Fourth of July, Christmas, and other small-town holidays in Washington
Fourth of July, Christmas, and other small-town holidays in Washington, each compiled from its own sources: the date, the parade route, and the fireworks. No ratings; every entry carries its status.
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- Come and Play on Labor DaySouth Bend · FestivalSince 1962, South Bend, Washington, has closed out summer with a Labor Day weekend whose rubber-duck race on the Willapa River pays for fireworks that cost $1,000 a minute.
- Grand Old Fourth of JulyBainbridge Island · Town days celebrationBainbridge Island's one-day Independence Day festival in downtown Winslow, produced by the chamber of commerce since 1967, whose parade a longtime staffer recalled once going around twice.
- Viking FestPoulsbo · Annual festivalA free three-day festival on the Liberty Bay waterfront of Poulsbo, Washington, begun in 1969 for Norway's Constitution Day, with a parade and a lutefisk eating contest.
- Washtucna Independence Day CelebrationWashtucna · Independence day celebrationWashtucna, Washington's Fourth of July in Bassett Park: a kiddie parade, a band-served picnic, and a horseshoe open at Sonny's Tavern, revived in 2023 after the Lions Club dwindled.
- Yacolt Freedom ParadeYacolt · ParadeA Fourth of July parade through Yacolt, Washington, a Clark County logging town that took its name from a Klickitat word for "haunted place."
Holiday Celebrations in all eleven states; next door in Oregon.