Members of the Rochester Swede Day Royalty Court wave from a float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Swede Day attendees enter a decorated Swede Hall in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Colton, Gage and Dustin run a lemonade stand for Swede Day Parade attendees in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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The Rochester High School marching band performs during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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A chicken waves from a tractor as part of the Independance Valley Chicken Races’ float in the Swede Day Parade, held in Rochester on Saturday, June 17. That event will be held on June 25.
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Washington Storm Cheer team members perform in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Rochester Youth Soccer team members wave from a float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Marva Johnson holds her 16-month-old grandson Wylder while waving at passing parade floats during Swede Day in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Washington Storm Cheer team members perform in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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dog wearing a sandwich board promoting Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier’s bid for Thurston County Commissioner walks in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Christian Dance Ministry members perform in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Firefighters with the Olympia Fire Department drive an engine in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Swede Day Princesses Izzy Masias and Audrey Williams give thumbs ups while passing out candy after the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Swede Day Princess Halle Dahal smiles for a photo during a Swede Day event in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Swede Day Queen Grace Hills and Swede Day Princess Lily Hubbard stop for a photo while passing out candy during a Swede Day event in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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A couple dances to a performance by The Western Drifter inside Swede Hall during a Swede Day celebration on Saturday, June 17.
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A couple dances to a performance by The Western Drifter inside Swede Hall during a Swede Day celebration on Saturday, June 17.
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Kids spin a wheel for prizes, courtesy of the Rochester Citizen’s Group, during Swede Day in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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A volunteer tosses candy to parade-goers during Swede Day in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Krystal of charter school bus provider First Student gives a thumbs up from a booth set up along the Swede Day Parade route in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts walk in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Volunteers push the car serving as the Swede Day Grand Marshal float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17 while a passenger holds up a photo of this year’s grand marshal, longtime Rochester resident and volunteer David James.
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Members of the 2023 Oakville Royalty Court wave from a float during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday June 17.
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Mattias Julleryd, of Stockholm, Sweden, rides in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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A cow van advertising the Thurston County Fair drives in the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Miss Chehalis rides in a float that was awarded first place by Swede Day organizers during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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Rochester High School Cheer Camp members perform during the Swede Day Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 17.
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