Zillah Community Days
Zillah, Yakima County, Washington.
Details
- Where
- Stewart Park, 119 1st Ave, Zillah, WA 98953. Directions
- When
- May, 2026 (annual).
- Access
- No Rhyme Or Reason Country Flea Market at Stewart Park during Community Days, Friday 10:00 am through Saturday 4:00pm.
- Website
- zillahchamber.com
- Managed by
- Zillah Associated Clubs.
The annual weekend celebration in Zillah, sponsored by Zillah Associated Clubs with activities run by city clubs and individuals including the Chamber of Commerce.
Notable Events
- 1911Citizens filed a petition with the county and on December 31, 1910, the townspeople gathered at one of the biggest lodge halls in town, the Woodmen Hall, to vote on the incorporation proposal. It passed by a resounding 94 to 6 margin. historylink.org
- 1947The American Legion Color Guard leads the Zillah Community Days parade down Second Avenue. centennial.legion.org
- 1969Zillah Post 130 enters the Zillah Community Days parade with a float for the 50th anniversary of the American Legion. centennial.legion.org
- 2011On May 13 and 14, 2011, Zillah celebrated its 100th birthday as an incorporated town with a special Zillah Community Days Centennial Celebration featuring a talent show, a pie-baking contest, and a fireworks display. historylink.org
People
- Walter N. Granger, originator and superintendent of the Sunnyside Canal, later mayor of Zillah (1855-1930).
- Zillah Oakes, daughter of the Northern Pacific Railway president, for whom the town was named (ca. 1872-1953).
Sources
- zillahchamber.com/news-events
- yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-valley-weekend-picks-zillah-community-days-cornhole-tournament-mothers-day-events/article_5c4f1182-55d9-462f-b811-6a0719f73377.html
- commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zillah_WA,_September_2015.jpg
- revisitwa.org/waypoint/zillah
- historylink.org/file/10371
- historylink.org/File/10371
- centennial.legion.org/washington/post130?d=1
