Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

PHOTOS: Rays of sunshine at RainFest in Forks

Above, Alice Rasmussen, 4, of Forks holds her decorated umbrella as she awaits the annual umbrella parade in Forks during the 2018 FainFest event that celebrates the famous West End rain, rain forests, rivers and coasts.

Below, the sun came out just as the annual umbrella parade got underway during RainFest on Saturday in Forks. Umbrella decorators worked on their creations that morning and then crossed Spartan Avenue and headed down Forks Avenue, parading all the way to Forks Outfitters where they enjoyed free root beer floats. The Olympic Peninsula Guides Association was set up at the store’s parking lot providing free river floats on the Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers for most of the day. Other activities Saturday included art workshops and an art show at the Rainforest Arts Center, as well as the Fabric of the Forest Quilt Show. Activities continued Sunday.

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Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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