52nd Annual Salmon Bake of St. John Vianney Church

On your marks, get set, salmon bake! One of Vashon’s longest-running summer traditions continues — the 52nd Annual Salmon Bake of St. John Vianney Church will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29, on the church grounds. All Islanders are invited to attend.

The event will feature grilled salmon, prepared outdoors over an alder fire by the men of the church, plus heaping helpings of delicious side dishes including coleslaw, baked beans, garlic bread, caesar salad, and for dessert, ice cream. To wash it all down, there will plenty of lemonade and ice tea on tap.

The Salmon Bake is a time to join friends, neighbors for an old-fashioned dinner on the church grounds, on what is sure to be a sunny, perfect Sunday on Vashon. The day will also include live music by the Vashon band, Loose Change, and fun activities for kids and families, including volleyball and basketball games on the new court installed on the grounds.

On the day of the Salmon Bake, there will also be a silent auction (for a Cioppino Boil dinner for 14 prepared by the parish priest, Marc Powell) and two raffles — one for a wheelbarrow full of goodies from True Value, and the other a 50% split with the church of the raffle’s ticket sales. The most delicious baked goods ever to come out of Island kitchens will also be on sale at the event, and a rummage sale will also happen on the day of the Salmon Bake, as well as the day before, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28.

Tickets to the Salmon Bake are $15 for teens and adults, and $5 for kids ages 5 to 12. It’s free for anyone younger than 5. Tickets are available after all St. John Vianney Church masses during July and at the Vashon Pharmacy, Windermere Realty and Vashon Book Shop.