Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade
July 31, 2010
CELEBRATE SUMMERA record crowd of approximately 300,000 attendees watched as over 100 entries in the 2010 Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade took to the streets to “Celebrate Summer”! For a complete list of participants, To purchase a DVD of the parade, CLICK HERE
The Puget Sound area’s largest summertime march is named after the region’s hometown airline. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. (LEAVE ALASKA AIRLINES LOGO)
Fourteen awards were presented to the best and most creative entries in the Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade at Seafair. Judging was based on creativity, design and best use of theme (“Celebrate Summer”). The following awards were given: Alaska Sweepstakes Award for Best Use of Parade Theme (“Celebrate Summer”) presented by Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Specialty Award for Best Specialty Unit presented by Alaska Airlines KIRO TV Award for Best Equestrian Unit presented by KIRO TV Seafair Exceptional Merit Award for Exceptional Float presented by Lincoln Towing Seafair Floral Award for Best Floral Design presented by Avant Garden Florist Seafair Princess Award for Most Elegant Display of Royalty presented by Princess Cruises Seafair Parade Marshal’s Award for Best Non-Commercial Float presented by Seattle Center Seafair Award for Best in Show presented by The Boeing Company Seafair Workmanship Award for Best Workmanship and Use of Materials presented by Davis Sign Co. Animation Award for Best Use of Animation presented by Sickelsteel Crane Seafair Innovation Award for Most Innovative Design presented by Seattle’s Child Seafair Hot, Hot, Hot Award presented by Cholula Hot Sauce Seafair Drill Team Award for Most Innovative Design presented by Albert Lee Appliance Company Seafair Community Spirit Award Marysville Strawberry Festival Thank you to our sponsors:Alaska Airlines, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, The Boeing Company, Tulalip Resort Casino, 76 and the Seattle Center. 2011 ParadeThe 62nd Annual Torchlight Parade will take place on Saturday, July 30, 2011. |
Seafair and Alaska Airlines were pleased to honor Winter Olympic medal winner and Northwest native, Apolo Anton Ohno as the 2010 Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade Grand Marshal. Apolo Ohno is the most decorated United States Winter Olympic athlete having captured eight Olympic Medals (two gold, two silver, four bronze). Ohno, 28, was born and raised in Federal Way, Washington and was previously the Grand Marshal of the Torchlight Parade in 2002. 
