Snohomish, WA& The Snohomish Chamber of Commerce presents the Snohomish Easter Parade celebrating its 30th Anniversary, April 3, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. on First Street in Historic Downtown Snohomish.

We invite you to join the fun at the only Easter Parade in Washington State. Keeping with tradition, the Snohomish County Tribune's "Easter Bunny" will be leading the parade and welcoming our crowd to Snohomish. New to this years parade activities will be the coronation of the 2011 Groundfrog Day Celebration Royalty just prior to the parade in front of the judges location at 1st St. and Avenue A.

Also, we are excited to announce from the movie 'Cars' kids favorite TowMater will be joining our parade, sponsored by Dynamic Diesel. This years Parade Sponsors are: Gilpin Realty; Sunrise Assisted Living; Rowdy Rascals Toy Store; Fred Meyers and Windermere, Snohomish. The Parade is open to any and all participants.

The Snohomish Senior Center, 506 4th Street, invites the public to their Parade Day Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost $5. It will take only minutes for kids 12 and under to grab up over 30,000 eggs at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Harvey Field. The Easter Egg Hunt begins promptly at 9 a.m.

The Hunt site is East of Highway 9 and West of the Airfield runway. Children will be divided into age groups. Enter the Easter Bonnet Contest, (no age limit and pets are welcome). Sign Up is located at First Street and Avenue A beginning at 10:00 a.m. and judging starts immediately following the parade at that location. There is limited space on the Chamber Float for contestants to ride in the parade.

Following the parade, TowMater will be parked at the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club where parents can take a photo op and kids can get up close a personal with the Cars character.

Parade entry forms and more Easter Parade day information are available on line www.cityofsnohomish.com or call Laura Huntington, Parade Chair at 425-754-4518.