Festival marks seven years of solar enjoyable

Festival marks seven years of solar enjoyable

Published 3:30 pm Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Lights, drones, motion!

There’s one other weekend of enjoyable for all ages on the seventh-annual Sequim Sunshine Festival March 6-7.

The occasion continues to assist usher in spring and have fun Sequim’s sunshine because the Olympic Mountains trigger a rain shadow making Sequim one of many driest spots in Western Washington.

According to City of Sequim organizers, the pageant is a chance to shake off the winter blues and get individuals outdoors and transferring whereas exploring their creativity and being impressed by mild and constructive power.

Mainstays returning embrace the Sun Fun Color Run, Interactive Light Experience, Sunshine Market, Illuminated Drone Show, stay music, and extra. Sign-ups for the 1K and 5K run stay open at https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Sequim/SunFunColorRun.

The drone present will start at 7 p.m. Saturday evening close to the softball fields on the southern a part of the park.

This yr additionally includes a dance celebration by DJ Robotix after the drone present on Saturday evening.

Another new characteristic consists of the Shine On, Sequim! expertise competitors at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, within the Entertainment Tent.

For full pageant particulars, go to sequimsunshinefestival.com.

City officers encourage attendees to decorate in layers for festivities in case of inclement climate.

Here is a schedule for the weekend’s festivities:

Friday, March 6:

• (Optional) Sun Fun Color Run Race bib pick-up 4-6 p.m. at Barhop Brewery & Artisan Pizza, 845 W. Washington St.

• Seventh-annual High Schools of the Olympic Peninsula Exhibit, 5-7 p.m. within the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery on the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

• Interactive Light Experience exhibit opening 5-8 p.m. at Pioneer Park Memorial Park clubhouse, 387 E. Washington St.

• First Friday Art Walk 5-8 p.m. in downtown Sequim

Saturday, March 7:

• Interactive Light Experience, noon-6:30 p.m., Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse, 387 E. Washington St.

At Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.

• Sunshine Market, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. within the Guy Cole Event Center with vendor cubicles and pageant merchandise.

• Community Experience Zones, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., hands-on experiences by way of Sequim group teams.

• Glow Zone, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Guy Cole Center Breakout Room, a blacklight wonderland.

• Outdoor Food Court, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. outdoors Guy Cole Event Center.

• Opening Ceremonies, 10:30 a.m. on the Albert Haller Playfields.

• Sun Fun Color Run, 11 a.m. Albert Haller Playfields for each 1K and 5K stroll/run by bursts of shade.

• Community Firepit, noon-9:30 p.m. outdoors the Guy Cole Center.

• Beer and Wine Garden, noon-9:30 p.m. within the Entertainment Tent.

• Cowboy Genius (stay nation music), noon-1:30 p.m. within the Entertainment Tent.

• Pet Costume Contest, 1 p.m. by the softball fields.

• Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Social Dance, 1:30 p.m. close to the Guy Cole Center on the asphalt between the playgrounds.

• Shine On, Sequim! Community Talent Competition, 2:30-4:30 p.m. within the Entertainment Tent.

• The Highsteppers (R&B from the 60s-80s), 5-7 p.m. within the Entertainment Tent.

• Illuminated Drone Show, 7 p.m. finest seen from a distance, so virtually wherever within the park will afford a superb view. The present is produced by Firefly Drone Show particularly for the pageant.

• Sunshine After Dark Party, 7:30-9:30 p.m. hosted by DJ Robotix within the Entertainment Tent.

For maps, ideas, and extra about Sequim go to sequimsunshinefestival.com.