Fun-filled Kla Ha Ya Days in full swing in Snohomish
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 13, 2016
SNOHOMISH — Soccer stars and ice cream aficionados. Race runners and cherry pit spitters. Flag football warriors and pie-eating pros.
Whatever your area of expertise, there’s something planned to test your skills this week at the 103rd annual Kla Ha Ya Days in Snohomish.
The theme this year is “Game On” and it plays out in a number of competitions. They started with a celebrity volleyball tournament Saturday and are set to continue this weekend with soccer matches, a 5K-10K race, eating contests, children’s games and a flag football tournament.
Kla Ha Ya Days includes a carnival, skydiving demonstrations, salmon barbecues, yoga and tai chi in the park and the family-friendly, musical Venardos Circus.
Two big events, the grand parade and car and motorcycle show, are back this year. The parade is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday along First Street, with a kids parade beforehand. The car and motorcycle show is on First Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Kla Ha Ya Days put a survey up on their website and of the first 788 respondents, 27 percent said the parade is their favorite part of the festival and 24 percent said the car and motorcycle show is their favorite.
A free shuttle is expected to circle to the different stops around town for the festival so people can park once and get to all of the highlights.
The festival draws thousands of people each year. Though the main events are on Saturday and Sunday, an evening carnival at Harvey Field started Wednesday and continues through the weekend.
For a schedule of events, go to klahayadays.com.
Kari Bray: 425-339-3439; kbray@heraldnet.com.
