Lavender's in bloom in B.C.'s Okanagan

LAVENDER LEMONADE and more await in British Columbia's Thompson Okanagan. May marks the time when the violet-hued lavender herb comes into its own. At the Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm, south of Kelowna, you can stock up on lavender luxuries such as essential oils, jellies, bath products, lemonade, even chocolate and vanilla lavender ice cream. Newly expanded gardens are blooming, and there are farm guided tours. Visit anytime or join the crowds at the Lavender Harvest Festival July 6-9. See www.okanaganlavender.com for details.

Washington

Artfest 2007 , Friday through Sunday, Spokane. 509-456-3931 or www.northwestmuseum.org

Blue Moon Festival , through Sunday, Goldendale. 509-773-0567 or www.cityofgoldendale.com

Dog Island Run , Saturday, Guemes Island. 360-293-8128 or www.dogislandrun.com

Scottish Highland Games , Saturday-Sunday, Ferndale. 360-647-8500 or www.bhga.org

Leavenworth Wine Walk , Saturday-Sunday, Leavenworth. 509-548-5807 or www.leavenworth.org

Clean Water Classic Surfing Contest , Saturday-Sunday, Westport. 503-805-9668 or www.cleanwaterclassic.com

An Evening in Indonesia , June 9, Long Beach. 800-451-2542 or www.funbeach.com

Yaka ma Nation Treaty Days Pow Wow, June 8-10, Toppenish. 509-865-3262 or www.toppenish.net

Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall, June 20-24, Chehalis. 360-740-8875 or www.veteransmuseum.org

Sand and Sawdust Festival, June 22-24, Ocean Shores. 360-289-5632 or www.oceanshoresact.com

La Conner Summer Street Festival, June 23-24, La Conner. 360-466-4778 or www.laconner.net/chamber.cfm

Music in the Gardens, June 30, Long Beach. 509-865-3262 or www.funbeach.com

Spokane Hoopfest, June 30-July 1, Spokane. 509-624-2414 or www.spokanehoopfest.net

Bellingham Bay History Cruise , June 28-Aug. 16, Bellingham. 360-676-6981 or www.whatcommuseum.org

Washington State Capitol Tours, daily, Olympia. 360-586-8687 or www.ga.wa.gov/visitor/index.html

Oregon

Rose Festival , through June 10, Portland. 503-227-2681 or www.rosefestival.org

Pedalpalooza , Thursday through June 23, Portland. 503-542-6900 or www.shift2bikes.org/pedalpalooza

Oregon Shakespeare Festival , through Oct. 28, Ashland. 541-482-4331 or www.osfashland.org

Portland Saturday Market , through Dec. 24, Portland. 503-222-6072 or www.saturdaymarket.org

Idaho

Chuck Close Prints Show , through Aug. 12, Boise. 208-345-8330 or www.boiseartmuseum.org

Idaho Shakespeare Festival , through Sept. 29, Boise. 208-336-9221 or www.idahoshakespeare.org

British Columbia

Oak Bay Tea Party , Saturday-Sunday, Victoria. 250-388-4457 or www.oakbayteaparty.com

Olympians Experience , June 8-10, Whistler. www.rbc.com/rbcolympiansexperience

Victoria Jazz Festival , June 22-July 1, Victoria. 250-388-4423 or www.vicjazz.bc.ca

FIFA Under-20 World Cup , July 1-11, Burnaby and Victoria. 866-662-3452 or www.fifa.com

Playland Park at PNE , through Sept. 30, Vancouver. 604-253-2311 or www.pne.ca/playland/index.htm

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition , through Oct. 14, Victoria. 250-356-7226 or www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Tourism offices

Washington: 877-260-2731 or www.experiencewashington.com

Oregon: 800-547-7842 or www.traveloregon.com

Idaho: 800-635-7820 or www.visitid.org

British Columbia: 800-663-6000 or www.hellobc.com

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