Brooke's 5 Under $25

1.Go Tulip! The cool spring has helped to create a spectacular tulip bloom! (See there are good things about what Mother Nature has been giving us!) In it's 28th year, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is on! Download the field map, pack a lunch and layers and get ready to be WOW'd by spring! When: Daily Where: Skagit Valley Price: FREE (varied prices if you want to do activities) Click HERE for more info. 2. Go Cupcake Camp! Those tiny cakes topped with a mound of sugary, fluffy frosting and candied sprinkles are just waiting for you to bite in! It's cupcakes galore this weekend and all for a good cause! Bake and bring or buy and bring or just come eat! There will be cupcake eating contests, cupcake wrapper decorating and bakers competitions (there are amateur categories to enter!)  all for the Hope Heart Institute. When: Sunday 12pm – 4pm Where: The Canal Price: $8 prior, $10 at the door.  Tickets are good for 6 mini cupcake tastings or 3 standard size Click HERE for more info. 3. Go Tax Return! You waited to the last minute and now you are freaking out! Don't. The Seattle Public Library, AARP and the United Way of King County are here to help. Trained volunteers are available this weekend to answer questions and prepare tax returns.  (This service is NOT available for business tax returns.) Drop in tax help is on a first come first serve basis. You can schedule an appointment in advance by calling one of the following local Libraries: Central Library,  Columbia, Rainier Beach or Southwest Branch.  Broadview branch is open to drop-ins only. When:  Saturday, times vary depending on branch.  ONLY Central Library is open on Sunday Where: Select King County Public Libraries Price: FREE Click HERE for more info. 4. Go Race! Healthy Parks, Healthy People, Healthy Planet make up the HP3. They are challenging you to the first and only environmental adventure race! HP3 will push your limits over a 16 mi course while you help build trails and restore habitats in local parks and green spaces. HP3 says, after all, "if it was easy, it'd be called a marathon."  You can compete in teams of 2 or teams of 4. Space is limited so register asap! And for those non-runners, check out their Greenest Neighborhood Challenge! When: Saturday check in at 8am & 9am depending on what division you registered for Where: Big Al Brewing Price: FREE Click HERE for more info. 5.Go Supercross! Dirt, the smell of gasoline and the sound of bike engines screaming on the tracks. If that sounds like a dream night, you are in motorcross heaven this weekend. Top Supercross riders James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ryan Dungey and more battle it out for the 2011 AMA Supercross crown. When: Saturday Main Event 7pm Where: Qwest Field Price: Tickets start at $10 (tickets $5 MORE day of the event) Click HERE for more info.