Participants dressed as vikings pose for a photo at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 21.
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A young paradegoer jumps and yells for joy as a fire truck drives by at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 21.
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An advertisement for Swede Day is displayed near the start of the parade route at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 21.
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A member of the Rochester High School band plays the clarinet at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade in Rochester on Saturday, June 21.
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Participants dressed as vikings cheer at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A horse rider smiles at paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Grand Marshals Stan Erickson, Nancy Erickson and Dick Erickson wave to the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders walks in front of a SWAT vehicle at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young paradegoer smiles after receiving candy at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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The Rochester Middle School marching band performs at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young attendee smiles as she participates in the maypole dance at the Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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The 2025 Swede Day Court, from left, Lizeth Venegas, Naomi Hayden and Jamie Arreglado, wave to the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Members of the local scout pack lead the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A participant dressed as a viking stands at the wheel of the ship at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Oakville Independence Day Jr. Courier Sadie Bird waves at the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A member of the Chehalis Tribal Police throws candy to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Members of the Lady Warriors Basketball Academy pose for a photo at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A chicken menacingly crosses the road at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Members of Centro Familiar Cristiano wave flags at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young paradegoer waves to parade participants at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Participants dressed as vikings go for a piggyback ride at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Young paradegoers wave as fire and law enforcement trucks drive by at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Participants on horseback stroll through the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Miss Chehalis Madoleen Goddard rides a Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation float at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A participant dressed as a viking carries a paradegoer at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant throws candy out the window of a school bus at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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George Sharp, rural program manager for the Thurston Economic Development Council, hands a key to the city of Rochester to Swedish resident and Honorary Citizen of the Day Inger Svensson Julleryd at the Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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A young attendee skips along to Swedish music as he participates in the maypole dance at the Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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Paradegoers wave to fire and law enforcement trucks at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Members of the Mat Rats Rebooted wrestling club flex at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant smiles and waves out of a West Thurston Fire truck at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant throws a bouncy ball to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Participants dressed as vikings smile at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant hands out candy to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Sparky, the Olympia Fire Department's mascot, waves to the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders throws a mini beach ball to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Children point and smile at fire trucks driving by at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A drummer with the Rochester High School band performs at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A viking ship makes its way through the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Members of Rochester Youth Soccer Club wave to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young paradegoer yells for Sparky, Olympia Fire Department's dog mascot, at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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West Thurston Fire trucks make their way through the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Children receive candy at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A participant dressed as a viking flexes at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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An Olympia Fire Department vehicle drives through the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young paradegoer stares in awe at a fire truck at the 46th annual Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young attendee smiles as she dances to Swedish music during the maypole dance at the Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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Attendees participate in the maypole dance at the Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders waves to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young attendee checks the authenticity of a warrior's armor at the Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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Paradegoers take photos and wave at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Paradegoers donning viking attire and holding Swedish flags cheer at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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The driver of a Jeep called "Beast Mode" waves to the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Paradegoers enjoy watching the fire and law enforcement trucks driving by at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant waves at the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Fire and law enforcement vehicles drive through the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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Swedish resident and Honorary Citizen of the Day Inger Svensson Julleryd, who has been traveling to Rochester for Swede Day every year since 2017, speaks alongside her son and George Sharp at the Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival on Saturday, June 21.
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Participants dressed as vikings wave to the crowd at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A Chevrolet SSR drives through the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A participant hands candy to paradegoers at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A member of the Mat Rats Rebooted wrestling club wears her medals at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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A young participant hands a soaked flyer to a paradegoer at the 46th annual Swede Day Rochester's Mid-Sommer Festival Parade on Saturday, June 21.
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