Submitted by the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce

Applications are available for the 2018 Fourth of July Parade in downtown Friday Harbor. Participants are encouraged to sign up early due to limited parade space and time considerations. The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce staff are expecting a full field. Completed applications along with your $50 entry fee are due no later than Monday, June 25. There will be no day-of-parade entries allowed. Application forms are available at the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce office, located at 165 1st St. South, or may be downloaded at www.sanjuanisland.org. You can mail them to San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 98, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 or drop them off at 165 First St. South.

All application fees collected are put toward the following prize awards with an emphasis on themed entries:

• $600 best use of theme, float.

• $400 best use of theme, nonfloat.

• $300 best use of theme, children/youth.

• $300 judges special choice.

• $200 best costumed group.

• $200 best animal/animal group.

• $200 best off-island entry.

• $100 best vehicle.

This year’s theme is “Music of America,” celebrating music through the decades. While observing America’s independence, the parade will honor the island community and the amazing people and organizations that enrich our lives. This year’s grand marshal is Warren Jones, and “Citizens of Honor” are Anna Maria de Freitas and David Pass. Each has made significant community contributions and has shared so much of their time and talent with San Juan County.

The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. on July 4 and proceed down Spring Street through downtown Friday Harbor. For additional information about participating in the 2018 Friday Harbor Independence Day Parade, email parade@sanjuanisland.org or call the chamber office at 360-378-5240.