Hi-Yu is a non-profit organization, established in 1934 by West Seattle's service clubs to produce a summer festival to promote the West Seattle Community.
The annual Hi-Yu Summer Festival is held throughout the month of July. Dozens of events occur all around West Seattle during this time. The kick-off event is the Seattle Seafair Pirates Landing at Alki Beach, and it finishes at the end of the month with the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Program and the Seafair Torchlight Parade. Named in 1934 (16 years prior to Seafair), in a community contest, Hi-Yu means "much, plenty, abundance" in native Chinook jargon.
(See this site for more information on the Chinook Indian culture)
The next scheduled Hi-Yu meeting is:
Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 6:30pm, at TBD.
Take a look at some Hi-Yu history through the artwork of the venerable Hi-Yu Buttons.
1981-1982 BUTTON DESIGN
Tammy Ingwaldson
Annette Wikstrom (Silvernale)
Tiara Johnson
Tiffany Scott
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Contribute to Hi-Yu Festival- It’s time for the Hi-Yu Spring Tea – Buy Tickets Now! We
- Submit Designs for 2012 Button Contest
- Coming Soon! An archive of Hi-Yu History!
- Board Meeting [1/30 6:30pm]
- General Meeting [2/6 6:30pm]
- Board Meeting [2/27 6:30pm]
Affiliate Links
Please contact the American Legion Hall Post #160 for parade participation information.
Check out these other Summer Festivals around Puget Sound.
The West Seattle Hi-Yu float can be seen at parades throughout Western Washington: [ more ]
- Irrigation Festival Parade [5/12 12:00pm]
- Rhododendron Festival Parade [5/19 1:00pm]
- Mason County Forest Festival [6/2 11:00am]
- Strawberry Festival Parade [6/16 7:45pm]
yearly Souvenir Booklet. Our Address is:
West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival, PO Box 16130, Seattle, WA 98116-0130
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