Redmond Derby Days 2017 Kicks Off Friday With Arts Festival

REDMOND, WA - Derby Days, Redmond's major summer festival, starts Friday morning, and as usual this year's festival promises a weekend full of family fun (and pancakes). Derby Days kicks off with the Redmond Arts Festival, which happens all day Friday - but that's just the beginning. There will be a pancake breakfast, a 5K, fireworks, the grand parade, and tons more.

Here the full schedule for Derby Days 2017 (unless otherwise noted, all activities happen downtown near City Hall):

FRIDAY

• Redmond Arts Festival - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Redmond Town Center
• Beer/wine garden - 4 - 10 p.m.
• Food vendors - 4 - 10 p.m.
• Carnival 4 - 11 p.m.
• Derby Dash 5K - 6:30 - 8 p.m.
• Music: Doctor Funk - 8 - 10 p.m.
• Ferris wheel/carousel - 8 - 11 p.m.

SATURDAY

• Pancake breakfast - 8 a.m. - noon
• Kid's Parade - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Face painting - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Business booths - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Food vendors - 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Carnival - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Ferris wheel/carousel - 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Redmond Arts Festival - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Redmond Town Center
• Grand Parade - 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
• Beer/wine garden - noon - 10 p.m.
• Community state: Clint McCune - noon - 12:45 p.m.
• Music: The Daily Flash - noon - 1:30 p.m.
• Diaper Derby - noon - 2 p.m.
• Human foosball - noon - 5 p.m.
• Photo bus - noon - 5 p.m.
• Kids' races - 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
• Community state: Split Second Improv - 1 - 1:45 p.m.
• Youth Criterium Bike Races - 2 - 3 p.m.
• Live Music: Recess Monkey - 2 - 3 p.m.
• Community Stage: Teen Center Open Mic - 2 - 2:45 p.m.
• Team Trivia - 2 - 5 p.m.
• Captain Arrr Pirate Stage Show - 3 - 3:30 p.m.
• Community Stage: Redmond Chorale - 3 - 3:45 p.m.
• Criterium Bike Races - 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.
• Live music: Lopii - 4 - 4:45 p.m.
• Community Stage: Teen Center Open Mic - 4 - 4:45 p.m.
• Community Stage: Teen Center Open Mic - 5 - 5:45 p.m.
• Live music: Junk Yard Jane - 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
• Live music: LeRoy Bell & His Family Friends - 7 - 8 p.m.
• Live music: Kalimba (The Spirit Of Earth, Wind & Fire) - 8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
• Fireworks - 10 - 11 p.m.

Images via Redmond Derby Days