VANCOUVER, Wash. – It may have been one of the first wardrobe malfunctions, only in G-rated fashion.

It happened 64 years before Janet Jackson's halftime appearance at Super Bowl XXXVIII at Spring Lilac Parade III. It also was the first detail Shannon (Mahoney) Mitchell pulled from her memory when asked about the day she was crowned the first Lilac queen.(Full story»)

According to early records, the first Lilac Festival was in 1938, when a flower show and small parade were staged under the guidance of the Associated Garden Clubs and the Spokane Floral Association and its general chairman, Ethyl Goodsell.(Full story»)

Throughout the years, many celebrities have participated in the Lilac Festival activities.(Full story»)

She was once a shy, quiet girl, a self-conscious teen whose voice sometimes quivered whenever she had to read out loud in front of the classroom.

You'd never guess it looking at Jamie Pacello now. (Full story»)

They are the fairy godmothers of the royal court.

They have everything a queen or princess could need – bobby pins, extra pantyhose, lip gloss.

They are confidants, protectors and managers. They are the chaperones for the Lilac Festival. (Full story»)

Army Maj. Gen. Dennis E. Hardy remembers watching the Lilac Festival Torchlight Parade from the sidelines as a boy. This year he'll return to his hometown as the grand marshal of Saturday's parade. (Full story»)