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During the Royalty Pageant the 2025 Royalty were crowned. They are: In addition, Joanne Morales was awarded the Congeniality Award. Congratulations to the 2025 Royalty. This is going to be a fun year.

SID, the “Sequim Irrigation Dude” was created in 2008 by Irrigation Festival members as a mythical representation of the group that created and implemented the ditches for irrigating the farms. As we prepare for the 130th Sequim Irrigation Festival we feel it is time that SID’s story be told. So, we invite you to write…

The Sequim Irrigation Festival Run Series will offer 2 different runs for 2025. Registration is now available: Run Sign Up Get ready for an exciting morning as we offer both 5K and 1-mile distances for walkers and runners.  This out and back race is a timed event and starts at 11am on Saturday, May 10…

Applications for arts and crafts vendors for the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair are now open. The link to signup online as well as the downloadable application and rules/guidelines are available. Check out the Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair page for more information. The applications will be open until March 23, 2025. The jury/application fee…

For 130 years, the Sequim Irrigation Festival has stood as a testament to the strong spirit of this vibrant community. Originating in 1896, it was a jubilant response to the completion of the longest irrigation ditch in the United States, which brought life-giving water to the fertile lands of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley.  This community festival…

As I soar, swoop and dive in the wind at the base of the snowcapped Olympic Mountains, I find new life as I glide over the dense forests. What was recently a deep snowpack, the spring now uncovers as fresh green meadows on this warm May day. The clouds break as a bright ray of…

Time to get your running shoes out and start training. The Sequim Irrigation Festival Run Series is now open for registration for the 5k, 1mile and Half Marathon. These runs will take place during Crazy Callen Weekend – the first weekend in May 2024. Run Series Registration More information about the Run Series is available…

Have you been to the Sequim Irrigation Festival and been amazed with all the events that are happening! Well the planning of the festival takes place all year long and it takes a lot of volunteers to make it happen. The Sequim Irrigation Festival is staffed entirely with volunteers. Over a hundred people are involved…

The 128th Grand Parade is just about here and if you are anxious to see if your favorites are coming, you can check out the parade lineup here: 2023 Parade Lineup The parade starts at Dunlap (Key Bank) and goes west down Washington to the parking lot at 7th. Here is a map of the…