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May, 2010 marks the 115th Irrigation Festival
Welcome to the website for the 115th Sequim Irrigation Festival, which will be held May 1st - 9th, 2010. Our festival celebrates the initiation, development and support of the irrigation ditches which brought water to the once dry prairies of Sequim. This year we will have more events and more community involvement than ever, making it a spectacular festival.
The theme for the 2010 festival is "115 Years of Pioneers" |
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The 115th Sequim Irrigation Festival will take place May 1 - 9, 2010 in downtown Sequim. The theme for the 2010 festival is "115 Years of Pioneers" and planning is already underway. As the dates for the events are confirmed the Events Page will be updated. The Irrigation Festival has always been about community and 2010 will be no exception. We will be encouraging even more community involvement in all the events next year. So, be thinking about creating a float and walking the parade route with it or getting your co-workers or friends together and forming a drill team. If you have been wanting to test the selling of your crafts or art, think about getting a booth at the Arts and Crafts fair. Do you have that classic car just sitting in the garage? Think about bringing it out for the Car Parade and/or Car Show.
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At 115 years the Sequim Irrigation Festival is the oldest continuing festival in Washington State. The festival is held in downtown Sequim, located in Clallam County. The 2010 festival will run from May 1st through May 9th, and will have many events for the entire family.
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History is everywhere around Sequim, but some of it can only be found at the museum, historical references and in the memories of our pioneers. Aside from our pioneers there is little to help us remember the trains that used to travel through Sequim. The railroad reached Sequim in 1915 and carried passengers from Port Townsend and Port Angeles. With the arrival of the railroad, Sequim became the agricultural marketing center of the Peninsula. Passenger service was ended in 1931 and continued to carry freight until 1986, when the Milwaukee line abandoned the railroad and the tracks were removed. Today the Sequim Bypass follows part of the rail line through town and the Olympica Discovery Trail utilizes much of the former right-of-way. Trains and a railroad concept will be used to convey the 2010 theme. This is a theme that will transcend all events, marketing media and products. We envision the float for the 115th Irrigation Festival as a train running over the Railroad Bridge above the flowing Dungeness River. |
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