The last of the Snoqualmie Valley’s summer 2025 festivals

Published 4:35 pm Thursday, August 7, 2025

Summer may be winding down, but the Snoqualmie Valley’s festival season is still going strong.

Three more town festivals will be held in August and September: Festival at Mount Si, Snoqualmie Days and Snoqualmie International Block Party.

The first two are both loaded with music, each with lineups produced by local Morgan Henley of Morgan Henley Presents.

Read on to see what all of the buzz is about.

Festival at Mount Si, Aug. 8-10

Festival at Mount Si, in some variation, has been a North Bend tradition since 1947. It is now run by the nonprofit North Bend Educational and Cultural Association, with music produced by Morgan Henley Presents.

This year’s festival includes three days of live music, plus a parade, fireworks, lots of family-friendly activities and local food and arts vendors. A majority of events are at Si View Park.

There will be a music crawl in downtown North Bend on Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. The crawl includes five locations — Rio Bravo, Twin Peaks Pub, Chang Thai, Boxley’s and Pourhouse — each with a different act.

Saturday kicks off at 7 a.m. with a 5k fun run, followed by the grand parade at 10:30 a.m., which will include the Seattle Seafair pirates. There will be a cherry pie eating contest at 2:45 p.m., a pickleball tournament at 3 p.m., and fireworks at 10 p.m.

The fireworks are sponsored by the Wyrsch family, who have been in North Bend for generations and have supported the fireworks show since 1976.

Saturday’s music lineup includes folk/pop singer-songwriter Zan Fiskum, “one of the best talents in the entire state,” Henley said. Fiskum is from Maple Valley and competed on The Voice.

Henley also noted the Brittany Collins Trio, The High Seagrass and Heels to the Hardwood. This year’s headliner is a “phenomenal” Led Zeppelin tribute band called Black Dogs, he said.

“The music lineup is incredible,” Henley said. “We have some of the best in the Northwest.”

Sunday will include the 19th annual chili cook-off, plus more activities. For music, Cody Beebe & the Crooks will open for Austin Jenckes. Henley gave a shout-out to this year’s main stage sponsors, Jeff Warren-State Farm Insurance and Claffey’s Painting.

According to the website, Festival at Mount Si is 100% funded by community donations and led by a team of volunteers. The event is the association’s largest fundraising event each year, mainly in support of the Judy K. Boyce Community Service Scholarship Fund.

For the full schedule and to register for various events, visit festivalatmountsi.org.

Snoqualmie Days, Aug. 22-23

Snoqualmie Days was started in 1939 by volunteer firefighters to celebrate the arrival of the town’s first fire truck. Today, it’s a celebration of all things Snoqualmie, according to the website.

The festival is put on by the Historic Downtown Snoqualmie Merchants Association, with the music produced by Morgan Henley Presents.

Events kick off on Friday with a downtown Snoqualmie music crawl Friday from 6 p.m. to midnight. The crawl will go from The Black Dog to Snoqualmie Falls Brewery, The Bindlestick and the Snoqualmie Eagles Club. Acts include Sheyenne Leonard, Izzy Burns, Miller Campbell Trio and Chase Rabideau Band.

Saturday’s festivities begin with a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast and continue with a grand parade at 10 a.m., a model railroad show, train rides, kids activities, vendors and live music until 9:30 p.m.

The music headliner this year is local favorite Dusty 45s. Other artists include Slim Pickins, Mysterious Fat Men and Orville Johnson.

For a full schedule, visit snoqualmiedays.org/schedule-of-events.

Snoqualmie International Block Party, Sept. 6

Snoqualmie International Block Party is a festival on Snoqualmie Ridge hosted by the city of Snoqualmie and the SnoValley Chamber of Commerce.

The family-oriented event aims to celebrate the “rich cultural tapestry of our community,” according to Facebook.

Festivities take over Center Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s event will feature global flavors, traditional dance and music performances, cultural displays, artisan vendors and hands-on activities for all ages.

For more information, visit facebook.com/snoqualmievalleyblockparty.