Calendar

Garden

Community Gardens Meeting - The Riverfront Farms Initiative meets for dinner and discussion. Learn how you can help the West Central neighborhood transform unused lots into community gardens while providing employment, training and mentorship for at-risk youth. Reservations required. Aug. 16. 5:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1832 W. Dean Ave. Free, donations accepted. (509) 326-6471.

Friends of Manito Fall Plant Sale - The semi-annual sale of perennial plants. Sept. 8. 10 a.m., Manito Park, east of the Gaiser Conservatory. (509) 456-8038.

Home/Garden

Past Blessings Junk Warehouse Sale - Farm-fresh antiques, re-purposed junk and original hand-painted furniture. Also featuring hand-painted signs and a collection of transferware, a single-color china that often had scenes that depicted a story. Friday – Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 6205 N. Nevada St. (509) 499-5099.

Nestting Vintage Market - Monthly Market of vintage merchandise and crafts. Selling furniture from primitive to cottage and garden styles, vintage jewelry and accessories, Architectural pieces, plus a custom sign vendor. Hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. 1909 W. Monroe Road. (509) 995-5335.

Public Market at Riverfront Park - Vendors sell arts, crafts and commercial items, no food or beverage products, held Saturdays-Sundays. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Riverfront Park, on the pathway between the Skyride and the Carrousel. (509) 625-6601.

Spokane Park ‘n Swap - More than 100 vendors with farmers’ market, arts and crafts and antiques and collectibles. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., through Sept. 30. Highway 2 and Hawthorne Road, just northeast of the Division Street ‘Y.’ $1 admission, free space for local farmers, spaces available for rent for vendors. (509) 768-0440.

Green Festival - Celebrating the bounty of the harvest and sustainable energy, featuring Tom Kitchen on rock/folk guitar. Representatives from New Leaf Quarterly, a Green Magazine, and Mike Oehler, author of the “Underground House” and “Solar Greenhouse” books, will have display models. Lots of fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, crafts and more. Aug. 18. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Bonners Ferry Farmers Market, Bonners Ferry City Parking Lot. (208) 267-7791.

Peach Festival at Green Bluff - Try peach ice cream, homemade cobbler, cake or pie. Saturdays-Sundays, Aug. 18-Sept. 2. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane. (509) 238-6438.

Apple Festival at Green Bluff - Large variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and pumpkins. Live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals. Saturdays-Sundays, Sept. 15-Oct. 28. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.

Farmers’ markets

Tuesday Growers’ Market - Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., through October. Moscow Food Co-op parking lot, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow. (208) 882-8537.

Columbia Basin Farmers’ Market and Bazaar - Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 27. Moses Lake Civic Park, Fifth at Balsam, Moses Lake. (509) 766-6751.

Colville Farmers’ Market - Wednesdays, noon-6 p.m., through Oct. 17. Third and Oak streets, one block east of Main (Highway 395). (509) 732-6619.

Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 3-5:30 p.m., through Oct. 13. Farmin Park, Third at Main. (208) 265-8267.

Millwood Farmers’ Market - Wednesdays, 3-7 p.m. Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, two blocks west of Argonne Road. (509) 924-2350.

Spokane Farmers’ Market - Saturdays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Second Avenue at Division Street, behind First Covenant Church. Free admission. (509) 995-0182.

South Perry Farmers’ Market - Thursdays, 4-8 p.m., through Sept. 27. Kids’ craft booth and live music. Christ Community Church, 1317 E. 12th Ave. (509) 879-2987.

Airway Heights Friday Market - Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., through Sept. 21. 14th Avenue off Highway 2. (509) 244-2552 or 979-1051.

Cheney Farmers’ Market - Fridays, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through Oct. 12. First Street and College Avenue. (509) 559-5818.

Hope Farmers’ Market - Fridays, 2-6 p.m., through Sept. 14. Friday. Memorial Community Center, 415 Wellington Place. (208) 263-3538.

Spirit Lake Farmers’ Market - Fridays, 2-7 p.m., Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., through Sept. 29. Route 41 at Maine Street. Free admission, $10 per 10x30-foot space. (208) 623-3411.

St. Maries Farmers’ Market - Fridays, 3-6 p.m., through Oct. 5. 536 Main St., next to Hughes House. (208) 245-2422, ext. 33.

Bonners Ferry Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Oct. 6. Highway 95 at Kootenai Avenue in the Visitor’s Center parking lot. (208) 267-7987 or (208) 267-7791.

Clarkston Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon., through Sept. 29. Fifth and Sycamore Streets, near the Asotin County Library. (509) 758-5023.

Columbia Basin Farmers’ Market and Bazaar - Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 27. Moses Lake Civic Park, Fifth at Balsam, Moses Lake. (509) 766-6751.

Dale’s Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon at the Y in the Junction Hardware parking lot, Potlatch, Idaho. (208) 875-0201.

Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 3-5:30 p.m., through Oct. 13. Farmin Park, Third at Main. (208) 265-8267.

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market - Saturdays through Oct. 20. Entertainment by B-4. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue, Hayden. (208) 772-2290.

Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Sept. 29. Saturday. Liberty Square Building parking lot, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. (509) 475-4574.

Moscow Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 27. Entertainment by Full Circle. Jackson Street public parking lot, off Friendship Square. (208) 883-7036.

Northeast Washington Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27 at the corner of Main and Astor streets, Colville. (509) 935-7388.

Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Third Street between Union and Washington, Newport. (509) 279-6966 or (208) 610-1266.

Spokane Farmers’ Market - Saturdays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Second Avenue at Division Street, behind First Covenant Church. Free admission. (509) 995-0182.

Spokane Park ‘n Swap - More than 100 vendors with farmers’ market, arts and crafts and antiques and collectibles. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., through Sept. 30. Saturday - Sunday. Highway 2 and Hawthorne Road, just northeast of the Division Street ‘Y.’ $1 admission, free space for local farmers, spaces available for rent for vendors. (509) 768-0440.

Humble Earth Farmers’ Market - Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., through Oct. 30. Kids’ craft booth and live music. Aslin Finch parking lot, 10505 Newport Highway at the ‘Y’. (509) 879-2987.

Tekoa (Wash.) Farmers’ Market - Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., through Sept. 30. 223 N. Crosby. (208) 274-2016.

Pets

Horse and Carriage Rides - Travels through downtown Spokane, guests receive a rose courtesy of Peters and Sons, and a sheet of dining specials at some of downtown’s restaurants. Sponsored by the Spokane Teachers Credit Union and the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District, held Fridays during July and August. 4-10 p.m., Wall Street at Main Avenue. $5/person. (509) 456-0580, ext. 102.

North Idaho Fair Open Horse Show - Gates open at 1 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Friday - Sunday. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. (208) 946-6650.

Bonner County Rodeo - Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-18, Classic rodeo events. Aug. 17 - 18. 7 p.m., Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer Ave., Sandpoint. $10/adult, $9/ages 10 and younger. (208) 263-8414.

Late Late Open Horse Show - This is an all breed horse show open to the public to attend to see area horses being shown in numerous disciplines like halter, harness, English and Western and more. Sept. 22 - 23. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Valley Mission Horse Arena, Bowdish and Mission. Free viewing. (509) 624-2468.