Annual Events Calendar

January

• January 1:
  • Polar Bear Plunge – located in Birch Bay – 10 am
  • Resolution Run & Padden Polar Dip -11 am
  • Downtown Art Walk – located Downtown Bellingham 4 pm – 8 pm
• January 24-26 :
  • Bellingham Folk Festival -1207 Ellsworth st

February

• February 1-9:
  • Bellingham Cocktail Week -located downtown
• February 13-16:
  • My Circus Valentine- located at The Cirque Lab show times vary
• February 20-29:
  • Human Rights Film Festival- varying locations
• February 28-29:
  • Whatcom Cultural Arts Festival- located Bellingham Cruise Terminal 12 pm-8 pm

March

• March 17:
  • St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • Runnin’ O’ the Green 5k or 8k walk or run downtown
• March 19:
  • 2nd annual Wines of Whatcom – located at Bellewood Acres 6 pm-9 pm
• March 20-22:
  • Wings Over Water Birding Festival – various locations around Blaine and Birch Bay area

April

• April 17-25 :
  • Bellingham Beer Week – various breweries
• April 27:
  • Aprils Brews Day- located in the Depot Square 6:30 pm -10 pm

May

• May 26 :
  • Ski to Sea Race- starts at Mt. Baker and ends in Fairhaven 7:30am – til the race is done

June

• June 1:
  • Bellingham Scottish Gathering -located North Bellingham Golf Course 8:00 am -7:00 pm
• June 8:
  • Brewers By the Bay -located Depot Market Square 6:00 pm – 10:0pm
• June 13-14:
  • Deming Log Show- located in Deming 9:00 am -6:00 pm
• June 16:
  • Bellingham Fete & Car Show – located 1100 Iowa st Bellingham 9:00 am -3:00 pm
• June 19:
  • Kite festival -located Birch Bay 11:00 am – 1:pm

July

• July 4:
  • Bellingham’s Haggen Family 4th of July Celebration- located Zuanich Point Park 1:00 pm -10:00 pm
• July 14:
  • Bellingham Pride Parade & Festival -located Market Depot Square 12:00 am-6:00 pm
• July 19:
  • Northwest Raspberry Festival -located Lynden 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
• July 24-26:
  • Old Settler’s Picnic -located in Pioneer Park Ferndale 11:00 am –

August

• August 1:
  • Drayton Harbor Maritime Festival- located in Blaine -see scheduled events
• August 14:
  • Sand Sculpture Competition – located Birch Bay starts at low tide
• August 17-22:
  • Northwest Washington Fair – located Lynden fairgrounds 9:00 am -10:00 pm
• August 25:
  • Dog Days of Summer- located 2172 Division St Bellingham 11:00 am -3:00 pm

September

• September 6-9 :
  • Bellingham Greekfest- located St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
• September 19-20 :
  • Bellingham SeaFeast -located in Zuanich Point Park 10:00am -8:00pm
• September 27 :
  • Bellingham Octoberfest -located Depot Market Square 6:30 pm-10:00 pm

October

• October 18:
  • Fall Craft & Antique Show – located Lynden fairgrounds – event times vary

November

• November 22 -December 24 :
  • Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts -located Cornwall Ave 10:00 am-7:00 pm

December

• December 6-8 :
  • The Holiday Port Festival -located Bellingham Cruise Terminal 11:00 am -5:00 pm
• December 31:
  • Birch Bay Ring of Fire & Hope -located Birch Bay 7:00 pm