Founders’ Day 2023

Cashmere’s Founders’ Day Festival began in 1979 as a celebration of our city’s 75th Anniversary. In addition to enjoying all the activities we encourage you to explore the shops, restaurants, and services available in and around town.

Mission Creek Community Club kicks off the day with a car show on Cottage Avenue beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 24. The Kids’ activities begin at 10 a.m. at Riverside Park where our Librarians and Cascade Fisheries will have crafts and activities teaching about the salmon life cycle. Salmon story time will be at Noon followed by a salmon release parade to the river at 1 p.m. at Riverside Park.

This is the fourth year that the Cashmere Library has raised baby salmon for release into the Wenatchee River. Children will have an opportunity to name their baby salmon before releasing it. They will also have a chance to attend a Bike Rally where they can have their bikes serviced and then decorate them for the parade later in the day.

Also at Riverside Park, come practice your golf shots at the Tap and Putt, it’s fun for all ages. Be sure to stop by the book sale at the library on your way to the park.

Back in town, the car show ends by 3 p.m. so that’s when you can walk back to Riverside Park to enjoy the Ping Pong Ball drop. Ping Pong balls are released from a helicopter and children scramble to collect them and turn them in for prizes. There are 3 drops, each for a different age group and each with one grand prize of a bike or scooter for the lucky child who turns in the winning ball.

If you need a snack or meal, there are a variety of good restaurants in town and the Baron of Beef meal prepared by the Community Club is back after a hiatus. The new Yellow Rose BBQ will be celebrating their grand opening, plus the Mission Street area will provide food trucks, wine tasting and craft vendors. A Cider Garden is featured in the center of it all.

The parade will begin its tour through town at 5 p.m. beginning on Division Street and running through downtown on Cottage Ave. ending on Mission Ave. Ring in another year with Cashmere’s floats, royalty, horses, and marchers… and then we can all gather to enjoy more delicious food.

We thank our generous sponsors: Crunch Pak, Doane’s Valley Pharmacy, Cashmere Valley Bank, Martin’s IGA Market Place, Liberty Orchards, and Club Crow.