summer music festivals

Festivals

Snohomish Taste of Music Three days of blues, funk and jazz, Aug. 14 through 16, Carnegie Education Center outdoor plaza, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. Tickets are $10 each day or $25 for the weekend. On Aug. 14, see Brian Lee and the Orbiters at 6 p.m., the Charlatones at 7:15 and the Stacy Jones Band at 8 p.m. On Saturday it’s Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons at noon, United by Music at 1:50 p.m., Red House at 3:40 p.m., the CD Woodbury Band at 5:30 p.m. and Curtis Salgado at 7 p.m. On Sunday, watch the semifinals of the International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Washington Blues Society. For more information, go to www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org/taste-of-music.

A Taste of Edmonds: Aug. 14 through 16, Civic Playfield, 310 Sixth Ave. N. Entertainment schedule is at atoeedmonds.homestead.com/Main-Stage-Schedule.

Evergreen State Fair: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Aug. 31; Casting Crowns, Sept. 1; Lee Brice, Sept. 2; Jerrod Niemann, Sept. 2; Vince Gill, Sept. 4. For tickets and more information, visit www.evergreenfair.org.

Tumbleweed Music Festival: Sept. 4 through 6, Howard Aman Park, Richland. Tickets and information at www.tumbleweedfest.com. Marysville-area musicians Casey Garland and the duo William Pint and Felicia Dale are among the 120 musicians performing at the acoustic festival, which features folk, bluegrass, Celtic, nautical, blues.

Bumbershoot: Sept. 5 through 7, Seattle Center. Seattle’s premiere celebration of the arts. Notable acts include Faith No More, Ellie Goulding, Flying Lotus, Hozier, Ben Harper, Bassnectar and Social Distortion. For more information, visit bumbershoot.org.

Summer series

Arlington’s Music on the Terraces: Free concerts are 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 27, at Terrace Park, 809 E. Fifth St. Aug. 20: Folsoms, Americana.

Chateau Ste. Michelle Summer Concert Series: Michael Franti &Spearhead, Aug. 22; Randy Newman, Aug. 29. For more information, visit www.ste-michelle.com.

Concerts at the Mural: Free concerts starting at 5:30 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28 at the Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center. Aug. 14: Decibel Fest Night with Natasho Kmeto, Shaprece, Manatee Commune. Aug. 21: The Coup, Pillar Point. Aug. 28: Country Lips, Evening Bell.

Edmonds Summer Concerts: Free performances at 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 23 at City Park, Third and Pine. Also noon most Tuesdays through Aug. 25, and 5 p.m. most Thursdays through Aug. 27 at Hazel Miller Plaza, Fifth and Maple. For more information, visit www.edmondswa.gov/summer-concerts. Aug. 16: Te Fare O Tamatoa/Te’a rama, Tahitian drumming and dance. Aug. 18: Cap’n Arrr, comedy pirate show. Aug. 27: Jaspar Lepak, Americana.

Everett’s Music at the Marina: Free concerts are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 27 and Saturdays through Aug. 29, Port Gardner Landing, 1700 W. Marine View Drive. For more information, visit www.everettwa.gov. Aug. 22: Jefferson Rose Band, world music. Aug. 20: Eldridge Gravy &the Court Supreme, funk and soul.

Everett’s Sets in the West: Free all-ages concerts are 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 26 at Wetmore Theater Plaza, 2710 Wetmore Ave. For more information, visit everettwa.gov/809/Wednesday-Sets-in-the-West. Aug. 19: Secret Show.

Lake Tye Music in the Park: Monroe’s free concert series is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 27 at Lake Tye. More information is at www.choosemonroe.com. Aug. 20: Heart By Heart.

Marysville’s Sounds of Summer: Free concerts are 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 14, at Jennings Memorial Park, 6915 Armar Road. For more info, visit www.marysvillewa.gov/concerts. Aug. 14: Cherry Cherry (Neil Diamond tribute).

Snohomish County’s Music on the Plaza: The series is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 26 in the county campus amphitheater at Rockefeller and Wall in Everett. snohomishcountywa.gov/2579/Music-on-the-Plaza Aug. 19: Sisters.

South Whidbey’s Sounds of Summer series: Free concerts 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 19, Community Park, 5495 Maxwelton Road, Langley, or Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley. Aug. 19: Western Heroes.

Stanwood’s Summer Concerts: Free concerts are Saturday afternoons through Sept. 12, on 270th or 271st streets in east Stanwood. www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/community/page/2015-summer-concert-series. Aug. 22: Modern Relics.

Tulalip Summer Concert Series: The Band Perry, Aug. 15; Huey Lewis and the News, Aug. 28; Sammy Hagar, Sept. 3. For more information, visit www.tulalipresortcasino.com/Entertainment/TulalipAmphitheatre

Woodland Park Zoo’s ZooTunes: Trampled by Turtles, Aug. 16.