Save the Date: It’s high season for festivals, park performances

Battle Ground’s 48th annual Harvest Days celebration features tons of activities from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today. It begins with the Grand Parade at 10 a.m. with the theme “Forever in Bloom, Harvest Your Dreams.” There will be a scooter competition, the Battle Ground Art Association sale, a classic car show, a kickball tournament and firefighters’ community games from 1 to 4 p.m. At 2 p.m., a GeoCoin Challenge will begin in Lewisville Park. The Main Stage will be filled with entertainment starting at 12:45 p.m. — from a hula hoop contest to a talent show — along with country music by Britnee Kellogg and James Otto starting at 7:45 p.m. Events take place around Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St., and in Fairgrounds Park, Northeast Fairground and Grave avenues, Battle Ground. Admission is free, and it’s $5 to enter the wine and beer gardens. www.battlegroundchamber.org or www.harvestnightscarcruise.com

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival brings “The Merry Wives of Windsor” to Esther Short Park, West Eighth and Columbia streets, Vancouver. In this comedy, Sir John Falstaff, a fat, broke and cowardly knight, courts two wealthy married women. The production uses the techniques used during the Bard’s time: limited rehearsal, an on-stage prompter, audience interaction and fast-paced acting. Catch a bit of Shakespeare starting at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. www.opsfest.org

Science in the Park and Noon Concert Series continues every Wednesday through Aug. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On July 22, be a geologist and learn about rock types through themed activities, with music by Lincoln’s Beard. On July 29, be a wildlife biologist and research animals in their habitats, with music by Left Coast Country in Esther Short Park. Admission is free. www.cityofvancouver.us/publicworks/page/science-park

Prepare your best floral shirts and grass skirts for the annual Ho’ike and Hawaiian Festival. The events begin with the Hapa Haole Hula Competition — which combines hapa-haole music, a style where the subject matter is Hawaiian but the lyrics are mostly in English — with hula performances, from 4 to 10 p.m. July 24. Join the 5K Aloha Run/Walk from 8 to 10 a.m. July 25, before joining the festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polynesian dancers and singers will fill Esther Short Park with the sounds of the islands, along with activities for kids, arts and crafts, and food vendors. The events are free, with $30 registration for the 5K, and free registration for ages 12 and younger. http://hawaiianfestivalpnw.com

Enjoy a game of 1860s Vintage Base Ball on the Parade Ground, as visitors travel back to the infancy of the national pastime with costume players and supporters for a nine-inning game, with music by the Vancouver Community Concert Band. The game begins at 6 p.m. July 25 at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 612 E. Reserve St., Vancouver. Admission is free. www.nps.gov/fova

3 Grands Concert for the Blind will bring piano strings to the vineyard, while benefiting the School of Piano Technology for the Blind and the Pacific Foundation for Blind Children. The concert begins at 6 p.m. July 26, featuring blind pianists Nick Baker, Brent Gjerve and Mac Potts, along with jazz vocalist Darcy Schmitt and saxophonist Patrick Lamb at the Bethany Vineyard and Winery, 4115 N.E. 259th St., Ridgefield. Tickets are $30 for ages 12 and older. 360-887-3525 or www.bethanyvineyards.com

You can also catch the Patrick Lamb Band earlier that day, kicking off the new Sunday Sounds series taking place this summer at the Columbia Tech Center. The Portland soul band led by the award-winning saxophonist will perform 1 to 3 p.m. July 26 at the center’s private park, at Southeast Tech Center Drive and Sequoia Circle, near Columbia Valley Elementary School, Vancouver. The free three-week series will continue with Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts on Aug. 2 and Curtis Salgado on Aug. 9. www.cityofvancouver.us/concerts

The Kiggins Theatre is putting on a Harry Potter Birthday Bash to celebrate the fictional wizard’s 35th birthday on July 31. The theater will screen all eight movies July 31 through Aug. 2, with themed food and activities, including a Dobby’s Dance Party, a Hunt for Deathly Hallows and Professor Trelawney’s Popcorn Predictions. There will also be a costume contest and activities at the Vancouver Community Library from 2 to 3 p.m. July 31, ending in a parade to the theater. The library will also host a live demonstration of Quidditch, 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 1. The film screenings are available only by weekend pass — $40 to $65 from Dave’s Killer Magic, 1707 Main St., Vancouver. www.kigginstheatre.net