A
fter a cold, gray winter and gray,
wet spring, pack your light bag and
sunglasses and get ready for summer. It's
easy to fill your days with new and fun
adventures without ever leaving Bellevue.
For more than 25 years the City of
Bellevue has put on a heck of a
fireworks
celebration for the 4th of July.
Attracting more than 60,000 people the
event features live performances including
the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra,
and ranks among the most spectacular
fireworks shows in the Pacific Northwest. If
you have little ones don't miss the Family
Fun Zone where kids (and adults) will
be entertained throughout the day with
activities ranging from free entertainment,
jugglers, stilt walkers, mascot characters,
balloon artists, face painting, free
interactive games and more.
Bellevue outdoor movie nights are
a great way to celebrate warm nights
outdoors with friends and family. Grab a
blanket, a lawn chair and head to Bellevue's
downtown park. Enjoy this 8 weeks series of
free family-friendly (PG or G rating) series.
There are pre-movie activities planned
before each movie, so come down early,
stake your ground and have some fun.
Movies begin at dusk (around 9pm) and are
shown under the stars on a huge, 40-foot
inflatable screen with a state-of-the-art
projection and sound system.
Festivals,
Fireworks & Food
It's just not summer
in Bellevue without
al fresco dining
and Bellevue
abounds with
eateries and restaurants that offer decks,
patios and other areas to satisfy your
spring and summer needs. There is no
excuse for staying indoors on the Bellevue-
ful summer days. and the ever popular
food trucks. Plan to spend your days (or
at the very least for weekends) dining out
in the glorious weather that is the gem of
the Pacific Northwest.
On the last full weekend in July the city
welcome artists from around the region
and country to its premier annual arts
and exhibit during the
Bellevue Arts
Festival Weekend,
the largest and
most distinguished arts event in the
Northwest. The exhibits are comprised
of the outstanding art of over 300 juried
artists from the Northwest and throughout
the country. The extensive range of
mediums include drawing/pastels, fiber,
furniture, glass, jewelry, metal work, mixed
media, painting, photography, printmaking,
sculpture, wearables and wood.
