SEQUIM — The first weekend of the 127th Sequim Irrigation Festival rolls into high gear on Saturday after some events begin today.
Events are split over two weekends — Crazy Callen Weekend today through Sunday and Grand Finale Weekend, May 12-15.
Today will be:
• Crazy Daze Breakfast for Dinner, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., across from Sequim Civic Center, 157 W. Cedar St. Locals are invited to eat downtown from local eateries or food trucks and watch skits from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and listen to Sarah Shea sing from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• First Friday Art Walk Sequim, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at various downtown locations.
• Sequim High School operetta “Emma: A Pop Musical,” opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Shows continue at 2 p.m. Saturdays, May 7, 14 and 21; and 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, May 13-14, 20-21. Tickets are $15 adults and $10 children at the door.
On Saturday will be:
• Kids Parade, meet at 8:45 a.m. for 9 a.m. parade at the parking lot on the corner of Second Avenue and Washington Street. Prizes will be awarded for the best storybook character, pet entry, mini-float, festival theme and overall grand prize.
• Family Fun Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Washington Street between Sequim and Second avenues. Booths on Washington Street will provide an activity/event for kids and/or families. Events include: 10 a.m. float pull; 10:30 a.m. storytime with queen Isabella Williams; 11 a.m. Harmonica Pocket; noon The Dance Center by Erica Edwards performance; 1 p.m. cupcake walk by That Takes the Cake; 2 p.m. Sarah Shea with Kelbi Folkerson; 2:30 p.m. crown making; and 3 p.m. photos with royalty.
• Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair, first day on Saturday will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sequim Civic Center with dozens of vendors and live music. Saturday schedule: 10 a.m. Sequim Acrobatics; 11 a.m. Brian Douglas; noon Hot Llamas; 1 p.m. Jack Dryer; 2 p.m. The Loves; 3 p.m. Kevin Magner; 4 p.m. Cool Jam.
On Sunday will be:
• Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair, second day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday schedule: 11 a.m. Buttercup Lane; noon Rick Goudzwaard; 1 p.m. Just in Tyme; 2 p.m. Sarah Shea; 3 p.m., The Lost (Mike Pace).
Festival organizers said they’ve invested in masks and sanitation stations for event-goers to help with their comfort levels in regards to COVID-19.
The big finish
The Grand Finale Weekend, May 12-15, will feature the Past Royalty Luncheon (invite only); Historic Walking Tour, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, Sequim Civic Center; golf tournament, noon Friday, Sunland Golf & County Club; Fireworks show, dusk on Friday, at Blake property just south of Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.; Logging Show, noon-dusk Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Blake property; Fun Run, 11 a.m. Saturday, starting at Sequim Village Center, 651 W. Washington St.; SHS operetta, and the Grand Parade, noon on Saturday, through downtown Sequim.
• The Sequim Pioneer Dinner, Friday, May 13, at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, is open to descendants of pioneer families who lived in the Sequim School District prior to 1950. Spouses may attend with a qualified pioneer descendant. Tickets, $20, are available Wednesdays-Fridays from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Sequim Museum and Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave.
• All essential workers are invited to walk in Saturday’s Grand Parade as part of the Sequim Citizen of the Year honor bestowed on them in 2020. Meet at KeyBank, 120 N. Dunlap Ave., or take a shuttle from the Sequim Village Center, courtesy of Rocket Transportation, between 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Participants are asked to wear something associated with the company they work for.
For more information about the full festival, see irrigationfestival.com.
