It consists of a flower parade and a year-long royalty program to select a festival queen from one of the 24 area high schools.

Each year, the Royal Court spend thousands of hours promoting education, community pride and volunteerism in the county.

The US Department of Agriculture recommended bulb planting to Valley growers because of the mildness of the climate and ideal soil conditions.

The climate conditions of the Puyallup River Valley produce blooms about 2–3 weeks earlier than other areas, in plenty of time for the mid winter markets.

She stood on a reviewing platform with her flower girl and princess to watch the parade in downtown Tacoma.

The first daffodils and narcissus were planted in 1910 by George Lawler at Gardenville, now the location of the Poodle Dog Restaurant in Fife.

The largest growers were Harold Knutson in Sumner, Van Lierop in Puyallup, and Wally Staazt at Orting.

The Grand Floral Parade travels through Pierce County, WA, with four routes in: Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting in one day.