HIPP HIPP HURRA!

What a tremendous parade! Big thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated with us for our 50th year in Historic Ballard! A hearty Hipp Hipp Hurra to our wonderful sponsors and volunteers who helped make this year’s celebration one of our best ever! Work is already underway for next year!

 

If you missed out on a commemorative pin before they sold out in store, worry not we have the special 50th edition pin along with an assortment from years past for sale here

 

2024 GUESTS OF HONOR

GRAND MARSHAL

Torleiv Opleiv Opland

Current Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador) in the Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC

 

HONORARY MARSHAL

Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Former fourth District King County Rep Washington State Senate from 1994 to 2015 and the Washington House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994

 

A BIG TUSEN TAKK TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!

Thank you for helping us make this amazing day possible!

LATEST NEWS: THE VOTES FOR THE PARADE WINNERS ARE IN

 

High School Marching Band

1st  Ballard High School Marching Band
2nd  Shorecrest High School Highlander Marching Band
3rd  Shorewood High School Marching Band

Middle School Marching Band

1st  Explorer Middle School Marching Band
2nd  Cavelero Mid High Marching Band
3rd  Whitman Middle School Drumline

Overall Best Dance/Drill Team

Ballard Eagles Drill Team

Norwegian Honorary Consulate Award

Barneleikarringen of Greater Seattle

 

SEE THE PARADE ONLINE:

For those of you who couldn’t go out on May 17 and those who would like to relive their memories, the parade is streaming at bigevent.live.