On August 17th, 2007, Pike Place Market will officially turn 100 and today Mayor Greg Nickels and others will gather under the Market clock at the Pike Street entrance to kick off a 5 month celebration.
Tomorrow will be the 10th annual Daffodil Day where over 30,000 Daffodils will be passed out in various locations downtown along Pine/Pike corridor from noon to 1:30pm. For more information, visit the Official Centennial Celebration Website.
Mark your calendars:
March
20 – Centennial Kick-off Event
21 – Daffodil Day
25 – Pike Place Market Centennial Chili & BBQ CompetitionApril
28 – Pike Place Market Centennial Family DayMay
28 – 18 – 19 – Western Bridge Pig Display
19-20 – Seattle Cheese Festival / Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (a personal fav!)
25-28 – NW Folklife Festival June
2-3 – Pike Place Market Centennial Street Festival
16-17 – Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade
July
4 – WAMU Family Fourth
20-22 – Bite of Seattle
22 – Pike Place Market Centennial Berry Bash
28 – Seafair Torchlight ParadeAugust
10-17 – Centennial Week Celebration
Aug 10- Sunset Supper
Aug 17- activities throughout the day, evening concert and fireworks
10-17 – Centennial Week CelebrationAug 10- Sunset SupperAug 17- activities throughout the day, evening concert and fireworks