The Kenmore Air Seaplane Fly-In and Kenmore Waterfront Activities Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in Kenmore.
Kenmore Air will be celebrating 70 years of flying in the Pacific Northwest at the 2016 Seaplane Fly-In.
Food trucks, live music and other festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a short presentation and a raffle at noon. Scenic seaplane flights will be available at the Fly-In. Flights will depart from Kenmore Air’s Lake Washington terminal at 6321 NE 175th St. in Kenmore and include water takeoffs and landings.
Costs for scenic flights will be free for children under 10 years of age and $20 for children 10–18 years of age, and $40 for adults. Flights will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., weather permitting. This will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once the spots are filled, there will not be any more sold. Passengers will check in at the front counter downstairs and pay, then will be given tickets with their scenic flight time on it.
Kenmore Air also has an internationally renowned maintenance department. Guided facility tours will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., including a look at their new Otter Hangar. Completed last year, the new building is large enough to fit even a twin turbine de Havilland Otter on amphibious floats. Plus, you’ll be able to take your photo up close and personal with a seaplane.
Kenmore Waterfront Activities Fair
Get out on the water at the third annual Kenmore Waterfront Activities Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kenmore Waterfront Activities Center at Squire’s Landing Park, located at 7353 NE 175th St. in Kenmore. Try out kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, dragon boats, canoes and rowing shells.
Sign kids up for summer paddling, rowing day camps, stand-up paddling lessons or the dragon boat club, or join the adult dragon boating and rowing clubs. Check out the new public boat storage and see Kenmore’s plans for expanding public waterfront recreation. There will be snacks and a raffle too.
Shuttle and parking information: Parking can be found along Northeast 175th Street with overflow parking at the front of CalPortland. A free shuttle will operate between Kenmore Air and Squire’s Landing Park. Signs will be posted at the front of both event locations. Spectators are also encouraged to bike or walk the Burke-Gilman Trail.
