Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA

• Vancouver Community Christmas Tree Lighting
  Join in with the lighting of the Vancouver City Christmas tree, and the official start of Christmas celebrations in Vancouver!
  Activities: Charity, Christmas Celebration
• Peace and Justice Fair
  A festival with music and dance featuring "Tears of Joy Theatre" at 11am. More than 70 exhibitors for peace and justice. Workshops.
  Activities: Dance, Exhibit, Music, Workshop
• Moving You Forward Breast Cancer 5k Walk
  Walk and raise awareness about the benefits of nutrition, exercise and natural therapies for breast cancer care. Noncompetitive fun walk, a rolling start allows walkers to begin walking as early as 9am or and late as 1pm, finishing at your leisure. Kids Walk begins at 11:30. There will be an early morning yoga/stretching warm up at 8:15am.
  Activities: Fitness, Walk, Health and Fitness
• Moving You Forward Health Expo
  Expo provides a unique opportunity for our community to support and explore natural medicine for personal health, kids health and breast cancer care. Expo feature classes, exhibits, Kids area, Survivors area. Classes include: yoga, cooking demos, health lectures and even laughter therapy. For more information and a schedule of classes visit clarajean.org.
  Activities: Charity, Cooking, Exhibit, Fitness, Learning, Convention, Health and Fitness
• Childrens Literacy Festival
  Presented by Washington Reading Corps.
  Activities: Prizes, Storytime, Interactive, Theatre, Music, Raffle
• Clark County Born Learning Family Fair
  Activities: Entertainment, Learning
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
  Outdoor movie shown on an inflatable screen. Bring blankets and chairs. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Movie, Food and Snacks
• Born Learning Family Fair
  A free event that gives families with young children an opportunity to come play and learn about the importance of everyday moments. There will be Prizes, Activities for children, Story times, Music, entertainment and more!
  Activities: Fair, Prizes, Festival, Arts and Crafts, Storytime, Entertainment, Playtime, Learning
• 15th Annual Walk for the Animals
  Benefits the Humane Society of Southwest WA. Choose either a 1.5 or 3 mile walk along the Columbia River. Pet oriented vendors.
  Activities: Charity, Walk
• The Power of 10
  Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite. Presented by Riverview Six to Sunset Concert Series. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• The Beach Boys and The Beatniks
  An evening outdoors music concert. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Joe Millward and Chrissy Faith
  Outdoor music concert. Bring chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Dirty Martini
  Outdoor music concert. Bring your own chairs and blankets. Food vendors on site.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Colorfield
  Outdoor music concert. Bring chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• The Legend of Zorro
  Outdoor movie shown on a giant inflatable screen. Bring your chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Movie, Food and Snacks
• The Retros
  Music concert. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Up Country
  Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Hawaiian Festival
  A full day of Hawaiian music and dance, with foods, crafts and vendor booths.
  Activities: Dance, Food and Snacks, Cultural, Music, Festival
• Design
  Outdoor music concert. Part of the Six to Sunset Concert Series. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Patrick Lamb
  Outdoor music concert. Part of the Six to Sunset Concert Series. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Symphony Under the Stars
  Outdoor concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Aaron Meyer and Bill Lamb
  Outdoor concert. Part of the Noon Concert Series. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Barbara Lusch
  Outdoor music concert. Part of the Noon Concert Series. Food and beverage vendors onsite.
  Activities: Food and Snacks, Concert, Music
• Clark County Recycled Arts Festival
  Over 40 artists exhibiting their work made from recycled and reclaimed materials. Outdoor onstage entertainment by Taarka, Fools In Paradise, Mudeye Puppet Company, Rose City Bluegrass, Swingin Amiss, Dylan-Thomas Vance, White Rhino, Trashcan Joe, and Eartha The Ecological Clown
  Activities: Arts and Crafts, Food and Snacks, Art Show, Music, Puppet Show, Clowns
• Ice Age
  Outdoor movie. Food vendors onsite. Bring your own blankets and chairs.
  Activities: Movie, Food and Snacks
• Taste of Vancouver
  Four days of music, food, arts and fun! 7th year of the event. 15 music groups from the Northwest. More than 40 artists will show their work. Lots of fun for the whole family. Thursday music includes 3B's and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Friday music includes Misty River, Radio Disney, Johnny 5, Rain. Saturday music includes Radio Disney, Johnny Martin, The Antics, Super Diamond. Sunday music includes Radio Disney, Dirty Martini, Ray Charles Tribute.
  Activities: Games, Arts and Crafts, Art Show, Food and Snacks, Entertainment, Music, Clowns
• Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival
  Great jazz music, with award winning wines and delicious foods and snacks, topped off with fine art shows. Children under 21 must be accompanied by an adult.
  Activities: Art Show, Food and Snacks, Beer and Wine, Concert, Music
• Vancouver Farmers Market Outdoor Season Opens
  Celebrate the first day of the 2007 season of the outdoor market with quality local fresh produce, arts & crafts, gourmet foods, and natural and hormone free meat and seafood.
  Activities: Arts and Crafts, Sale, Food and Snacks, Shopping, Market
• Vancouver Farmers Market
  Outdoor market open on Saturdays and Sundays with quality local fresh produce, arts & crafts, gourmet foods, and natural and hormone free meat and seafood. The adjacent indoor market is open 7 days a week, all year round.
  Activities: Arts and Crafts, Shopping, Food and Snacks, Art Show, Market
• Kool and the Gang and Linda Hornbuckle Band
  An evening outdoors music concert.
  Activities: Music