Featured event: SnoValley Pride picnic
The third annual SnoValley Pride picnic is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8. The free event at Tolt Commons in Carnation will include live music, food and art-making stations, with booths from several local businesses.
This year’s live music performances include local artists Stephanie Anne Johnson, Brittany Davis, Xander Corbett and Elizabeth Hill and the Valley Folk.
The event will also provide free food for 500 people, courtesy of Carnation Cafe and Remlinger Farms, and over a dozen nonprofits will have free art activities.
The event also typically includes real-life “unicorns” that people can take photos with, said Gregory Jamiel, SnoValley Pride executive director.
“We want it to feel like a family picnic, so we don’t want people to pay for stuff,” Jamiel said.
Jamiel founded SnoValley Pride in 2023. He encourages all to come to the picnic, make friends and enjoy a nice afternoon together.
“We call it ‘the sweetest picnic in the valley,’” he said, “and that’s really what it has become.”
June 6
SnoValley Tilth dinner and auction, 5:30 p.m.: SnoValley Tilth is hosting its Friends of the Fields benefit dinner at Novelty Hill Farm. Dinner is by chef Kristen Schumacher of Carnation Farms and her team. There will be an online auction, live auction and silent auction. The online auction is June 1-8. Tickets to the benefit are $130 per person and include dinner and two drinks. Tickets and the online auction can be accessed through snovalleytilth.org, as can information on how to donate to the auction or sponsor the event.
Riverview Education Foundation 5k, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: The Riverview Education Foundation is hosting a 5k walk/run to support Riverview schools. The out-and-back route will be on the Duvall section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail, starting at McCormick Park. Packet pickup is June 5 at the entrance to McCormick Park from 4-6:30 p.m. Day-of packet pickup is from 4-6:15 p.m.
Melanie Fiona at Snoqualmie Casino, 8 p.m.: Two-time Grammy-award-winning R&B artist Melanie Fiona will perform at Snoqualmie Casino’s Mountain View Plaza. Show is for those ages 21 and over. Tickets vary in price and can be purchased at snocasino.com/entertainment.
June 6-8
Camp Don Bosco women’s camp: Camp Don Bosco, located in Carnation, is one of the camps run by the Archdiocese of Seattle. From Friday to Sunday, they will be running a women’s camp for those ages 21 and over. The weekend will include meals cooked by staff, hiking, pool time, crafts and socializing. Camp is $200 per person and includes all food and activities. Check out cyo.camp/womens-camp for more information.
June 7
65th annual Duvall Days, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.: The 65th Duvall Days festival, this year marketed as “Duvall Daze,” kicks off with a parade, followed by a festival of live music, vendors, a car show and family-friendly activities in downtown Duvall. The day will end with a fireworks show. Check out the Snoqualmie Valley Record article in print or online for more information.
Picnic with alpacas, 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Enchanted Farms in Duvall is hosting a two-hour group experience hanging out with their alpacas. Guests are welcome to bring their own picnic to enjoy. There will also be opportunities to interact with goats, sheep, rabbits and mini donkeys. Tickets are required for those ages 2 and over and can be purchased at enchantedfarmsduvall.com.
June 11
Storytelling at The Grange, 6-7:30 p.m.: Storytelling is back on the second Wednesday of the month at The Grange, with new host Nicole O’Byrne. The theme for this event is “turning points.” Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; storytelling starts at 6 p.m. For more information, as well as storytelling tips, visit thegrangeduvall.com/event/storytelling.
