LAKE STEVENS – The city celebrates its 40th Aquafest festival with some new events this year.
The festival will include a boat race, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and an Aquafest Idols contest.
Major events begin at noon today with more than 100 food and arts and crafts booths along Main Street.
Also today, the Aquafest Idols competition begins as youths and adults compete for cash prizes. The Children’s Parade will be at 6 p.m. on Main Street, and the Proud Pet Show at 7 p.m. at North Cove Park.
Saturday’s events include a water ski tournament, wakeboard competition, disc golf tournament, 3-on-3 basketball, and three distances for the Aquarun. The grand parade will begin at 1 p.m. and will be followed by an evening boat parade and fireworks.
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TODAY 3-4:30 p.m.: Aquafest Idols (under 21)
5-6:30 p.m.: Aquafest Idols (21 and older)
6 p.m.: Children’s Parade 7 p.m.: Proud Pet Show
SATURDAY
6:30 a.m.: Water ski and wakeboard competition 8:30 a.m.: Disc Golf Tournament
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: 3 On 3 Basketball Tournament, LSHS
9 a.m.: Aquarun 10K
9:10 a.m.: Aquarun 2K
10 a.m.: Aquarun 5K
10:30 a.m.: Diaper Dash
11 a.m.: Wakeboard Tournament
1 p.m.: Grand Parade
3-4:30 p.m.: Aquafest Idols (under 21)
4:30 p.m.: Rain Gutter Regatta
5-6:30 p.m.: Aquafest Idols (21 and over)
9 p.m.: Boat parade
10 p.m.: Fireworks
SUNDAY
6 a.m.-noon: Fireman’s breakfast
8 a.m.-4 p.m.: Port Gardner Car Show, Mount Pilchuck Elementary School
9:30 a.m.: Quadrathon
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Family Fun Fest
10:30 a.m.: Worship service
Noon: $50 Boat Race; Aquafest Idol Finals
1-4 p.m.: Water skiing exhibition
1-3 p.m.: Chalk it Up
3 p.m.: Duck Dash
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The city’s first Aquafest float, promoting the festival theme of “Past, Present and Future” will be in the grand parade. The float won its first award – for funniest entry – in the Edmonds Fourth of July parade, Aquafest president Patty Funnell said. The float features the festival board on a trailer built like a boat with youngsters playing in a kiddies’ pool.
Sunday’s lineup includes a Quadrathon (running, biking, swimming and boating) for individual as well as team competitors.
One of the new events is the $50 boat race in which individuals build a boat for $50 or less and skipper it in a short race. Other prizes will be awarded for novel categories such as “Looks like a real boat.”
The Aquafest Idols finals will be Sunday afternoon, along with a water skiing exhibition.
Reporter Cathy Logg: 425-339-3437 or logg@heraldnet.com.
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