SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Lilac Festival Association (SLFA) crowned the 2026 Embrace Festival Queen on Saturday, March 28 at the Spokane Community College Auditorium.
Queen Hayden Bowdish from Cheney High School was crowned as this year’s Embrace Festival Queen.
According to festival organizers, Queen Hayden is involved in DECA, Cheney High School Leadership and serves as a NW Peer2Peer Mentor…