Washington: The Daffodil Festival 79th Annual Grand Floral Street Parades

Washington State

April 14, 2012 (always verify date by going to website or Facebook page)

Status

Note to our readers: This website does not provide regular status. Be sure to verify dates, details, and updates by going to the website or Facebook page listed below.

Introduction

This year's theme: "Don't Stop Believing".

From The Daffodil Festival website: "The Festival is an annual event that culminates in April with a Grand Floral Street Parade, which travels through the Washington cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting, all in one day." More information about the parade start times and locations for each of the cities can be found here on the parade page of the festival website.

Details

The 79th Annual Grand Floral Street Parades for 2012 is April 14, 2012. The 51st Annual Junior Parade is April 21, 2012. The 60th Annual Marine Parade is April 22, 2012. There are many other Daffodil Festival events in March and April. The schedule for all events can be found here. In addition, the schedule includes proposed dates for the Junior Parade, Daffodil Parade, and Marine Parade through 2016.

Please always check our dates against the website information for accuracy and planning.

Press

Here are articles published or posted about The Daffodil Festival and Parade in 2008:

High-stepping in the sun (from the Weekly Volcano Spew blog about South Puget Sound)

New Sequim Irrigation Festival float unveiled (from the Peninsula Daily News).

Keeping Daffodil Festival relevant is the challenge (from The News Tribune)