Culture Fest, the market, and a Front Street stroll | Issaquah

Culture Fest on the community center lawn Friday, the market at Pickering Barn Saturday morning, then music and art along Front Street.

Friday on the lawn

Issaquah Culture Fest

Fri Sep 18 · 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Issaquah Community Center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd S

Free and family-friendly. Music, world dances, interactive art, henna, resource booths, and food trucks. The city hosts it with 4Culture, the Downtown Issaquah Association, Friends of the Issaquah Library, the Issaquah Highlands Council, and KCLS.
Culture Fest

Saturday market, then downtown

Issaquah Farmers Market

Sat Sep 19 · 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW

Shoppers and white tents at an outdoor farmers market, with produce crates and a red barn behind the crowd. — Photo: Visit Issaquah.Source

Rain or shine. The city says the Saturday season runs through Sep 26, so one market remains after this one. The city calendar also lists a Pickering Barn open house the same morning, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. That listing does not describe the program.
City calendar · Market page

ArtWalk & Music Stroll

Sat Sep 19 · 5:00–8:00 p.m.

Olde Town, Front Street

The old Hailstone Feed Store, a red wooden building with a false front on a downtown Issaquah street. — Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0Source

Free, all ages, and the last ArtWalk of this summer series. Artists in shops and on the sidewalk, live music, a handmade market, and hands-on projects. The Downtown Issaquah Association lists May 9, June 13, August 8, and September 19, each from 5:00–8:00 p.m. Chairs are welcome. Do the market at the barn in the morning, then come downtown for the evening.
City calendar · Downtown Issaquah Association

Ride the trolley

Sat Sep 19 and Sun Sep 20 · 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Issaquah Train Depot, 78 1st Ave NE

Visit Issaquah lists weekend rides from August 1 through September, boarding at the depot. That covers this Saturday and Sunday. A fare was not listed on that calendar note.
Visit Issaquah calendar

Walk the story, watch the fish

Story Stroll: Watercress

Up downtown through Sat Oct 3

Starts at Issaquah Library, 10 W Sunset Way

Issaquah Library, a low building with a broad glass front and a covered walkway. — Photo: King County Library System.Source

A self-led walk through the picture book Watercress, by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin. KCLS says the story starts at the library and continues through historic downtown. The Downtown Issaquah Association lists the stroll from Sep 5 through Oct 3. Free. Sponsored by the association and Friends of the Issaquah Library.
KCLS event · Downtown calendar

Salmon in the creek

Through the fall

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, 125 W Sunset Way, and the Sunset Way bridge

The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, a long building with a gray roof beside a creek, with yellow trees in front. — Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0Source

Salmon are returning from September into November. You can look from the W Sunset Way bridge near Newport Way, with street parking along W Sunset Way east of the bridge, or walk the hatchery grounds. Free. Salmon Days, the big weekend, is Oct 3–4.
ParentMap viewing note · Salmon Days

Night out

Ragtime

Wed–Thu Sep 16–17 · 7:30 p.m. previews, Fri Sep 18 · 7:30 p.m.

Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St N

Three Ragtime performers on stage in period costume, with a woman in a feathered hat in front. — Photo: Village Theatre.Source

Village Theatre in Issaquah, Sep 15–Oct 18. Previews are Wednesday and Thursday. Opening night is Friday. Visit Issaquah notes racist and offensive language used to depict the early 20th century, brief violence, and a run time of about 2 hours 50 minutes with intermission. It may not suit young children. TeenTix lists these times among other dates. Confirm the rest, and ticket prices, with the box office.
Ragtime · Issaquah dates · TeenTix