It’s been Alpine Days and Jamboree Days, and now it’s called the Festival at Mount Si, but the thing that doesn’t change is the spirit of the event. Whatever you call it, this weekend’s festival of music, art, fun and games is a celebration of summer, and of community.

As always, Si View Community Park is the setting for most events of the Festival at Mount Si this Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7 to 9.

Events start Friday with an arts show, booths, vendors and children’s activities at the park, plus a new youth band showcase, called the Big Bend Bash.

“It’s going to be in the new community center, now that the remodel is done, and we’ll have a DJ dance party outside so they don’t conflict,” said Festival at Mount Si Chairperson Jill Massengill.

Also new to the event on Friday, is a modern take on the old torchlight parade, and Massengill is especially excited about what it could become.

The glow light walk is a free-form homage to the nighttime parade of decades-past festivals. “We’re going to line people up and parade on the walkway at Si View Park,” said Massengill, “and people can come in costumes if they feel like it, and decorate themselves with glow sticks… You can turn yourself into a giraffe, or maybe a Martian.”

Glow lights will be available for sale on the festival grounds, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, or you can bring your own, as the spirit moves you.

The regular parades are part of Saturday’s events. A children’s parade starts at 10:15 a.m. — line up at Downing Avenue on North Bend Way — followed by the grand parade at 10:30. Grand Marshal of the parade will be local musician and business owner Danny Kolke, founder of Boxley’s Place, the Boxley Music Fund, and the North Bend Jazz and Blues Walks.

Events continue all day at Si View, including an adult co-ed volleyball tournament and kids’ field games, both organized by Si View Parks, the three-day art show, the Burstin’ with Blueberries dessert contest judging at 12:30 (entries due by 11:45 a.m.), the always entertaining cherry pie eating contest at 2:15 p.m., the much-loved pet contest at 4 p.m. with prizes for best trick and best costume, live music on the main stage from noon on and community stage performances throughout the day, capped off by a fireworks display.

On Sunday, come for a big chili cookoff, music by hometown favorite Austin Jenckes at noon, and the return of the wife-carrying contest.

Massengill can’t help but laugh when she talks about this contest, introduced with great success to the festival last year. It’s a race for husband-and-wife teams to run, jump, crawl and spin through silly obstacles for the prize of the wife’s weight in beer.

For the full schedule and more information, visit www.festivalatmtsi.org.

Schedule of  Events

Friday, Aug. 7

5 to 10 p.m.  Beer garden is open, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley

5:50 p.m. Julian Betz sings the national anthem

5 to 9 p.m. Big Bend Bash, inside Si View Community Center

6 to 9 p.m.  Food booths, arts  and crafts

6 to 9 p.m.  Art show, produced by Snoqualmie Valley Arts, in the front lawn tent

6 to 9:30 p.m. DJ dance party at the main stage

9 to 10 p.m. Glow Light Walk at Si View Park, get creative with glow sticks

Saturday, Aug. 8

9:30 a.m. Line up for the Kiddie Parade at Downing Avenue/North Bend Way

10 to 7 p.m. Art show continues, front lawn tent

10 to 7 p.m.  Food booths, arts  and crafts

10:15 a.m. Kiddie Parade, down North Bend Way

10:30 Grand Parade, down North Bend Way

11 to 7 p.m. Kids area is open

11 to 10 p.m. Beer garden is open

11:45 a.m. Deadline to enter desserts in the Burstin’ with Blueberries Dessert Contest, at the information booth

Noon to 5 p.m. Adult coed 4×4 volleyball tournament

Noon to 5 p.m. Silent auction, proceeds help to fund the festival

Noon to 9:30 p.m. Live music on the main stage

12:30 p.m. Blueberry dessert judging, community stage

1:45 p.m. Parade awards announced, main stage

2:15 to 3 p.m. Cherry pie eating contest, community stage

3:30 to 4 p.m. Veils of the Nile dance company performs, community stage

4 to 5 p.m. Amazing pets contest, community stage, awards for best costume and best trick

5 to 5:30 p.m. Mount Si Karate Demo Team perform, community stage

5:30 to 6 p.m. Snoqualmie Valley Winds community band perform, community stage

6:15 to 6:45 p.m. Snoqualmie Valley Strings, community stage

7:30 to 8 p.m. Valley Idol winners perform, community stage

9:45 p.m. Fireworks

Sunday, Aug.

8:30 a.m. 14th annual Chili Cookoff begins

10 to 4 p.m.  Food booths, arts  and crafts

10 to 4 p.m. Kids area

11 to 4 p.m. Art show continues, front lawn tent

11 to 4 p.m. Beer garden is open

Noon to 3:30 p.m. Live music on the main stage

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Open field games (wheel barrow race, three-legged races etc)

1 p.m. People’s Choice tasting of the Chili Cookoff

1 to 1:30 p.m. Karate Demo with HLMA at the community stage

1:30 to 2 p.m. Bad Idea performs, community stage

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wife carrying contest

2 to 2:30 p.m. Cascade Dance Academy performs, community stage

2:30 p.m. Chili cookoff winners announced, main stage

Main Stage music Saturday, Aug. 8

12 to 1:30 p.m. – Shaggy Sweet, blues, rock, rhythm & blues; www.shaggysweet.com

2 to 3:30 p.m. – Kit Bender, pop, rock; www.kitbender.com

4 to 5:30 p.m. – Richard Allen and the Louisiana Experience, Zydeco, blues, funk; www.thelouisianaexperience.com

6 to 7:30 p.m. – Cloverdayle, modern country/western; www.cloverdayle.com

8 to 9:30 p.m. – Crème Tangerine, Beatles, classic rock; www.cremetangerine.com

Sunday, Aug. 9

12 to 1:30 p.m. – Austin Jenckes, country, alternative, folk; www.austinjenckes.us

2 to 3:30 p.m. – Aaron Crawford, Americana, country; www.crawfordaaronmusic.com