page 2 kitsapweek Friday, May 16, 2014
A lot to celebrate across Kitsap this weekend From Viking Fest to Armed Forces Day, garden sales and more By RICHARD Walker Kitsap Week
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itsap offers all the fun of a staycation this weekend, with a salute to our Armed Forces, a celebration of Norwegian heritage, and carnivals, parades, garden tours, and farmers markets. If you’re not having fun, check your pulse. Here’s a look at the weekend.
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Day and celebrates the Norwegian heritage of the city’s founders. But it’s a multi-cultural event, with artists from the Suquamish Tribe — the First People of the region — as well as Irish and Middle East dancers and Viking reenactors. Cover Viking Fest VIKING FEST Story is May 16-18 Poulsbo’s in downtown Viking Fest Poulsbo. The three(www.vikingfest. day festival includes a org) coincides with carnival, food vendors and Norway’s Constitution live entertainment. On
May 17, Miss Washington Reina Almon will reign as grand marshal of the 45th annual Viking Fest Parade, which begins at 2 p.m. On May 18, you can watch (or flex your own muscle in) stand-up paddleboard races, or go for gustatorial glory in the donut-, oyster-, and lutefisk-eating contests. Other contests: Kupcake Krigen (or cupcake war), a Murder Mystery, and a Message-In-A-Bottle Race. Regarding the carnival: On May 18, bring three non-perishable food items for North Kitsap Fishline and get a $5 discount on your family package of tickets. Show your military ID that day and get the same discount. ARMED FORCES DAY Bremerton hosts a weekend of events saluting our Armed Forces (www.bremer-
You’ll see Vikings and more in downtown Poulsbo’s annual Viking Fest Parade, May 17 at 2 p.m. Richard Walker tonchamber.org/pages/ ArmedForcesDayParade). The 66th annual Armed Forces Day Parade is May 17, 10 a.m., in downtown Bremerton. A barbecue — free to active duty,
reservists, veterans and their families — follows. The Puget Sound Navy Museum is open all weekend for free; active-duty military ID get in free at the USS Turner Joy.
The Navy League Armed Forces Day Gala is May 17 at 6 p.m. in the Admiral Theatre. See Events, Page 4
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JUNE 25TH, 2014
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