SEQUIM — Following a smooth first weekend, organizers of the 123rd Sequim Irrigation Festival plan to finish with a Grand Finale.
Events run through Sunday. The operetta “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” continued beginning Thursday through Saturday while the Sequim Museum & Arts hosted a walking tour downtown Thursday morning.
More events kick off today with the Logging Show opening up at 10 a.m. for its 30th year followed by a Strongman Showdown at 6 p.m. and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. on the Blake Avenue lot, which is south of Carrie Blake Park at 202 N. Blake Ave.
Sunland Golf & Country Club hosts the festival’s tournament at noon today. Check to see if spots are still available by contacting Janet Gray at 360-683-8095 or jgray@bgc-op.org or by going online to www.bgc-op.org under the “events” tab.
The Hot Rods and Harleys Show ‘n’ Cruzz drives into its 15th year with staging for the cruise along Washington Street beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, at Evergreen Collision, 703 E. Washington St., and the parade starts at 10:45 a.m. heading towards Sequim Walmart, 1110 W. Washington St.
Registration for the show begins at 9 a.m. outside the store with awards at 4 p.m. It costs $20 to register for both events the day of the show or $15 if attendees register by 2 p.m. today with Randy Perry at Sequim Shoe Repair, 425 E. Washington St., Suite 5.
The festival’s Fun Run on Saturday added a 1-mile walk that happens at the same time as the 5k, which starts at 10 a.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. in the JCPenney parking lot at 651 W. Washington St. The run follows the festival’s Grand Parade route along Washington Street. Cost is $30. For more information or to register, call 360-582-7039 or email get_results_cpt@yahoo.com.
Wristbands for unlimited rides at the carnival, which runs through Sunday at Sequim High School’s athletic fields along Fir Street, are $27.
One of the most well-attended events, the Grand Parade, features more than 100 entries with dignitaries, royalty, businesses and much strolling along Washington Street starting at noon on Saturday.
For more information on these events and the festival, visit www.irrigationfestival.com.
Here is the schedule for the Grand Finale Weekend.
Today
• Logging Show — Opens at 10 a.m., Blake Avenue lot.
• Golf tournament — Noon, Sunland Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive.
• Past Royalty Luncheon — 3:30 to 5 p.m. Past royalty share stories. By invitation only. Call Julianne Coontz at 360-461-2095 for more information.
• Carnival — 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Sequim High School’s athletic fields along Fir Street.
• Strongman Showdown — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Blake Avenue lot.
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying operetta — 7 p.m., Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
• Fireworks — 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Blake Avenue lot.
Saturday
• Irrigation Festival Fun Run — Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with run starting at 10 a.m., JCPenney’s parking lot, 651 W. Washington St.
• Logging Show — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Hot Rods and Harleys Show n’ Cruzz — 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., downtown Sequim prior to Grand Parade. Staging begins at 8 a.m. at Evergreen Towing.
• Grand Parade — Noon, downtown Sequim.
• Hot Rods & Harleys Car Show — Noon to 4 p.m., Walmart, 1110 W. Washington St.
• Carnival — Noon to 11 p.m.
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying operetta — 7 p.m.
Sunday
• Carnival — Noon to 6 p.m.
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Matthew Nash is a reporter with the Olympic Peninsula News Group, which is composed of Sound Publishing newspapers Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. Reach him at mnash@sequimgazette.com.
