4 th ofjuly TUMWATER S PARADE, ARTESIAN FAMILY FESTIVAL & THUNDER VALLEY FIREWORKS SHOW. presenting

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1 PARADE, ARTESIAN FAMILY FESTIVAL & THUNDER VALLEY FIREWORKS SHOW June 30, 2017 presenting TUMWATER S Sponsored by: 4 th ofjuly A special advertising supplement to: Parade at 11:00am Capitol Boulevard, Tumwater Festival gates open at 6:00pm Tumwater Valley Golf Course Free youth activities, entertainment, prizes and music! Food vendors available. Parking $10/car. Fireworks at 10:15 pm For more information, contact Tumwater Parks & Recreation, (360) or

2 Tumwater 4th of July Celebration By Pete Kmet This year marks the 30th Annual Tumwater Independence Day Parade and the 17th Annual Artesian Festival and Thunder Valley Fireworks Show. As our community continues to grow, we are pleased to offer outstanding community events such as these. Citywide events bring us together to share the enjoyment of our City and improve our quality of life. As per our tradition, this 4th of July will be a day of great celebration in Tumwater. We ve added a new event to kick off the day, the Fairways & Fireworks Fore on the Fourth Fun Run at 9:00am. The Tumwater Valley Golf Course will turn its cart paths into a 4-mile run/walk to benefit golf programs for low-income youth. After the run, head on over to the Tumwater Independence Day Parade. The Pre-Parade car show kicks off at 10:45am and the Parade itself starts at 11am. This year s theme is Like Totally 80s so we expect parade entrants to have a lot of fun dressing up in all their 80s gear. Our parade is always a crowdpleasing event with a wide variety of entries ranging from horses and dance teams to classic cars and trucks and even a rocket launcher courtesy of our community partners at JBLM. The parade starts at the corner of Capitol Blvd. and Lee Street and ends just past City Hall on Israel Road. Come out early to get your optimum parade viewing seat! The Tumwater Artesian Festival and the Thunder Valley Fireworks Show are once again being sponsored by the Tumwater Downtown Association (TDA). Many of our local businesses realize the importance of this event and are committed to ensuring that it continues to be a Tumwater tradition. Through their fundraising efforts, the TDA is able to provide the City with the financial resources to hold this festival. Their hard work and dedication to this event proves the great sense of community pride that we all share and which makes our City great. The business members of the TDA deserve our gratitude and have our continued support for many more fireworks shows to come. At 6:00pm, we ll kick off the Tumwater Artesian Festival at Tumwater Valley. Thanks to staff, the TDA, Hanson Motors, Lacey/Capital/ Chehalis Collision Centers, O Bee Credit Union, and other area businesses, this will be our biggest and best event yet. Our local business community continues to provide outstanding support for this event. Without their sponsorship, this familyoriented festival would not be possible. Entry into the event is free and the entrance is through the north gate of the golf course driving range. Event parking is located off of E Street, in the parking lot of the former Olympia Brewery. The cost for parking is $10 per vehicle. The money collected will be used by the Tumwater Downtown Association for our 2018 fireworks display and to support local youth organizations. There will be food vendors, music, and activities for the whole family. For the kids, Jeff Evans will perform magic, L-Bow the Clown will wow us with fire juggling, and Hands On Children s Museum will paint faces. There will be multiple activity areas for kids, including slides, obstacle courses, and bouncers; and activities for teens in the Teen Zone. Once again this year, the popular and exciting Kapowsin 4th of July Skydivers will be landing at the Artesian Festival at 8:45pm. As darkness approaches, the lights will dim and the old brewery whistle will blow, once again, in the Tumwater Valley, signaling the start of the Thunder Valley Fireworks show. Always the best around, this year s fireworks are guaranteed to be the biggest and best yet! We look forward to spending the day with you on the 4th of July and hope you enjoy all that Tumwater has to offer! THE WAVE 6 X 4.5

3 2017 Artesian Family Festival and Thunder Valley Fireworks Schedule Tumwater Artesian Family Festival Family Activities 6:00 to 10:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:35pm Gates open, music, children s activities, food vendors Hanson Motors Salute & Sponsor Recognition Tumwater Youth Program: Glow Necklaces for sale! O Bee Entertainment Stage: Magic Show by Jeff Evans (45 min) Hanson Motors Salute and Sponsor Recognition O Bee Entertainment Stage: L-Bow the Clown (45 min) Hanson Motors Salute and Sponsor Recognition Lacey, Capital & Chehalis Collision Centers Drop Zone Contest featuring the Kapowsin Air Sports Skydivers Salute and Sponsor Recognition O Bee Entertainment Stage: L-Bow the Clown Fire Juggling (10min) Final Hanson Motors Salute & Sponsor Recognition Children s Activities Close National Anthem: Ross McSpadden Speaker: Tumwater Mayor, Pete Kmet Thunder Valley Fireworks Show presented by Alpha Pyrotechnics Drive Home Safely and Come Again Next Year! >> CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Pirate Ship Bouncer, Castle Combo, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Infl atable, Slides, Two Adrenaline Rush Juniors >> YOUTH/TEEN ZONE Wrecking Ball, Wiped Out Challenge, Human Foosball, Field Goal Challenge, Adrenaline Rush I & II Obstacle Courses, Fire Rescue Obstacle, Bungee Run, Vertical Rush Slide, Forbidden Temple Obstacle >> FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT STAGE 6:30pm: Magic Show by Jeff Evans 7:30pm: Clown & Juggling Show by L-Bow the Clown 9:30pm: Fire Juggling Show by L-Bow the Clown >> OTHER ACTIVITIES Putt Putt Golf Corn Hole Hands On Children s Museum Face Painting Roving Music & Magic THE POWERSHOP 6 X 4.5

4 Portla Puget Sound Tacoma & Seattle DOWNTOWN OLYMPIA 5 FORMER BREWERY SITE Capitol Lake 101 Exit 104 TUMWATER Capitol Blvd. S. (Old Hwy. 99) Tumwater Valley Golf Course PARADE START POINT PETER G. SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY CITY HALL Aberdeen & Ocean Beaches Exit 102 Lee St. PARADE STAGING AREA Linderson Way SW Dennis St. SW Israel Road SW Tumwater Blvd. Trosper Road SW PARADE CHECK-IN TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL PARKING Linderson Way SW 5 Trosper Lake Exit 101 TUMWATER AUTO SPA 3 X 4.5 TUMWATER AUTOMOTOVE 3 X 4.5

5 Tumwater 4th of July Events PARADE Parade Begins: 11:00am Parade Route: See Map (left) Parade Check-in: 8:30 to 9:30am Entry Form deadline was Monday, June 19 at 5:00pm. CHECK-IN STATION: All entries must stop at the Check-in Station (located on the corner of Linderson Way and Dennis Street). There, entries will receive their parade entry number and instructions. IMPORTANT: To reduce congestion, please appoint one member of your group to check in your entire group. DIGNITARY CHECK-IN: All designated parade dignitaries and dignitary escorts will meet in front of City Hall no later than 9:30am. They will receive line-up numbers and other information at that time, and then proceed to staging area, bypassing the check-in station. STAGING AREA: The main staging area will be along Linderson Way, north of Check-in. Vehicles not participating in the parade may not pass Check-in to enter the staging area. Vehicles dropping off participants for the parade should do so at Check-in. Participants may then walk to their numbered entry cone or use the shuttle provided. RESTROOMS: Portable toilets will be located in front of City Hall, at various locations along the parade route, and in the staging area. Entry Judging: 9:30 to 10:15am Pre-Parade: 10:45 to 11:00am Parade: 11:00am ARTESIAN FESTIVAL Gates Open: 6:00pm ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Giant Infl atable Toys Magic Show by Jeff Evans Juggling by L-Bow the Clown Children s Museum Face Painting Teen Zone Food Vendors & More! LOCATION: Tumwater Valley Golf Course Driving Range PARKING: $10.00 fee. Location: former Brewery Site Parking proceeds benefi t the 2018 Artesian Festival. National Anthem: Ross McSpadden Mayor s Presentation: 10:10pm Followed by the brewery whistle blowing at 10:15pm Thunder Valley Fireworks: 10:15pm NO PETS, FIREWORKS, ALCOHOL OR BBQS ALLOWED CAPITAL EYES 2 X 4.5 HERITAGE BANK 2 X 4.5 INTERCITY TRANSIT 2 X 4.5

6 Tumwater will once again be hosting the largest fi reworks show in the county on Tuesday, July 4th. The 17th Annual Tumwater Artesian Festival and Thunder Valley Fireworks Show is set to take place at the City s golf course as a part of the Independence Day Celebration in Tumwater. The event draws thousands of people to Tumwater every year and is made possible through the cooperative efforts of the local business community and the City of Tumwater. John Morton and Murray Smith, cochairpersons of the event for the Tumwater Downtown Association (TDA), look forward to each year s event as the culmination of months of work. Morton states that, this is a great partnership between the businesses in our community and the Parks and Recreation Department in Tumwater. It takes countless hours of volunteer planning and effort, but it s all worth it when the 4th fi nally arrives. This is the 16th year that TDA has been the title sponsor of the event and each year the festival grows larger. All of the food, games, and activities are great, but it s defi nitely the fi reworks show that really keeps people coming back. We re proud to have the biggest and best show that our county residents are going to see all year says Smith. This unique event costs tens of thousands of dollars to bring to the community. The festival and fi rework show is made possible by the generous support and fi nancial assistance from the City of Tumwater, The Tumwater Downtown Association, Alpha Pyrotechnics, and a host of other community partners. The festival is a family-oriented event with numerous activities for families and children. Spend the day in Tumwater starting with the 30th Annual 4th of July Parade and then head down to Tumwater Valley for the Artesian Family Festival and Thunder Valley Fireworks Show! Entry into the Artesian Festival is free. Parking is available at the lower parking lot of the former brewery. The $10 per car parking fee generates revenue for next year s show and local youth programs. ARTESIAN FESTIVAL & THUNDER VALLEY FIREWORKS SHOW 2017 SPONSOR RECOGNITION The City of Tumwater Parks & Recreation Department would like to recognize the generous sponsors of the 17th Annual Artesian Family Festival and Thunder Valley Fireworks Show. We truly appreciate your continued support and efforts in keeping this wonderful community event alive in Tumwater! OUR TITLE SPONSOR AND CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE PAST SIXTEEN YEARS: MAIN STAGE SPONSOR ENTERTAINMENT STAGE SPONSOR DROP ZONE SPONSOR ENTERTAINMENT STAGE PERFORMER SPONSOR WE NEVER FORGET IT S YOUR MONEY TUMWATER Friends of the Library EVENT PARKING SPONSOR VOLUNTEER BOOTH SPONSOR SCHOOL BAND SPONSOR PARADE ADDITIONAL THANKS TO: We d also like to recognize the following organizations that have volunteered time, effort, and talents that contribute to the overall success of this event. Tumwater Downtown Association Members Tumwater City Council Tumwater Parks and Recreation Commission Tumwater Youth Program Volunteers Citizen Volunteers

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