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2008 Rhododendron Festival Schedule

Sail Away

The 73rd Annual Rhododendron Festival

"Happily Ever After"

PORT TOWNSEND, WA
May 12-18th, 2008

Rhododendron Festival


Schedule subject to change! (Bold denotes Festival-sponsored events).

Day/Date Event Location/Time Sponsor (Contact)
Saturday, May 10th Arts and Crafts Fair Downtown 10:00AM-5:00PM  
Sunday, May 11th Arts and Crafts Fair Downtown 10:00AM-5:00PM  
Monday, May 12th Royalty Hand Prints Haller Fountain 5:00PM Rhody Fest. Assoc.
Centennial Rhododendron Garden Opening Fort Worden 4:00PM  
Thursday, May 15th Carnival Opens 3:00PM  
Pet Parade Assembly at Van Buren & Lawrence 4:00PM. Judging-4:10PM Parade begins-4:30PM Safeway Port Townsend
Friday, May 16th

Rhododendron Flower Show entries received

Fort Worden Chapel 3:00PM  
3rd Annual Past Royalty Reunion

1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Ravenscroft Inn
533 Quincy Street, Uptown Port Townsend

This wonderful reunion of past royals is the perfect time to enjoy reminiscing about your year as Rhody Royalty with others who've served before and since your reign.  Crowns are optional!
 
Enjoy coffee, tea and goodies provided by Tim and Gay Stover, owners of Ravenscroft Inn, our generous host and hostess this year.
 
Donations of $5 per person will be accepted to help cover the food and other costs for holding this reunion.
 
Please address questions and comments to:
Christy (Cumming) Spencer, 1987 Princess
croppingchristy@cablespeed.com; (360) 774-0882 or (360) 385-0708

Please address questions and comments to:
Christy (Cumming) Spencer, 1987 Princess
croppingchristy@cablespeed.com; (360) 774-0882 or (360) 385-0708
Kiddies Parade Uptown. Assembly at Van Buren &
Lawrence. Staging begins at 2:45PM, Judging-3:10PM, Parade begins-3:30PM
Port Townsend Kiwanis
Carnival Opens 3:00PM  
Kiwanis Fish Fry American Legion 5-8:00PM  
Bed Races
Assembly Washington & Adams 6:00PM; Race begins approx. 6:30PM Jefferson Transit
Saturday, May 17th Rhody Festival Grand Parade Uptown & Downtown; Parade starts at 1:00PM
Get 2008 Parade Forms Here >>
Rhody Fest. Assoc.
Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Open PT Golf Course 8:00AM  
Rhododendron Flower Show Fort Worden 12-5:00PM  
Carnival Opens Memorial Field 12:00PM  
Elks Rhody Fundraiser Pancake Breakfast Elks lodge, Otto Street 7-10:00AM  
Spaghetti Feed Elk's Lodge 5-8:00PM  
Sunday, May 18th Elk's Pancake Breakfast Elk's Lodge, Otto Street 7-10:00AM  
Jim Caldwell Memorial Rhody Open PT Golf Course 9:00AM  
Rhody Run Fort Worden, registration 9:00AM, start 11:00AM  
Rhododendron Flower Show Fort Worden, 10:00AM-4:00PM  

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