Spokane
Spokane is a city in and the county seat of Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 110 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian border, twenty miles (30 km) west of the Idaho state line, 279 miles (449 km) southwest of Calgary, and 280 miles (450 km) east of Seattle, via I-90. Wikipedia
Population 228,989 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in United States
- January: 8 h 51 of daylight
- February: 10 h 17 of daylight
- March: 11 h 52 of daylight
- April: 13 h 38 of daylight
- May: 15 h 08 of daylight
- June: 15 h 58 of daylight
- July: 15 h 37 of daylight
- August: 14 h 18 of daylight
- September: 12 h 36 of daylight
- October: 10 h 54 of daylight
- November: 9 h 18 of daylight
- December: 8 h 27 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide.jpg?w=400)
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Spokane International Film Festival
February
The festival presents a weekend of independent film
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Get Lit! Programs Festival
April
The week-long literary festival with educational outreach programs throughout the year. It celebrates literature for all ages with readings, workshops, panel discussions, slams, fairs, contests, and more
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Lilac Festival
May
The country's largest Armed Forces Day celebration including the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade
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Hoopfest
June
The world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament, with courts spread out all over downtown
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OutSpokane Pride Parade & Rainbow Festival
June
Eastern Washington's largest gay, lesbian, and transgender festival
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Bare Buns Fun Run
July
Largest clothing-optional timed road race in the U.S., since 1984. 5 km run/walk on pressed gravel. Family-oriented code of conduct applies.
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Spokane); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
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