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Since 1983, contestants have been racing human-powered contraptions through sand, mud, and saltwater in the hope of winning the most coveted prize: the Mediocrity Award for finishing in the middle of the pack. The race takes place the first full weekend in October. Festivities include a parade, an art contest, and a fundraiser "Koronation" Ball on Saturday night.
Sequim has been celebrating the introduction of irrigation water to its once-parched prairie since 1896. The fest, held in May, features an antique-car show, Friday art walk, family fun day, parade, and a Logging Show with an arm-over-arm tractor pull competition, a lawn-mower demolition, and fireworks.
A street fair and free self-guided farm tours celebrate Sequim's many fragrant lavender fields in mid- to late July.
Hundreds of wooden boats sail into Port Townsend Bay each September for a weekend of presentations, tours, and sea shanties.
