Gates close at 5pm, so get slathered and get up here now for the following:

 

We’ll be uploading video from the event over the next few days so be sure to check back – we’ve got some great footage of skateboarding competition, interviews with artists and live music and more.

And don’t forget, gates open at 10am tomorrow so be sure to come on by and see us at our booth near the bouncy kids area!

The gates are open (until 6pm), the sun is out (be sure to slather), the vendors are set up, the bouncy fun inflatable kids area is ready, we’ve got power and Internet (thanks Clearwire!) and all that’s needed now for the Burien Strawberry Festival is YOU!

We’re located in a booth near the inflatable bouncy Kids Area, so bounce on by and say hi – here’s a short video shot this morning for reference:

Some events we’re looking forward to today (full schedule here):

1pm: Skateboard tournament in the Skatepark
1:30+: Trash Apes picking up trash in their hot costumes
1:45pm: Bird Show of North America on the Gallery Stage
2pm+: Anunnaki Project Stilt Walker strolling around
3:15pm: Hot Club Sandwich on the Gallery Stage
4:30pm: Andalibre on the Gallery Stage
4:30pm: Capt. Leroy and the Zydeco Locals on the Main Stage

We’ll be posting photos and video throughout the day, so if you can’t make it stay tuned to this here website for updates!

Wow, just in time for the Burien Strawberry Festival – a minor HEAT WAVE is coming, according to the Patented B-Town Blog Weather Rock:

Hot weather across western Washington this weekend…

A strong ridge of high pressure will build over the Pacific northwest Friday through the weekend. Temperatures on Friday will be noticeably warmer across western Washington under sunny skies. Offshore flow will strengthen over the weekend with much hotter temperatures expected. Some spots may flirt with record high temperatures… especially locations away from the water.

Temperatures on Friday are expected to range from the 70s along the coast to the upper 70s and 80s inland. On Saturday and Sunday most areas should reach into the 80s… with some low to mid 90s possible. It is possible that a few spots could approach or break the record high temperature for the day.

Marine air will arrive at the coast Monday bringing cooler temperatures. However… it may take a couple days for temperatures to moderate over interior western Washington.

Except for the short hot spell in mid may… it has been cooler than normal the last couple months. This will be a rather abrupt transition to hot weather. Be careful of the heat in the coming days and check up on the elderly. Stay hydrated and avoid vigorous activity during the heat of the day. Never leave pets in a parked car.

The record highs to beat at SeaTac are:

• FRIDAY: 88 (set in 2000)
• SATURDAY: 91 (set in 1995)
• SUNDAY: 93 (set in 1987)

Tomorrow at 10am, the gates open for the Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi), and here’s another sneak peek at something (or someone) a bit different you might see there:

Say hello to the “Trash Apes”, who will be strolling around the Fest, picking up (you guessed it…) trash.

In ape suits.

I guess you could call it “Helpful Gorilla Performance Art”?

Full Strawberry Festival schedule is here.

Only two more days until this weekend’s Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi), and here’s another sneak peek music sample of a featured band.

Today’s band is Amber Tide, who play the Kids Stage at 1:30pm Saturday June 28th, and describe themselves as:

Soaring vocals, 12 string jazz, upbeat blues, wild stories, rowdy harmonica, folk gospel, solo trombone, soulful ballads, the relentless bando-fluke, awful jokes, mariachi swing, the world’s smallest trap set and thirty years of wedded bliss.

Today’s track is “Cheek to Cheek,” a classic old swingin’ and scattin’ song:

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Full Strawberry Festival schedule is here.

Only three more days until this weekend’s Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi), and here’s another sneak peek music sample of a featured band.

Today’s featured band is Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana, who will be strolling through the Festival playing their authentico Mexican mariachi music (and tell me, who doesn’t love a live mariachi band?); here’s a sample video:

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Full Strawberry Festival schedule is here.

Only four more days until this weekend’s Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi), and here’s another sneak peek music sample of a featured band.

Today’s track is “Slowdown (The 12th St. Blues)” by the Staxx Brothers, who play the Main Stage at 2:45pm Sunday June 29th, and are described as:

A Blind Black Rapper, a ½ Puerto Rican Jagger, and Gypsy-walk out of a bar with one of the seminal Rock & Roll Records of the past decade. Backed by Seattle Jazz & Rock heavyweights Joe Doria, Dave Carter, Andy Coe and RL Heyer, The Staxx Brothers have created a living document that uncovers Seattle’s lost identity as an urban crossroad for classic R & B, Hip Hop and Hard ASS Soul.

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Full Strawberry Festival schedule is here.

In order to help all our B-Town area neighbors decide on what to do and see at this coming weekend’s Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi) we will be releasing one sneak peek music or video track per day leading up to it.

Today’s track is “Johnny Can’t Dance” by Captain Leroy and the Zydeco Locals, who will be on the Main Stage on Sturday June 28th  at 4:30pm:

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Full Strawberry Festival schedule is here.