The Lilac Festival returns this weekend for their 85th year! The festival will take over Riverfront Park with various events leading up to the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade on Saturday
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Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade After two years on hold, the Spokane Lilac Festival Association’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is back for its 84th event in downtown Spokane. This year’s parade is themed “Our Town,” and celebrates the community with floats, marching bands, military members, local dignitaries and more as locals line sidewalks along the route. New this year is the already-sold-out Lilac Festival Brewfest, featuring 16 local breweries. (There’s a waitlist online for folks hoping to snag last-minute tickets.) And leading up to the parade is the annual Cruzin’ the Falls Car show (11 am-4 pm) along Spokane Falls Blvd., offering a closer look at many of the historic vehicles featured in the parade. A food truck festival and vendor fair also begins in Riverfront Park at 11 am.