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  June, 2009 Events:
1st
-
30th

 

LASER LIGHT SHOW ON THE GRAND COULEE DAM,
NIGHTLY AT 10 PM
   Free-

 The Laser Light Show, is
 NOW SHOWING

 NIGHTLY at 10:00PM

 Visitor Center Open 8:30PM to 11:00PM

The Grand Coulee Dam is used as a giant movie screen while lasers dance across the face and spillway, telling the story of the Columbia River, history and purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam.
Nightly at 10PM (approx 37min)   Entertaining as well as educational for all ages, with music.
Free guided non Elevator Tour... For more info: 
509-633-9265 509-633-3074  or  800-268-5332

June 5th and 6th SunBanks Motorcycle Rally and Music Festival
Saturday and Sunday....  fun for all...
Open to Public !!
More Info:   1 888-822-7195

Sat
June 6th

Lake Roosevelt High School GRADUATION Day!!
Saturday at Lake Roosevelt HS Gym  
Sat,
June 12th -14th
NORTHWEST WATER COMPETITION (BOAT RACES)
Held at SunBank’s Resort on S HWY 155, Electric City.
(509) 633-3786 or 1-888-822-7195

 
June 20th
 
JUNE 20th, 2009 5th Annual KIDS FEST
at Grand Coulee Dam

Contests, Games, Prizes, Music, Entertainment and More !!!  FREE!! for Kids 12 and under !!  (Father’s Day Weekend)

Wenatchee Youth Circus @ 2 pm Lake Roosevelt Football Field  Tickets on sale now at Chamber Office, NCNB, Star Office.  Call 509-633-3074
 
Sat, June 20th
 
Coulee Cruizers Car Club  "Best ROD RUN by a Dam Site"
North Dam Park
- Hwy 155 Between Grand Coulee
& Electric City.


Saturday Rod Run, Registration Begins  8:00AM at North Dam Park.  A fun Event for All Ages!!      
Phone:  509-633-0382

E-mail:  wlknighten@hotmail.com
Sat
June
20th
GCD Lions Club Barbecue, North Dam Park-
Between the Town of Grand Coulee
& Electric City Saturday,
June 20th 2009,  from 11:00AM to 2:00PM
   
  July, 2009 Events:
1st
-
31st
LASER LIGHT SHOW ON THE GRAND COULEE DAM,
NIGHTLY AT 10 PM
    Free-
The Grand Coulee Dam is used as a giant movie screen while lasers dance across the face and spillway, telling the story of the Columbia River, history and purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam.
Nightly at 10PM (approx 37min)   Entertaining as well as educational for all ages, with music. For more info: 
800-268-5332 
(Light Show Starts at 9:30pm in August)
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Fri
&
Sat


July
 3rd
&
4th 

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FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL at Grand Coulee Dam  Friday & Saturday   July 3rd & 4th  2009 !!       More Info  HERE.
A patriotic tribute to old fashioned family fun.  FREE ADMISSION!!! Arts & Crafts booths, American Food Fair, Daily LIVE
Entertainment. on Saturday from 5pm to Laser Show: 

Laser Light Show at 10 pm  Each Night  which makes this a favorite event for thousands.
Held below the Visitor Arrival Center at the dam.
No Dogs allowed in Park.

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Fireworks off the top of the Dam on July 4th at 10:37pm

                          Sponsored by: The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce and the  Coulee Dam Casino
July 3rd thru July 12th Colville Confederated Tribes Pow Wow Encampment
Colville Tribal Campgrounds: Nespelem Agency, Hwy 155.
July 4th
4pm to 9pm
 Elvis at Freedom Point !!   Sat July 5th, 2008
Alias Smith & Jones. from 4pm to 7pm followed by
(Steven Sogura) ELVIS!!! at 7pm Freedom Point Plaza is across from the Village Cinema Theater and Coulee House

Sat
July
25th
 

Coulee Medical Foundation  Golf Tournament-
Bank's Lake Golf Course
July 25: Sat. 8 am    18 hole scramble / Men & Women    Contact 509-633-0945
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  August, 2009 Events:
1st
-
31st
LASER LIGHT SHOW ON THE GRAND COULEE DAM,
NIGHTLY AT 9:30 PM
    Free-
The Grand coulee Dam is used as a giant movie screen while lasers dance across the face and spillway, telling the story of the Columbia River, history and purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam.
Nightly at 9:30PM (approx 37min)   Entertaining as well as educational for all ages, with music. For more info: 
800-268-5332 
(Light Show Starts at 9:30pm in August)
   
  September, 2009 Events:
   
Start Sept
1st-
30th
LASER LIGHT SHOW ON THE GRAND COULEE DAM, NIGHTLY
AT 8:30 PM
  FREE! -
The Grand coulee Dam is used as a giant movie screen while lasers dance across the spillway & face of  the dam, telling the story of the Columbia River, history & purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam.

Sept
 

10th,

11th,
12th &
13th
 

SUNBANKS BLUES FESTIVAL 
Sept 10th through 13th, 2009
Outdoor log stage features outstanding blues bands in a gorgeous setting on the shores of Banks Lake and enjoy fun 18-hole mini-golf, rent boats, jet skis, etc.
Cabins, Villas, RV Parking, Tents
(509) 633-3786 or 1 –888-822-7195

Thur
Sep
 17th

Fri
Sept
18th

SAT
SEPT
19th
Race
Day !

 

The 5th Annual  GRAND COLUMBIAN TRIATHLON

( IRONMAN COMPETITION )
IN THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA
 

Thursday, September 17, 2009
  • Swim Course Buoys Set-Up 7:00 AM
  • Early Packet Pick-up 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM -Expo Site
     
Friday, September 18, 2009
  • Sports and Health Expo Coulee Dam Park 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM
  • Registration/Race Package Pick-up Expo Site 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
  • Iron Pre-Race Athletes Meeting 7:30 PM (mandatory) Expo site
  • Bike check-in at Start/T1 4:00 - 10:00 PM (required Iron Distance)
  • Pasta dinner at expo site 4:30-8:00 PM. Included in race fee for Iron Distance participants, nominal fee for friends and Half-Iron Distance participants.
     
Saturday, September 19, 2009  - RACE DAY

 
Saturday Morning Venue and Spectator Watching :
Coulee Playland Resort off Hwy 155 in Electric City
 and North Dam Park at the End of Banks Lake.

 
  • Iron Distance Start Area opens 5:30 AM
  • Iron Distance Final Prep T1, Submit Special Needs-T2-Finish Bags
  • Iron Distance Individual Start 7:00 AM
  • Iron Swim Course closes 9:20 AM
  • Half-Iron Check-in T1 set-up until 8:30 AM
  • Half-Iron Pre-Race Meeting 9:10 AM
  • Half-Iron Distance Individual and Relay Start 9:30 AM
  • Half Iron Swim Closes 10:45 AM

     Bikers will be racing all throughout the Grand
     Coulee Dam Area, From 8am to 5pm Saturday
     Please Give 'em a Break !! ( it's only once a Year. )

     Saturday Afternoon Venue: Health & Food Expo,
     Race Announcer, Finish Line: Mason City Park
     in East Down Town Coulee Dam.
     
  • Half Iron Awards 4:30 PM
  • Sports and Health Expo Coulee Dam Park 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM  Food Vendors, Health & Fitness Booths, Foods, Items & Clinics.
  • Bike Course Closes for all athletes 5:15 PM
  • Event Ends 12:00 AM Sunday
     
Sunday, September 20, 2009
  • Athlete and Volunteer Appreciation Pancake Breakfast 9:30-11:30 AM (including Iron Distance Awards)
  • Iron Distance Awards, Race Raffles, Volunteer Appreciation 10:30 AM
Sat
Sept 26th
 

CANCER RELAY - WALK For LIFE - Venue changed to
North Dam Park, (Hwy 174/155 Junction) 
September 26th, 2009
More Info:  Contact Charlene Fountain :  (509) 633-2860

      Annual Event is moved from August to September in 2008

   
  October, 2009 Events:
   
Oct 1st - 31st Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
            
info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
Thur
Oct
 29

MOONLIGHT MADNESS     Thursday Oct 29th,  4pm to 7:00pm
Stores open late, employees dressed in costumes, haunted house, drawings,

   
  November, 2009 Events:
 
 
Nov 1st - 30th Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
                    
info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265

Nov -
 Dec

CITY OF LIGHTS
Winter in the Country in Coulee Dam, and Toyland in Grand Coulee can be enjoyed. These are bigger then life lighting displays through out the Grand Coulee Dam Area.   For more info:  800-268-5332

   
  December, 2009 Events:
 

 

Dec 1st - 31st Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
                           
info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
Dec

1st - 31st

CITY OF LIGHTS
In Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam can be enjoyed. These are bigger then life lighting displays through out the Grand Coulee Dam Area.   For more info:  800-268-5332

DEC 5th

1st Sat
in
Dec

6pm

Vintners & Brewers Wine Tasting & Auction
T
he best of the Northwest’s microbrews, wines for your taste buds. A silent and live auction with fantastic donated items for the right bid. Finger foods and entertainment make the annual event lots of fun. 
Fun- surprises - food - silent and live auction items; beginning 6:00pm  Saturday Dec 5th, 2009
Fund Raiser for the GCDA Chamber    More Info: (509) 633-3074
 
 
  January, 2010  Events:
Jan 1st - 31st Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
inf                                          o; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
   
February, 2010 Events:
Feb 1st - 28th Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
Daily - 10am, Noon, 2pm & 4pm   More info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
   
Sat
13th
Lion's Club Valentine's Pancake Breakfast
Senior Center in Grand Coulee
6:30am - 10:30am  *  Door Prizes and Raffle  *
Proceeds go to local sight and hearing & "Play it by ear"
19th &
20th

9th Annual Grand Coulee Dam Area's   "Balde" Eagle Festival
Friday
& Saturday : February 19th & 20th 2010
Starting Point: Grand Gallery Theater on Main Street in Grand
eaglelogoz1sm.jpg (3625 bytes)Coulee.    View Sites at Northrup Canyon and other Day Tours in the Surrounding Area. Eagle watching , art contest, ; programs,  a family fun weekend!   Other activities, Quilt Show, Wine-Desert  & Art auction, on Sat , Information Forums and Evening Entertainment.   More Info: Click Here  or call (509) 633 - 3074

   
  March, 2010 Events:
   
Mar 1st - 31st Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
- 10am, Noon, 2pm & 4pm   More info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
Sat
March 6th
The Big Event - Coulee Corridor - March 6th, 2010
Soap Lake Middle School Open 2pm
  Admission is Free and also Free Potato bar dinner from 4 pm to 5:45pm The main event starts at 6pm in the Auditorium. Need more info www.couleecorridor.info or call 509-977-1207
Sat
March
13th
Elmer City Volunteer Pancake Feed  Sat at 4:30pm
This Yearly Event promises a good meal and fun for the whole family !!
Coulee Dam Town Hall, 4:30pm
   
   
April, 2010 Events:
   
Apr 1st - 30th Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center is Open Daily: 9am to 5pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
- 10am, Noon, 2pm & 4pm   More info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
Sat
 
Misoula Children's Theater " The Frog Prince "
Sat Apr 23        2 Shows ..   3pm and 7pm
Grand Gallery Theatre on Main St.  Grand Coulee
Tickets:    Adults - $6.00       4 to 12yrs - $3.50

 

  May, 2009 Events:
May 1st - 23rd Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center: Open Daily: 8:30 am to 8pm
Grand Coulee Dam 3rd Power House Tour Times :
- 10am, Noon, 2pm & 4pm   More info; Call for times : (509) 633- 9265
7th, 8th,
9th
&
10th
 
52nd Annual COLORAMA Festival and Pro - West RODEO
(Grand Coulee)   Mothers Day Weekend
Thursday, May 7th.  Through Saturday, May 9th.

Arts, Crafts, Carnival, entertainment, Art show & Food booths.
Saturday Cowboy Breakfast, 6:30 to 11am, Health Walk @ 8am, North Dam Park, Grand Parade, 11 am.

RODEO: Fri.
6:00PM  FAMILY FUN NIGHT !!- Chicken Scramble,
and many other Events....

RODEO: Saturday  3:00PM 
  Stick Horse Races, and many other Events....     No Rodeo Sunday.

Art, Crafts & Food Fair - Fri, Sat,  10am to Dusk,
Sun 10am - 2pm - North Dam Park.

Paradise Amusements Carnival
Thursday Eve , Fri & Sat - North Dam Park

Friday Night:  Live Music at the Moose Lodge;
'' 8:30pm   - Spokane Way in Grand Coulee

 
Saturday 8am - Coulee Community Hospital's Annual
 Health Walk/Run at North Dam Park

Grand Parade through Downtown Grand Coulee Sat 11am
 

Colorama Button Drawing for over $1,000 in Prizes including Grand Prize 32 Inch LCD HDTV from Loepp Furniture.   Drawing is Saturday May 9th at 1:30pm, North Dam Park Gazebo.  Must be present to win.
 

Saturday Night:   Live Music at the Eagles Lodge;
'' 9pm " B" Street in Grand Coulee.


Saturday Night:   Entertainment at the Grand Gallery Theatre on Main Street in Grand Coulee.

For Festival Information Contact the Chamber at 509-633-3074

Sponsored by GCDA Chamber and Coulee Dam Casino

   
14th,
15th,
16th &
17th

SUNBANKS BLUES FESTIVAL   
( May 14 - 17,  2009 )
Outdoor log stage features outstanding blues bands in a gorgeous setting on the shores of Banks Lake with great music.    (509) 633-3786 or 1-888-822-7195

23rd
24th
&  25th
36th Annual      Washington State B.A.S.S JAMBOREE -
Bank's Lake at Coulee Playland Resort in Electric City.
Tournaments April through October  
Call for Dates   (509)-633-2671
23rd
&
25th
VETERAN'S BREAKFAST
Saturday, May 23rd & Monday, May 25th
Vet's Center in Electric City, 6:30am - 11:00am
 
22nd
23rd
24th
&
25th
ISLE of FLAGS at Spring Canyon Cemetery
Memorial Weekend from Dawn to 9:00PM
Beautiful Isle of Flags Lines the Main pathway in Spring Canyon Cemetery. Comme
morating Our Military.
Presented by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Lions Club.

Dedication Ceremony of New Flags on Monday at 11:00 am
23rd
thru
31st
@
10PM
LASER LIGHT SHOW ON THE GRAND COULEE DAM,
NIGHTLY AT 10 PM
    Free-
The Grand Coulee Dam is used as a giant movie screen while lasers dance across the face and spillway, telling the story of the Columbia River, history and purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam. Nightly at 10PM
(approx 36min)  
Entertaining as well as educational
for all ages, with music.
For more info: (509) 633-9265 or (509) 633-3074.
Sun,
May 24th

10:36
pm
Fireworks off the top of the Dam
 on Sunday May 24th at 10:36pm


    Following the Laser Light Show on Grand Coulee Dam

Performed by : Entertainment Fireworks Inc.
   
  Thanks to the Coulee Dam CASINO for help in Sponsoring our many GCDA Chamber Events !!

While in town, be sure to check out the Newly remodeled
Coulee Dam CASIO!!   They have many of their own events
 and givaways going on throughout the year.


If you would like your event listed, contact the
chamber office, (509) 633-3074 or email here
 
   
 

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