Thanks to Eddie for the photos! In today’s highlight list, we mentioned the annual sighting of “no-parking” signs on Harbor Avenue because Seafair Torchlight Parade floats would be parking in a port lot. Eddie caught some of the floats crossing the low bridge this morning:
The parade starts at 3 pm near the Space Needle and heads southbound on 4th Avenue to Seneca.
Some of the parade entries travel hundreds of miles to participate.
Wish it really was a Torchlight Parade like in the days of old. The floats took on a whole new persona all lit up in the dusk/dark.
Amen to that! I wonder why they changed it also. Decades of wonderful memories and tradition changed and made bland (daylight)
KD. If I remember right it was changed partially for safety reasons. People wouldn’t be downtown so late. Also, it was thought earlier would attract more families with younger kids who would come out to watch if it was earlier.
I wish West Seattle was represented by a float. I miss torchlight parade too but after experiencing gunshots and hiding in doorways the last time we attended I’ll take daylight 😪.
For the record, since you mention it: The Hi-Yu float, which used to participate in the Torchlight Parade and was the last float representing a Seattle neighborhood, went away when Hi-Yu disbanded seven years ago for lack of community support.
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