Great Reasons to Live in Anacortes, Con't:

Reason #9: Anacortes is well known for its arts and crafts and is home to artists, art galleries and the Anacortes Arts Festival, www.anacortesartsfestival.com, which is held annually the first weekend in August. Many thousands of people come to Anacortes each year to participate in the arts booths, entertainment, food and other activities. Anacortes has seven galleries and art walks are the first Friday evening every month and are very popular. www.anacortesart.com. We don't stop at arts and crafts...Anacortes is proud of ACT, Anacortes Community Theatre, Dance Center, a division of Anacortes Youth Arts, the Anacortes Waterfront Festival in May and the Anacortes Jazz Festival in late summer. There's more like the Oyster Run late September in which thousands of motorcyclists come to town to celebrate the close of the riding season. That's a real experience! Stay tuned for Reason #10...