The Future of LC’s Summer Celebration

Did You Miss the Community Conversation on a Lake City Festival?

We would still love to hear your ideas.

Thank you for everyone who attended our Community Conversation on September 27th about the future of a Lake City summer festival. We heard lots of great ideas and now we would like to hear YOUR IDEAS: Short Survey

The online survey will be open until November 8, 2017.

If you are interested in volunteering for a summer festival in Lake City please send us an email at director@lakecityfuturefirst.org

Following is a list of ideas generated by those that attended the Community Conversation by category:

Kids Area –

• Double Dutch Demo/Contest
• Hula Hoop Demo/Contest
• Egg in a spoon races
• Crawling baby contest
• Inflatable Jumpy House
• Kids Talent Show
• Dancing/Movement for Kids
• Art Activities
• Draw the best/cutest emoji contest
• Face Painting/Henna
• Kids Mural Painting
• 3-D Printing
• Games (Carnival Type)
• Area for kids to play drums
• Hands on various musical instruments
• Petting Zoo
• Derby Competition
• Robotics Demo
• Firefighters with water activity
• Frog or other animal races

Food/Salmon/Beer –

• Beer and music in Albert Davis Park
• Salmon Bake Friday and Saturday only – “Don’t Change the Name”
• Food Trucks
• Food Trucks and no “Fair” type food
• Stay with Salmon Bake on Friday and Saturday (x3)
• Food Trucks with sampler plates making cost of food $3.00 or less – “will allow lower income involvement”
• Samplers from nearby restaurants (get stamp card for participation/have drawing)
• Passport and map with stars on the map indicating where food has come from
• Making ice cream and eating it
• Have salmon bake and a potluck – “ethnic for all to share and talk about/educate on food”
• Better signage and advertising for salmon bake (outside)
• Street dance for all ages
• Beer Sampling from random breweries in Seattle
• More ethnic food booths – “Bite of Lake City” (x2)
• Live music stage with shade for people while they eat
• “Let us invite Native American folks to prepare and teach how salmon is cooked in their tradition
• Different flavors of ice cream
• Mexican shaved ice (X2)
• Beer and heavy metal
• Have tables where folks can sit and eat while they watch the parade
• Cereal dipped in liquid nitrogen

Active Arts and Entertainment –

• Chalk art contest (“ala Bellingham”)
• College Scholarship Sign Up
• “not a good market to sell art – stick with hands on activities”
• Mandala Making
• Music – different genres then one big show in the evening
• Hands on crafts for all ages
• Live music and dancing
• Folk/Square dancing
• Scheduled art demos all day long – “How to” (mosaic/fabric marbling/weaving/3D/etc)
• Indian Bollywood Dance
• Free group games (egg toss/3 legged races/etc.)
• Art contest from local residents by category (age/mixed media/photography/etc.)
• Photo booth with props
• Kids folk dancing program – Folk Dancing for all ages
• Giant puppet show
• Dance (x2)
• Origami (Paper Folding) “low barrier of entry and low cost”
• Eating Contest (pie + hotdog)
• Big Mural (participatory)
• Indy movies by local folks if possible
• Watermelon eating contest
• “instead of bringing small local artists, bring someone famous like the Reptile Man”
• Yoga Session

General Feedback –

• Pioneer Days (stay with name x3)
• Beer Garden
• Live Music Performances
• Evening street dance
• “Non-cartoon salmon logo – we should respect our salmon”
• “Please feature live music stage in addition to kids area – place to listen while eating
• Jazz and accordion music
• Name Suggestion: Lake City Community Unity Festival (x3)
• Encourage ethnic diversity in food, performance and crafts
• Music Stage (x2)
• Laser show at night
• “Seafair’s only Lake City Summer Arts Festivities and walking party”
• New name
• “Drop Pioneer Days”
• Pie making contest (x2)
• Name Suggestion: Lake City Festival (x2)
• Dog Costume Show (x2)
• Get donations (jerseys, tickets, etc.) for a raffle (x3)
• YMCA, Boy’s and Girl’s Scouts Involved (x3)
• Lantern making (x4)
• Saturday Night Street Dance
• Movie in the park (x3)

Car Show –

• Invite Seattle Electrical Vehicle Assoc.
• Invite the business that has a race track model on LCW at NE 100^th St so kids can try the remote control in the car show section
• Car Demos – how to change a tire/oil/check water – car trivia contest and prizes
• “military trucks – restoner exib – young tuners”

Parade –

• Put the library in the parade
• “Keep the Vigilantes active – they support the community in many ways!”
• “Yes Vigilantes – No Pirates” (x2)
• “Get Different Political Groups plus LGBTQ/Dems/Republicans – also police and fire dept. sheriff etc.”
• Call the parade SalmonFest Parade or Salmon Run Parade
• “During the parade have the announcer provide short bullet points on history of Lake City – the current and future Lake City”
• Bicycle parade – decorate your bike and ride it – sponsored by bike shops and organizations
• More people throwing candy (x2)
• Floats – more marching bands (x2)
• Car and Bike Show with MC
• Extend and improve kids and pet parade (x2)
• Native Americans should be at the front of the parade (x2)
• Mexican Dancing Horses
• Encourage amateur floats by local ethnic groups
• No More Vigilantes or Pirates (x2)
• “I love the pirates (but they should sell beer)”
• Big anchors like Seattle Seahawks, Sounders (that already participate in other summer parades)
• Pass out SWAG (stuff we all get) during the parade – even if it is just candies or stickers)
• Get nice floats – keep the old style (x2)
• Make sure different communities in Lake City are/feel represented in the parade (East African, Asia, India, Latinos, etc.)

Teen Activities –

• “MEME Film Festival”
• MEME Competition
• Student Film Festival
• Teen Battle of the Bands
• Dub Step Contest
• Karaoke
• Community Time Capsule