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Welcome the Whales
April 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, April 12, 2025 11:00 AM – 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 13, 2025 12:00 PM – 5:00 pm
Join the Orca Network for their annual Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade!
Each spring, a small group of gray whales, affectionately known as The Sounders, returns to Puget Sound to feed on ghost shrimp. Some of these amazing animals migrate up to 12,000 miles round trip every year! Please join us on April 12th and 13th to welcome them back.
April 12 – Festival & Parade
Schedule:
11:00 – 1:00 – Costume making, face painting and activities at Langley United Methodist Church
1:30 – Stage for parade- Bus Barn at 6th and Cascade
2:00 – Critter Parade through Langley
2:30 – 3:30 – Waterside Ceremony at Whale Bell/Seawall Park
Time and Location TBA – Trivia Night
April 13 – Presentation & Whale Watch
Schedule:
12:00 – Presentation at Langley Whale Center. “Gray Whale Chronicles: Past and Present Stories from the Field” with Jim Darling and John Calambokidis. This presentation will be hybrid in-person and virtual. Register for the webinar at: https://givebutter.com/0pXScK
3:00 – 5:00 – Fundraising boat trip with Puget Sound Express. Check-in at 2:30. Register at: https://givebutter.com/Ro2I1J
We look forward to seeing you at Welcome the Whales weekend! ❤️
