Twin Peaks Day, also known as the day Special Agent Dale Cooper arrives in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, is commemorated on February 24. In 2026, the day fell on a Tuesday but that didn’t stop fans from gathering at the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign spot along Reinig Road to hear from the mayors of North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington.
WHY IS TWIN PEAKS DAY CELEBRATED ON FEBRUARY 24?
On February 24 at 11:30 a.m., Special Agent Dale Cooper enters the small Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer. This is one of the few dates mentioned in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange series.
Series filming began in North Bend, Washington on February 21, 1989 At the time, it was being planned as backdoor pilot episode titled, “Northwest Passage.” The crew captured footage in the towns of North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Carnation, Everett and Seattle, Washington state. Location production ended with scenes filmed at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington in mid-March.
ABC Television Network picked up Twin Peaks as a midseason replacement. After the pilot debuted on April 8, 1990, thousands of fans began making pilgrimages to see the Real Twin Peaks locations and enjoy a heavenly slice of cherry pie and a damn, fine cup of coffee. More than three decades later, the show continues playing an important part of Snoqualmie Valley history and the history of film and television production in Washington state.
TWIN PEAKS DAY PROCLAMATIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE
Long-time Twin Peaks fan and local resident Karl Reinsch first approached the towns of North Bend and Snoqualmie in 2018 about celebrating Twin Peaks Day.
This “day” evolved into the Real Twin Peaks event thanks to the partnership of North Bend Downtown Foundation, Historic Downtown Snoqualmie Merchants Association, North Bend Theatre, Jeff Warren State Farm Snoqualmie Inn, and many local businesses in the region.
Since 2018, Karl drafted Twin Peaks Day proclamations for Washington state local governments to acknowledge this important day in the fan community. In 2023, the town of Carnation also joined in the Twin Peaks Day fun as several scenes from the Pilot were shot in the town. Carnation’s downtown is also seen outside the Double R Diner windows throughout Season 2.
In 2024, the King County government also proclaimed February 24 as Twin Peaks Day thanks to Karl’s draft proposal.
TWIN PEAKS DAY 2026 PROCLAMATION FOR SNOQUALMIE, WA
Snoqualmie Mayor Jim Mayhew proclaimed February 24 as Twin Peaks Day in Snoqualmie, Washington during the Snoqualmie City Council meeting held on February 11, 2026.
Mayor Mayhew is seen with Dan Svensson, board member of the Historic Downtown Snoqualmie Merchants Association. The three individuals in the background holding cups of coffee include Kathryn Podschwit from Historic Downtown Snoqualmie, North Bend Downtown Foundation Executive Director and The Real Twin Peaks board member, Jessica Self; and Dorie Ross, President of Historic Downtown Snoqualmie Merchants Association
This is the official proclamation for the city of Snoqualmie.
TWIN PEAKS DAY 2026 PROCLAMATION FOR NORTH BEND, WA
North Bend Mayor Mary Miller proclaimed February 24 as Twin Peaks Day in North Bend, Washington during the City Council meeting on February 17, 2026.
The next day, the City of North Bend Government posted about the proclamation on their Facebook page and included a photo from the moment.
Valley resident and Twin Peaks fan, Karl Reinsch, was present to accept the proclamation, alongside North Bend Downtown Foundation Executive Director and The Real Twin Peaks board member, Jessica Self; board member and Historic Downtown Snoqualmie Association President, Dorie Ross, and board member, Dan Svensson.
Here is a copy of the official proclamation made by Mayor Miller.
TWIN PEAKS DAY 2026 PROCLAMATION FOR CARNATION, WA
About 23 minutes north of North Bend, Carnation Mayor Jim Ribail proclaimed February 24 as Twin Peaks Day during the Carnation City Council meeting also on February 17. The image above is the Twin Peaks Day Proclamation for Carnation.
During the second season of Twin Peaks, downtown Carnation served as the view outside the Double R Diner.
Some of the buildings are still found in the downtown area today such as the former Carnation Ace Hardware store which operated in town for 56 years. The locally owned shop closed on October 25, 2025 and will reopen on March 6, 2026 as the Carnation Co-Op.
On February 24, the City of Carnation Facebook page included details about another location in town, the Twin Peaks Town Hall. It was shot at the location known as the Grange Lofts. The most wild part, however, is they included a link to the film locations page on Twin Peaks Blog.
CELEBRATING TWIN PEAKS DAY AT THE WELCOME TO TWIN PEAKS SIGN SPOT
This year, Twin Peaks Day, February 24, was on a Tuesday. This was two days after the Real Twin Peaks event had concluded in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. We were unsure how many people may join us at the sign spot location along Reinig Road.
This road, named after the Reinig family in Snoqualmie, Washington, served as the location where the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign was location in Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Twin Peaks: The Return. The road looks different today than in the series due to a revetment project done in 2023 to keep the Snoqualmie River from destroying this important connection through the region. Trees were removed and the utility poles were relocated.
Around 11:20 a.m., the City of Snoqualmie delivered the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign. Typically, this wooden sign is kept at the City of Snoqualmie government offices. It’s brought out once a year during Twin Peaks Day for about 15 minutes.
The sign was placed along the road just before 11:30 a.m. If you are trying to get “the shot,” use the trees in the center of the photo and line them up with Mount Si. Since the road looks different today, that will be a better option to identify where the sign was placed. In this case, I believe the sign is further back than in the show. But it gave plenty of room for people to gather around it.
North Bend Mayor Mary Miller and Snoqualmie Mayor Jim Mayhew took their places next to the sign, each with their city’s respective “Twin Peaks Day” proclamations inhand.
North Bend Downtown Foundation Executive Director and The Real Twin Peaks board member, Jessica Self thanked everyone who gathered at the sign spot. She recognized the many fans who traveled from across the globe and had been visiting Snoqualmie Valley for the past week. She then introduced the Mayors and invited them to say a few words.
Mayor Mayhew thanked everyone for attending Twin Peaks Day and then acknowledged the time was almost 11:30 a.m.
“So watch the road,” Mayhew joked.
He thanked everyone who attended the Real Twin Peaks event and hoped that it was a fun event
“The community loves having you here,” Mayhew continued. “We love all the things we get to do with you and having you around. So hopefully, it was a great experience for you.”
Mayor Miller acknowledged Twin Peaks Day has become a tradition in the valley for the past several years.
“Thank you so much for loving our community out here, especially ‘Twin Peaks,’ said Miller.
She then read Agent Cooper’s dialogue penned by Harley Peyton for Twin Peaks episode 1.006 where he invited Sheriff Truman to “give himself a present every day.”
The Mayors posed for a few photos holding the official Twin Peaks Day proclamations.
The Mayors posed with Jessica Self and Jeff Warren State Farm, who sponsored the Real Twin Peaks event. You can read more about this rocker-turned-insurance agent in this Twin Peaks Blog profile.
More photos with the team who made the Real Twin Peaks event such a success.
WE’RE A WHOLE DAMN TOWN!
I ten gathered everyone around the Welcome to Twin Peaks sign for a large group shot.
Unbeknownst to me, Jessica captured s selfie while I was having everyone yell “Cherry Pie!”
I edited this shot with a filter similar to the color grading found in the first two seasons of the show.
I also edited this image to match more of the pilot color grading.
I’m usually behind the camera for the large group shot so I’m thankful Jessica grabbed a selfie of us just after the shot was taken.
While I loved taking photos of people by the welcome sign, the highlight for me was grabbing this image of a beautiful Golden Retriever. Washington state is dog friendly and it was great seeing so many doggos in town.
Here are additional photos of fans by the sign.
I’m happy to report after taking lots of images of people, I had my photograph taken by the sign as well.
TWIN PEAKS DAY ON NORTH BEND AND SNOQUALMIE SOCIAL MEDIA
The City of Snoqualmie posted about Twin Peaks Day on their Facebook page after the sign spot gathering.
I love this shot of the Snoqualmie government office team posing with coffee and cherry pie.
The Facebook page for the City of North Bend government also posted about Twin Peaks Day.
A behind the scenes shot of me capturing the group shot. Is my hair really that white?
Thank you to the Mayors of Snoqualmie, North Bend and Carnation for joining in Twin Peaks Day fun. I also thank Karl Reinsch for offering to write the proclamations every year which are such a unique thing for the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley.
The Twin Peaks Day proclamations continued that afternoon in downtown Seattle when King County District 3 Councilmember Sarah Perry made an announcement at the council meeting. See this Twin Peaks Blog article for details
Download high-resolution images from the Real Twin Peaks event in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington on my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/albums/72177720332251282
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