Windermere “Cut” Cinco de Mayo Party

Montlake residents are invited to the first-ever Windermere “Cut” Party on Friday evening, May 5, from 6-10 pm on the Montlake Cut.

Billed as Seattle’s biggest Cinco De Mayo Party, this is a festive and exciting way to kick off Windermere Cup weekend featuring live bands, The Lovejacks and Spike and the Impalers, and will include Mexican food trucks. Since it is Cinco de Mayo—beer and pre-mixed margaritas will be available.

Get your tickets ($20) and more information here. 

WASHINGTON ROWING WELCOMES CHINA FOR WINDERMERE CUP ON MAY 6

Washington Rowing, along with Windermere Real Estate, welcomes the Shanghai men’s and women’s High-Performance Rowing teams from China as the headlining opponent for the 31st annual Windermere Cup, on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

The annual spring rowing event on the Montlake Cut is held in conjunction with the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day parade which signals the beginning of boating season in Seattle. It’s a great community event and fun for the whole family.

Windermere Cup details here.

Note from the Montlake Flyer Editor: The Montlake bridge is closed on May 6 to vehicular traffic at 10am so that people can watch the crew races. The bridge is closed to automobile traffic, but open to bicycles and pedestrians. Just before noon, the bridge is raised for the boat parade, and remains raised until 2:30-3pm (depending on the size of the parade). After this, the bridge is lowered to allow vehicle traffic with only limited openings for vessels, and should return to normal operations by 5pm.