La Center Our Days
La Center, Clark County, Washington. Summer tradition; every July.
Details
- Where
- Holley Park, 1000 East 4th Street, La Center, WA 98629. Directions
- When
- Friday and Saturday in July.
- Getting there
- Holley Park, 1000 East 4th Street, next to the La Center schools and Fort Vancouver Library.
- Fees
- free.
- Hours
- Saturday vendors 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Holley Park.
- Access
- The committee that puts on the festival is entirely volunteer.
- Phone
- (503) 333-5546
- Website
- lacenterourdays.com
- Managed by
- La Center Our Days Committee.
Vendor marketplace at Holley Park: every year the parking lot and grass areas fill with a curated selection of local crafts, food, and services and thousands of visitors.
Notable Events
- 1960sBegan as a small town celebration and turned into a three-day festival with 5K fun runs, movies in the park, twilight parades, classic car cruise-ins, and street dances. thereflector.com
- 2020No Our Days parades were held in 2020 or 2021. thelacentermuseum.com
People
- Blaine Dohman, Our Days grand marshal (theme "American Heroes") (2017).
- Bob Colf & Family, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Flower Power") (2013).
- Ed & Janet Bausch, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Under the Big Top") (2022).
- Gerrit and Karen vanTol, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Stars, Stripes and Small Town Pride") (2026).
- Jim Irish, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Masquerade") (2011).
- Josh & Kris Soske, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Hollywood") (2023).
- Ken Hickman, Our Days grand marshal (theme "The Great Outdoors") (2008).
- Linda Tracy, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Back to the Future") (2015).
- Liz Cerveny, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Blast from the Past") (2012).
- Marc Denney, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Puttin' on the Ritz") (2014).
- Michael Kirkman, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Wild West on the River") (2024).
- Nelda Perryman, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Celebrating Steamboats") (2018).
- Peter Rosenkranz, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Going Renaissance") (2025).
- Tom Wooldridge, Our Days grand marshal (theme "Under the Sea") (2016).
- Suzanne Levis, chair of the 2015 Our Days celebration (2015).
- Sam Glackler, organizer of the Our Days return festival.