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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release

The 31^st annual Kent Cornucopia Days Festival is almost here.  This years dates are July 11 – 14^th, 2002.

The festival starts Thursday with our full size carnival (11-14^th), “Cornucopia Cup” Soccer Tournament (11-14^th), the NASA art exhibit on the “Artrain” (11-14^th), and downtown merchant sidewalk sale (11-14^th).   Then Friday starts the Northwest’s largest street fair (12-14^th) with over 600 vendors and merchants, including two huge food courts & Reehook beer gardens.  Add to that the Sierra Springs Main & Gazebo Stages of free entertainment, educational displays, safety & health fairs, military displays, and Scout Show (11-14^th).  On Saturday is our beautiful “Kent Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races” (13^th only) on Lake Meridian with over 20 teams competing.  We also have our “Old Time Music Festival” (13^th only), VFW Car Show (13^th only), Lego Cornucopia Skateboard Tournament (13^th only), and “Italian Heritage Fair” (13-14^th).  Then on Sunday we have South King County’s largest parade, our own “Grand Parade” (14^th only), and the Lego Cornucopia Inline Skate Tournaments (14^th only).

General times are

Thursday, July 11th

3:00 pm - 11:00 pm for the Carnival

12 noon - 7:00 pm for Artrain

Friday, July 12th

10:00 am - 9:00 pm – Festival in general

2:00pm - 12:00 midnight for the Carnival

12 noon - 7:00 pm for Artrain

Saturday, July 13th

10:00 am - 9:00 pm – Festival in general

11:00 am - 12:00 midnight for the Carnival

12 noon - 7:00 pm for Artrain

2 & 7:00 pm for the Music Festival

Sunday, July 14th

10:00 am - 5:00 pm – Festival in general

2:00 pm for the Parade

12 noon - 8:00 pm for the Carnival

10:00 am - 5:00 pm for Artrain

Special events include the “Red Baron Squadron” fly over's of the Festival with WW II Boeing Stearman open cockpit biplanes.  They will also kick of the Sunday Parade at 2 pm, and the Saturday Dragon Boat Races at 10 am.  Hewlett Parkcard brings a full semi-truck full of new products, Lego will also be here with its “Bionicle” tour and head up our Cornucopia Skateboard and Inline Skate Tournaments.  Redhook is sponsoring both of our beer gardens, while Sierra Springs Water is the sponsor both of our free stages, with Kent’s own Firecreek Grill providing the entertainment at the Gazebo Stage.

This event is totally volunteer run, is produced by the Kent Lions Club, and benefits over 250 non-profit or charitable organizations

For more information, go to www.kcdays.com or call 253-852-5466