Gallery: National Lentil Festival 2024

By Phineas Pope
The Lentil Express making its way through the Grand Parade. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Plenty of high fives to go around! (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
The vat that will be filled to the brim with lentil chili. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Mariachi musicians playing in the parade. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Children were quick to run up and touch this fuzzy looking dragon. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
The Whitman County Fire Dist. 12 truck, complete with a dog in the driver's seat. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
One of the more sparkly parade floats. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
NWPB's Sueann Ramella driving the Explore Together/Exploremos Juntos van. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Chel C. Chickpea greeting parade-goers. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Whitman County Sheriff's Posse. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
WSU Color Guard in full swing. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Four legged friends enjoying the parade route. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Butch giving some fist-bumps to young fans. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
The WSU Marching Band. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Tase T. Lentil walking through the festival grounds. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Courtney Flatt (left) and Tracci Dial (right) working the NWPB booth. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Workers fill the huge vat of lentil chili. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
A full vat of chili. In 2023, the festival served over 4500 bowls. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
NWPB's Rachel Sun talks with a festival worker. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
Lentils are served! (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB)
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