The largest home and garden show north of Seattle is returning for its 42nd year the last weekend of April.
The Building Industry Association of Whatcom County’s (BIAWC) Whatcom County Home and Garden Show is set for Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30 at Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden. The weekend event will be chock-full of workshops, youth activities, speakers, vendors, live demonstrations and a beer garden and wine tasting, according to its website.
Seattle-based gardening expert Ciscoe Morris will give a presentation on the plants blooming this time of year 1-2 p.m. on Sunday. Kelle Rankin-Sunter of BlaineCORE will give a presentation on dahlias 1-2:30 p.m. on April 28 at the Banner Bank stage. Other seminars and workshop topics include energy efficiency, improving organizational skills, mixology, charcuterie design, cookie decorating, weeknight recipes and line dancing. Some events have additional costs.
Over 100 vendors will focus on roofing, landscaping, window cleaning, construction, flooring and other related industries.
The event’s family day will be Saturday. Families with children can stay entertained by meeting Elsa and Anna from “Frozen” and Spiderman, face painting and making balloon animals, participating in a scavenger hunt and a young entrepreneurs’ market.
Ferndale’s Outlaws Saloon will have a beer garden with cocktails. Ladies’ night will be 5-8 p.m. on Friday and guys’ night will be 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, both with a local makers market pop up shop. The event will have wine and cider tasting 4-8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and Chuckanut Bay Distillery will have whiskey tasting.
Founded in 1978, BIAWC is a nonprofit organization made up of professionals in the home building and construction industry.
Tickets are available $8 in advance or $10 at the door. The show will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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