• What: 19th annual July 4th Felida Children’s Parade and activities.
• When: Parade lineup at 10:45 a.m. Friday. Activities in park continue until 2:30 p.m.
• Where: Felida Community Park, Northwest 127th Street west of 36th Avenue.
• Parade route: Begins and ends in Felida Community Park at the Northwest 127th Street north gate. Parade goes north on Northwest 39th Avenue, west on Northwest 131st Street, south on Northwest 47th Avenue, east on Northwest 127th Street.
• Guidelines: No motorized vehicles, political campaigns, candy or selling in the parade. All riders must wear helmets. No fireworks.
Boundaries:
• North: Salmon Creek.
• South: Northwest 105th Street.
• East: Interstate 5.
• West: Lake River.
• Contact: Milada Allen, Felida Neighborhood Association chair, 360-573-4030.
It takes a village to organize the July 4th Felida Children’s Parade.
More specifically, it takes a village of more than 150 volunteers from 6 to 92 years old to pull off the annual parade that begins and ends at Felida Community Park.
This year marks the 19th year that kids have decorated their bikes, trikes and wagons with red, white and blue to pedal through the neighborhood. Afterward, families gather at the park for free hot dogs and hamburgers cooked by Salmon Creek Lions Club members.