Edmonds Kind of 4th: Parade showcases patriotic spirit

Thousands of people crowded downtown Edmonds streets Wednesday to enjoy the annual Edmonds Kind of Fourth of July parade, produced by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce with support from the Hazel Miller Foundation.

The winning entries, as decided by parade judges, were:

Most Patriotic: Lynnwood Community Band

Most Original : Sabbath Keepers Motorcycle Ministry

Funniest: Floretum Fairy Garden

Mayor’s Trophy for Overall Excellence: North Sound Church

Best Decorated: Washington Energy Services

Chamber Trophy for Best Business or Commercial Entry: Edmonds Historical Society.

A video of the entire parade will be available in the near future so watch for the link.

 

 

  1. Great to see the big Edmonds welcome given to the parade groups representing Diversity, Muslims and Pride.

  2. The parade route is nearly a mile long, with people lined 2 – 5 deep on both sides of the street. Doing the math, that adds up to well over 20,000 people attending and enjoying the parade! Not many suburban cities could pull that off. Congratulations to organizers, paraders, and attendees (many from beyond City of Edmonds) for making this such a fun and successful event.

  3. Better job on the parade this year. However seeing a man in a one piece bathing suit was a little over the top. We really don’t need to see that in a family parade. Try to screen a little bit before people march for next year.

    1. It is only inappropriate if you sexualize it. So you wouldn’t want your family to go to a swimming match or watch the Olympic games because there is a style like that for men. On the case that it was obviously meant for a women you still are the one putting negative meaning towards it, why can’t you just live your life and not have something silly and meaningless affect you in a negative mood hampering way.

      1. I saw no one else in a swim suit woman included. And yes I do live my life just fine. Just saying to have a man in a woman’s swim suit with his twig and berries out for all to see is not family friendly.

        1. I agree with Carl. I have zero hang-ups on the human form, but know your audience. I have Gay Pride, even campaigned for Marriage Equality and against Traditional Marriage platforms, but that movement is Mission Accomplished. Gay is the establishment now, and it’s time to moderate the message. Conversely, MAD marched against Constitutional Rights during an Independence Day parade. If things keep on, maybe I’ll organize an Open-Carry gun march next year, and people will be asking my group to think of the kids and to keep “it” in the closet.

  4. We’ve attended the parade each year for more than 35 years. The banners of fallen soldiers was an exceptionally good addition this year, but regrettably there were too many negatives for us. Many entries, particularly those featuring personalities, had no identification other than their entry number. And there were too many entries featuring nothing but an advertisement for their company. Also, we recall seeing U.S. Senator Scoop Jackson in the parade. We now have a U.S. Senator who lives in Edmonds but has never appeared in our parade.

      1. This year she was in Seattle gathering votes from new U.S. citizens. There were numerous other years that she also didn’t show up.

  5. and Scoop Jackson even lived in Everett. Mr. Wambolt these are truly different times all the way around in Edmonds. Not necessarily better just different.

  6. Mayor Earling is represented along with gay pride but curiously Edmonds News chose not to include a photo of GOP Senate and House candidates James Wood (32LD) and Petra Bigea (21LD) who had at least 35 people and a vintage car marching with them. Bias much?

    1. Hi Lori:
      There were 97 entries in the parade. We tried to represent a range of entries but weren’t able to include all of the entrants. We also didn’t include the 21st District Democratic entries marching. In fact we didn’t include any candidates for office at all.

  7. Is it officially known approximately how many people attended the parade this year? And were there 97 floats/groups that walked in the parade? Thanks

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