Lake Chelan Winterfest kicks off with icy hangouts in downtown Chelan.
Certain, January is a tad sluggish with regards to festivals and events across the state. However the thinning of vacation crowds and inconsistent climate makes for artistic, and sometimes extra intimate, occasions.
DJ Evening on the Ice
Jan 3, 10, 17, & 24 | Spokane
It is not fairly a rink. The icy Numerica Skate Ribbon in downtown Spokane’s Riverfront Park is extra harking back to a frozen river, the place skaters head in a single path. Friday nights imply a DJ, a lightweight present, and contests, all for the standard worth of admission and leases.
Speaking Heads: Cease Making Sense
jan 10, port angeles
The stunningly fashionable Area Arts and Occasions Corridor hosts the Speaking Heads live performance movie screening, however let’s be actual: it is largely a dance social gathering. Rock out on the dance ground to “Psycho Killer,” sip themed cocktails, and relish within the restored Jonathan Demme movie.
Lake Chelan Winterfest
Jan 17–26 | chelan
Like Frozen, however actual life. Lake Chelan’s signature winter occasion is understood for its ice sculptures, which pop up round city as decor and interactive experiences, together with a centrally positioned ice bar. A wine stroll the primary weekend of the competition celebrates the area’s signature tipple, however household actions additionally abound—crafts, a snow slide, and fireworks.
Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Fest
Jan 18 | Wenatchee
The Wenatchee Valley Museum observes Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a free family-minded occasion that focuses on cultural custom as understood by way of arts and crafts. Kids get a passport to discover numerous experiences, all whereas stay dancers and musicians carry out on stage.
Bellingham Folks Competition
Jan 23–26 | Bellingham
As at all times, Bellingham’s winter music occasion celebrates folks songs with scheduled performances, dances, and impromptu jams. A collaboration with Fireplace and Story Competition provides sculptural firepits throughout city as focal factors for storytelling and poetic recitation.
Hike the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic Nationwide Park on Free Nationwide Park Day.
Free Nationwide Park Day
Jan 20 | Mount Rainier Nationwide Park, Olympic Nationwide Park
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is the primary of six days throughout 2024 the place entrance charges are waived in any respect nationwide parks. In winter, that may imply snowball fights at Paradise on the south aspect of Mount Rainier, or a moist ramble by way of the rain forest in Olympic Nationwide Park.
sQuatch Fest 2025
Jan 24 & 25 | Longview
Name it a celebration the place the visitor of honor in all probability will not present up. Southern Washington’s Sasquatch competition brings collectively audio system who’ve contemplated the good bigfoot query and even combed the forests for proof. Kids can discover the Youngsters Cave whereas adults get a number of native beers to spherical out the occasion.
