Amazing farm! When you go onto their website, make sure you read the details. At first I was a…read morelittle disappointed because the day I wanted to go was sold out, but be sure to keep checking for cancellations! I did and was able to reserve. I really liked that they had time reservations because it was not crowded at all! Sometimes everyone is busy doing other things that you get the whole area to yourself. The petting farm was so fun! All of the animals looked really loved and cared for. Plus they were really friendly. Also the place did not stink and was well tended! I commend them for that! The play area was cute, with a three separate buildings. The only thing is there wasn't much to do inside, hopefully they get more toys for the place. They had some bouncy ride ons and a little area to catch cows with ropes. They had a few face cut out pictures to take pics and a decorated truck to take pics. Hopefully they'll be more in the future for cute pictures. Tractor ride was exciting for the kids. $5 a barrel for a child and adult. Be aware they paved a nice path but it was still fairly bumpy. Pumpkins were set out nicely, not really what I expected for a pumpkin patch but really nice. Not much snacks to buy. Possibly in the future it would be nice with a small area for the hangry little kids. There was a 90 min end time, which didn't bother me since it was pleasant and no overcrowding. Overall my family and I had a blast. Will definitely return!

What an adorable fall outing for families in Gig Harbor area. Sweet petting zoo, western style…read moretown, and barrel train ride for kids. Wholesome fall fun, hooray for the vision of this family.

There are lots of festivals in the area, but this is probably the one most tightly focused on great…read morehand-made food. It's unbelievable how many people turn out to make snacks, dinners, and desserts for this. Even speaking as someone who grew up in this town, I never really noticed this church and all the space it has. You get in free, so they need that space--it gets *packed* by the end of the night. The main space is the big tent out back, ringed by food vendors and craft vendors. You eat very well. Sausages made to order and available only at the festival, tons of other entrees, and especially all the different pastries and cookies...all this stuff is just outstanding. Virtually everything costs just a few bucks. There's music and dancing and traditional garb around, too. They DO want this to be a genuine heritage festival, and among the older generation, there are a bunch of people either born in the old country or whose parents were. I'm the least thing from Greek myself, but just digging around looking for interesting food and interesting stuff to take home, I had a ball. I was out of line all those years I didn't attend (this was the first time).

Heaven. It's just heaven. First off when you enter, you can either go upstairs or downstairs or to…read morethe left? The left is the bakery and should not be missed! Upstairs is the church, downstairs is where it's at....bypass the people in line and head out to the tent. Do yourself a favor and pick out a few enticing items to box up out of the pastry case or grab a box of baklava at the bakery on the way out. My favorite thing at the festival are tiropitas (phyllo dough with Greek feta) they are light and crispy but also very rich and savory. FIND THEM! They are not in the food tent. I enjoy the gyros and the calamari with the garlic potato dipping stuff. (Please forgive me as I know not the proper words for some of this glorious food)..They make little tiny donuts with hot honey sauce over them..and dolomites (not my thing. Grape leaves taste like crap). Sausages. You can purchase a traditional Greek "dinner" for sit down in the church (near the tiropita window!), or nibble your way through the food tent if that's more your style. Any item is just a few dollars. It is a fun experience to watch the greek dancing every hour or so. Go sit in a pew and listen. Light a candle for a loved one. Learn something about the culture you are immersing yourself in. You can purchase Greek food like olive oil and excellent cheeses and other Greek products in the food tent. They use tokens for the food so be sure to stop at the huge line right when you walk in the main food tent to get some..(hope you've had your flu shot. Touching money is bad enough!! But wait! Touch these tokens too)..there is beer and wine available for purchase. It is buffet style seating and I wouldn't have it any other way. Part of the charm is the people watching for sure. I've been going here since I was a kid. So glad to see it's still wildly popular and just as hard as ever to find a parking spot. It is one of the first fall events in Tacoma I get excited in which to participate.

Been to ethnic fest many times. It's always a great day. Lots of foods from lots of cultures…read more Lots of "booths" with items for sale. Local businesses get lots of play at the festival. There is also the best thing. . . . Awesome music. All kinds.

The Daffodil Parade is an awesome event that happens every year in Pierce County, spanning 4 cities…read moreand this year is the 83rd year that it has taken place. Such a great annual tradition! I was surprised to look it up On Friday night & realize that it is this weekend, April 9th on Saturday in 4 locations around Pierce County. This is a can't miss opportunity for us. It's such a fun one with the Daffodil Princesses on a big float & all the other cool floats filled with spring flowers & bands from local area schools! It's definitely our one of favorite parade of the year here in the Northwest. My girls love seeing the Daffodil princesses all dressed up! The Daffodil Festival, April 8-10, 2016 Here's the schedule for the parades: Tacoma - 10:15 AM Puyallup - 12:45 PM Sumner - 2:30 PM Orting - 5:00 PM

I'm still not entirely sure what makes the unique taste of the Northwest food scene. Like in…read moreprevious years, many of the dishes I've encountered don't seem to be specifically Northwest-inspired. Additionally, the "five-dollar sample" might be a bit misleading because many vendors don't offer it as a discounted price like they do for their full-priced entrees, so you don't really get a sample as much as you might think. I understand that vendors are selling food and that they do offer full-priced meals with sample portions. However, the variety of food offered to entice customers isn't consistent. There were free live performances, which was a nice touch. The event was conveniently held over by the tequila bar, which was pretty cool. Lastly, I want to emphasize the inconsistency in the sample platters or products across all the vendors. Customers may not want to pay the full price for all this offer. They might want a sample of their most prominent dishes for the advertised five-dollar agreement that is consistently stated when mentioning the taste of the Northwest. This is what has driven me to this event for the last couple of years, and I believe it needed to be refined. Other than that, I think it was pretty decent. Overall, it's definitely something entertaining and fun to take your family to. It's like a 50% reduction of the state fair-style event, usually held on the fairgrounds.

Tried The Taste NW for the first time and from my experience I enjoyed small samples for a few…read morebucks each from various local food vendors, the shopping, drinks, live music and fun things to do for the whole family. Would recommend to any one!

We usually spend about 3 hours at this event. There are lots of vendors promoting and selling…read morethings, kind of fun to just walk around the booths and spin the wheels for free stuff. We've came for the Sunday Parade for the past 2 years, and my toddler enjoys it. Kids can play in the Town Center Plaza, where there is the splash pad, and booths with activities, and a stage setup for the band. The food options are decent (Filipino, burgers, pineapple drinks, Mexican snacks, etc.), but expect to wait for the food for a while (30+ minutes) if you go after lunch hours. Also, it's always super hot since there isn't much shade, so bring lots of water and covering if you plan to stay for a while. Tip: 1) Come on Friday if you don't like crowd 2) Parade starts at 1PM on Sundays 3) If you want to enjoy some food without waiting, go to the food area (in the library parking lot) before noon.

1st time going to Cornucopia Days in Kent today (7/12/24)! A whole variety of vendors all over the…read morestreets, including foodies! There's a Cambodian Foods one named Theary Cambodian Foods! Ordered the Pork Sandwich and some skewers, a must try!!! Flavorful and well portioned, with meat, homemade paste and pickled veggies! Gotta get it!!! The owner is our very own friend, sister Threay!!! Please visit her stand if you attend this event during the weekend. She owns a small restaurant in Federal Way as well... Got some Chicken Quesadillas from the Antojitos Lucy Mexican Food vendor, which was very tasty! Also bought a Watermelon drink. SO frickin' good!!! Saw more Food Vendors - a Corn Dog place, Greek Gyro tent, Ice Cream, Garlic Fries, Elephant Ears, Funnel Cakes, Hamburgers, Pulled Pork, etc. Browsed around the 3 blocks or so.... A lot of different arts and crafts, collectible Pokémon Card vendors, an Army booth, Firefighters, Police Officers, Bathtub people, Sponsors, a Caricature booth, Jewelry, Art works, Pike Street Nuts, and lot more! Flyer/Info here: https://kcdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Cornucopia.pdf

BRING CASH. It is a super cute and fun event but nearly everything requires cash. There are atms…read morebut the line is pretty long.

For the town of Steilacoom, the apple squeeze is a big deal. The shut down the main road and…read morevarious vendors come to sell their wares and almost anything apple related comes up for sale. I was actually surprised by this event...pleasantly surprised. We got there early as we were told it's good to get their early to get your ticket I press your apples. We got out ticket and walked around the downtown area until our designated time. While walking we came across a petting zoo with a big horse, a goat, cute baby chicks , & a turkey with attitude. They had a game center type set up with bouncy castles and face painting and ring toss type activities on the tennis court. There was also the historical museum, the general store, the wagon shop, the tribal museum, and other things to keep the kids busy as well as lots of other things and history to discover for the adults. There weren't a whole lot of food vendors but it was the typical carnival/fair type food. I opted for boiled corn cob and an apple cider float. What...an apple cider float you ask... Well it's a delicious treat that was kind of sorta invented by one of my friends who also opted to give me the VIP tour of the festivities of the Apple Squeeze. Anyway, when it came time to press the apples we headed over to the presses. There is such a variety in the presses. Some are electric and others are manual so if you really want a taste of the old days, opt for the manual labor ones. Since I hadn't carbed up prior to entering the press and didn't feel like doing an manual labor we took my friend's kid over to the electric press and when our time came my friend's daughter tosses the apples in. There was also a good variety in the apples so that you get a good batch of cider. They have the apples shipped in due to issues with apple worms in the past when people brought their own apples. So you don't have to worry as much about food born illness. You still have to boil the cider when you get home anyway to stave off the possibility of bacteria. I will say that when I got home, the cider is super sweet. I actually had to water it down a bit because I was expecting it to be more tart. It was still delicious though. It was very nice to be able to see parts of Steilacoom that I never get to see since practically every business was open to the public. There was also live music for local musicians. The only that may have been more appropriate would have been like a swap meet or a rummage sale or something, but honestly what was there was sufficient enough for us to kill about 4 hours of time.

Gets better every year! The variety and quality of brews continue to evolve. The inclusion of live…read moremusic has definitely put this small festival on point.