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July 29, 2022 at 12:19 pm PDT
SEATTLE — The Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade will return to downtown Seattle on Saturday night.>>If you can’t make it in person,mobile and smart TV apps.Parade floats, marching bands, dragon dancers, prancing horses and the Alaska Airlines Drill Team will be on the streets of downtown Seattle this weekend for the first time since 2019.
“We’re definitely excited to be back, you know it’s been a long two years,” said Seafair director of marketing and communications, Sydace Jackson.“It’s over 80 units, you’re looking at close to 1,200 people and they are probably going to take 5,000 steps along the parade route,” said Jackson.Orlando “Orly” Tercero has danced with the group for 10 years.Everyone on the drill team is a flight attendant.
The annual event is a fan favorite because of the cultural diversity and Pacific Northwest traditions it displays. “I love the fact that every community comes out to see it, so the sides of the street are lined with everyone that loves the city,” said this year’s King Neptune, Rich Gray.
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