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Daffodil Parade & Festival
April 6, 2019 @ 9:00 am - April 14, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
A festival of parades!
Pierce County celebrates the beginning of Spring in spectacular style with a parades for everyone. The Grand Floral Parade travels through four different cities in one day. Quite a feat!
Schedule of Events:
4/6 Daffodil Grand Floral Parade
Parade Start Times:
Tacoma – 10:15 AM
Puyallup – 12:45 PM
Sumner – 2:30 PM
Orting – 5:00 PM
4/13 Junior Parade
4/11-14 Spring Fair with Kid Zone
4/14 Marine Parade – parade of decorated boats out of Tacoma
Grand Floral Parade: The Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Parade is an annual celebration of the community, history, traditions, and growth, of its home of Pierce County. The theme for this year’s parade is “Traditions in Bloom.” Traveling through the four cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, and Orting, the Parade consists of over 180 entries, including floats, bands, marching, and mounted units. Linking one generation to another in tradition, floats are decorated with thousands of fresh-cut daffodils, just like the daffodil flowers that grew in the Puyallup Valley well over 80 years ago.
Junior Parade: The 55th Annual Junior Parade is hosted by the Proctor District of Tacoma and is geared to children, by encouraging the growth of creativity and fun in even the youngest. Costumes, pets, music and non-motorized floats make this parade a very special event!
Maritime Parade: Head on down to the Tacoma Ruston Way waterfront on Sunday April 14th to enjoy a parade of decorated boats as part of the annual Daffodil Festival Marine Parade. This year’s parade theme is “Service with a Heart”. Boats will be participating from Yacht Clubs from all over Puget Sound. The parade starts on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 11:30 AM from the Tacoma Yacht Club; boats go along waterfront and into Thea Foss Waterway.
