Editing Yakima, Washington (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Yakima-Washington.jpg|thumb|right|Yakima, Washington as seen from the west]]
Cultural activities and events take place throughout the year. The [[Yakima Valley Museum]] houses exhibits related to the region's natural and cultural history, a restored soda fountain, and periodic special exhibitions. Downtown Yakima's historic Capitol Theatre and Seasons Performance Hall, as well as the West-side's Allied Arts Center, present numerous musical and stage productions. [[Larson Gallery]] housed at Yakima Valley College present six diverse art exhibitions each year. The city is home to the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. The [[Yakima Area Arboretum]] is a botanical garden featuring species of both native and adapted non-native plants. Popular music tours, trade shows, and other large events are hosted at the [[Yakima SunDome]] in State Fair Park.

The film ''[[The Hanging Tree (film)|The Hanging Tree]]'' (1959) was shot entirely in and around Yakima.<ref>Maddrey, Joseph (2016). ''The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film''. McFarland. Page 184. {{ISBN|9781476625492}}.</ref>

===Festivals and fairs===
* [[Central Washington State Fair]], held each year in late September at State Fair Park.
* Yakima Folklife Festival,<ref name=YFF>{{cite web |title=Yakima Folklife Festival |url=http://yakimafolklife.org |website=Yakimafolklife.org |access-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202142653/http://yakimafolklife.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> held the second week of July at Franklin Park.
* Fresh Hop Ale Festival,<ref name=FHAF>{{cite web |title=Fresh Hop Ale Festival |url=http://freshhopalefestival.com/ |website=Freshopalefestival.com |access-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218152132/http://freshhopalefestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> held each October in Downtown Yakima.
* A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz,<ref name=CBAJ>{{cite web |title=A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz |url=http://festivalnet.com/26667/Yakima-Washington/Blues-Festivals/A-Case-of-the-Blues-and-All-That-Jazz |website=Festivalnet.com |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513085400/http://festivalnet.com/26667/Yakima-Washington/Blues-Festivals/A-Case-of-the-Blues-and-All-That-Jazz |url-status=live }}</ref> held in August in Sarg Hubbard Park.
* Yakima Pride Festival is a celebration of [[LGBT pride]] held in June.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Tomas D'Anella |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Yakima Pride Festival and Parade set for Saturday |url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-pride-festival-and-parade-set-for-saturday/article_67fbface-04ed-11ee-abc7-9383e4c54e89.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=NBC Right Now |language=en}}</ref>

===Sports===
[[Image:YakimaSundome.jpg|thumb|The [[Yakima SunDome|Sun Dome]] was home to the Warriors and Sun Kings.]]
* The Yakima Mavericks are a minor league [[American football|football]] team in the [[Pacific Football League]] and play at Marquette Stadium.
* The Yakima Beetles [[American Legion baseball]] team, 3-time World Champions.
* The Yakima Canines of the [[American West Football Conference]].
* The [[Yakima Valley Pippins]] are a collegiate wood bat baseball team that play in the [[West Coast League]].
;Former professional teams
* The [[Yakima Valley Warriors]] were an indoor football team. Play ended in 2010.
* The [[Yakima Sun Kings]] was a [[Continental Basketball Association]] franchise that won 5 CBA championships and disbanded in 2008. The team was reinstituted in 2018 as part of the [[North American Premier Basketball]] league.
* The [[Yakima Bears]] minor league baseball team, moved to Hillsboro, Oregon after the 2011 season.
* The [[Yakima Reds]] soccer team played in the [[USL Premier Development League]], disbanded in 2010.