Yakima Valley Events

  • 5/23/2013 - 6/1/2013

    Department of Visual Arts (DoVA) Exhibition at Larson Gallery

    Location: Yakima Through June 1st. Presenting the work of Yakima Valley Community College art students and faculty, created within the last year. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday 1-5pm. For more info call 509-574-4875.
  • 5/23/2013 - 11/30/2013

    Chimposiums at CWU

    Location: Ellensburg Enjoy a 30 minute presentation about chimpanzee culture, current threats, CWU Chimpanzees who use American Sign Language. 20 minutes observation of 3 chimpanzees ages 6 and older.

    Saturday 10:45am and 12:30pm
    Sunday 12:30pm and 2:00pm

    For more information or reservations call 509-963-2244 or click here. 
  • 5/24/2013

    Salsa Friday at the Season's Performance Hall

    Location: Yakima
    10pm-1am - Join us for great Salsa music and dancing with DJ David Blanca playing the finest Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cumbia. No partner or experience necessary to attend. $7 Cover for the evening. Full Bar for 21+. Upscale dress code will be strictly enforced. Absolutely no sports attire. Yakima's only upscale Salsa venue voted as Best Place for Salsa Dancing in Central Washington. 

    For more information call 509-453-1888 or click here. 
  • 5/24/2013

    Live Music Friday at Kana Winery

    Location: Downtown Yakima
    5:30-8pm - Enjoy live music by Big Bossman and Friends along with great wine, No cover charge. 

    For more information call 509-453-6611 or click here. 
  • 5/24/2013 - 5/26/2013

    Live Music at Naches Heights Vineyard

    Location: Yakima
    Enjoy Live Music by great Musicians and a glass of wine. 

    Friday May 24th : 7pm Wayman Chapmam
    Saturday May 26th: 2-5pm Jim Henson, The Muppet Man

    For more information call 509-966-4355. No cover charge. 
  • 5/24/2013

    Toast to Construction at Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center

    Location: Prosser 11:00am - Join us at the vineyard pavilion for food and beverage immediately following the program. For more information call 509-786-1000 or click here.
  • 5/25/2013 - 5/27/2013

    Memorial Day Weekend, 12th Anniversary at Maryhill Winery

    Location: Goldendale
    10am-6pm - Join us for Memorial Day Weekend, 12th Anniversary Celebration. All wine up to 50 percent off, wine club members 35 percent off wine. New releases, wine tasting, case specials, picnicking Bocce. Four and Twenty Blackbirds food available for purchase 12-5pm.

    For more information call 877-627-9445 or click here. 
  • 5/25/2013 - 7/11/2013

    Textile Tieton at Might Tieton Warehouse Gallery

    Location: Tieton
    12-3pm Friday-Sun - Featuring art quilts curated from the Contemporary Quilt Art Association specially for the Tieton Arts and Humanities exhibition. Presented by Tieton Arts and Humanities and Contemporary Quilt Art Association. Free event.

    For more information call 509-847-3034.
  • 5/25/2013

    Memorial Day Parade

    Location: Downtown Yakima 10am. Route follows Yakima Ave proceeding to 6th Ave to Naches Ave. Staging for parade participants begins at 8am between Yakima Ave and Walnut Street. For information call Ed at 509-729-2257.
  • 5/25/2013 - 5/26/2013

    Rose Release Party at Two Mountain Winery

    Location: Zillah Who would have guessed that Two Mountain Rose would pair so well with street tacos and sunshine. Celebrate the release of Two Mountain Rose and summertime in the valley, at out annual Rose Release Party. Mariano's Tacos will be celebrating too, offering one free taco for a glass of Rose purchased. Bring a picnic blanket or chair, sunscreen and a hat, and welcome summer with us at the winery.

    The Rose is an off-dry blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, cool, crisp, and refreshing.

    For ticket information call 509-829-3900, click here or here.
  • 5/25/2013

    Yakima Valley Japanese Families Reunion - Yakima Valley Museum

    Location: Yakima 2pm - Return to the Yakima Valley and reconnect with others who share your Japanese heritage. Cost $90. For more information call 509-248-0747.
  • 5/25/2013

    Iris Flower & Design Show at Yakima Area Arboretum

    Location: Yakima 1-3pm - Check out the beautiful displays of these popular flowers. Enter your own Irises in the competition. Meet the experts, see demonstrations, checkout specialty Irises, learn about becoming a member of the Iris Society, and more.

    For more information call 509-247-7337 or click here.
  • 5/25/2013

    Wine, Music and Lumpia

    Location: Yakima 4:30-7pm -  Event to take place on our Vineyard Lawn with great Food, Wine, and with music by local talents Navid Eliot (Lead singer of Not Amy) and Sam Watts (Ghosts of You). Great Wine available by the glass and bottle. Filipino food provided by Gloria Gonzales Garcia of Lutong Pinoy. No cover charge for event.

    For more information call 509-966-0686 or click here. 

  • 5/26/2013

    9th Annual Dash Race for the Kids

    Location: Prosser

    7-11am - 9th Annual Dash Race for the Kids starts at 8am at the Prosser Wine and Food Park. There will be a business team competition in a 5K Relay format for the less competitive runners.

    Bike race starts at 8:30am, Walk/Run starts at 9:00am.  Come get some great exercise and enjoy beautiful Washington wine country while supporting this worthwhile charity. For information, click here.

  • 5/26/2013

    Bonsai Exhibit - Artfully Designed Miniature Trees at Yakima Area Arboretum

    Location: Yakima 10am-3pm - Enter the world of miniature trees during the Yakima Valley Bonsai Society's annual Bonsai Exhibit. For more information call 509-247-7337 or click here. 

  • 5/26/2013

    Celebrating 5 years at Milbrandt Vineyards

    Location: Prosser 6-9pm - Join us for wine and music by Blue Mountain Spanish Sounds. We will have light appetizers prepared and a few of our patio menus items available for purchase. $10 cover charge, complimentary to MBV Cellar Club members. Reservations recommended, call 509-788-0030 or click here.
  • 5/28/2013

    Story Fest at Yakima Valley Museum

    Location: Yakima 6pm - Performance of Greek Mythology: Stories of gods and heroism from ancient civilization by the sea. For children grades 8-K. Free event. For more information call 509-248-0747.
  • 5/29/2013

    White Pass Scenic Byway Industry Night

    Location: Yakima 5-7pm - Front line staff and all tourist related businesses in the Yakima and Naches Valley are invited to attend a special Hospitality Training session to bring awareness about points of interest and activities along the White Pass Scenic Byway, US Hwy 12 between Naches and I-5.

    Join us for wine tasting (at a nominal charge) and refreshments as we learn about the many attributes of Mt. Rainier and the White Pass Scenic Byway as well as activities from Destination Packwood.
  • 5/30/2013 - 6/1/2013

    Grand Spring Opening at Bella Terra Gardens

    Location: Zillah
    8am-2pm - Enjoy our Grand Spring Opening. All seasonal produce will be available. Feed the chickens and goats. Come enjoy early organic fresh produce. 

    For more information call 509-985-6664 or click here. 
  • 5/30/2013

    Yakima Valley Visitor Information Center 10th Anniversary Open House

    Location: Yakima 5:30-7:30pm - Come celebrate 10 years of service to visitors and the community. Wine tasting, appetizers, door prizes and more. For a map to the VIC click here.

    For more information on the VIC call 509-573-3388, 800-221-0751 or click here.
  • 5/30/2013 - 6/1/2013

    American Truck Historical Society Annual Truck Show

    Location: Yakima May 30, 2013 8am-8pm
    May 31, 2013 8am-8pm
    June 1, 2013 8am-8pm

    Tickets
    Buy Tickets Now. Tickets on Sale Now.
    $11 One day ticket (Children 15 and Under are Free with paying adult)
    $21 Two Day Ticket
    $31 Three Day Ticket
  • 5/31/2013

    Friday Night Supper Club at Desert Wind

    Location: Prosser 6pm - Join us for an evening of food and fun at our monthly supper club. Communal seating and three-course, family style dinner encourage lively conversation and new friendships. $55 per guest or $45 for club members, includes dinner with wine pairing, plus a pre-dinner social. Advance reservation required. Please call 509-786-7277 to book.
  • 6/1/2013 - 7/31/2013

    Summer Workshop Series at Larson Gallery

    Location: Yakima Professional artists will present a variety of workshops suitable for beginning through advanced participants. For more info call 574-4875.
  • 6/1/2013

    Rock the Gap

    Location: Yakima

    5:30pm - The annual Rock the Gap is a celebration after the Gap2Gap race featuring great rock and roll, a gourmet dinner served with local wines and beer, and both a silent and dessert auction. Racers and the community are all welcome. Tickets $55 in advance and $60 at the door, admission includes dinner, souvenir glass and scrip.

     For information, call 509-453-8280 or click here.

  • 6/1/2013

    Gap2Gap Relay - Yakima Greenway Foundation

    Location: Yakima

    There is a full day of events with the Gap2Gap Relay and Junior Gap2Gap during the day and Rock the Gap during the evening.
    Saturday's activities start early for the racers.  The first competitors go out at 7:45AM and continue in waves until 9:30.  Adult Iron and Elite racers will travel the Greenway, the Yakima River, the north ridge, and the roads of East Valley on the 5-leg course.  Adult Sport racers travel a slightly shorter 5-leg course that features a rollerblading leg instead of kayaking.  Junior racers will complete a course in Sarg Hubbard Park and along the Greenway.  If you're not racing, come down to Sarg Hubbard Park during the day and cheer on the racers – or volunteer for one of the races.  To volunteer, call 453-8280. Cost $22-$45 depending on categorie.
    Rock the Gap is a fun post-race party for racers and non-racers alike.  Beginning with a cocktail hour and silent auction at 5:30, followed by a salmon dinner and live music by Redwood Son and Ben Union, this is the perfect way to kick off the summer season.
    Funds raised by Gap2Gap benefit the Yakima Greenway Foundation.  Funds raised by Rock the Gap benefit the Greenway and Kiwanis charities.
     
    For more information, please call the Yakima Greenway, 509-453-8280.

     

  • 6/5/2013

    Yakima Valley Sports Awards Luncheon

    Location: Downtown Yakima
    The 2013 Yakima Valley Sports Awards Luncheon, presented by Solarity Credit Union,  is held to honor student athletes, teams and coaches who have achieved success in their respective sport during the 2012-13 school year. Doors will open at 11:15am and lunch will begin at 11:30am. The program will commence at 12:00pm. Admission is $10 for nominees and $17.50 for the general public. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information, call Mike Carey, Yakima Valley Sports Commission, 509-576-6375.
  • 6/5/2013

    Cooking Class at Desert Wind Winery

    Location: Prosser 6:00pm - Join the Mohave chefs for an interactive evening of culinary education. Limited seating available. $55 per guest or $45 for wine club members, includes interactive meal prep, dinner, wine and recipes. Advance reservations required. 

    For more information call 509-786-7277 or click here.  
  • 6/7/2013

    LGG Members' Arts and Crafts Show Opening Reception

    Location: Yakima 5-7pm. This is an annual non-juried exhibition that highlights the creative talents of our Larson Gallery Guild members. For more info call 509-574-4875.
  • 6/7/2013 - 7/3/2013

    LGG Members' Arts & Crafts Show

    Location: Yakima Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Saturday 1-5pm. This is an annual non-juried exhibition that highlights the creative talents of our Larson Gallery Guild members. For more information call 509-574-4875.
  • 6/8/2013

    Summer Salads and BBQ at La Maison

    Location: Yakima 6pm - Chef Brad will be creating fresh summer salads to compliment your patio party repertoire and BBQ to melt in your mouth. Grab an apron and get down and dirty with the chef at the grill. Full menu and winery to be announced soon. 

    For more information call 509-961-9899 or click here. 
  • 6/8/2013

    Youth Music Show and Dance

    Location: Yakima
    1:00pm -  Enjoy a show by current students, 1:45 Refreshments and 2:15 Contra Dance Music provided by the Fiddle Kids. Cost is Free, donations gladly accepted. 

    For more information call 509-949-2100 or click here. 
  • 6/8/2013

    Registration for Tuition Free Fiddle Youth Classes

    Location: Yakima Come join us for the Gone Fiddling Again Fiddle Kids Spring Event at the Fruitvale Grange. 11:30am Register and re-register for Tuition Free Fiddle group classes. 

    For more information call 509-949-2100 or click here. 
  • 6/8/2013

    Ultimate Wine Experience at State Fair Park

    Location: Yakima 4:30pm - This event follows our annual Washington State Wine Competition where you will be able to taste over 300 Washing State wines and discover the ultimate wine. When you walk into the room you will feel like a kid in a candy store with 30 different varietals of wines including Cabernet's, Merlot's, Syrah's, Bordeaux and Rhone Blends and Ice Wines to name a few. Along with 300 bottles of wine we will have delicious appetizers for your enjoyment all for one inclusive price of $20 or you can gather 8 of your friends and reserve a table for $200 which includes 4 bottles of Washington wine to take home.  Among our Auction items are a Carrie Underwood signed guitar; 36 Silver Medal wines from 2012; Judge for a Day and an opportunity to purchase a raffle for a Wine Cooler filled with 24 gold medal wines from 2012. Free Parking located in Gate 5.

    For more information call 509-248-8093 or click here.
  • 6/8/2013

    Paul Vandenberg's 30 year Anniversary at Paradisos del Sol

    Location: Zillah Less than three months after the Yakima Valley AVA was formed, Paul Vanderberg began making wine unprofessionally. He had many stops along the way, ending with owning his own winery and vineyard. Paradisos del Sol Winery is a 100 percent estate winery grown from our own grapes. Paul does everything. Grows the grapes, makes the wine, sells the wine. Lots of winemakers grow their own grapes but very few of them actually do all the work ( pruning, shoot thinning, mowing, harvesting). We do hire a couple of people to help at harvest, but Pail is right there picking the grapes with them. He knows each vine intimately and knows how to coax the best out of each plant.

    For more information call 509-829-9000 or click here. 
  • 6/10/2013 - 6/15/2013

    Happy Father's Day! at LaKat Gallery

    Location: Naches

    10am-4pm - Celebrate Dad with a handcrafted gift made by us. Our log furniture would be great under the shade tree, a Dad plaque for his wall, or one of our many pieces of horseshoe art for his mantle. Take Dad for a drive to LaKat Gallery. We'll give him a cup of Joe and something for his sweet tooth while he wanders through our unique treasures. For information, call 509-653-1350 or click here.

  • 6/16/2013 - 6/17/2013

    Fathers Day Weekend at Silver Lake Winery

    Location: Zillah
    10am-5pm - Come join us Fathers Day weekend Saturday and Sunday live music and our delicious BBQ lunches on our patio.

    For more information call 509-829-6235 or click here. 
  • 6/16/2013

    Red Wine and Ribs for Fathers Day at Desert Wind Winery

    Location: Prosser 1pm - Treat dad or yourself to a special Fathers Day meal, featuring a three-course lunch with wine pairing and a complimentary gift for all fathers. $45 per person or $35 per club member. Reservations required, please call 509-786-7277 to book. 
  • 6/21/2013 - 6/22/2013

    Bring on the Summer at Bella Terra Gardens

    Location: Zillah
    Try the first of our summer produce. Sign up to become a member and receive delivered to your door veggies, fresh and the first pick from our gardens. 

    For more information call 509-985-6664 or click here. 
  • 6/22/2013

    Low Country Boil Party at Two Mountain Winery

    Location: Zillah 7:30-9:30pm - You're invited, for a summer supper and celebration. Friend and Family Wine Club Dinner Event. First ever club only Sauvignon Blanc release, food, wine and entertainment. Club members are complimentary, club member guests $45 per person.

    For more information call 509-829-3900 or click here. 
  • 6/22/2013 - 6/23/2013

    Silbury Hill Alpacas Anniversary Celebration

    Location: Sunnyside 10am-5pm - Join us this weekend as we celebrate our 2nd anniversary. Meet our alpacas and see why we are so excited about being part of the growing US alpaca fiber industry. Learn about alpacas and the many ways their fine fiber can be used. Watch spinning and weaving demonstrations. If you wish to visit our farm another day, please call to let us know you are coming at 509-837-8012.