Seattle is attempting to break the record for the World’s Largest Snowball Fight which is officially held by the Republic of Korea at 5,387 participants.
The Snowball fight will be held at the Seattle Center January 12th 2013. Tickets are $25 per person and all proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of King County. Participants must be at least 18 years of age or older. Photo ID will be required for entry.
So much Snow and so many people
162,000 lbs. of snow, enough to fill 34 dump trucks.
6,000+ people building forts and participating in the world record.
12 bars and pubs in lower Queen Anne will be offering discounted Snow Day drink and food specials. Click here and visit “Pub Crawl” for the complete bar listing.
SCHEDULE OF FESTIVITIES
12:00pm – Registration opens at Seattle Center
1:00pm — Snow Fort and Snow Castle competition begins
4:30pm — Snow Fort and Snow Castle winners announced
5:00pm — World’s largest snowball fight
5:30pm — Guinness World Record presentation
6:00pm — Pub crawl and war stories!
Snow Fort Competition – Anyone is welcome to come early and play in the snow but teams participating in the snow fort competition have raised at least $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County. Participants will receive ten free tickets, Snow Day shirts, a massive amount of snow and prizes if they win! If you’re interested in participating please email us at forts@snow.co.
For more details about the attempt to break the Guinness record for largest Snowball fight check out this website.