84th Annual Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

84th Annual Armed Forces Torchlight Parade on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Section:Gallery

Sat., May 21, 2022

The Lilac Festival float with queen and court turns onto Sprague Avenue Saturday during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base slap hands along the parade route on First Avenue on Saturday during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Wenatchee’s Apple Blossom Festival Queen Rianne Salcido, 18, left, and princesses Ainsley Shearer, 18, center, and Presley Nelson, 18, dance to music Saturday as they wait for the start of the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Back to front, dad Brad Eberly and daughters Kennedy, 1, and Audrey, 3, watch the parade floats with delight during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The Washington Air National Guard float sporting a model Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, heads along the parade route on First Avenue during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The Ferris High School Marching Band performs along the parade route on First Avenue during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade on Saturday in downtown Spokane. Ferris was one of 21 bands to earn a Lilac Gold Standard Award from parade judges.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
A stagecoach representing the Pendleton Round-Up (Sept. 10-17, 2022) makes its way along the parade route on First Avenue during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
U.S. Navy Seabees veterans of America, Inland Empire Region wave to the crowd as they make their way along the parade route during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The Sons of Norway Viking ship float makes its way along the parade route on First Avenue during the Spokane Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in downtown Spokane.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi