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85th Sumner Daffodil Festival Celebration This Weekend
The 2018 theme is "Traditions in Bloom." The Daffodil Parade weekend kicks off Friday night.
SUMNER, WA - Sumner's biggest (and Pierce County's second-biggest next to the state fair) event kicks off this week. The 85th annual Daffodil Festival begins in earnest on Friday, and the centerpiece parades happen throughout the day Saturday.
The 2018 theme is “Traditions in Bloom." Hundreds of groups will take part in the four parades throughout the day Saturday, beginning first in Tacoma and ending Saturday evening in Orting.
Here's the schedule for this weekend's parades:
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- Tacoma – 10:15 AM
- Puyallup – 12:45 PM
- Sumner – 2:30 PM
- Orting – 5:00 PM
Click here to see the parade maps for each city.
The Daffodil Festival doesn't end after Saturday. Other events taking place later this spring include:
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- Daffodil Princess Tea: Laurel Creek Manor, 7611 166th Ave E., May 6 - 11am
- Junior Daffodil Parade: Proctor District in Tacoma, April 14 - 10am
- Daffodil Marine Festival: Tacoma Yacht Club, 5810 North Pearl St., April 13-15
Photos by Getty Images, city of Sumner
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