08/25/2010

Please join us in October for our third annual, month-long movable feast for the senses in the San Juan Islands.  "Savor the San Juans" is the theme for autumn festivals, dining out specials of "3 Courses/$30 or $35," art gallery happenings, theater performances and presentations all month.  There will be a veritable medley of culinary and cultural choices on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands! Lodging specials and packages are an important part of "Savor the San Juans" and can be browsed online.

Check the special festival section of the website for the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau at www.VisitSanJuans.com/savor for links to participating B&Bs, inns and hotels plus new additions to the calendar and for details on all events.  The online calendar will be updated daily as events and specials are added.  Activities include:

Saturday Farmers' Markets on Orcas and San Juan Islands

October 1

Coho Restaurant's Beer Tasting Dinner

October 1-3     

Triple Ripple Festival, Orcas island

Wine Tasting Weekend Cruise throughout the islands

October 2             

San Juan Vineyards Harvest Festival

October 2-3         

Artstock:  4th Annual San Juan Island Fall Festival of the Arts

Waterworks Gallery's Artstock Artist Stephen McMillan demonstrations                      

October 8-10      

Fall Foraging in Friday Harbor

October 9            

Orcas Center presents "Orcas Horns"

 October 17         

Run Ladies Run Half Marathon, San Juan Island

Experiences throughout October include the Lopez Artist Guild Fall Art Show, Moran Mansion Museum at Rosario Resort open daily, dinner specials, lodging specials and packages.  Additional events plus dinner and lodging specials are being added daily, so please check out the festival web page regularly at www.VisitSanJuans.com/savor.

For more information, please contact the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau at (888) 468-3701, extension 1 or email info@visitsanjuans.com.

 Release date: 8/25/10