Admission rules and other details
Hello, everyone, there are some additional details for the CG day event, please read the information below and take note of the entry requirements. Tickets are on sale tomorrow, and based on this information, need to be purchased on the base.
> Seattle-area 2025 Coast Guard (CG) Day Picnic Details:
>Date: 8 Aug 2025.
>Location: U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, Terminal 46, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA 98134.
>Time: 1100-1500 hours. The admissions table will open at 1015 hours.
>1. The CG will celebrate its 235th birthday this year. Although August 4th is the official date the CG came into existence, we’ll celebrate this special occasion on August 8th to allow maximum participation for CG units involved with Seattle’s Fleet Week and Seafair festivities. This year’s event is sponsored by our partners at United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and First Command Financial Services.
>2. BASE SEATTLE ACCESS REQUIREMENT. Attendees are required to present one of the approved REAL IDs to gain access on Base Seattle, including U.S. military IDs, state-issued REAL ID driver’s licenses or identification cards, U.S. or Foreign passports, DHS Trusted Travel cards, Permanent Resident Green Card, Border Crossing Card, U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Employment Card.
>3. TICKET COSTS. Costs to attend this year’s picnic: free for children 5 years and under; $8.00 for ages 6-14 years old; $10.00 for ages 15 years and older. Base Seattle MWR would like as many members as possible to purchase their tickets prior to the picnic; this will provide an indication of how many will attend the picnic. Tickets may be purchased at the MWR office in Base Seattle’s Bldg. 7, 2nd floor, within the fitness training center, starting Monday, 14 July 2024, between the hours of 0730–1445 hours, M-F. Payment can also be made at the picnic on the day of the event; only cash, check, or money order will be accepted at the MWR office and at the picnic site.
>4. MENU. BBQ chicken, Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Black Bean Burgers, All-beef Hot Dogs, Potato Salad, Ranch-style Beans, Fresh Garden Salad, Potato Chips, Fudge Brownies, and Assorted Cookies. Drinks will be Bottled Water and Canned Sodas. Beer will be sold by the Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA).
>5. ENTERTAINMENT. Music, Inflatable Lumber Jack Throw, Milk Bottle Smash, High Striker, Deluxe Plinko Game, Skeet-Ball, Portable 9-Hole Mini Golf, Kids Inflatable Slide, Caricature Artist, Jenga Blocks, Spikeball, Corn-Hole Boards, Jazzercise/Hip-Hop Demonstration, Baking Contest.
>6. BAKING CONTEST. (Desserts only, including cakes, pies, cookies, cobblers, etc.,) We’ll conduct a baking contest at the picnic and three members will serve as judges. Unfortunately, due to our picnic time schedule, there will be a limit of one entry per person. Personnel interested in entering the baking contest should send an email request to the Coast Guard’s Northwest District Regional MWR Director, Mr. Art Graddy, at james.a.graddy@uscg.mil and the subject line should read “CG Day Picnic Baking Contest Entry”. The text of the e-mail should state the item being entered, the name of the participant, and a good contact cell phone number. Awards will be presented for the top three “great-tasting goodies” immediately following the competition, so if you or someone coming to the picnic with you has a dessert baking inclination, this is an opportunity to show off those skills. Desserts left over from the contest will be served to the picnic attendees.
Coast Guard Retiree Council NW 