It was billed as Swinomish Days.

But the Tribal weekend cultural celebration could well have been promoted as Swinomish Days AND Nights.

A bevy of free admission events often spilled into the night, including the always popular canoe races on Swinomish Channel.

“We’re kind of burning daylight here,” Swinomish Tribal Senate chair Brian Cladoosby, who live-streamed and offered commentary on the races, said as dusk approached Saturday night. “They’ll be pulling (canoes) in the dark, but we’ll get it done.”

The canoes drew large crowds on both sides of Swinomish Channel, especially for mid-afterno...