Vashon Island’s Strawberry Festival is a joyful, quirky, community‑powered celebration that takes over the whole town each July, blending small‑town charm with big‑festival energy. For three days, the island fills with live music, parades, local artists, food booths, beer gardens, classic cars, and thousands of happy people wandering through the streets. It’s the kind of event where you’ll see kids dancing in the road, neighbors catching up over strawberry shortcake, and bands playing everything from rock to reggae to folk. The whole island feels alive — festive, colorful, and unmistakably Vashon — a tradition that’s been bringing people together for more than a century.

Vashon Strawberry Festival Parade
Date: Saturday, July 18
Parade start time: 10am
Line up time: 9am, south of Kathy’s corner on the Highway
Line up is first come first serve basis

Music Schedule:

Friday 7/17:
4:00 pm - The Reptile Man
5:45 pm - Cheap Scenery
7:30 pm - The JD Hobson Band
9:30 pm - Publish the Quest

Saturday 7/18:
11:45 am - Olatunji Legacy Afro-Jazz Ensemble
1:45 pm - Memphis Radio Kings
4:15 pm - Stevie & the Blue Flames
6:00 pm - RESPOSADO
6:00 pm - Street Dance w/ Portage Fill (in front of Sporty’s)
8:00 pm - Hell's Belles
10:00 pm - Little Creatures

Sunday 7/19:
12:00 pm - One More Mile
2:00 pm - Great American Trainwreck
4:00 pm - Loose Change

More info to follow!