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Basketball lovers in Spokane (and from around the world) hoop it up every last weekend in June for Hoopfest. This fun and highly anticipated festival was established in 1989 and is the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the world. Participants can range from everyone from kids to NBA players. The event attracts more than 40,000 people every year.

The Spokane River offers plenty of water sports and recreation activities, but one favorite is river rafting. The water's intensity varies with the time of year, as during the cooler months the conditions are more amenable for whitewater rafting and in the summer, when the river's volume is low, you can choose to float which is less intense but still quite enjoyable.

Family fun, feline style is what you'll find at Cat Tales Zoological Park. This unique zoo attraction spotlights various endangered members of the cat family. The kids will surely enjoy getting a closer-than-usual look at some of the facility's famous residents. These include tigers, pumas, lions, and lynx. If you want to learn more, you can opt to take one of the zoo's highly informative and entertaining tours. And don't forget to bring your camera to capture as many pics of these really cool cats.