The Daffodil Festival is this weekend. Here’s when to expect parade traffic
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- The Daffodil Festival’s royal court consists of 24 girls from local high schools.
- Parades run in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting on April 4.
- Expect traffic delays and detours during parades starting 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The iconic yellow daffodils of Pierce County will soon flood the streets.
Pierce County’s 93rd Daffodil Festival parade will take place this Saturday, April 4.
The parade will start in Tacoma at 10:15 a.m., with floats going down Pacific Avenue between South 12th Street and South 21st Street.
At 12:45 p.m., the parade will move to Puyallup and travel across Fourth Avenue Southwest, Third Street Southwest, West Meeker Avenue, South Meridian and Seventh Avenue Southwest.
The Sumner parade will start at 2:30 p.m. and move along Main Street, between Kincaid Avenue and Lewis Avenue.
Finally, the parade will start its final show in Orting at 5 p.m.
The Daffodil Festival’s royal court consists of 24 girls from local high schools. According to a March 15 Facebook post, the 2026 queen is a student from Eatonville High School.
