Everett and the Snohomish County waterfront.
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View MoreFresh Paint Festival fills Hoyt Avenue with 100+ artists
The Schack Art Center's free Fresh Paint Festival returns to downtown Everett's Hoyt Avenue on Aug. 15–16 with more than 100 Pacific Northwest artists, live demonstrations, kids' activities and free gallery admission.
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View MoreSounds of Africa festival hits Garfield Park on Saturday
The Washington West African Center's fourth annual Sounds of Africa festival brings free live music, dance, food and a fashion show to Garfield Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 1 to 7 p.m., though the nonprofit is organizing this year's event without dedicated festival funding.
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View MoreFree backpacks available Saturday at Everett Boys & Girls Club
Give Back Snohomish has purchased more than 5,000 school supplies to contribute to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County's drive to fill 1,000-plus backpacks, with free distribution Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Everett Boys & Girls Club.
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View MoreStuff the Bus supply drive runs Aug. 14–16 at Everett-area QFC
The Everett Public Schools Foundation will collect school supplies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday at QFC on Evergreen Way and Fred Meyer in Mill Creek, aiming to fill 3,600 backpacks for Title I students before the school year begins.
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View MoreCommunity Transit plan restarts Everett merger clock
The Community Transit Board approved its 2026-2031 Transit Development Plan on Thursday, Aug. 6, formally restarting Everett Transit merger talks that head to an October vote and committing to the Swift Gold Line BRT serving Everett, Marysville and Arlington.
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View MoreFresh Paint Festival returns to downtown Everett
Schack Art Center's free Fresh Paint Festival returns to Hoyt Avenue in downtown Everett on Aug. 15–16 with more than 120 artists, live glassblowing, entertainment and family activities.
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View MoreNew utility murals add color to Everett Station District corners
Stations Unidos unveiled two artist-designed vinyl wraps on utility boxes in the Everett Station District on Aug. 3, 2026, funded by a City of Everett Cultural Arts Commission grant and partnerships with Snohomish County PUD, Ziply Fiber, and local installer Vinyl Lab Wraps.
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View MoreNew dairy exhibit opens at Everett Museum of History
The Everett Museum of History opened "Dairies: The cow butter story" on Thursday, July 30, at the Van Valey House, tracing the city's dairy heritage through October 3, while the Schack Art Center's juried show enters its final weeks and APEX Kings Hall lines up live concerts through August.
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View MoreDementia day program coming to Carl Gipson Center on Sept. 1
Volunteers of America Western Washington will open an Old Friends Club dementia day program at Everett's Carl Gipson Center on Tuesday, Sept. 1, offering five hours of structured activities for up to 12 participants with early- to mid-stage dementia on Tuesdays and Thursdays while giving caregivers dedicated respite time.
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View More3 free splash pads near Everett are open daily this summer
Three free splash pads near Everett — Willis Tucker Park, Forest Park, and the Port of Everett's Pacific Rim Plaza — are running daily through the summer, giving families a no-cost way to cool off.
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View MoreThree more hand-painted pianos join Everett's Street Tunes lineup
Three new hand-painted pianos are joining Everett's Street Tunes program later in July at The Dance School, Schack Art Center, and The Village at Casino Road, bringing the program's total to 11 free public instruments available through August 19.
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View MoreNubian Jam brings 9 hours of music, art and Black-owned vendors to Forest Park on Saturday
The 33rd annual Nubian Jam, a free all-day celebration of Black culture hosted by the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee, takes over Forest Park on Saturday, July 25, with live music, an open mic competition, Black art displays, a marketplace of Black-owned businesses, and a ceremony honoring Black high school educators and graduates.
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