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The 92nd Daffodil Festival Parade is this weekend. Here’s what to know about the traffic

The Daffodil Royal Court floated by in Puyallup on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
The Daffodil Royal Court floated by in Puyallup on Saturday, April 6, 2024. scarter@thenewstribune.com

Residents in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting will soon see daffodils returning to their streets.

The 92nd Daffodil Festival Parade is this Saturday, April 5.

The parade begins at 10:15 a.m. in Tacoma and will move along Pacific Avenue between South 12th Street and South 21st Street.

The 2025 Daffodil Festival Parade’s route through Tacoma on April 5, 2025.
The 2025 Daffodil Festival Parade’s route through Tacoma on April 5, 2025. The Daffodil Festival

Floats will then move to Puyallup at 12:45 p.m. and will travel across Fourth Avenue Southwest, Third Street Southwest, West Meeker Avenue, South Meridian and Seventh Avenue Southwest.

Puyallup Daffodil Parade route 2025
Puyallup Daffodil Parade route 2025 Courtesy

The Sumner parade is next, starting at 2:30 p.m. The parade will move along Main Street, between Kincaid Avenue and Lewis Avenue.

Sumner Daffodil Parade route 2025
Sumner Daffodil Parade route 2025 Courtesy

Finally, the parade will arrive in Orting at 5 p.m.

2025 Orting Daffodil Parade route
2025 Orting Daffodil Parade route Courtesy

Twenty-four princesses from high schools across Pierce County make up the parade’s royal court. High school bands, floats and businesses will also be part of the parade.

This year’s Daffodil Queen is from Silas High School in Tacoma, the festival announced on March 15.

This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM.

Isabela Lund
The News Tribune
Isabela Lund is the Lead Breaking News Reporter at The News Tribune. She previously covered the greater Puyallup area as the East Pierce County reporter. Before joining The News Tribune in February 2025, she served as the digital content manager at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon, and as a reporter for the Stanwood Camano News. She grew up in Kitsap County and graduated from Western Washington University in 2022 with a degree in journalism.
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