Reporter staff
The 44th annual Kent Cornucopia Days – South King County’s oldest and largest festival – comes alive this weekend with a full slate of entertainment and activities throughout the community.
The free, four-day celebration takes on special meaning this summer as Kent celebrates its 125th year since becoming a city in 1890.
This year’s theme, From Farming to Flying – 125 Years of Innovation, pays tribute to Kent, past and present.
The city, now 124,000 strong, has come far from its agricultural roots to become an aerospace and high-tech manufacturing hub.
The Kent Lions, a nonprofit organization, produces the festival each year.
FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
Kent Cornucopia Days
General hours
Thursday, carnival, 3 p.m. to closing (approximately 10 p.m.); Friday, street fair, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., carnival, 3 p.m. until closing; Saturday, street fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. carnival, 1 p.m. until closing.
Admission
Free. Registration fee to participate in some events.
Information
Booth at First and Meeker streets, or visit www.kcdays.com.
Featured events
• 2 p.m. Friday – Kent Cornucopia Days (KCD) royalty will be crowned at the Plaza Community Stage, Town Square Plaza, Second and Smith streets.
• 8:30 a.m. Saturday – 15th annual KCD Dragon Boat Races, Lake Meridian, 14800 SE 272nd St. Finals at 3 p.m. www.seattledragonboatraces.com
• 9 a.m. Saturday – KCD 5K Fun Run and Walk, start and finish at Three Friends Fishing Hole Park on the Green River Trail. Parking available at Mountain Storage, 20025 Russell Road. www.active.com
• Friday-Sunday – 15th annual Cornucopia Cup Soccer Tournament, Wilson Playfields, Petrovitsky Park, Kentridge High School and Pea Patch Fields. www.kentunited.org
• 2 p.m. Sunday – Grand parade, along Fourth Avenue, from Willis and James streets.
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