4th of July celebration-Sequim Style

Ok my fireworks photo skills are highly lacking–(and I left my tripod in the car) But it was a GREAT show especially for a little town.

Every year the town gathers at Carrie Blake Park for the fourth. There are food vendors, activities, music all afternoon ending with the fireworks show.

The amphitheater always has music every Tuesday throughout the summer. Black Diamond Junction is a mainstay on the peninsula. Amanda Bacon a local Sequimite keeps us all entertained!

Old and young like to dance

Crabfest Main Tent

Here with the giant octopus decorations is where the crab dinners are served up. THere are also lots of other seafood vendors with crab rolls, oysters, crab cakes and my favorite Kokopelli fish and chips. (with the best tarter sauce that I can’t manage to recreate!)

You can take your dinner and eat outside–with your hats on for sure!

Dungeness Crab and Seafood festival

Every year Port Angeles hosts the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival. This year had PERFECT WEATHER (not always the case–usually coats and layers are required!) For $40 you get a whole crab, ear of corn and some cole slaw. The crab is REALLY FRESH…often just out of the bay. THousands aof CAnadians come over the ferry for the festival. There are three bands playing, lots of craft vendors. And …

CRAB HATS!

Vendor explaining why EVERYONE needs a crab hat!