Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty crowned for 131st celebration.

The Sequim Irrigation Festival crowned new royalty at a Royalty Ambassador Scholarship Pageant on Feb. 21; the court will represent the city at events and receive scholarships, and the queen plans to support RISE Rescue Alliance.

The Sequim Irrigation Festival recently selected its 2026 Royal Ambassador Court at a pageant held at Sequim High School. The event combined finalist interviews, talents, and speeches, and included farewell remarks from last year’s royalty. New royals will represent Sequim at community events and regional parades during the year. The festival itself is scheduled for May 1-9 and is noted as Washington’s longest continuously running festival. Key details: - The Royalty Ambassador Scholarship Pageant took place Feb. 21 at Sequim High School. - The article says Woods was named queen; Caroline Caudle and Emma Rhodes were named princesses and Brayden Baritelle was named prince. - Each member of the Royal Ambassador Court will receive a scholarship: the queen $1,250 and each prince and princess $1,000. - The queen performed "Somewhere That's Green" during the pageant and plans to support RISE Rescue Alliance, a local dog adoption group. - Outgoing royalty delivered farewell speeches via voiceover and dedicated a remix performance of "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls to the new court. - Junior royalty were also crowned: prince Hudson Hueter and princesses Stella Mueller and Fern Ollerman; princess Paisley Bekkevar was absent. Summary: The newly crowned court will serve as community representatives through parades and events and will receive scholarships as part of their service. The Sequim Irrigation Festival is set for May 1-9, and the court’s activities during the year were reported as ongoing.