PULLMAN – Welcoming back students to fall semester 2009 is the annual National Lentil Festival, Aug. 21-23 in Pullman. This year’s festival includes:
Friday, Aug. 21
- 5-11 p.m. Friday Night Street Fair, featuring the World’s Largest Bowl of free lentil chili, live music, children’s activities, vendors, and a beer garden in downtown Pullman.
Saturday, Aug. 22
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8 a.m. Tase T. Lentil 5k Fun Run/Walk
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9 a.m. Tour de Lentil 100k Bike Ride
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8 a.m. Lentil Pancake Breakfast, hosted by the Lion’s Club in Cougar Plaza, downtown Pullman
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11 a.m. Grand Parade
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10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Lentil Festival Marketplace in Reaney Park
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11 a.m. -5 p.m. Lentil Lane Food Court with various lentil dishes such as chicken lentil burritos, lentil wraps, lentil egg rolls, and more
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10 a.m. 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, boys and girls, grades 3-8
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2 p.m. Boards & Blades Competition, Pullman Skate Park on Spring Street. Practice at 1:30 p.m.
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2 p.m. Legendary Lentil Cook-Off, the first 400 people in line will judge the top six recipes submitted for the Legendary Lentil Cook-Off.
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12-5 p.m. Microbrewery Tasting Tent
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11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Live music on the main stage in Reaney Park starting
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10 a.m.-5 p.m. Lentil Land Children’s Area. Everything from arts and crafts to cotton candy and face painting
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12 p.m. Kids’ Area Stage. Lively entertainment for the kids.
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1 p.m. Little Lentil King & Queen coronation, Main Stage in Reaney Park
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10 a.m. – 5 pm.. Farm Exhibit Tent. Historic farming photos and equipment, country crafts, models trains and a slide show on the history of lentil farming and historic downtown Pullman
Sunday, Aug. 23
- 8 a.m. Inaugural Lentil Golf Tournament, Palouse Ridge Golf Club
For more information on the weekend events, click the following link to the Lentil Festival website.
WSU has been among the festival’s sponsors since it was founded more than 20 years ago.
