Apple Blossom Festival - Festivals on Waymarking.com

The Apple Blossom Festival is a two-week festival, running the last weekend in April to the first weekend in May. The Festival includes a Grand Parade, youth parade, an arts and crafts festival, carnival, food fair, and other amusements. The Youth Parade is the last weekend in April. The parade usually includes about 100 different groups, such as middle school bands, elementary schools, and local area businesses catering to youth. Awards are given for the most creative floats, best bands and drill teams, best use of festival theme, and best overall. The Grand Parade is held towards the end of the festivities, during the first weekend of May. During the Grand Parade, high school bands, floats from local clubs, groups and businesses, cars driving dignitaries and the Royal Court, and many more are run down the main street of town. Spectators have been known to set up folding chairs along the sidewalks of the parade route up to two months in advance in anticipation of the festivities. Awards are given to the best floats, best bands and groups, best use of theme, and many more. Each year, a Royal Court comprising a Queen and two or more Princesses is chosen from among high school senior women. Junior Royalty are selected from among area 5th-graders.

How many days does the festival last?: 11 Admission Price: 0.00 (listed in local currency) National, County, or City Festival?: City Festival Coordinates Location:: N 47° 25.411 W 120° 18.824 Website:: [Web Link]

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