❤️ What's happening this weekend in Spokane

Good morning, Spokane!

There are few things more American than the Fourth of July, and few things more Spokane than a giant red Radio Flyer wagon parked next to a waterfall. This weekend, the two finally meet. America turns 250, Riverfront Park is pulling out every stop it has, and between a symphony over the Lilac Bowl, a 500-drone show out in Airway Heights, and fireworks lighting up the river, the whole Inland Northwest is going to spend Saturday night looking up. It's a mostly sunny 76 out there today, so consider this your official warm-up.

In today's Spokane Pulse:

Let's get to it.

— Laina & Lucas Wyland

🎡 The Riverfront Summer Carnival is open through Sunday in Riverfront Park with rides, midway games, and food vendors. Admission is free; ride wristbands run $48, or pay $5 to $8 per individual ride.

🛍️ The Lilac City Vendor Fair sets up outside NorthTown Mall on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with more than 40 rotating local vendors selling food, handmade art, and goods. Free to browse.

Kick off the holiday weekend with new work from two local artists, plus live music and refreshments, at Avenue West Gallery downtown.

Local comics go head to head in a stand-up showdown named for Riverfront's most famous slide, over at the Spokane Comedy Club.

Imagine Jazz brings local duos, trios, and quartets to Hotel Indigo for an all-ages evening of classic and modern standards, with no cover charge.

Spin Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" front to back at this immersive album listening party inside Good Medicine Apothecary.

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Spokane's biggest summer party fills the Lilac Bowl with the MasterClass Big Band, a Spokane Symphony concert, and fireworks over the river at 10 p.m.

Liberty Lake marks its 25th anniversary and America's 250th with a kids zone, live music, a beer garden, and a fireworks show launched over the water.

Sky Elements launches a 500-drone show paired with fireworks at BECU Live, alongside food trucks, bounce houses, and free kids' activities all evening.

Lace up for a roughly four-mile fun run at Moran Prairie School with no entry fee, just cash or food donations for Second Harvest.

Flow through an all-levels yoga class in the barn, then stick around for a pour (sold separately) at this Spokane Valley brewery.

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Guest carillonneur Wesley Arai closes out the holiday weekend with an outdoor bell concert, best heard from the lawn at St. John's Cathedral.

Play five rounds of bingo hosted by Spokane's sharpest drag performers at this afternoon show inside the Spokane Comedy Club.

Last chance to ride, as the carnival wraps its five-day run with an afternoon session before the rides pack up for the season.

🏠 After the Moyer family lost their home in the Upriver Fire, the Spokane community rallied to raise more than $10,000 to help them get back on their feet.

🎨 Local nonprofit Spark Central landed a $495,862 grant from Allen Family Philanthropies, its largest ever, to grow its Story Lab and interdisciplinary arts programs.

🏒 Spokane Chiefs prospects Chase Harrington and Tyus Sparks were picked 36th and 101st overall at the 2026 NHL Draft, landing with Calgary and Washington.

🏈 Washington State Athletics announced a record $8.43 million jersey patch partnership with the Colville Tribes, one of the largest deals of its kind in college sports.

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