Backyard Wildlife Festival & River Run 5K

As always, the Backyard Wildlife Festival features a marketplace with garden starts, native plants, handcrafted arts and gifts, and the Tukwila Arts Commission Art Show.   Local and regional non-profits will have a variety of resources to help you create summer gardens that attract birds, bees & butterflies while protecting native plants and salmon.    Let’s not forget about the kids – hands on art projects with a local teaching artist, chalk-a-palooza, bubbles and the list goes on.   NEW this year is the River Run 5K, a family friendly 5k run and walk along the beautiful Duwamish River.    Here’s the official schedule  to help you celebrate and learn about urban wildlife and gardening:

9:30 am:       River Run 5K check in opens

10:00 am:   Backyard Wildlife Festival BEGINS, Tukwila Art Show opens

10:00 am:   River Run 5k start

10:30 am:   Live music with Biff, local Tukwila musician

11:00 am:   The Falconer:   Birds of prey talk and demonstration with live raptors

12:00 pm:   Ella Bella Bee and the Pollinators, children’s performance

1:30 pm:       Garden Talk w/ Ciscoe Morris

2:00 pm:       Live music with Pickled Okra

3:00 pm:       Event winds down….

River Run/Walk 5K 10:00am

Run or Walk along the beautiful Duwamish River Trail

• Families, Strollers and Pets Welcome!
• Backyard-Wildlife-themed costumes encouraged!
• FREE Face Painter on site starting at 8:30am.

**   Register online   CLICK HERE

For more information visit: www.backyardwildlifefestival.org