The downtown Bellevue arts fairs brought huge crowds this past weekend. An estimated 320,000 people braved the hot sun to view the hundreds of artists who featured artwork at three fairs in the downtown.

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a visitor to the Bellevue Arts Museum artsfair, Kate Moon, wrote in a special thank you to the Bellevue Arts Museum for putting together this year’s fair.

“I want to take the time to tell you how much I enjoyed visiting the (BAM) artsfair this year. This was a first time experience and I can’t wait until next year,” she wrote.

The Kidsfair portion of the weekend attracted more than 9,000 people for fun activities and hands-on art projects.

“As an art specialist in the Vancouver School District (WA), I was thrilled to interact with the artists and certainly found inspiration for new projects,” Moon said in her email to BAM. “Even my 12 year old son was amazed by the talent exhibited. I will be certain to bring fellow art teachers next year.”