Mount Vernon Drive In Movie Nights
June 10, July 15 and August 5
mountvernonwa.gov
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema
Saturdays June 25-August 27
enjoyfairhaven.com
Port Townsend Bay Tours
Saturdays, July 2-September 3
nwmaritime.org/summer-tours
Port Townsend Hands on Ship Simulator Tours
Saturdays, July 2-September 3
nwmaritime.org/summer-tours
Downtown Sounds
Wednesdays July 6 - August 3
downtownbellingham.com
Savor the San Juans
Mid-September – Mid-November
visitsanjuans.com/savor
Burlington Berry Dairy Days
June 17-19
burlington-chamber.com
Orcas Island Solstice Parade
June 18
orcasislandchamber.com
Whidbey Island Strawberry Daze
June 18-19
whidbeylocal.com
Bellingham Interstellar Solstice Party
June 21
kulshanbrewing.com/events
Anacortes Sailboats Race Week
June 20-24
anacorteswa.gov
Bellingham Jazz on Tap Festival
Saturday, June 25
bit.ly/3aZBFIP
Birch Bay Kite Festival
June 25-26
birchbaychamber.com
Blaine Art Studio Tour
June 26
blainechamber.com
Bellingham Festival of Music
Throughout July
bellinghamfestival.org
Steveston Salmon Festival
July 1
stevestonsalmonfest.ca
4th of July
All of our Waterside communities celebrate the 4th of July in style. Visit their individual websites for more information.
Northwest Tune-Up Festival
July 8-10
kulshanbrewing.com/events
Mount Vernon Highland Games
July 9
celticarts.org
Blaine Harbor Music Festival and Camp
July 10-16
blaineharbormusicfestival.org
Heart of Anacortes Concert
July 10
anacorteswa.gov
Anacortes Shipwreck Festival
July 16
anacorteswa.gov
Blaine Art 2 Jazz
July 16
blainechamber.com
Blaine Pride in the Park
July 16
blainechamber.com
Vintage RV Rally and Classic Car Show
Deception Pass State Park
July 22-24
whidbeylocal.com
Whidbey Island Fair
July 28-31
whidbeylocal.com
Birch Bay Sand Sculpture Competition
July 30
birchbaychamber.com
White Rock Sea Festival
July 30-31
whiterockcity.ca
Birch Bay Rollback Weekend Car Show
July 31
birchbaychamber.com
San Juan Island Summer Arts Festival
Fridays in August
sanjuancountyarts.org/san-juan-summer-arts-festival
Birch Bay National Night Out
August 2
birchbaychamber.com
Port of Anacortes Summer Concert Series at Seafarers Park
August 5-12, 19-26
San Juan County Fair
August 17-20
sjcfair.org
La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show
August 6
lovelaconner.com
Drayton Harbor Maritime Festival (Blaine)
August 6-7
blainechamber.com
Skagit County Fair
August 10-13
skagitcounty.net
Orcas Island Artists’ Studio Tour
August 12-14
orcasartistsstudiotour.com
Whidbey Island Car Show
August 13
whidbeylocal.com
Steveston Dragon Boat Festival
August 20
stevestondragonboatfestival.ca
Richmond Maritime Festival
August 21-22
richmondmaritimefestival.ca
The Lakedale Music Festival with Brian Nova, San Juan Island
August 26-28
lakedale.com/music-festival
Discover Birch Bay Days
August 27-28
birchbaychamber.com
Oak Harbor Music Festival
September 2-4
whidbeylocal.com
Anacortes Music Project
September 3
anacorteswa.gov
Lopez Island Artists’ Studio Tour
September 3-4
lopezislandartists.com
Orcas Island Jazz Festival
September 4-6
oijf.org
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival (San Juan Island)
September 9-11
archipelagocollective.org
Bellingham Seafeast
September 17
bellinghamseafeast.org
San Juan Island Scarecrow Contest
October
Sanjuanisland.org/something-for-everyone-weekends
Blaine Rocktoberfest
October 1
blainechamber.com
Festival of Family Farms
Skagit Valley
October 1-2
festivaloffamilyfarms.com
Whatcom Artists Studio Tour
October 1-2 and 8-9
studiotour.net
Orcas Island Film Festival
October 6-10
orcasfilmfest.com
Anacortes Bier of the Pier
October 7-8
anacorteswa.gov
Friday Harbor Film Festival
October 21-23 in-theatre/October 24-30 online
fhff.org
Chuckanut footrace
July 16
7-mile footrace
gbrc.net/races/chuckanut-foot-race
Bellingham Bay Marathon
September 24 and 25
5K, 10K, half and full marathon
bellinghambaymarathon.org
Benefits Bellingham bay Swim Team and Whatcom Football Club Rangers
Last Chance Marathon
and Half Marathon
December 31
Half and full marathon
nwenduranceevents.com/events/lastchance
Honeywagon Run (Everson)
2023 date TBD
Kids fun run, 4 mile, half marathon
gbrc.net/races/honeywagon-runs
The Mount Baker Ultra
June 5
56 mile
mtbakerultra.com/overview
Skagit Flats Marathon and Half Marathon
September 11
5 mile, half marathon and full marathon
skagitflats.skagitrunners.org
Fidalgo Trail Run
October 1
5 mile, half marathon and full marathon, and Woodland Speeders Kids Race
evergreentrailruns.com/fidalgo-trail-run
Jefferson County
Jeffferson Healthcare Rhody Run
May 22
10k, 5k
rhodyrun.com
San Juan Island Marathon
June 18-19
10k, half marathon and full marathon
sjimarathon.com
Race the Reserve
August 13
10k, 5k, half marathon
racethereserve.com
CIBC Run for the Cure
October 2
1k, 5k
Solo or team
bit.ly/3JW6t9k
Forever Young 8k
September 11
Must be 55+ to participate
foreveryoung8k.ca
Run Surrey Run
September 11
5k, 10k run/walk
runsurreyrun.com
Sea to Ski
May 29
Team relay
skitosea.com
Padden Triathlon
June 25
Swim, bike, run
cob.org/services/recreation/races/padden-triathlon
Lake Whatcom Triathlon
July 9
Olympic, sprint, aquabike, youth splash and dash
Solo or relay
lakewhatcomtriathlon.com
Ragnar Road Northwest Passage
July 15-16
12-leg relay, 10–22-mile legs
runragnar.com/
Bellingham Youth Triathalon
August 7
Swim, bike, run
cob.org/services/recreation/races/bellingham-youth-triathlon
Lake Padden Relay
September 3
Solo or 2–4-person team
gbrc.net/races/lake-padden-relay/
Bellingham Traverse
September 10
Run, bike, paddle,
Solo, tandem or relay team
bellinghamtraverse.com/
Trails to Taps
October 16
5-10 team
trailstotapsrelay.com/
Three Lakes Triathlon
June 18-19
olympic, sprint triathlon; olympic,
sprint triathlon relay; youth triathlon
sjimarathon.com
Odyssey SwimRun
September 18
Swimming and running
2-person or solo
odysseyswimrun.com
Moran Constitutional Relay
September 24
2-6 person teams
nwtrailruns.com/events/moran-constitutional-relay
Big Hurt
September 24
Bike, kayak, run
Solo or team
bighurtpa.com
Tour De Whatcom
July 23
100-mile, 62-mile, 44-mile, 22-mile
tourdewhatcom.com
Mount Baker Hill Climb
September 11
22 miles
bakerhillclimb.com
Tour De Whidbey
August 20
162-mile, 100-mile, 67-mile, 50-mile, 33-mile, family friendly 10-mile
tourdewhidbey.org
