Rose Festival starts this weekend!

[Amberosia]

Having spent a little more than half of my life living in the Portland metro area, (both as a child and as an adult,) I have quite the soft spot for the old Rose Festival. I always knew that when the Rose Festival started, summer was unofficially here. I loved the Starlight parade. Talk about a traffic nightmare trying to get home... but I remember it being a lot of fun.

Do people still camp out a week in advance for their spot for the Grand Floral parade? The last time I saw one was in 2000, and we bought seats in the grandstands to the tune of $100 for four of us. But it was the best view of the parade I ever had!!

[ozron]

Originally Posted by Amberosia

Do people still camp out a week in advance for their spot for the Grand Floral parade? The last time I saw one was in 2000, and we bought seats in the grandstands to the tune of $100 for four of us. But it was the best view of the parade I ever had!!

The parade is on Saturday morning. People do start setting up their favorite spots mid-week. I've always thought it was a tribute to the people of Portland that you can set up some lawn chairs, chained to a bike rack, or ever just mark an area on the sidewalk with chalk and your claim to the spot will generally be honored.

ron