Featured image: Daffodils (photo by Cheryl Landes)

The 84th annual Daffodil Festival is in full swing in Pierce County, Washington. Today, the grand floral parade visits four cities. This year’s parade features more than 180 entries of floats dressed in fresh daffodil petals, bands, and mounted units.

Here’s the parade schedule:

• Tacoma – 10:15 a.m.
• Puyallup – 12:45 p.m.
• Sumner – 2:30 p.m.
• Orting – 5:00 p.m.

The grand floral parade is the first in a series of three parades during the festival. The other two are:

• Junior Parade, Saturday, April 22
• Marine Parade, Sunday, April 23

For more information about festival events, visit the Daffodil Festival’s website.