"Connecting and celebrating the community spirit of Puget Sound" is the mission of SEAFAIR, Seattle's summer series of special events. Held annually since 1949, SEAFAIR festivities include a torchlight run and parade, hydroplane races, an air show, and community celebrations throughout the region. Other scheduled events during the month-long festival include a milk carton derby, an air show, a triathlon, a scholarship pageant, and the fleet arrival and tour.