Winery, fireworks Saturday. (4th of July weekend)
July 3rd - Fireworks at
Mason Lake and
Alderbrook
Resort
July 3rd
Tahuya Day and Parade, 10
AM to 4 PM, parade starts at 1 PM, in beautiful downtown Tahuya. Come and
see our wonderful
Dewatto Can't March Band and
Drill Team! [See Scrapbook page!]
(First Saturday each July) Also see Kitsap Sun
article.
July 17th & 18th
Allyn Days
Salmon Bake and Fair, Port of Allyn Waterfront Park. Two
full days! (3rd weekend each July)
July 23rd, 24th & 25th
Mason County Fair, Mason
County Fairgrounds, Shelton
July 31st
Grapeview Water Festival, Fair Harbor Marina in Grapeview (Fourth Saturday each July)
August 14th
Taste of Hood Canal Community
street fair sponsored by the North Mason Rotary Club on Clifton Lane in Belfair.
Features food booths including grilled oysters, wine
tasting, 2 micro-breweries, custom and classic car show, arts
and crafts booths, family entertainment and live music. 10 AM to
6 PM
August 22rd
Tahuya Salmon Bake, Tahuya
Fire hall, 1 PM to 5 PM. Fire District 8 Firefighters Association and the Tahuya
Community Club offer fresh-caught salmon, baked potato, coleslaw, picked beets,
garlic bread, cake, lemonade, iced tea and coffee for $10, $5 for children.
October 2nd & 3rd
Oysterfest
- West Coast Oyster Shucking Championship & Washington State Seafood Festival, Mason
County Fairgrounds, Shelton, 10 AM to 6 PM (First full weekend in October)
December 4th
Christmas Tree Lighting - Belfair Square (First Saturday in December)
December 4th
Christmas Parade Downtown
Shelton (First Saturday in December)