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The Brunch with the Blues event gave donors a chance to take photos with the Seafair royalty and witness the Blue Angels prepare for flight just 150 feet away.

This years Seafair Weekend brings the return of the Gold Cup (for the first time since 1985), the Blue Angels with their first woman pilot and more.

Last year, the Seattle Fire Department responded to 16 firework-related fires, including two structure fires.

The Seafair Festival has been known to attract more than 2 million people and countless boats. 

Seafair Festival 2021 to include virtual and in-person events KOMO News Staff SEATTLE - Due to COVID-19, Seattles popular Seafair Festival is going virtual again this year. The CEO of Seafair said it was a tough decision but the right call to prevent coronavirus from spreading. "We have to be able to make sure what we do is safe and its the right time to be able to celebrate at this scale in the community,” CEO Eric Corning said. Seafair says it hopes to be able to bring the f...

Seattle Pride moves 2021 festivities online as pandemic continues by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI Seattles colorful LGBTQIA+ Pride parade and in-person celebrations will have to wait until 2022. The organizers of Seattle Pride made an early call to move the annual parade and festivities online for 2021 amid the continued presence of COVID-19 and risks of large gatherings. "With the pandemic still spreading at a rapid pace, we could not in good conscience move forward with plans f...

Blue Angels to return to Seattles Seafair in summer 2021 by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI We already have a reason to be looking forward to a better and brighter 2021: the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be returning to Seattles skies for the annual Seafair Air Show. Seafair Weekend is currently scheduled for Aug. 6-8, 2021, and the Blue Angels will be be debuting their new jets — Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet —in the Emerald City. It is the first time in 35 years the Blue Angels have...