When is portland rose festival 2017

Please use portlandrosefestivalinfo gmail. Get Updates. Rose Festival Court. About the Court. The Rose Festival Court is comprised of up to 15 outstanding students chosen from Portland Metro-area high schools. In a typical year, Princess announcements take place daily in March, in the days leading up to Spring Break.

Fleet Week. The Rose Festival's draw doesn't stop at Portland city limits, as evidenced by the U. Navy, U. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy ships that visit for a week of the festival every year.

So far, the line-up is looking like eight ships , but full details typically aren't solidified until the last minute. Prepare for slow-moving traffic if you commute by Portland's four drawbridges, which lift when the visiting ships arrive June and leave on June Make up for the wait times with a tour of the visiting vessels.

Various times June ; docking locations along Willamette River to be announced; free; rosefestival. What you need to know about Portland Rose Festival races. If you've got strong sea legs, there's plenty for you, too. Point One Run. Who needs Registered runners will receive a commemorative T-shirt, a medal of participation, beverage ticket and free admission to CityFair for the runner and four guests.

Rose Festival Half Marathon. Half marathon runners and walkers will enjoy a new course at the Rose Festival half marathon this year. Take in wide boulevards, tree-lined neighborhoods and wetland trails on the south Beaverton route that starts and ends at Southridge High School. May 28; Southridge High School, S.

Starlight Run. June 3; Lincoln High School, S. Salmon St. Grand Floral Walk. Dragon Boat Races. Teams of 20 paddlers race head-to-head on the Willamette River in colorful dragon boats - pushing anywhere from 60 to 90 strokes per minute - as a celebration of Portland's sister city relationship with Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Curbside viewing is free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserved seating is available in Memorial Coliseum and in premium chairs and bleachers along the television area outside the Coliseum. The complete Grand Floral Parade lineup in order of appearance is shown below. Portland, October 9th. They are truly a remarkable group of accomplished, young women. Share Tweet LinkedIn.

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