Woodinville Event Tickets

Woodinville
The city of Woodinville is one of the most serene and peaceful towns of Washington State. The city is located in King Country and has a population just over 12,000. One of the most unique aspects of the city is that it has one of the most scenic areas within its city domains ranging from water parks to wooded residential areas.

Also Woodinville is the ancestral home of the Sammamish tribe. The river passing through the city is named after the tribe and has been a part of the scenic beauty since generations.

Woodinville has now grown into a tourist town allowing people from across the state to truly enjoy the beauty and spectacular views of the most rare and natural habitats on earth. Many of the people of Washington enjoy spending time in the relaxing and beauty abundant town of Woodinville.

The city gets its name from its first dwellers, Mr. and Mrs. Woodin who moved to the dense forest preserves in 1871. The couple decided to move from Seattle to these unknown parts of the wood and build a cabin there along with farm cattle.

A town gradually built up around the cabin, which served as its first school and Post Office, with Susan Woodin as Postmaster. Woodin and his son-in-law Thomas Sanders set up the first general store. The family grew the city and allowed for the natural habitat to dwell. The small town grew as more family members starting coming into the small town and marriages took place.

Like very similar small towns especially in those parts of the state and during the 1800s, the primal economy was logging. Logging became very economical and added more resources, people and power to the growing town. Logging required transportation. And even till date, there are certain logging and transportation buildings and sites that have become historical sites for visitors.

Woodinville contains two historic and scenic rail lines. Officially referred to as the Woodinville Subdivision, they were used by the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train, whose destination was the Columbia Winery, until July 31, 2007, and they are still used for some freight services depending upon the load and conditions in the market.

In the late part of the 20th century, the town also grows as a farming center. The city then grew its social and economical arms giving the city its due parks, recreational facilities, schools and shops. In fact, 1969, rock bands including Led Zeppelin and The Guess Who performed at the Seattle Pop Festival at Woodinville's Gold Creek Park.

The parks and the recreational zones have been expanded to keep into perspective the personal requirements of the people. The town enjoys the outdoors and wants to keep their town and the local community fresh with the ambiance of culture and values.

The city grew extensively in the last century and was finally incorporated in 1993. The locals take great pride in their concerts, community and activities. Some of the most noticeable events of the town are Summer Concerts Series at DeYoung Park, Harvest Happening and The Great Pumpkin Hunt, a seasonal festival in late October Woodinville Lights Festival, a month-long celebration in December Annual Basset Bash parade/All Fools' Day celebration and Summer Outdoor Movies at the Redhook brewery.

People from around the towns and even Seattle come and visit the city during the Summer Concert Series and the Annual Basset Bash parade/All Fools' Day celebration. The concerts and festivities have endorsed a large amount of tourists from across the world and has engaged multiple of people from different areas to come and enjoy the culture of a small city.

Majority of the city citizens are predominantly white and a very small number of Hispanics and African Americans. The median income for a household in the city was $68,114, and the median income for a family was $81,251. Males had a median income of $53,214 versus $35,404 for females. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Woodinville ranks 34th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Currently, the city economical strength is its tourism, light industry and wineries. The wineries have been growing and adding value to the overall economic fabric of the city. The winery business has been a recent addition in the overall economical prowess of the city and some of their wineries are getting state acclaim.

The wineries have been developed per international standards and have been producing some quality products. Wineries and other industries provide good job opportunities to individuals and families interested in transferring to a small town.