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RECREATION PROGRAMS For the latest information on our programs, please visit us on our Parks and Recreation Home page You'll find brochures and flyers on our classes, day trips, youth camps and special events. Email us with any questions anytime! recreation@ci.burlington.wa.us | 
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| September |
BURLINGTON HARVEST FESTIVAL AND PUMPKIN PITCH | | 
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Kick off the fall with this FREE event for all ages hosted annually on the last weekend of September! 2010 Date: Saturday, September 25 |
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| September 25, 2010 |
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Join us on September 25, 2010 for Saturday's MUST-SEE Event…the great Pumpkin Pitch! The ORIGINAL Washington State Pumpkin Hurling Competition. This unique event is hosted annually at Burlington's Skagit River Park. Competitors use a medieval style catapult called "trebuchet" (its literal meaning is "stone-hurler") to launch pumpkins at targets erected throughout the park. All Pumpkin Pitch machines are constructed solely by the participating teams and their accomplishment is truly an incredible sight to behold. 2003-2007 Distance Competition: The Burlington Pumpkin Pitch has hosted the two-time "distance-hurling" world champion, TreBarbaric. The TreBarbaric team established a new World Record in 2007 with a hurl of 1866.8 feet – within mere inches of the Skagit River Park boundary! Visit www.thehurl.org for great links to the medieval world of catapults and trebuchets. Learn how to build your own! Questions about entering a machine? Contact event coordinator, Christi Kinney at christik@ci.burlington.wa.us
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2009 Pumpkin Pitch Team Results
Captain's Award: We Barbaric, Sedro Woolley, WA People's Choice Award: We Barbaric, Sedro Woolley, WA Sportsmanship Award: Individual Award goes to Bob Peterson (2008 Captain of MiXeD NuTS) for assisting on the 2009 Safety Team and for sharing his mini treb with the Children! Thanks Bob P! Machine Engineering Award Division A and B Dragon Strike/ Spring It On Robert Maitland, Langley BC
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Saturday, November 20 9am-3pm Sunday, November 21 10am-3pm Burlington Community Center-1011 Greenleaf Ave ~ Door Prizes ~ Free Coffee ~ 26+ Booths ~ Contact Organizer at recreation@ci.burlington.wa.us if you're an interested vendor. 2010 Show: Looking for Fine Art and Crafts... Must be recieved by November 5th.
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| April |
KIWANIS EGG HUNT IN THE PARK | | Saturday, April 23, 2011 10am Join the B-E Kiwanis at Maiben Park for the Annual Kiwanis Egg Hunt at 10am SHARP. Special areas are designated by age: Kiwanis Club members hide over 4000 eggs in the park for the kids. Eggs are filled with candy and toys, and there's one special golden egg for each age group! Rain or Shine. | Maiben Park-1011 Greenleaf Ave 
| | This is a FREE event thanks to the B-E Kiwanis Morning Club. | 11TH ANNUAL BURLINGTON YOUTH APPRECIATION DAY
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| Lucille Umbarger Elementary School 820 S. Skagit St A FUN day for children and their families is held each year on the Thursday during Spring Break. With cooperation from the B-ESD, we're able to host this event inside at Lucille Umbarger Elementary School. FREE entertainment, bounce houses, arts & crafts, activity booths, face painting, educational information, prize drawings and more! Wow! | | This event is organized by Burlington Parks & Recreation in cooperation with the Burlington Healthy Communities Coalition, B-ESD, Burlington Police Department. Many local museums, children's groups, businesses and service groups add to the mix to create a really fun day for our kids! We hope you can join us! |
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Two Day Show in 2011!! SPRING GARDEN & GIFT SHOW Saturday and Sunday! April 30, 9am-3pm and May 1, 11am-3pm Burlington Parks and Recreation Center 900 E. Fairhaven Ave The spring show typically hosts both indoor and outdoor vendors. Specialty vendors include perennial flowers, antique roses, candles, hand crafted jewelry and much, much more! Men's Garden Club and the Lake McMurray Women's Guild provide many species of vegetable starts, perennials, and more! Feel free to phone the Recreation Office at 360-755-9649 or send us an email with any questions.
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 All Comer Track Meets
Six Weeks of FUN, RUN, and SUN! Wednesday Nights at the Burlington-Edison High School Track (Kirkby Field) Registration begins at 5:00pm Field Events Events begin at 5:30pm Running Events begin at 6pm June and July Summer 2011 Organized by Burlington Parks and Recreation Department 755-9649. 2010 T-shirts Sponsored by Skagit State Bank and RiverCity Screenprinting. ACTM Ribbons, equipment, and volunteers provided by B-E Kiwanis, Burlington Morning Rotary Club and Burlington Noon Rotary Club. With support from the Burlington Parks Foundation. Thank you!!!
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| BERRY DAIRY DAYS FESTIVAL School's out, join us as we kick off the summer with Burlington's oldest and sweetest festival! | Held the weekend after Father's Day in June! Call the Chamber of Commerce for more information 360-757-0994
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Thursday Night 7pm-10pm It's the 2nd Annual Strawberry Ball! Live Music, Dancing, and Delicous Strawberry Shortcake at the Burlington Community/Senior Center 1011 Greenleaf Ave. "The Jerry Schreuder Band" will be playing for your dancing enjoyment in our Strawberry Red and White transformed Community Center. Open to all ages-Ticket price includes dessert,dancing, and live music. Tickets are $5 at Stowe's Shoes and Clothing, Burlington Senior Center, and Burlington Parks and Recreation Office. $8 if bought at the door. Friday Night
7pm Live Music and Food at Skagit River Park Join us at Skagit River Park where you'll find the B-E Kiwanis serving up delicious salmon BBQ, Lions Club will offer their tasty burgers, enjoy snow cones, kettle corn and much more! Buckaroo Blues will be on hand for your dancing and listening pleasure with their mixture of new and classic country, rock and blues. Then get ready for the first fireworks show of the summer! Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head to the park. Dusk City of Burlington Fire Works Show at Skagit River Park |  | |
Saturday Events 9am 2M and 10K Road Run* starting line at Oak St, Check in at Burlington's Railroad Park, start time is 9:00 AM. *Road Run registration is available at www.berrydairyruns.com The best point of contact for any questions you might have is the Event Director at 360-510-4288 or FootwoRx at 360-336-2475. 11am Costco Grand Parade down Fairhaven Ave 11am Festival at Maiben Park. Featuring B-E Kiwanis Salmon BBQ, B-EHS Cheerleaders' strawberry shortcake booths, vendors, pony rides, inflatables, live music, and free children's area. |  | |
Sunday 10am-3pm Berry Cool Car Show -You'll find between 150-200 decked out automobiles lined up and down Fairhaven Avenue. This is an open show where the first 200 entrants sign up the day of event at the intersection of Fairhaven Ave and Burlington Blvd. Winners receive trophies sponsored by Les Schwab Tire Center for various contests. Contact Event Director Garnor Bensen for further details at (360)-755-6680. |  |
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