First Wednesday

Wallingford Art Walk, 6pm - 9pm, from May - October. Call 206/547-5177 or visit info@oasisinseattle.com

First Thursday

Gallery Walks in Pioneer Square and the Seattle Art Museum area, 6pm - 8pm.

Downtown Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park are free all day on First Thursdays. Maps: www.firstthursdayseattle.com

First Friday

Anacortes Galleries are open from 6pm - 9pm. Visit www.anacortesart.com

Bainbridge Island Galleries are open from 5pm - 8 or 9pm. www.bainbridgedowntown.org

Bellingham Downtown Art Walk from 6 - 10pm. Visit www.downtownbellingham.com/artwalk/

Bremerton Gallery Walk, 5 - 8pm in downtown Bremerton. www.ci.bremerton.wa.us

Ellensburg Art Walk, 5 - 7:30pm, in Historic downtown Ellensburg

Fremont Art Walk, 6 - 9pm. Visit fremontfirstfriday.com

Issaquah Art Walk, 5 - 9pm, May - Sept. only, in downtown Issaquah

Sequim Art Walk, 5 - 8pm, in downtown Sequim

Vashon Island Gallery Cruise, 6 - 9pm. Call Silverwood Gallery 206/463-1722

First Saturday

Gig Harbor Art Walk along the waterfront, 1 - 5pm, and every Thursday night in the summer until 8pm. www.gigharborguide.com

Langley on Whidbey Island Art Walk, 5 - 7pm, www.visitlangley.com

Port Townsend Art Walk, 5:30 - 8:30pm. Visit www.ptguide.com or call Williams Gallery at 360/385-3630

Quilcene Art Walk, 11am - 6pm. Email info@olympicartgallery.com.

Second Thursday

Blitz, Capitol Hill's Art Walk from 5 - 8pm. More information and maps: www.blitzcapitolhill.com

West Seattle Art Walk, 6 - 9pm, Visit www.westseattleartwalk.blogspot.com.

Second Friday

Greenwood-Phinney Art Up Art Walk, 6 - 9pm, along Greenwood Ave. North from 67th - 87th Sts. Visit artupgreenwood-phinneyblogspot.com

Kirkland Art Walk, 6 - 9pm

Second Saturday

Ballard Art Walk, 6 - 9pm. Call Ballard Chamber of Commerce at 206/784-9705. www.central-districtartwalk.com

Central District Art Walk 1 - 5pm at various locations around 23rd Ave & E Cherry St.

Georgetown Art Attack, 6 - 9pm. Visit www.georgetownartattack.com

Port Angeles Art Walk, 5 - 8pm. Visit www.portangelesdowntown.com

Poulsbo Art Walk from 5 - 8pm. poulsboartwalk.com

Third Thursday

Belltown Art Walk, 6pm until closing. Visit belltownartwalk.com

Edmonds Art Walk, 5 - 8pm. Visit www.manyaveeselects.com/artwalk/artwalk.htm

Tacoma Art Walk. Tacoma's galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5 - 8pm. All three museums are free. Call 253/272-4258 or www.artwalktacoma.com

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6 - 8pm. E-mail info@bouncingwall.com

Third Friday

Port Orchard Art Walk 4 - 7pm. May through Oct.

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4 - 7pm. Visit www.everettartwalk.org

La Conner Art Walk, 4 - 8pm. www.laconnerchamber.com

Visit Seattle Art Blog for timely updates to gallery shows and art events in the Seattle and Puget Sound area.

February 25

Artist Trust 2012 Benefit Art Auction 4 - 9pm at the Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. Live & silent auctions, four-course dinner. Contact Pat Bako at 206/467-8734 ext. 18 or pat@artisttrust.org.

H'Arts 30th Annual Art Auction. Snohomish County's largest art auction to benefit the arts. Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Visit www.schack.org/events/ for more information.

March 3

Coupeville Musselfest Art & Antique Walk. Call Windjammer Gallery at 360/678-9200.

Gage Academy of Art Collectors' Gala Art Auction & Benefit. St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Tickets $175 and up. Call 206/323-4243 x16.

March 30 - April 1

Best of the Northwest Spring 2012. Art & Fine Craft Show. Magnuson Park, Hangar 30 in Seattle, 10am - 6pm. For info visit www.nwartalliance.com.

Thru April

29th Annual Skagit Valley ;Tulip Festival includes lots of arts and crafts exhibits. Visit www.tulipfestival.org.

April 21 - May 25

Northwest Watercolor ;Society 72nd Annual International Open Exhibition at the Seattle Design Center 5701 Sixth Ave. S. Visit www.NWWS.org.

April 28

Splash: Art at the Museum. Harbor History Museum in Gig Harbor will showcase art available for sale via live and silent auctions. For details, see www.harborhistorymuseum.org.

May 5

Pratt's 30th Annual Fine Art Auction. Bell Harbor Conference Center. For information and reservations visit www.pratt.org. or call 206/328-2200.

May 5 - 6, 12 - 13

Vashon Island Open Studio Tour features artists in all mediums in group shows as well as 30 - 40 open studios. Maps available at island galleries and the Chamber of Commerce, 9am - 5pm.

May 8 - 15

Pilchuck Glass School Spring Group Tours, advance reservations required, minimum groups of 10. Call 206/621-6422 or email reservations@pilchuck.com.

May 11

21st Annual PONCHO International Wine Auction for the Arts. Dedicated to supporting the local arts community. Seattle Sheraton. For information and reservations visit www.poncho.org.

May 11 - 12

Phinney Greenwood Art Walk, over 40 locations between 65th and 87th. Fri. 6pm - 9pm, Sat. noon - 5pm.

May 12 - 13

Camano Island Annual Mother's Day Weekend Studio Tour 10am - 6pm. Visit www.camanoarts.org.

Kirkland Artists Studio Tour, 10am - 6pm. Over 60 local artists showing their work in 26 studios. Call Kirkland Arts Center at 425/822-7161.

May 18 - 19

The Clymer Art Auction, Exhibit & Gala. Fri. eve is a Gala with a preview of the best of the best Western art at Swiftwater Cellars in Suncadia. Live auction on Sat. For info and reservations visit www.clymermuseum.org.

May 18 - 20

University District Street Fair: longest running street festival in the nation. Over 350 craft and food booths. Visit www.udistrictchamber.org.

May 25 - 28

41st Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, 11am - 11pm, Seattle Center. Visit www.nwfolklife.org.

May 26 - 27

Olympic Art Festival in Quilcene, 10am - 6pm, 40 Washington St., Hwy 101. Visit www.olympicartfestival.com.

June 1 - 2

Anacortes Summer Art Walk features over 20 artists along Commercial Avenue. Friday, 6pm - 9pm; Saturday, 10am - 5pm. Call Kathy at Scott Milo Gallery. 360/293-6938.

June 15 - 17

54th Edmonds Arts Festival, one of the Pacific Northwest's largest arts celebrations is a free, fun filled Father's Day Weekend in charming Edmonds. Fri. 11am - 9pm, Sat. 10am - 8pm, Sun. 10am - 6pm. Visit www.edmondsartsfestival.org

Fremont Art Fair. Artistic highlights include craft and art booths, street performers, local bands -- whatever, to personify Fremont's official motto: Freedom to be Peculiar.

Meeker Days Festival. Downtown Puyallup. Visit www.puyallupmainstreet.com.

June 16

Artists' Garage Sale at Schack Art Center. Great buys of over 100 artists' old stock including ceramics, glass, paintings. 2921 Hoyt Avenue in Everett. 9am - 3pm. Get there early.

Museum of Northwest Art ;Annual Art Auction in La Conner. Preview: June 15. The Museums's largest annual fundraiser -- for seasoned and novice art collectors -- over 300 works by emerging through master artists. Visit www.museumofnwart.org.

July 7 - 8

Choochokam. Langley's 37th annual festival of the arts. Free shuttle from and to the Clinton Ferry Terminal. Visit www.choochokam.org.

July 14 - 15

Camano Island Art by the Bay Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, 10am - 5pm, Utsalady Elementary School, 608 Arrowhead Rd. Visit www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

July 20 - 22

Kirkland Uncorked. Kirkland's Waterfront Art Festival. Over 50 juried artists and craftspersons. Visit www.kirklanncorked.com.

Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow: arts and crafts, dancers, and salmon bake at the Daybreak Star Cultural Arts Center, Discovery Park. Call 206/285-4425.

Sequim Lavendar Festival Street Fair. Over 150 arts and crafts booths. Visit www.lavenderfestival.com.

July 21 - 22

Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival. 150 arts and crafts booths downtown. Visit www.peninsulaartleague.com/artFest.html.

July 27 - 29

Bellevue Festival of the Arts 66th Year. One of, if not The, largest art fairs in the country. Get there early. Downtown Bellevue, Fri. - Sat. 9:30am - 9:30pm, Sun. 9:30am - 6pm. Visit www.bellevuearts.org.

August 3 - 5

Anacortes Arts Festival: Bigger and better than ever. This festival takes over the entire town. Visit www.anacortesartsfestival.com.

August 3 - 26

Art Port Townsend 14th Annual Juried Art Festival. Northwind Art Center. Visit www.northwindarts.org.

August 4

Northwest Native Arts Market and Festival features some of the best Native artists selling exquisite artwork. Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, 10am - 7pm. Visit www.wshs.org.

August 10 - 12

Bainbridge Island Summer Studio Tour. 10am - 6pm daily. Features regional artists in local studios. Visit www.bistudiotour.com.

August 11 - 12

Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival on Whidbey Island. Call 360/678-3396.

August 17 - 19

Poulsbo Arts Festival. All kinds of arts and crafts, all original art. Children's art corner is included. For info call 360/697-6342.

August 17 - 26

Kenmore Annual Art Show, 2:30 - 8:30pm. Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 NE 185th, Kenmore. Call 425/486-6050.

August 18 - 19

Fresh Paint 16th Annual Festival of Artists at Work -- along the entire length of the promenade at the Port of Everett Marina, 1700 Marine View Drive. Visit www.schack.org/events.

August 25 - 26

Port Townsend Annual Studio Tour. 10am - 4pm. See www.artporttownsend.org.

September 1 - October 15

La Conner 11th Annual Quilt Fest, Silent Auction. Visit www.laconnerquilts.com.

September 1

Olympic Arts Festival in Quilcene, 10am - 6pm. Visit www.olympicartfestival.com.

September 1 - 2

Lopez Island Artists' Studio Tour. 10am - 5pm. Visit www.lopezisland.com/studiotour.

September 1 - 3

Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Art Festival, Seattle Center. The biggest of its kind in North America. Visit www.bumbershoot.org.

September 15 - 16

Edmonds Art Studio Tour. Visit 20 art studios, 10am - 5pm. Information at www.edmondsartstudiotour.com.

Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour. 10am - 5pm. Visit www.gigharborguide.com

September 24 - November 15

After Labor Day, Lynnwood Arts Commission 9th annual juried art exhibit. Lynnwood Library Gallery, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. For more info call 425/670-5519.

October 5 - 7

Rainier Arts Festival at Mt. Rainier. A celebration of works inspired by Mt. Rainier. Call 800/238-5756.

October 6 - 7

ARTSTOCK celebrates arts of San Juan Island. Open studios and galleries. Visit www.artstocksandjuanisland.com.

Issaquah Salmon Days Festival, l0am - 6pm in downtown Issaquah. Weekend of free fun with over 300 artists' booths. Visit www.salmondays.org.

October 12

Pilchuck Glass School Auction Gala Event: THE contemporary glass event of the year. Held at the Westin Seattle. Preview night October 11 free and open to the public. For reservations, time, and other details visit www.pilchuck.com.

Thru November

Art at Work -- Tacoma Arts Month; one whole month to involve people in the arts; and showcase the collective talent in Tacoma. Visit www.artatworktacoma.com.

November 2 - 4

LaConner's 26th Annual Arts Alive! Weekend festival and invitational art show. Visit www.laconnerchamber.com

November 23 - 24

Historic Fairhaven Holiday Festival and Open House, Bellingham, 5pm - 9pm. Call Artwood at 360/647-1628 or visit www.fairhaven.com

November 24

Festival of Trees "Season of Light Gala" benefits Children's Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund. Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Visit www.lettheseasonbegin.org.