Editing Kenmore, Washington (section)

==Culture==

===Civic events and festivals===
Major annual civic events include:
* The Kenmore Summer Concert Series, hosted at [[Saint Edward State Park]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928130116/http://www.ci.kenmore.wa.us/NewsEvents/events/Events.html Kenmore Summer Concert Series]</ref>
* The annual Kenmore Art Show, a juried art exhibition sponsored by the Arts of Kenmore.
* Fourth of July Fireworks, a fireworks display at Log Boom Park, a tradition which started in 2006.
* Farmers Market at Town Square held every Wednesday from June to August;<ref>{{cite news |date=May 24, 2023 |title=Kenmore Farmers Market |url=https://www.djc.com/news/bu/12156864.html |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref> debuted in 2022 as a pilot program<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheppard |first=Cameron |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Kenmore prepares for farmers market pilot program this Summer |url=https://www.bothell-reporter.com/news/kenmore-prepares-for-farmers-market-pilot-program-this-summer/ |work=Bothell-Kenmore Reporter |accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>

===Media===
Kenmore is served by [[Media in Seattle|Seattle-area media]], but town and neighborhood events are covered primarily by the ''Bothell/Kenmore Reporter'', a weekly and online newspaper published by Sound Publishing. Once a month, a Kenmore city government update is printed within the newspaper as a two- to four-page supplement. For its part, the city also sends out a quarterly eight-page newsletter to all residents discussing government activities, development project status reports, budgetary summaries, and a community events calendar.

[[Family Circle Magazine]] selected Kenmore, Washington as one of the "10 Best Towns for families" in their August 2009 edition. ''[[Seattle Magazine]]'' also ranked Kenmore as the best Seattle-area neighborhood or surrounding city for 2008–2009.<ref name="Nr1">"[http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/news/52995287.html Kenmore nabs No. 1 ranking from Seattle Magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717030701/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/news/52995287.html |date=2011-07-17 }}." ''[http://kenmore-reporter.com/ Kenmore Reporter].'' August 13, 2009. Retrieved on August 17, 2009.</ref>

===Parks===
[[File:Wallace Swamp Creek Park 2017-10-22.jpg|thumb|Wallace Swamp Creek Park in 2017]]

Not all parks within city limits are operated by city government; the [[Burke-Gilman Trail]] is a King County park, and St. Edward State Park is operated by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Extant parks within city limits include:
* [[Burke-Gilman Trail]], a King County park which, combined with the [[Sammamish River Trail]], connects [[Marymoor Park]] just outside downtown [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]] through the downtowns of Woodinville, Bothell, Kenmore, and Lake Forest Park to [[Gas Works Park]] in Seattle and points west. Several other trails and bike routes branch off of this trail backbone.
* ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis Park (formerly known as Squire's Landing), a park along the Sammamish River named for a former Lushootseed village located near downtown Kenmore<ref>{{cite web |title=ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) Park |url=https://www.kenmorewa.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/12/ |publisher=City of Kenmore |accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
* Linwood Park, a small {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} park in northwest Kenmore with grass commons, playground, and picnic tables
* Moorlands Park, a {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} park which includes baseball and basketball facilities in southeastern Kenmore
* Jack V. Crawford Skate Court, a {{Convert|5200|ft|}} skate park located in downtown Kenmore behind Kenmore City Hall
* Northshore Summit Park, a {{Convert|3.6|acre|m2}} park located in northern Kenmore, with a playground, walking trails, and picnic areas.
* Rhododendron Park, formerly Kenmore Park, a {{convert|13|acre|m2|adj=on}} park with hundreds of Rhododendron plants and a public boathouse<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhododendron Park |url=https://www.kenmorewa.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/10/ |publisher=City of Kenmore |accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Saint Edward State Park]], the largest park in Kenmore at {{convert|365|acre|km2}}; it includes over half a mile of undeveloped Lake Washington shoreline, the historic Saint Edward Seminary (which is now used as a hotel) and gymnasium, and the largest playground in the state <ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw07022006/2003087313_pacificportrait02.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814155134/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw07022006/2003087313_pacificportrait02.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2006 |title=St. Edward Playground|work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref>
* Swamp Creek Park, along the [[Sammamish River]], consists of city-purchased farmland currently left in an undeveloped state
* Log Boom Park (Tracy Owen Station), includes {{convert|16|acre|m2}} of shoreline and a large walking dock extending out into the lake
* Wallace Swamp Creek Park, {{convert|17|acre|m2}} a park that surrounds Swamp Creek in northeast Kenmore and features walking trails