Friday Harbor goes ‘Hollywood’ for 4th of July parade
Published 5:13 pm Thursday, June 4, 2015
In recognition of the Palace Theatre’s 100th anniversary, the Friday Harbor’s annual Independence Day parade is going Hollywood.
The theme of the 2015 parade, which carries the distinction as one of the Top Ten “Small Town Parades in the U.S., is “Hooray for Hollywood.”
Special guests include “Blitz,” mascot of the Seattle Seahawks, who will attend the Pig War Picnic for about one hour to pose for photographs, as well as the Keith Highlanders Pipe Band, a perennial parade favorite.
This year’s parade, which gets underway at 10 a.m., is co-sponsored by King’s Market and the Town of Friday Harbor.
Applications to participate in the parade are available at the San Juan Chamber of Commerce website, www.sanjuanisland.org.
Click on the link for a slideshow of the 2014 parade.
The parade serves as kick-off to a long list of time-honored Independence Day events. It’s followed by the Pig War Picnic, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and which unfolds on the grounds of San Juan Historical Museum, 425 Price Street, immediately after the close of the parade.
Next up is “Rock the Dock,” the annual street dance in the parking lot of San Juan Island Yacht Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club.
Friday Harbor’s Fourth of July celebration culminates in a Fireworks display over the harbor, beginning after dusk, about 10 p.m.
For more information or to volunteer to help with the holiday events, contact the Chamber’s Diana Mancel, 360-317-8809, or at parade@sanjuanisland.org.
