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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:34:00

A flatbed truck, five bands and a dildo ring toss grew into Seattle's defining urban festival. The Capitol Hill Block Party began in 1997 when Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions, put off by the corporate crowds of Bumbershoot, corralled five bands and a handful of DJs onto a small stage on 10th Avenue between Pike and Union - thrift-store furniture for seating, Blamo the Drunken Surly Clown for atmosphere - drawing a couple hundred neighbours to party in the open street for free. The neighbou...