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After 50 years of serving Spokane's Riverfront Park, Garbage Goat gets a sidekick.
"Kid and the Nothing to Do Year" is our pilot children's book!
Partake in a whimsical journey through Spokane, as Kid explores
new places and experiences new events with each passing season.
Garbage Goat
Sister Paula Turnbull, the "welding nun", unknowingly created Spokane's honorary pet for the World's Fair - Expo '74. It was the first time an environmental theme was adopted, and Garbage Goat continues the lesson of keeping your park, your home, clean.
Kid
What youth isn't fun, curious, and occasionally (sometimes always) bored? That's Kid for you! Why "Kid"? There was an attempt to name the Garbage Goat, but Sister Turnbull elected to keep its name to reflect its profession, this is honored by Kid simply being a kid.
Looff Carrousel
Spokane's Looff Carrousel arrived in 1909, but became the closest neighbor to Garbage Goat's grotto in 1975. The latest restoration of the menagerie and a new building was completed in 2018.
Green Bluff
Many would feel autumn in Spokane is incomplete without a trip to one of the farms on Green Bluff. Pumpkin picking, apple cider, tractor rides, corn mazes, and, of course, pumpkin donuts - the fun is endless for everyone!
Vista House
Mt. Spokane draws in skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers, cross country skiers, and now flying-sledding kid goats!
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Bloomsday
Don Kardong started Bloomsday in 1977. This Spokane tradition outlived the 70s running craze and year after year, rain or shine or snow, Bloomies of all ages and shapes continue participating in this 12km road race.
Hoopfest
Spokane's nickname went from the Lilac City (which will always stay true) to Hooptown USA (which is also very true) in 2019. Between Gonzaga University's renown basketball teams and Hoopfest, the largest
3-on-3 basketball tournament in the nation, there is little guesswork as to why the name change.
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