Canyon Days Events

Friday 5-7pm
Location: Klickitat Community Center

Free carnival games with prizes and lots of fun for kids! Geared toward kids ages 2-10.

Friday, 7-10:30pm (movie begins at dusk, 9ish)
Location: Klickitat Community Center field
Movie to be shown: A surprise! PG-rating

Come enjoy an outdoor, family-friendly movie and dinner! Bring a blanket or chairs and get comfy on the grass. Everyone gets a free hot dog, chips, drink, otter pop, and popcorn from 7-9pm (donated by Canyon Days and the Klickitat PTO). The movie DVD will be raffled off after the showing!

Saturday, 7-10am
Location: Klickitat Fire Hall
Cost: seniors/kids = $6, adults $8

Fuel up for a busy day with pancakes or biscuits and gravy, sausage, and hot beverages at the Klickitat Firehall.

Saturday, 8am (registration at 7:30am)
Start/End Location: In front of the Klickitat Post Office, Hwy 142

Registration:
$5.00 (without t-shirt)
$20.00 (includes t-shirt)

For more info, contact Amy Wenz at (509) 767-7215.

Saturday, 9am-2pm (music from 10-2)
Location: Klickitat Community Center field

Vendors will be selling handmade gifts, jewelry, clothing, home decor items, food, drinks, and much more! The Welcome to Canyon Days booth will provide maps and information and sell Klickitat Canyon Life gear, and several community organizations will be there with information.

Live music: The West Goats are returning to Canyon Days! Enjoy their laid-back funk rock while you meander the market. https://www.facebook.com/TheWestGoatsBand/

Saturday, 11am (line up at 10am)
Start Location: Hwy 142, Klickitat sign at south end of town
End Location: Klickitat Community Center

Cheer for our Grand Marshals (the Klickitat Ladies Auxiliary, represented by Donna Gilliam), the Klickitat Duck, various community, first responders, and car show participants. Watch from anywhere along Main Street (Hwy 142). The road will close from just before 11am until around 11:15.

Free Otter Pops will be handed out prior to the parade by the Klickitat Valley Baptist Church (across from Depot Park) starting at 10:30am.

Contact Brenda Clack at bclack70@hotmail.com or (541) 980-8559 for more info or to participate!

Saturday, 11:15am-12pm
Location: Klickitat Community Center parking lot

Classic cars and motorcycles of all kinds line up following the community parade.

Contact Brenda Clack at bclack70@hotmail.com or (541) 980-8559 for more info.

Saturday, 12-5pm
Location: Klickitat Community Center field

Kids of all ages, we’ve got you covered! Giant inflatables, carnival games, races, the Bookmobile, and a water game (sponsored by the Klickitat Fire Department). All free!

Saturday, 7-11pm
Location: Outside the Klickitat Community Center
Band: Chris Carpenter and The Collective

Come enjoy live music, dancing, and cold beer! Families are welcome to enjoy the music; beer garden will be next to Huntington’s Bar and Grill. There will be plenty of space to set up chairs, blankets, etc.

Sunday, July 30, 9am
Location: Klickitat School Gym
Cost: $15 per team (up to 4 members)
Prize: The top team will take home half of the entry fees, which will depend on the number of teams.

Three-on-three basketball tournament with two brackets, one for 13-17 years, one for 18+years. For more information, contact Stacey Morris at stacey.morris24@gmail.com, (541)965-0628, or Deidra Sabedra at deidraclack@yahoo.com, (509) 281-1781.

Sunday, 12pm
Location: Klickitat town river access site (end of 1st street)

The ducky derby raffle is a long-standing tradition of Canyon Days. 600 numbered ducks are dropped into the river just above Suburbia and float to town, where you can watch them being plucked from the river and winners called out! (Know your ducky numbers to hear if you win!)

Ducks are available for purchase ($3 each) at the two stores in Klickitat in the weeks prior to Canyon Days, as well as various locations during Canyon Days weekend. Tons of fantastic prizes will be given out!

Saturday, 10am-4pm

The locally-run museum highlights the history of the Klickitat area and community from pre-settler days until now. Native American artifacts, early photographs, mill history, and school memorabilia fill the space.