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Originally published Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 5:30 AM

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Community Corner: Tall ships, neighborhood celebrations

Community events for the weekend of Aug. 18-19, 2012, include Snoqualmie Railroad Days, Delridge Day Festival, Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Party; Celebrate Shoreline and Viking Days.

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Snoqualmie Railroad Days

Entertainment on three stages, beer and wine gardens, vintage train rides, food, fun runs, arts and crafts vendors, wagon rides, model trains, railway equipment demos, artists-in-action, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Grand Parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, car show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Northwest Railway Museum and downtown Snoqualmie (425-888-3030 or www.railroaddays.com).

Geocaching Block Party: Search for geocaches using a GPS device or smartphone, for all ages, beginner, intermediate and advanced geocaching courses available, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Solstice Plaza, North 34th Street and Fremont Avenue North, Seattle; free (www.groundspeak.com).

Tall Ships: Tour Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Shilshole Bay Marina, 7001 Seaview Ave. N.W., Seattle; $3 (800-200-5239 or www.historicalseaport.org).

Delridge Day Festival: Food trucks, music, skate contest, vendors, community information, Kids Zone, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way S.W., Seattle (www.ndnc.org/delridgeday/).

Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Party: Parade, 11 a.m.; street party with music, food, games, Wellness Zone, art, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Rainier Avenue South from South Edmunds Street to South Brandon Street, Seattle (www.rainierchamber.com).

Celebrate Shoreline: Parade, noon Saturday, on 15th Avenue Northeast from 185th Street Northeast to 165th Street Northeast; festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Ridgecrest Elementary School, 16516 10th Ave. N.E., Shoreline (shorelinewa.gov/parks).

Viking Days: Scandinavian food; Nordic crafts, entertainment; beer garden; Viking Encampment, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 N.W. 67th St., Seattle; free (206-789-5707 or www.nordicmuseum.org).

Pasado's Bark: Games, demonstrations, vendors, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; free (360-793-9393 or pasadosafehaven.org).

Compiled by Madeline McKenzie

For more community events, go to seattletimes.com/listings (search "community").

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