Junior Ski to Sea Parade
Join us for the 98th annual Junior Ski to Sea Parade presented by Haggen! This parade has the cutest children, floats, pets and a variety of other sights you don’t want to miss.
The Junior Ski to Sea Parade will be held on Friday, May 18, 2018 beginning at 6:00 PM along Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham.
Anyone can be a part of this event by assembling at the beginning of the parade route (Cornwall and Kearney) from 4:30-6:00 p.m. and Junior Ski to Sea Race teams are encouraged to participate.
Show us your creativity! Make your own parade entry!
Registration is required for floats, car and trucks and marching bands.
In addition, the Junior Parade is looking for volunteers to carry the banners for the parade. Banner-carriers are usually middle school students. Anyone interested can contact the chamber at 360-734-1330.
The parade starts on the corner of Cornwall and Kearney Streets, continues down Cornwall and ends at Railroad and Champion Streets.
Participants may begin lining up at 4:30 p.m. Judging begins at 4:30 p.m.
Awards were presented to the following parade entries in the 2017 Jr. Ski to Sea Parade:
Grand Prize – PeaceHealth Medical Group’s Black Pirate Ship
Best Large Float – Catch the Son Preschool’s Cat in the Hat car
Best Small Float – Gypsy Queen Traveling Show
Best Decorated Bike – St. Paul’s Bike Knights / Princess
Best Pet – Bellingham Senior Activity Center’s Pony
Best Walking Group – King Elementary’s Marching Band
Best Novelty/Most Unique – Mount Baker Theatre’s Ballet Cinderella
Judges Award – Lowell Elementary’s Wagon Float
Judges Award – Early Learning Family Services’ Head Start Opportunity Council
Judges Award – Parkview Elementary’s Walking Group with Pet
Judges Award – Love to Learn Preschool’s Dr. Seuss
1st Place Marching Band – Ferndale Middle School
2nd Place Marching Band – Meridian Middle School
3rd Place Marching Band – Blaine Middle School
Who won last year? Here are the results from the 2016 judging categories: Please Click Here for Results
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