Kickstart the new year with a getaway to Walla Walla in February during Walla Walla Restaurant Month. Walla Walla’s diverse and eclectic culinary scene shines year round, but every February our hospitality partners go big with special offerings just for you. Explore this year’s partners. Stay Many of the area’s finest lodging establishments also happen … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Note: The 2024 Holiday Barrel Weekend will be Friday, December 6 – Sunday, December 8. What do you get when a homespun holiday kickoff in a picturesque town pairs with a celebration of world-class wine and food? A packed weekend with something for everyone. Two longstanding Walla Walla traditions combine Dec. 1-3 … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Walla Walla’s rolling rural roadways and stunning views have long made the community a bicycling haven. But have you ever dropped your wheels in 10 inches of “moon dust” or “rocky peanut butter mud?” Gravel riding thrill-seekers on two wheels can never be quite certain what conditions they’ll face each September at … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Get ready for “Fun in Fair-A-Dise.” With a theme that promises entertainment, the Walla Walla County Fair & Frontier Days aims to deliver with five days of musical acts — including opening day concert headliner The Beach Boys — a sold out demolition derby, three nights of PRCA rodeo action, vendors, exhibits, … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Classic car lovers: It’s time to rev up for the 27th annual Wheelin’ Walla Walla Weekend. Every September on the weekend after Labor Day, classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and rat rods cruise through the community in a prelude to a daylong epic Show n’ Shine, where the only vehicular traffic through downtown’s … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Whether you know Adam West for his role as Batman, the mayor of Quohag or Sgt. Steve Nelson, there’s only one place that celebrates them all. Just follow the Bat Signal to Walla Walla. The sixth annual Adam West Day takes place Saturday, September 9. An intimate and casual tribute to Walla … Read More
By: Melissa Queen The late chef and travel enthusiast Anthony Bourdain often cautioned against taking food too seriously. “Food should be part of the bigger picture,” he advised travelers. For most travelers planning a visit to the Walla Walla Valley, the local food and wine most certainly play big parts in the big picture of … Read More
What’s happening during DECEMBER, JANUARY & FEBRUARY: A quieter and slower pace greets those who visit Walla Walla during the winter, but the season offers plenty to do to and keep visitors busy (and fed)! The first weekend of December, holiday spirit abounds with area wineries hosting Holiday Barrel events throughout the Valley and downtown … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse Terry Martin and Ken Melhus spent years between them playing guitars before they combined forces to make them. At their Walla Walla Guitar Company, their expertise in design, manufacturing and a love of music is behind their business’s mission to “create instruments that are visually exciting, unique and play like an old … Read More
By Vicki Hillhouse There’s a reason Penny Michel’s ceramic sculptures often look as if they could have been part of an archaeological discovery. The lines, textures, shapes and figures in her pieces are inspired by a childhood among Roman and Phoenician ruins in Carthage, Tunisia. A resident artist at Telander Gallery, she started in ceramics … Read More
