D-Day UpdateWhile our team of volunteers are putting the final touches to make this a fun and memorable event for all of us, here are a few quick updates we need you to keep handy as you get ready for the event.
Tickets: We are SOLD OUT! We may have a few tickets available at the Gate on first-come, first-serve basis. Program Schedule: 12:00 PM Ticketing with Traditional Welcome 12:30 PM Snacks / Food Sale 12.45 PM First Color Throw 2:30 PM Wrap-up |
Time and Venue:
12 Noon to 2.30 PM at the Bristol Park, 10532 Eastridge Drive Promenade, Redmond - 98053 |
Do arrive on time to fully enjoy the fun-packed afternoon. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing. Do carry cash for food and additional color purchase.
For faster processing, please do keep a valid photo id of the person who has purchased the ticket, along with a printed receipt of the ticket purchased handy at the ticketing desk. This year we are trying bar code scans, if that works properly, it should help expedite check-in process. After your ticket validation, you will be provided with 2 things viz., :
- Wristband: You will need to wear it for the entire duration of the event. Please keep the wristband displayed all times. In case you remove or lose the wristband, you may be asked to leave the venue.
- Color bag: You will be provided with two 200 grams color bag for each ticket purchased.
Parking:
- There is very limited parking at the venue.
- Please do car pool and park in the near-by public parking at Redmond Ridge Park & Ride, QFC, and schools in the vicinity. We strongly encourage you to carpool from these places. Do note that you are parking at your own risk.
- Please be courteous in the neighborhood. Allow space for residents to park in front of their homes and do not block driveways. If a resident asks you to move, please do so.
- There will be a few parking spots reserved for the vendor and volunteers. Do not take those spots.
Food:
No festival can be complete without some yummy food. Festival of Colors is no exception.
This year we will have delicious chat from Fusion India, Bothell. They have put together a really mouth-watering menu:
No festival can be complete without some yummy food. Festival of Colors is no exception.
This year we will have delicious chat from Fusion India, Bothell. They have put together a really mouth-watering menu:
- Pav bhaji $13
- Frankie $10
- Samosa per piece $3
- Aloo Tikki chaat $10
- Vada Pav $8
- Mango Shikanji $5
- Thandai $6
- Water $1
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Color Throw:
Color throw is our hugely popular event. This year we would have Color Throw event every 15 mins instead of 30 mins. <Applause>
Our DJ will be doing a count down for the color throw. To fully enjoy the color throw, please assemble in front of the picnic shelter and be ready with your color bags to kick-off a color storm. Group color throw is simply AWESOME and we bet you will have lot of fun.
Do's and Don'ts:
To make this event fun and safe for everyone, you need to adhere to the following:
On site contact:
Our volunteers are eager to help you at the venue. For any questions, concerns or help, reach out with a smile :-) to your nearest RIA volunteer.
We want to remind you that this is a completely volunteer-driven, not-for-profit event. Our volunteers have put in countless hours to make this festival a reality, and we couldn't have done it without them. Please take a moment to thank them for their hard work.
Color throw is our hugely popular event. This year we would have Color Throw event every 15 mins instead of 30 mins. <Applause>
Our DJ will be doing a count down for the color throw. To fully enjoy the color throw, please assemble in front of the picnic shelter and be ready with your color bags to kick-off a color storm. Group color throw is simply AWESOME and we bet you will have lot of fun.
Do's and Don'ts:
To make this event fun and safe for everyone, you need to adhere to the following:
- Do NOT bring any color, food, narcotic substances, alcoholic beverages, water balloons, water gun and fireworks.
- Smoking is not permitted at the festival park.
- Play with colors only in the designated playing area.
- Keep the venue clean and avoid littering. Remember its our park, where our kids play.
- Do not throw colors into people’s eyes.
- Courtesy plastic bags for a change of clothes etc., will be available at the venue. You could wear this on top of your clothes while driving back from the event.
- Exercise politeness at all times.
- The color supplied may stain hair & clothes, so do not wear your “Saturday best.” To avoid and/or minimize stain, dust off all dry excess powder before stepping into a shower, or throwing your clothes in the wash. Once the caked dry colors get wet, it is hard to get out. However, if one can shake as much as possible out while dry, there is a good chance of not having undesirable color in the hair.
- Do not wear contacts to the event!
- Do not throw colors on any passing cars, folks not participating in the festival.
- Be courteous of local businesses and do not leave messes in their bathrooms or the honey bucket near the park.
- Do thank the volunteers that have worked really hard to put together this fun event. Remember they are folks like you with a demanding jobs and other responsibilities
- Do abide by all the rules of the Redmond Indian Association, Redmond Ridge East HOA, and applicable federal, state and local laws. Any violation of these rules and guidelines and laws by the undersigned is cause for immediate expulsion from the venue..
- Finally, remember to have fun:)
On site contact:
Our volunteers are eager to help you at the venue. For any questions, concerns or help, reach out with a smile :-) to your nearest RIA volunteer.
We want to remind you that this is a completely volunteer-driven, not-for-profit event. Our volunteers have put in countless hours to make this festival a reality, and we couldn't have done it without them. Please take a moment to thank them for their hard work.
Civic and Political Engagement:
In line with our mission, RIA continues to strive to create better civic and political engagement, in our own little ways. This has served the community well by creating awareness about our amazing diverse community at the ridge and especially helped us in getting support for the issues faced by us like the proposal to establish huge Marijuana production and processing right in the smack of our community. We were able to thwart those efforts thanks to the support we were able enlist from our elected representatives across the aisle.
We thank Governor Jay Inslee, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and State Senator Manka Dhingra for extending Holi greetings to the community.
We have also invited 5 teachers each from all the area schools (Rosa Parks, Wilder, Emily Dickinson, Explorer and Evergreen Middle). Along with the teachers, we have also invited the brave firefighters who serve Redmond Ridge. Please welcome all these folks and help them have fun and experience our culture.
Questions?
Please contact us via the “Contact Us”
In line with our mission, RIA continues to strive to create better civic and political engagement, in our own little ways. This has served the community well by creating awareness about our amazing diverse community at the ridge and especially helped us in getting support for the issues faced by us like the proposal to establish huge Marijuana production and processing right in the smack of our community. We were able to thwart those efforts thanks to the support we were able enlist from our elected representatives across the aisle.
We thank Governor Jay Inslee, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene and State Senator Manka Dhingra for extending Holi greetings to the community.
We have also invited 5 teachers each from all the area schools (Rosa Parks, Wilder, Emily Dickinson, Explorer and Evergreen Middle). Along with the teachers, we have also invited the brave firefighters who serve Redmond Ridge. Please welcome all these folks and help them have fun and experience our culture.
Questions?
Please contact us via the “Contact Us”
