Lake City Pioneer Days Festival Starts Today!

The 68th Annual Pioneer Days is here and there looks to be something for everyone. As a new Lake City resident, I'm excited to experience the festival for the very first time. I've lived in quite a few different neighborhoods in Seattle and I can't think of many others that have such a strong, and old, tradition as this one; it's pretty unique!

The celebration kicks off today (Friday) with the traditional Salmon Bake at the Lake City Community Center; from noon to 7pm. If you can't make it, don't worry, it will running the same hours on Saturday as well.

Saturday is packed full of activities, starting at 10am with the street fair, vintage car show, and continuing throughout the day with a gymnastic obstacle course for kids, pizza eating contest, and live entertainment. Another event, new to Pioneer Days this year, is a 5K fun run and a kids dash. You can sign up for the run at the starting line or pre-register online at: http://www.mc-care.org/.

Of course we can't forget the big finale to the festival, the Rotary Kiddie Parade at 6pm and the Grand Performance Parade at 7pm. Both head south on Lake City Way. For parade route information, go to the official event website: http://www.designjmg.com/download/pioneer10.pdf.

Below is a listing of all the main stage features. For detailed information, location and hours on everything happening at Pioneer Days,  check out the official program: www.designjmg.com/download/pioneer10.pdf.