The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

The 6th Annual Cathlamet Downhill Corral Longboard Festival will get underway next week in Cathlamet.

The festival will have events for four days and bring over 1,000 people to Cathlamet to watch the competition.

Streets where events are occurring will be closed during competition, and there will be no parking along the course routes. Course monitors will be on duty to assist residents who need to use streets.

Events include:

Thursday, August 7:

Brand exhibition, 5-7 p.m., Spring Street.

Friday, August 8:

Run to the River Slalom: 10 a.m. to 1p.m., open timed runs; Third Street.

Slopestyle Competition: 10 a.m. practice; 1 p.m. preliminaries; 2 p.m. lunch break; 3 p.m. finals; 4 p.m. awards ceremony; Spring and Columbia streets.

Sidewalk Showdown: 5 p.m. practice; 6:30 p.m. racers meeting; 7 p.m. race; Spring and Columbia streets.

Saturday, August 9:

Puget Island Push Race: 9 a.m. race along West Birnie, Ostervold, North Welcome Slough and School House roads.

Boarder X Race: 10 a.m. practice; 1 p.m. lunch break; 2 p.m. race; 4 p.m. awards; Spring and Columbia streets.

The Mule Kicker: 5 p.m. biggest air; 6 p.m. best trick, 7 p.m. awards; Spring and Columbia streets.

Sunday, August 10:

Downhill Race: 9 a.m. practice; 12 noon, lunch break; 1 p.m. racers meeting and races; 3 p.m. finals; 4 p.m. awards. Course includes South Third, Spring, Columbia, Main, Broadway and Commercial streets.