Burien Pie Joust Saturday, August 18!

Come get “creamed” for good causes!

You haven’t laughed this hard or had this much fun in ages…really! It’s “good clean fun”, (except for the creamy mess left behind).

The Pie Joust is basically a whipped cream splatter fest tournament. You face off against a pie-wielding competitor on a bike, and when the judge yells “JOUST!” you ride past each other and try to throw the pie at your competitor. The “least-creamed” goes on to the next round.

Last year, best friends jousted against each other, as did bosses and their employees. Watch and laugh at this video compilation from Seattle Times Photographer, Danny Gawlowski, (posted to YouTube after the 2011 Pie Joust.)

The event provides competition-certified, single speed, beach cruiser bikes outfitted with flags. The flag poles give visual alignment to help the judges decide if contestants are disqualified for ducking. If you want to compete on your own bike, bring it! (It’ll be lubed with whipped cream for years to come.) There will be a BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike) tournament following the World Championship.

Beer and Wine Garden:

If you really don’t feel like throwing a cream pie at friend or foe (or want a break after doing so), you can watch from Town Square’s grassy knoll, or cheer and applaud from the Beer and Wine Garden “Splat Zone”. (Beware: sometimes the cream does fly!)

Important Whipped Cream Details:

When: Saturday, August 18, 2012. 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Where: Burien Town Square, 400 SW 152nd St., Burien WA 98166
Who: The proceeds from this event will benefit local non-profits and charities, including WABI Burien, Cove-to-Clover and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance.

Registration Costs – Individuals:

$10.00 Registration (ages 5-10 – Noon – 1 PM ) (through 8/16 at 11:59 PM US/Pacific)
$10.00 Registration (ages 11-15 – 1-2 PM) (through 8/16 at 11:59 PM US/Pacific)
$10.00 Registration (ages 16-88 – 2 – 6ish PM) (through 8/16 at 11:59 PM US/Pacific)
Day-of-event prices are $15 with costume, $20 without

Registration Costs – Family of Four:

$25.00 Registration (through 8/16 at 11:59 PM US/Pacific)
Day-of-event prices are $40 for a family of four

Click HERE to pre-register and save a few bucks.

Pie Joust Event Schedule:

11 AM
– Registration opens

Noon
– Ages 7 – 10 Joust + Pie toss / Dualing
– Last year’s Champion in Pie blast zone
– Pie Cannon Test
– Principal of Leading Elementary School in Pie Blast Zone
– Beer and Wine Garden opens (until 6:00 PM)

1 PM
– Ages 11 – 15 Joust
– Extreme Spelling Bee
– Coolest City Councilmember in Pie Blast Zone
– Kids Fair Performer

2 PM
– Sponsor Parade & Crowning of Child Champs
– Ages 16 – 82 Adult Joust

Pie Jousting Rules:

Rule # 1 Wear the most alluring costume you won’t mind throwing away.
Rule # 2 No direct contact. The pie must leave your hand
Rule # 3 No Ducking
Rule # 4 Referee’s verdict is unimpeachable (no roughing the ref)

Prizes are awarded haphazardly in each bracket for the following:
Costume, Costume concept, Pie-in-face picture, Shower dance, sportsman-like creaming

Immediate Disqualification for the following:
1) Making direct contact with opponent
2) Ducking from well thrown pie (Referee Discretion based upon movement of spine from line of flag pole. Yah, right. Just TRY not to duck a cream pie coming your way!)

Jousting Hints:

Cream-in-the-face scores big with judges and the crowd.
Judges will often involve the crowd in the decision-making process.
If they don’t think enough cream was smeared, they’ll demand a REJOUST!
You DO want to wear a costume, not just for the fun-factor, but because it will
protect your clothes from still smelling like rancid cream 5 months later.

From a handlebar viewpoint, this “Splat Cam!” video let’s you feel the whipped cream in your face!

Alaskan Brewing Company is this year’s beer garden sponsor.
They will be serving their summer and pale ales from noon until 6 PM.
Vino Bello is sponsoring the event with a red and white wine offering.

Here you can see all the creamy fun in slow-mo. Watch the innocent bystanders in the beer garden “splat zone”. (B-Town Blog’s GoPro HD Slow-Mo “Splat Cam” #2 clips from the first-ever Burien Pie Joust, held Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 at Town Square Park. Edited by Scott Schaefer http://www.b-townblog.com)