Seafair Torchlight FanFest with performances, exhibits, Seafair Clowns, Pirates, Princesses and more at Seattle Center - Saturday, July 25th 2015 from 12-6pm

Image courtesy of Seafair

 

" Start your Torchlight Night right at the Seafair Torchlight FanFest at Seattle Center. This completely free event boasts an entertainment stage, interactive exhibits, food trucks and the Michelob ULTRA Beer Garden! Visit the Alaska Airlines Entertainment Stage for a sneak peek at some of your favorite Torchlight Parade participants including drill teams and marching bands. The stage will also feature a Torch Lighting Ceremony, royal knightings and appearances by the Seafair Clowns, Seafair Princesses and more! Once you've taken advantage of all the FanFest has to offer, make your way to 4th Avenue to watch the iconic Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade as it lights up downtown Seattle. "

 

Activities and offerings: 

• Live Entertainment on Alaska Airlines Stage

• Seafair Princesses Autograph Signing

• Appearances by Seafair Clowns & Seafair Pirates

Food Trucks & Carts

• Beer Garden

• Maya's Mexican Restaurant

For more info. go here.

West Seattle Grand Parade - Saturday, July 18th 2015 at 11am

" The West Seattle Grand Parade is a proud member of the Seafair family of events and includes all of the pirates, clowns, marching bands, drill teams, floats, pageantry and more! "

For more info. go here.

Seattle Tilth's Harvest Fair with a kids parade, animals, workshops, live music and more - Saturday, September 6th 2014 from 10am-4pm

" Celebrate harvest season at our annual urban farm festival!

Participate in this fun, lively hands-on community festival with workshops, cooking demonstrations and fun activities for all ages. Eat tasty food and enjoy live music with friends and family. Harvest season is a time to celebrate!

Bring your friends and family for a seed swap, cider pressing and DIY herb crowns. Kids can participate in crafts in the children's garden, see a puppet show and take part in the parade at noon (arrive by 11 a.m.) with a marching band! Join our Facebook event and invite your friends!

Seattle Tilth's Harvest Fair is FREE and open to the public, with voluntary donations accepted at the entrances. Get directions. Read on for more details...

LOCAL URBAN MARKETPLACE & ORGANIC FARMER'S MARKET

We have so many cool vendors, farmers and community organizations join us each year at the Harvest Fair! It is a great way to interact with the Seattle Tilth community. "

For more info. go here.

Chinatown Seafair Parade in Seattle - Tonight, Sunday, July 20th 2014 from 7-9pm

" This traditional Seafair Parade is the highlight of the summer celebration that allow the community to show case it's ethnic diversity and colorful culture to the City of Seattle. Along with the marching bands, clowns, floats, this parade features the 100 foot dragon and many more lions dancing along the route is one of the favorite units the audience enjoy. "

For more info. go here.

SEATTLE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE - SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH 2014 STARTING AT 12:30PM!

St Patrick's Day Parade!

Every year we try to attend the St. Patty's Day Parade! If the kids have never been, then go and check it out! 

At 12:30 pm the whistle will sound to officially start Seattle's 43rd annual St Patrick's Day Parade which will head north on 4th Ave from Jefferson toward Westlake Park.

" While all marching groups must pre-register, anybody with an Irish connection (and everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!) is invited to walk in the Parade without any pre-registration. Seniors and others are welcome to ride for free in the "Seniors Shamrock Shuttle", a Greyline Trolley which can be boarded at 4th Ave and James starting at 12 noon. 

                                                                     

Parade closing ceremonies will be held in the Armory at the Seattle Center during the Irish festival at approx. 2:30 pm. "

Note: Monorail will be FREE from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm for travel after the Parade from Westlake to the Seattle Center.  (Fee to return, I believe)

For more info. go here.

Opening Day at the Redmond Farmers Market with Alpacas, Firetrucks and more! - Saturday, May 4th 2013 from 9am-3pm

What fun! 

Opening Day schedule:

9:00 - Mayor Marchione cuts the ribbon on another great market season with soundtrack provided by the Redmond High School Band!

12:00 - 2:00 At the Gazebo: A Well Known Stranger

All Day - Heart of Dreams Alpacas

All Day - Redmond Historical Society

All Day - King County Master Gardeners

Throughout the day - The Redmond Fire Dept will be on site!

For more info. go here.

Seattle St. Patrick's Day Parade - Saturday, March 16th 2013 starting at 12:20pm for Flag Raising!

Irish Flag-Raising and the

St Patrick's Day Parade!

Every year we try to attend the St. Patty's Day Parade! If the kids have never been, then go and check it out! 

" At 12:20 pm, the Parade Grand Marshal Frank Finneran, the Honorary Grand Marshals Joan and Dan Flanagan, Galway Deputy Mayor Frank Fahy, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Congressman Jim McDermott, Congresswoman Suzan Delbene, and many other dignitaries, will raise the Irish Tricolor in front of the King-County Administration Building at 4th Ave at Jefferson.

That will immediately be followed by trumpeters playing the Irish and US National Anthems.

Then at 12:30 pm, the whistle will sound to officially start Seattle's 42nd annual St Patrick's Day Parade heading north on up 4th Ave toward Westlake Park.

While all marching groups must pre-register (see the current list of Parade Registrations), anybody with an Irish connection (and everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!) is invited to walk in the Parade without any pre-registration. Seniors and others are welcome to ride for free in the "Seniors Shamrock Shuttle", a Greyline Trolley which can be boarded at 4th Ave and James starting at 12 noon.

Parade closing ceremonies will be held in the Armory at the Seattle Center during the Irish festival at approx. 2:30 pm. "

Note: Monorail will be FREE from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm for travel after the Parade from Westlake to the Seattle Center.  (Fee to return, I believe)


For more info. go here and here.

MOHAI - Free Public Grand Opening in Seattle - Saturday, December 29th 2012 from 10am-8pm - Reserve Your Free Timed-Entry Tickets Online!

Public Grand Opening

Reserve your free tickets and be among the first to step inside the dazzling new MOHAI at Lake Union Park at this community-wide celebration! The beautifully restored new facility will provide MOHAI with 50,000 square feet of exhibit space—go explore, participate in special programming, and see amazing live performances at the new MOHAI.

" The public Grand Opening officially kicks off on Saturday, December 29 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 am.

From 12 pm to 7 pm, hourly performances are scheduled from local acts such as poet Henry Luke, the Chief Sealth Marching Band and opera singer Sarah Fletcher.

Visitors will also have the chance to take part in various activities including Salish weaving demonstrations, print making, and a build-your-own periscope project sponsored by the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society.

Food and beverages will be available at the museum’s new Compass Café by Northwest Catering and a number of food trucks including Dante’s Inferno Dogs and Street Treats.
 
MOHAI’s new neighbors at Lake Union Park are also joining the festivities. Argosy’s largest ship, The Royal, will dock at Lake Union Park Wharf and offer food, beverages, and entertainment to MOHAI visitors before and after their museum experience. Boat rides will be plentiful from organizations such as the Center for Wooden Boats, Waterway Cruises and the Virginia V. The Seattle Flying Dragons will also be staging dragon boat races in front of the park and Northwest Seaport will have the historic tug, Arthur Foss, open for tours.

To ensure that all visitors have a fun and worthwhile experience, MOHAI has set up a timed-ticketing reservation system for Grand Opening weekend. Tickets are free on Saturday and regularly priced on Sunday. Reserved tickets are recommended, but not required. Guests can choose to arrive anytime during Grand Opening and will be let in pending building capacity.

Click the link below for the time you would like to come. Slots are filling up so reserve your tickets today!

NOTE: The times listed will be your entry time (i.e. 1:00 - 1:30) not the amount of time you can spend in the museum. We estimate that it will take about 90 minutes to see most of the exhibits. "


For more info. go here.

"Hilloween" - a Halloween Carnival featuring a Recess Monkey performance and a whole lot more at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill - Sunday, October 28th 2012 from 12-6pm

Check out this fun, carnival style Halloween event featuring stilt walkers, a fortune teller, Recess Monkey, face painting, costume parade and lots more happening in Capitol Hill!

" Hilloween is a free, community focused carnival that’s fun for kids and adults of all ages. Festivities include activities such as music, arts, story time, carnival games and face painting; top-notch entertainment from notable artists Recess Monkey and Jenny and her Ukulele; a marching band led costume parade down Broadway (3 p.m.), and trick-or-treating at neighborhood businesses. "

For more info. go here and here.

 

Great events during "Celebrate Shoreline!" - Friday, August 17th through Sunday, August 19th 2012 - Various locations/times

  

Youth & Teen Skate Competition - Friday, Aug. 17th, 12 to 5pm

Skateboard competition (with prizes!) for various age groups & abilities. No admission fee, but a completed and signed liability form is required for minors. Paramount Park, 15300 8th Avenue NE.

Parade - Saturday, Aug. 18th, beginning at Noon

Decorative floats, marching bands, drill teams and others will wow the crowd. Parade travels south along 15th Avenue NE between NE 185th and NE 165th Streets.

Festival - Saturday, Aug. 18th, 11am to 5pm

It's a party! Come on by the Ridgecrest Elementary School grounds, 16516 10th Avenue NE, for live music on stage, food vendors, community booths and fun for the whole family.

Sandcastle Contest - Sunday, Aug. 19th,

(registration begins at 11:30am, competition held from 12 to 3pm)

Bring your friends and family to this summertime tradition, try your hand at a unique sand creation or just take in the competition from the sidelines. Prizes awarded! Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th Street.

For more info. go here.

62nd Annual Greenwood Seafair Parade - Wednesday, July 25th 2012 from 6-8:30pm

 

The 62nd Annual Greenwood Seafair Parade will feature the Seafair Pirates, marching bands, drill teams, Mexican dancing horses, floats and more!

For more info. go here.

West Seattle Grand Parade - Saturday, July 21st 2012 at 11am

West Seattle Grand Parade is one of the oldest parades in Seattle and is also part of the Seafair celebrations each year! It will include all of the pirates, clowns, marching bands, drill teams, floats, pageantry and excitement that leads up to the Seafair Torchlight Parade happening next weekend! Go and see the parades!



For more info. go here.

Honk Fest West - Friday-Sunday, June 1st-3rd 2012 - Various locations and times!

Special Announcement:

In honor of our friends we lost this week in Seattle, we are planning two memorial events during HONK! Fest West.

The first will take place at the start of the procession from Oxbow Park to Georgetown at 5:45 on Friday night. There will be 60 seconds of silence at 5:44pm, followed by the joyous noise of HONK! marching down the street.

The second will be on Sunday at Seattle Center, and this will be the proper second line sendoff. We will exit EMP at 4pm as a mass band playing this piece - 

New Orleans Jazz Funeral - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krJW2qMVv4M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

We will gather at the International Fountain for 60 seconds of silence at 4:20pm then at 4:21, we begin the most raucous second line and send these boys home. At 4:40pm, we are due to play Mini Maker Faire at Seattle Center, so the procession will keep moving!

All are welcome to come and play our friends home.

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"  HONK! Fest West 2012 is a free, three-day, community-supported music festival devoted to marching bands, drum corps, samba lines, and anything acoustic and mobile that makes a ruckus. We revel in celebration of street band culture by taking mirth and music to the streets and parks of Seattle.
Always family-friendly, always free :: fanciful costumery and audience participation are *highly* encouraged!

Friday evening, June 1st, we’ll be back taking Georgetown by storm in or around the intersection of 12th Ave. S. and S. Vale St. from 6–10 pm http://g.co/maps/r8xmf
 
Saturday June 2nd, we’ll be back in Gas Works Park (Wallingford/Fremont) for a free & family-friendly day of fun, from noon till 6 pm.  http://g.co/maps/pas94

Sunday June 3rd, we’ll be in the EMP Sky Church (Seattle Center) from 2–4 pm. Following that, we’ll be rompin’ around Seattle Center grounds! http://g.co/maps/wsjmr

Wow, with so many times and places, we hope everyone finds something to enjoy! And we hope that many of you will keep coming back for more — remember, there are nearly 25 bands to see! "



For more info. go here.

I'm back and highlighting some St. Patrick's Day 2012 events!

Ok, I'm back with a few highlights for St. Pattie's Day...

If you haven't yet, check out Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Parade! 

The Parade starts at 12:30pm and will travel north on 4th Avenue beginning at Jefferson and will end at the Reviewing Stand at Westlake Park. Officially, however it "ends" at the Seattle Center with Closing Ceremonies at 2 PM and the Monorail will be free from 1:30-2:30pm for travel from Westlake Park to the Seattle Center so you and your family can attend the 2012 Irish Festival! All things Irish will be happening at the Seattle Center with performances, music, dancing, workshops, short films, food, crafts, hands-on activities, games and more!

2012 Irish Festival

Saturday and Sunday,
March 17 & 18, 2012
10 am - 6 pm Saturday (8 Hours)
12 Noon - 6 pm Sunday (6 Hours)
Admission FREE

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

For more info. on the St. Patrick's Day Parade go here.

For more info. on the Irish Festival go here.

Macy's Holiday Parade in Downtown Seattle - Friday, November 25th from 9-10am

The Macy's Parade features more than 23 unique inflatable floats, local community groups, community marching bands, drill teams, sports team and over 500 costumed characters. And this year's parade will introduce the new rocking horse float and the addition of two new cars on the candy cane express float. Plus, the big guy, Santa will lead the parade to the downtown Macy's where he will open "Santaland" at 11 AM for the 2011 holiday season. 

This parade begins promptly at 9am on the corner of 7th Avenue and Pine Street. It will continue on Pine Street where it will turn south on 5th Avenue, west on University, and north on 4th Avenue where it will end at the Macy's store. The parade lasts approximately one hour and those wishing to secure curbside seating are encouraged to arrive early.

For more info. go here.

46th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Observance in Auburn - Saturday, November 5th at 11am

Go and attend the 46th annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest of its kind, west of the Mississippi. The parade boasts almost 200 units, including over 25 marching bands, military vehicles, veterans' units, honor guards and more. The one-mile parade route travels west along Main Street to A Street NW.


For more info. contact Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation at 253-931-3043 or go here.

Husky Marching Band performance at Neptune Theater - Saturday, October 22nd from 11am-2pm

Head to the Neptune Theater and watch a free performance by the Husky Marching Band and the Husky Cheerleaders. Then afterward the kids will get introduced to the instruments and get to play them!


For more info. go here.

Seafair Torchlight Parade and more events - Saturday, July 30th - Various Times

It's that time again...the Seafair Torchlight Parade is here! This beloved parade will include giant helium balloons, precision drill teams, equestrian units, comical clowns, swashbuckling pirates and heart-pounding bands playing all your favorite tunes. Drew Carey, the actor/comedian will be the Grand Marshal! Get out and enjoy it!
 
For more info. go here.


For more info. on...

...the Taste of Torchlight from 2pm-6pm go here.
...Seafair Torchlight Run at 6:30pm go here.
...Scholarship Program for Women Coronation at 7:30pm go here.

Greenwood Seafair Parade in Seattle - Wednesday, July 27th from 6-8pm

The Greenwood Seafair Parade is the oldest neighborhood Seafair parade in the region and features over 90 entrants that include bands, drill teams, floats, pirates and more!


For more info. check here.
 

The West Seattle Grand Parade - Saturday, July 23rd at 11am

Hosted by the West Seattle American Legion Post 160 since 1935, the West Seattle Grand Parade will feature participants from the Hi-Yu royalty, pirates, clowns, marching bands, drill teams, floats and lots of pageantry!

For more info. call 206-935-9407 or go here.