About The Spokane Lilac Festival
Since 1938 the Spokane Lilac Festival Association has been celebrating the Spokane community. The annual week of festivities combines the city’s famous lilacs with community events to paint the town purple, culminating in the nation's largest Armed Forces Torchlight Parade in downtown Spokane. Every year a parade crowd of over 150,000 spectators, plus those marching, gather in Spokane for this beloved event. The yearly festivities commence the second Saturday of May and culminate on the third Saturday of May when the lilacs are fully in bloom, but even before this week, there are activities and events leading up to the festival.
2024 Lilac Festival Week Dates
The Lilac Festival Event week takes place the third week in May when the lilacs are in full bloom. This year, that falls on May 17th through May 20th, 2024.
Royalty Scholarship Program Events
Following their mission to empower the youth of Spokane, the Spokane Lilac Festival provides outstanding young women the opportunity to participate in the Lilac Princess Scholarship and Training Program. The selected candidates attend workshops in communication, personal and professional etiquette, resume development, interview skills, military history and protocol, and self-defense.
Lilac Festival Week Events
Community Military Golf Tournament
May 2024
Partnering with Fairchild Airforce Base, Team Fairchild, the Lilac Festival co-hosts this annual golf tournament. All funds raised benefit the Spokane Lilac Festival and the Wing Morale Fund.
Check out the Spokane Lilac Festival website for more information.