Saturday: Celebrate Shoreline parade, festival, and street closure

Saturday, August 18, 2012, is the big birthday party for Shoreline, celebrated with a community parade and festival in North City and Ridgecrest.

• The Festival starts at 11am at Ridgecrest Elementary. 
• 15th NE will be closed 11am - 2pm from 165th to 185th.
• The parade starts at noon. Staging is at St Marks on 180th, goes down 15th NE and ends at Ridgecrest.

It's a fairly long route for a local parade, so there is usually lots of good viewing space along 15th NE. There are hand-made, locally assembled floats, dignitaries in cars, and lots of music, drill teams, marching bands. We have two public and multiple private schools, who all seem to participate. 

Taekwando group in 2011 parade
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Clubs and organizations, neighborhoods and singing groups, martial arts and unicycle riders. Everybody gets in on the act.

The Festival fills the playground with information booths and kids activities. A classic car show for the car buffs. Different booths every year.

Everyone is welcome, whether Shoreline residents or not.

Sunday, August 19, 12noon, is the big sandcastle building contest at Saltwater Park in Richmond Beach, 2021 NW 190th St, Shoreline 98177.