All photos by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News (Click on photo to enlarge)

All photos by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News (Click on photo to enlarge)

Irrigation Festival ends today; Sequim shows its colors during gala parade Saturday [Photo Gallery]

IN THE PHOTO at right, Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, Princesses Judi Villella and Kaylee Ditlefsen, Queen Katey Tapia (in white) and Princess Kristina Holtrop, from left, preside over the festival from their float during the Grand Parade on Saturday.

The parade featured nearly 120 entries for the 119th annual festival. The royalty float was driven by Guy Eldredge.

For more images from Saturday’s Grand Parade, click on the arrows at the upper right.

Today is the last day of the festival. The schedule:

■ Sequim Juried Art Show — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bell Creek Plaza.

■ Carnival — Noon to 5 p.m., Green Field, Sequim High School.

For more information, visit www.irrigationfestival.com.

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