VIDEO: Noisy, fiery, fun New Year’s Eve 2015 at Highland Park Improvement Club

(WSB video and photos by Patrick Sand)
If you weren’t part of it, watch the video to see and hear the boisterous Not-So-Silent Night Parade as it headed out from Highland Park Improvement Club tonight, to kick off HPIC’s three-part New Year’s Eve celebration. Noisemakers, costumes, and lights were the order of the night.

The parade crossed SW Holden at the newly enhanced crosswalk just east of HPIC, walking and rolling along several blocks before returning to the historic community center – note the flashing beacons at left in the next photo:

Immediately afterward, everyone gathered in the parking lot for the Sage Comet Performance, a fiery farewell to the old year. First, torchbearers stood at the ready to light the sage:

Then, the mesmerizing twirling and whirling began – see it in our video:

And then, everyone headed inside for an early edition of HPIC’s popular monthly Corner Bar, usually on the first Friday night of the month.

The youngest revelers had a space of their own.

DJs and a costume contest are part of the fun, which is continuing into 2016.

Along with the monthly Corner Bar, HPIC also hosts activities including free Movie Nights, community meetings, classes, and more – it’s where we presented West Seattle’s first candidate forum in the District 1 City Council race back in February. Info’s at hpic1919.org.

2 Replies to "VIDEO: Noisy, fiery, fun New Year's Eve 2015 at Highland Park Improvement Club"

  • Kay K January 1, 2016 (9:04 am)

    Another Happy Highland Park New Year. Thanks to all for being the best neighborhood in Seattle.

  • Melissa January 1, 2016 (4:55 pm)

    Kay, thanks for everything you do to make the neighborhood great.

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