Seafair Torchlight Parade

Name: Seafair Torchlight Parade
Start: 2027-07-31
End: 2027-07-31
Location: Alaskan Way & Broad St (Seattle waterfront)

Seattle, WA · Festival

When: July 31, 2027
Where: Alaskan Way & Broad St (Seattle waterfront) · Seattle · WA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

The nighttime signature parade of Seattle's Seafair summer festival, moving along the downtown waterfront on Alaskan Way with marching bands, floats, and drill teams. Held annually since the 1950s, it draws waterfront crowds in the hundreds of thousands each summer.

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