NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 10.
CLALLAM BAY-SEKIU — Food, fireworks, music and parades will highlight summer on the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the 34th annual Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days today through Sunday.
This year, there will be plenty of music, with new offerings from Seattle, as well as local favorites, said Tricia Hutson, Fun Days chairwoman, president of the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce and chief of the Clallam Bay Fire Department.
Strangely Alright is a five-piece “power pop” band from the Seattle area that has proven popular, Hutson said.
Along with local offerings The Soul Ducks and Luck of the Draw, Clallam and Sekiu will be hopping — and dancing.
Both locals and visitors are welcome to join the celebration.
The community festival serves as a get-together for locals, including family reunions.
Those from out of town visiting the communities near the western end of state Highway 112 will find the annual festival an opportunity to explore the area, meet the people and enjoy some beautiful vistas.
Hutson asked that visitors respect the current fire ban, in place due to high fire danger, and not build beach fires or campfires.
“We’ve been lucky so far,” Hutson said of the area’s lack of fires so far this summer.
Fireworks display
Those who crave fireworks can enjoy the show at dusk Saturday.
The public show, sponsored by the Breakwater Inn, will be shot off from Olson’s Resort, 444 Front St. in Sekiu.
The fireworks show is shot out over the waters of the Strait, so there is little fire danger associated with the professional show, Hutson said.
All of the events during Fun Days are free except for the Fun Run.
Photo contest
Photographers can enter any photos they have taken into a free contest at the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Visitor Center, 16795 state Highway 112 in Clallam Bay.
The photographs will be displayed through the weekend at the visitor center.
They can be any size from 5 inches by 7 inches to 16 inches by 20 inches. Each must have the entrant’s name and phone number printed on the back of the photo mat.
To enter, bring the photo to the visitor center anytime before 6:30 p.m. today.
Visitors will judge the photos at the visitor center Saturday, and winners will be announced Sunday morning.
For more information about the photo contest, phone Brian Harmon at 360-963-2581 or 928-699-1985.
Potluck
A festival potluck social will begin at 6 p.m. today at the Clallam Bay School bus garage, 16933 state Highway 112.
It will feature music by rockabilly and blues group The Soul Ducks beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Friends of the Clallam Bay Library will hold a local historical photo sale at the bus barn during the potluck and all day Saturday.
Parades
The Grand Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday. Lineup and judging will be at Weel Road.
About 30 entries had been received for the parade as of Wednesday, Hutson said, but same-day parade applications can be turned in at the parade lineup.
Saturday will be filled with activity, including the Play Station — games for children 8 and younger — the Poker Race Ride, the Lions Club barbecue and the Messy Palettes art show.
A live auction will begin after the Grand Parade at the bus barn.
Each year, the auction funds the following year’s Fun Days and fireworks show.
At 1 p.m., “The New Northwest Passage,” a documentary about a sailing voyage through the Canadian Northwest Passage, will be shown at the Clallam Bay Library.
Fun run
Registration for the Fun Run from Sekiu to Clallam Bay is at 9 a.m. Sunday on Front Street in Sekiu.
Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The race will begin at 10 a.m. on Front Street.
The 3.7-mile course will begin at Front Street in Sekiu, follow state Highway 112 to Clallam Bay’s Frontier Street and loop back to finish at Hoko River State Park.
The top men and women runners, and those who finish in the top three in each division, each will receive ribbons and medals at an awards ceremony at 11 a.m.
For more information, visit www.clallambaysekiufundays.com.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.
