SORTICULTURE, Everett's garden arts festival
About Sorticulture
Sorticulture, Everett's Garden Festival, is a three-day celebration of the best parts of Pacific Northwest outdoor living. Hosted in the seaside city of Everett, WA, Sorticulture is the premier festival for garden art, local plants and flowers, and handmade outdoor products. From classical to whimsical, abstract to figurative, Sorticulture features fountains, trellises, iron and cement sculpture, found objects, mosaics and more!
Sorticulture is free to attend.
Dates:
See you in June! The dates will be Friday through Sunday, June 5-7, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. each day.
Sorticulture location:
The festival takes place in the center of downtown Everett, along the tree-lined and art-filled streets. Find artist booths from Everett Avenue to Pacific Avenue on Colby and on California Street by Funko. Entertainment, beer & wine garden, food trucks and places to rest on Hewitt Avenue.
What makes Sorticulture so special?
Featured elements:
- Over 120 garden artists and nurseries who will add joy and life to your garden! View the 2026 Artist and Nursery List
- CISCOE MORRIS, the Pacific Northwest's gardening superhero, joins us each year. Ooh, la la! Find Ciscoe on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. in the Historic Everett Theatre / New Everett Theater (2911 Colby).
- Gardening classes - call for presenters open now
- Free collectible event poster by a local artist, Jessica Morse of Pacific Bloom Studio
- Food trucks, snacks and beverages throughout the Sorticulture layout, and a bevy of restaurants and bars along the festival layout
- Youth activities
- Art classes at the Schack for ALL AGES
- Plant clinic by WSU Snohomish County Master Gardeners and natural yard care booths
- Package pick-up
- FREE event shuttle daily during the festival from Everett Station by our own Everett Transit - Learn more about our shuttle program by Everet Transit
Questions about Sorticulture?
Please contact Kari Quaas at:
kquaas@everettwa.gov / 425-257-7114
The City of Everett puts on Sorticulture. Visit Everett is owned and managed by the City of Everett. Sorticulture is in part supported by Snohomish County Lodging Tax grants.
Prospective Sorticulture vendors:
Want to be a vendor at Sorticulture? Learn more here.