Festival is a Community Celebration

This year marks the eighth annual Skagit River Salmon Festival. Edgewater Park is a beautiful spot to spend the day celebrating the mighty Skagit River and what it means to all our communities. The Festival offers terrific mix of new activities and entertainment you won’t want to miss, with something for every interest—young or old.

For family-fun, we have Red Yarn (aka Andy Furgeson) an Oregon-based family performer who weaves folk-songs and puppetry into high-energy shows for all ages. We also have the talented Seattle-based bands Marina and the Dreamboats with their jazz-blues sound, and the swirling Brazilian rhythms and irresistible melodies of En Canto Brazilian Orchestra. To round things out, the Warren G. Hardings, an award-winning dance string band, hearken back to their forefathers with a unique brand of up-tempo bluegrass.

Visitors won’t want to miss the Sardis Raptor Center’s Hunters of the Sky raptor bird program offering up close views of magnificent birds of prey—eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and more. Sardis is dedicated to helping rescue, rehabilitate, and release some of our most amazing wild birds found in the Northwest.

In the Haggen Kidz Zone, the Children’s Museum of Skagit County will be here along with Frankie the Fire Engine providing lots of fun and goofy activities for the younger crowd to do. The face Festival is a Community Celebration

painting artists from We Paint Faces are back bringing happiness and fun designs to little faces.

For the adult crowd, we have the beer and wine garden with handcrafted pints on tap from North Sound Brewing Co. We’ve expanded our vendor row with a great selection of artisans who have created beautiful jewelry, apparel, woodwork, handcrafted soaps and more for you to purchase and enjoy.

But most importantly, be sure to take part in the Festival’s “Passport” activity provided by Shell Puget Sound Refinery. Learn about our amazing Skagit River watershed and ways you can help protect its resources, with over 30 environmental agencies and nature groups in the Skagit Watershed Council’s Conservation Alley providing a wealth of fun facts, free materials and information. Answer a question at a booth and have your Passport stamped. Once your Passport is filled, turn it in to become eligible for a host of great prizes.

On behalf of the board of directors, our Festival planning team, sponsors, vendors and volunteers, we thank you for your support and participation in the Skagit River Salmon Festival. Enjoy the day! Kevin Tate Board President Skagit River Salmon Festival

THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON IS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE SKAGIT RIVER SALMON FESTIVAL

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