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The Daffodilians invite you to come and enjoy “75 Years...Remembering Your First Daffodil Parade”.
As we celebrate this milestone, let us embrace our traditions as we come together in fellowship. Our Hospitality weekend has been arranged with you in mind.
We will start with our Friday night Grand Banquet, where you will one again be awed by our outstanding Royal Court. On Saturday you will be able to showcase your wonderful traveling floats or marching units in our Grand Floral Parade. This tradition is unique to Daffodil as our parade proceeds through Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting, with thousands of cheering spectators! The parade will be televised from Puyallup.
After a day of parading, Saturday evening will be a relaxing one with a dinner and then on to our traditional hospitality room where you will be able to wile away a few hours chatting and reliving the unforgettable memories of the day. Our memories and traditions are what sustain us as we travel on life's journey.
We hope you will enjoy your time remembering with us!
Ron Simchen
Daffodil Festival President 2008
75th Annual Daffodil
Festival
Packet Event Calendar
Friday, April 11th, 2008
| 12:00 noon to 5 pm | Registration at Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA |
| 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Hospitality Room open |
| 6:00 pm | VIP Reception (By invitation only) |
| 6:00 pm | No-host cocktails |
| 7:15-7:30 pm | Dinner seating |
| 7:30 pm | Daffodil Grand Banquet (Festival Formal) |
| 8:45 pm | Performance by Royal Court |
| 9:30-11:30 pm | Nightcap Hospitality - at Festival Hospitality Room |
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
|
6:00 am - 8:30 am |
No Host Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Rose Planting (tenative) |
| 9:30 am | Buses depart for Puyallup (Shopping & Parade Watching) |
| 10:15 am | Grand Floral Parade - Tacoma |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Marcher/Non Marchers lunch (Puyallup) Packet holders only |
| 12:45 pm | Grand Floral Parade - Puyallup |
| 1:00 pm | TV Broadcast of Puyallup Parade |
| 2:30 pm (approx.) | Buses from Puyallup back to Hotel Murano |
| 2:30 pm | Grand Floral Parade - Sumner |
| 4:15 pm | Busses from Sumner back to Hotel Murano |
| 3:30 pm to 6:00pm | Hospitality Room Open - Hotel Murano |
| 5:00 pm | Grand Floral Parade - Orting |
| 6:15 pm | Bus returns to Hotel Murano |
| 8:00 pm | Dinner at the Hotel Murano (We're Off to See the Wizard) Costumes |
| 9:30 pm | Shuttle service begins at the hotel for transport to the EQC Casino for your enjoyment. Shuttle will also be available for return to the hotel. |
| 9:30 pm until ?? | Hospitality Room Open - Hotel Murano |
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
| 8:30 am | Farewell Breakfast begins at Hotel Murano |
Packet Information
Full
Packet Price/per person $140.00 US or Canadian
Individual Event Pricing - per person
Friday Night - $50.00
Saturday Lunch - $20.00
Saturday Night - $45.00
Saturday Day Time Hospitality only - $25.00
Sunday Brunch - $20.00
NOTE: Deadline for Packets is:
March 21st, 2008
Note: The Full Packet includes the Friday night Grand Banquet;
Saturday lunch; Saturday night dinner, Sunday Brunch and entry to the Festival
hospitality room both Friday & Saturday. Individual event prices are
listed above. To reserve your packet, please send your payment to:
The Daffodil Festival
823 W Main Street Suite C
Sumner WA 98390-1156
Daffodil Festival Lodging
The Hosting Hotel for the 2008 Daffodil Festival is
Hotel
Murano
1320 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-238-8000
1-800-862-3255
Special Daffodil Festival rates are $129.00, plus
tax (King Deluxe or Double Deluxe).
(When ordering rooms be sure to indicate you are involved with the Daffodil
Festival)
Hotel Parking:
Day Parking - $12.00 per day
Valet Parking - $15.00 per day
Note:
Check with the hotel concerning motor home and float
trailer parking availability
Hotel deadline for Daffodil rate is March 21st, 2008