Yakima Valley

10/30/2024

It's going to be a beautiful fall weekend for riding around the Yakima Valley! Check out some of the top trails from our favorite guide, Girls with Grit Adventure Co. Do you have a favorite trail to ride at Cowiche Canyon Conservancy?

Beginner, Intermediate and Challenger Adventures by Shannon Mahre, Outdoor Adventure Guide – photos by Shannon Mahre and Kayla Writer Photography Fall could be the very best time for a mountain biking adventure in just about any direction around the Yakima Valley.  From wide open, sage-covered la...

10/11/2024

There's no better weekend for a wine country road trip! Come catch all the crush and harvest festivities! Grape stomps, great food, live music, and more abound all around the Yakima Valley. You can even take in sky-high vineyard views with a helicopter tour. Check out the lineup. https://www.visityakima.com/wine-event-catch-the-crush

09/27/2024

'Tis the season for pumpkin patches 🎃and fall farm stand flavors🍎! Thompson's Farm & Market pumpkin patch and apple u-pick opens up this weekend! Check out the rest of our favorite fall stops for farm-fresh fun! Do you have a top pick?
https://www.visityakima.com/blog/fall-harvest-fun-in-the-yakima-valley/

📷Thompson's Farm & Market Washington Fruit Place and Imperial's Garden

09/25/2024

Counting down the last couple days! Who's headed to the Great Prosser Balloon Rally this weekend? Balloons take flight bright and early with stunning sunrise launches Saturday and Sunday. Make it a perfect fall 🍂 weekend at the Historic Downtown Prosser harvest festival and plan a tasting tour at Prosser wineries. 🍷

09/18/2024

The fresh hop ales are flowing in here in Hop Country! There’s no better time to travel the Hop Country Craft Beer Trail and as we count down the days to the Fresh Hop Ale Festival! https://www.visityakima.com/beer-event-fresh-hop-events

08/16/2024

U-pick season isn't over yet! Buckets are ready to be filled at Ahtanum Berry Patch 🍓and Thompson's Farm & Market has plenty of peaches.🍑Looks like it's going to be a perfect weekend for picking!

08/08/2024

There's still plenty of time left to enjoy patio season this summer! Check out a few favorite sports around the valley. What's your top pick?

Locals’ favorite summertime dining destinations There’s still plenty of time to make the most of the Yakima Valley’s signature, sunny, summertime days. The days might be getting a little bit shorter, but the valley’s warm evenings are still made for lingering outdoors. Where should you head ...

07/31/2024

It’s official! Yakima Valley has been named Best Wine Region in the USA TODAY 10Best. Cheers to Yakima Valley Wine Country. Spread the word!

Check out all the winners!
https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-wine-region-2024/

07/20/2024

It's the last three days, vote daily. We can do this! https://bit.ly/3Yi69MC

Help keep the Yakima Valley at the top of USA Today's 10 Best wine regions!

Cast your votes by Monday, July 22: https://bit.ly/3Yi69MC

07/18/2024

Hot summer days are just made for cold Hop Country brews! What's your favorite stop on the Hop Country Craft Beer Trail? https://www.visityakima.com/yakima-valley-craft-beer-trail

07/09/2024

The clock is ticking! Are you voting? Help Yakima Valley Wine Country earn the #1 spot! Voting closes at 9 am on July 22. Cast your vote daily! https://visityakima.com/vote/

USA TODAY 10Best

07/05/2024

What better weekend for a Yakima River float? It's a perfect place for keeping cool!

Photo: Greg Balkin - Wondercamp and State of Washington Tourism

06/26/2024

Who's heading to Downtown Summer Nights tomorrow? Come on down for great music, locals' favorite food and craft beverage vendors and family-friendly, summertime fun. Are your lawn chairs ready?

Downtown Yakima

06/25/2024

What an honor! Yakima Valley Wine Country has been nominated as one of the best wine regions in the U.S. Now, let's all cast our votes to earn the top spot! You can vote daily until Monday, July 22, at 9 am.

Yakima Valley: Vote for your favorite wine region!!

06/20/2024

Summertime in the Yakima Valley means it's time to play outside! Check out the top spots to cool off on waterways around the valley all summer long. Take a river cruise or a leisurely float, fish or paddle pristine mountain lakes or learn to fly fish on the state's only blue ribbon trout stream. The Yakima River was recently named one of the top three fly fishing rivers in the U.S. Be sure to check out clinics and classes from one of our favorite guides, Girls with Grit. Their river SUP and women's fly fishing clinics have a few dates left (including one this weekend!).

Red's Fly Shop Canyon River Ranch

Top Spots for Summertime Fun on the Water With the Yakima Valley’s reliably sunny skies come summertime highs and long, leisurely days just made for playing outside. With warmer weather ahead, it’s time to explore the winding waterways and pristine mountain lakes all around the valley. Whether y...

06/18/2024

Take a wine tasting tour and discover the many shades of rosé! Yakima Valley wineries are hosting a pink revolution, showcasing the diversity of their best rosés. Kick off summer, June 29 and 30, with a splash of pink and enjoy pink-themed festivities, rosé cocktails, perfect pairings and rosé discounts only for the weekend! Check out the lineup of wineries thinking pink! We'll keep adding more wineries as we get closer to the revolution! https://www.visityakima.com/events/48081-Ros%C3%A9-Revolution

Freehand Cellars Dineen Vineyards Fortuity Cellars Hyatt Vineyards VanArnam Vineyards Wilridge Winery & Vineyard Whitman Hill Winery Tanjuli Winery Hamilton Cellars Silverlake Winery at Roza Estates Gilbert Cellars

06/14/2024

It's finally time! We're just a couple weeks away from the kick off to u-pick season in the Yakima Valley. Time to plan a delicious road trip! Check out all our favorite u-pick spots.

Thompson's Farm & Market Washington Fruit Place Ahtanum Berry Patch Blueberry Hill Berries Selah Ridge Lavender Farm LLC West Valley U-Pick

Time to take a farm-fresh road trip! It’s time for cherries and berries, with more summertime favorites on the way! The first Rainier cherries early strawberries are finally showing up at farmers markets and farm stands around the Yakima Valley. That means u-pick season starts soon! Don’t wait t...

06/07/2024

Wondering where to find live music all around the Yakima Valley? We have all the latest lineups! Check out summer concert series, music in the vineyards, Downtown Summer Nights, festivals and more all summer long! https://www.visityakima.com/yakima-valley-events-category/Live%20Music

05/30/2024

Summer is just around the corner and that means it's time to take a tour! Wander through the vineyards, take a guided tasting tour or book one of the brand new hop farm and craft beer sensory experiences with Little Hopper - Yakima's Beer Bus and Rooted Yakima Valley. Check out more Yakima Valley wine tasting, vineyard and brewery tours!

Whitman Hill Winery Paradisos del Sol Winery and Organic Vineyard Naches Heights Vineyard Wilridge Winery & Vineyard Kickstand Tours Grapevine Wine Tours - Little Hopper Tour Company

Explore Behind the Scenes at the Source What better place is there for wine and craft beer lovers than right at the source of it all? Surrounded by rolling vineyards, the Yakima Valley is where Washington wine was born. Known for producing more premium wine grapes than anywhere else in the state, th...

05/17/2024

Did you hear? Walker Hayes leads an amazing lineup for the one and only Hop Country Music Festival, back for a third year September 13-14! So, who's ready for some hop country music, food, craft beer, wine and fun? Check out the rest of the lineup and get your tickets!
https://www.hopcountry.fun/

05/10/2024

For all who love our beautiful Yakima River, it's time to cast your vote to name it one of the 10 best rivers for fly fishing!

Girls with Grit Canyon River Ranch Red's Fly Shop

Yakima River: Vote for your favorite river for fly fishing!!

05/08/2024

It's finally farmers market season! The Downtown Yakima Farmers Market kicks off this Sunday at 9 am! What better way to spend Mothers Day?

05/01/2024

This could be you! Do you have tickets yet for Yakima Taco Fest? This Saturday is going to be a delicious day.

04/24/2024

What are your Spring Barrel Weekend plans? Tastes straight from the barrel? How about a helicopter tour or vineyard stroll? Or will you kick back with a glass of the latest spring wine release and enjoy the festivities? Check it all out https://www.visityakima.com/wine-event-spring-barrel-tasting

04/17/2024

Counting down to a weekend just made for taco lovers! Yakima Taco Fest is back on May 4. Do you have your tickets yet? Make the weekend even better with the Sunnyside Cindo de Mayo celebration.

2 of our favorite festivals to kick off the season! There couldn’t be more delicious way to kick off the Yakima Valley festival and event season than with vibrant cultural celebrations complete with tacos, tamales, music, local artisans and traditional performances. From April to December, the val...