Camas Days Schedule of Events

Friday, July 21 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Vendor Booths More than 120 vendors will have crafts, gifts, food and more for sale along Fourth Avenue in historic, downtown Camas. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Food Booths Find food from all over the world at the food booths on Birch Street, between Third and Fourth avenues in downtown Camas. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Kids Street Bring the young ones to this festival favorite at Dallas Street and Fourth Avenue and enjoy a climbing wall, bouncy house, slide, fast-pitch and more. 11:30 a.m. -- Kids Parade judging Parade attendees will meet in front of Camas City Hall at Fourth Avenue and Franklin Street for parade line-up and judging. 12:15 p.m. -- Kids Parade Begins 5 to 11 p.m. -- A Toast of Camas: Wine & Microbrew Street Come enjoy adult beverages and live music on Birch Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues at this 21-and-older, roped-off wine and microbrew street. Entertainment includes The Beth Willis Band from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and the Wise Guys from 7 to 11 p.m. Cost is $5, to be paid at the event entrance. Bring cash for beverage tokens. Ages 21 and older only. Saturday, July 22 7:30 to 11 a.m. -- Blueberry Pancake Breakfast The Camas United Methodist Church will host its annual blueberry pancake breakfast, a fundraiser for Camas' "Movies in the Parks," at 706 N.E. 14th Ave. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Food Booths Find food from all over the world at the food booths on Birch Street, between Third and Fourth avenues in downtown Camas. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Kids Street Bring the young ones to this festival favorite at Dallas Street and Fourth Avenue and enjoy a climbing wall, bouncy house, slide, fast-pitch and more. 11 a.m. -- Camas Days Grand Parade One of the most beloved parts of Camas Days -- the Grand Parade -- gets underway at 11 a.m. This year's theme is "Once Upon a Time" and the parade will march down Fourth Avenue, between Oak and Adams streets, in downtown Camas. 1 p.m. -- Bathtub Races Organized by Lutz Hardware, this event pits eight teams of three from local businesses against each other in a frigid race down Fourth Avenue, near Franklin Street. 5 to 11 p.m. -- A Toast of Camas: Wine & Microbrew Street Come enjoy adult beverages and live music on Birch Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues at this 21-and-older, roped-off wine and microbrew street. Entertainment includes The Beth Willis Band from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and the Wise Guys from 7 to 11 p.m. Cost is $5, to be paid at the event entrance. Bring cash for beverage tokens. 5 to 8 p.m. -- Steak Feed at Grove Field Grill your own steak (or chicken) at the Port of Camas-Washougal airport. The dinner, which costs $15 and includes steak (or chicken), salad, baked potato, pork and beans, cake and lemonade, is a fundraiser for scholarships that go to local students seeking aviation careers. Bring your own steak knife and get ready for some good eats! Sunday, July 23 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. -- Annual Softball Tournament Come watch this annual, ASA sanctioned "D" softball tournament at Ione Street and 19th Avenue. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Grove Field Open House The folks from the Camas-Washougal Aviation Association will offer plane rides on a first-come, first-served basis for $25 per person. There also will be airplane displays, soft drinks and more at this aviation-themed open house. Noon -- Ducky Derby Watch the annual rubber duck drop at the Third Avenue bridge. The Camas-Washougal Rotary Club will launch hundreds of rubber ducks into the Washougal River as part of the group's annual Ducky Derby fundraiser. Camas Days participants can "adopt" a duck for $5 -- the Rotary Club will have a booth on Fourth Avenue on Friday and Saturday. The grand prize, for the person whose duck reaches the finish line first, is a trip to Hawaii.

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