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2008 Traveling Float Schedule
The Daffodil Festival and Daffodil Festival Traveling Float will participate in the following parades throughout the 2008 Festival season.
2008 Daffodil Festival Traveling Float
Note: These dates are subject to change and will be updated if necessary.
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Page updated on Thursday July 17, 2008
*** DAFFODIL FESTIVAL SUSPENDS OUT-OF-TOWN TRAVEL ***
On July 14, 2008 the Daffodil Festival Board of Directors suspended all travel for the remainder of the 2008 festival season. The Board was faced with a funding shortfall for the 2008 budget, therefore the Board's only course of action was to suspend all out of town festival appearances for the remainder of the season. Although travel to other festivals is a small portion of the festivals overall budget, the lack of additional funding sources required this drastic action. The Board of Directors are busy exploring new avenues of funding and reviewing if a lack of community support means the festival may need to change directions or reduce activities. Currently the festival helps to attract regional and national attention to the Pierce County/Puyallup Valley area and welcomes and hosts dignitaries and guests from other area festivals. The Daffodil Royalty program also provides scholarship opportunities and allows the Royalty to act as Ambassadors for all of Pierce County as they make appearances throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Recognizing the changing financial climate the Festival Board recently hired a part-time Funding / Community Relations Director to help rebuild the festival's budget for the 2009 festival year. The Board is hopeful this new position will help rebuild the festival program and assure the festival continues for years to come.
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| Festival | City | Date & Time |
| Apple Blossom Festival | Wenatchee, WA | May 3rd - 11:00 am |
| Sequim Irrigation Festival | Sequim, WA | May 10th - 12:00 Noon |
| Lilac Festival | Spokane, WA | May 17th - 7:45 pm - No Float |
| Rhododendron Festival | Pt Townsend, WA | May 17th - 11:00am |
| Hyack Festival | New Westminster, BC Canada | May 24th - 11:00 am |
| Starlight Parade | Portland, OR | May 31st - No Float Attending |
| Shelton Forest Festival | Shelton, WA | May 31st -11:00 am |
| Rose Festival | Portland, OR | June 5th - 8th - No Float |
| Strawberry Festival | Marysville, WA | June 21st - 8:00 pm |
| Buckley Loggers Jubilee | Buckley, WA | June 28th - 11:00 am - Pending - Car Only - No Float |
| Fathoms O' Fun | Port Orchard, WA | June 28th - 6:00 pm |
| Eatonville 4th of July Parade | Eatonville, WA | July 4th - 12:00 Noon |
| Cornucopia Days | Kent, WA | July 13th - 2:00 pm |
| Remaining Festivals Suspended | As of 7-15-08 | |
| Capitol Lakefair | Olympia, WA | July 19th - 5:00 pm |
| River Days | Renton WA | July 26th - 10:00 am - No Float |
| Seafair | Seattle, WA | July 26th - 7:50 pm |
| Astoria Regatta | Astoria, OR | Aug 9th - 12:00 Noon |
| Morton Loggers Jubilee | Morton, WA | Aug 9th - Pending - Car Only - No Float |
| Milton Days | Milton, WA | Aug. - Date Pending- 11:00 am |
| The Fair - Rodeo Parade | Puyallup, WA | Sep 5th - 10:00 am - Royalty w/Carriage Only |
| Autumn Leaf Festival | Leavenworth, WA | Sep 27th - 12:00 Noon |
| Salmon Days | Issaquah, WA | Oct 4th - 10:00 am |
| Veterans Day Parade | Auburn, WA | Nov 8th - 11:00 am |
| Santa Parades | Sumner & Puyallup, WA | Dec 6th - 2:30 & 4:00pm |
Photo's & Schedule From Past Years
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