The City of Tenino will celebrate its sesquicentennial on Saturday, July 8, with a Jubilee from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Planned activities include the Opening and Flag Ceremony including the Rainier Brass Quintet America’s Firs Corps Band from JBLM, Old Time Carnival Games, Kids Zone with Bounce Houses, Silly Procession & General Hullabaloo Walking Parade, Musical Entertainment, Birthday Cake, Dignitary speeches, Pony Rides, Field Games, Magician Jeff Evans, Talent Show, and Food booths. The Jubilee is free to attend and will take place at Tenino City Park. Visitors are encouraged to check out the new playground and pump tracks while attending the Jubilee.
The Jubilee Schedule of Events
(Tentative- subject to change)
10 am: Opening Ceremonies
Prelude:
Brass Quintet, America's First Corps Band, JBLM, WA
Welcome:
Flag Ceremony - VFW Post 5878
National Anthem
Speeches:
Peter Abbarno
Wayne Fournier
Closing Music
10 am: Procession Registration
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Carnival Row Opens
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Kid Zone Bounce Houses
11 a.m.: Procession Line-up
11:00 a.m.: Rattlin’ Bog Performs Quarry House Stage
11:30 a.m.: Silly Procession & General Hullabaloo Walking Parade (The rules are as follows: No motorized vehicles. Participants must be dressed up in a family-friendly costume, and/or have a pet in costume (clean up after your pet), and/or have a decorated human-propelled vehicle like a bike, trike, scooter, rickshaw, skateboard, derby car, etc., and/or have an instrument.)
Prize Categories:
Best Historic Costume
Best Silly Costume
Best Musical Group
Best Pet Costume
Best Non-motorized Vehicle
Most Creative
Participants will receive a Jubilee Button
12 p.m.: Birthday Cake at the Quarry House
12 p.m.: Presentation of the Congressional Record by Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Pony Rides
12 p.m.: Tenino Talent show at the Quarry House Stage
12:30 p.m.: Field Games Commence (In-Person Registration for Field Game activities)
2 p.m.: Magician Jeff Evans -Quarry House Stage Sponsored by the Tenino Timberland Library
3 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Quarry House Music Festival
The Mike Pierce Project
Imposter Syndrome
Tempo Lake Band
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Food Booths include:
Other Events in Tenino
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Tenino Farmer’s Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Tenino Arts Creative Market
-Chalk Art Contest on Olympia Street sponsored by Tenino Arts
-Decorations Downtown & Shopping
-Museum Open (Special Printing of Wooden Money)
-Book Release, Tenino 150 Years, Sesquicentennial Stories
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