Editing Marysville, Washington (section)

===Events===
[[File:Marysville Strawberry Festival Float.jpg|thumb|right|A parade float in the 2007 Strawberry Festival]]

Marysville holds an annual [[strawberry festival]] in the third week of June, which is highlighted by a grand parade on State Avenue and a nighttime [[fireworks]] show.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Marysville festival celebrates strawberries and one big birthday |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-festival-celebrates-strawberries-and-one-big-birthday/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> The first annual strawberry festival was held in 1932 to celebrate the city's strawberry growing industry, and has only been cancelled during [[World War II]] from 1942 to 1945 and a [[polio]] outbreak in 1949.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |date=June 8, 1949 |title=Increase in polio causes closing of Marysville festival |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The week-long event attracts over 100,000 visitors and is the largest strawberry festival in Washington state.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lukins |first=Sheila |year=1997 |title=U.S.A. Cookbook |page=572 |publisher=[[Workman Publishing Company]] |location=New York |oclc=36629949 |isbn=978-1-56305-807-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qe9mWXzktlgC |via=Google Books |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> In addition to the Marysville Strawberry Festival, the city holds other annual events, including the Merrysville for the Holidays celebration and grand parade in early December.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buell |first=Douglas |date=December 5, 2016 |title=City brings holiday cheer to community with Merrysville for the Holidays and lights parade |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/city-brings-holiday-cheer-to-community-with-merrysville-for-the-holidays-and-lights-parade/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>

The city re-established a [[farmer's market]] in 2015, initially in the old city hall's parking lot on State Avenue. The farmer's market was open weekly on Saturdays from July to October and operated by the Allen Creek Community Church.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=April 7, 2015 |title=New farmers market is a long-sought 'win' for Marysville |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-farmers-market-is-a-long-sought-win-for-marysville/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Marysville Farmers Market open for summer |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/20/arts-and-leisure/marysville-farmers-market-open-for-summer/9884.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815151959/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/20/arts-and-leisure/marysville-farmers-market-open-for-summer/9884.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 15, 2016 |work=North County Outlook |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> The event moved to 3rd Street in downtown Marysville in June 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haun |first=Riley |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Add these two new Snohomish County farmers markets to your weekly shopping list |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/food-and-drink/add-these-two-new-snohomish-county-farmers-markets-to-your-weekly-shopping-list/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 21, 2023}}</ref>