New Year's Eve Wine Dinner
2025-12-31 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Denver)
Ring in 2026 with a special evening of fine wine, exquisite food, and seaside celebration.
Join Semiahmoo Resort for an exclusive five-course wine dinner featuring Bledsoe Family Winery and Doubleback Winery, two of Walla Walla’s most celebrated estates. This elegant affair begins with a welcome reception and amuse-bouche, where you’ll mix and mingle with fellow guests and winery representatives before taking your seat for a beautifully curated dinner crafted by Executive Chef Debbie Vance.
Each course will be thoughtfully paired with Bledsoe and Doubleback wines, highlighting the best of Pacific Northwest ingredients and craftsmanship.
At 9:00 PM, raise your glass for a Golden Champagne Toast as we celebrate the New York City Ball Drop, a sparkling start to the new year in sophisticated coastal style. Guests are also invited to continue the celebration in Seaview Lounge after dinner. Tickets are $195 per person, plus taxes, fees, and gratuity.
Event Details
– Welcome Reception & Amuse-Bouche | Mix and mingle with fellow guests and winery representatives
– Five-Course Wine Dinner | Each course paired with Bledsoe Family Winery and Doubleback wines, with hosted commentary by the winery ambassador and Executive Chef Debbie Vance
– 9:00 PM – Golden Champagne Toast | Celebrate the New Year with the New York Ball Drop
– Optional | Continue the evening in Seaview Lounge
Special Room Rate
Take the elevator home with an exclusive $99 overnight rate for dinner guests.

NYE @ Old City Hall
2025-12-31 18:00 - 21:30
Kick off (or wrap up) your New Year’s Eve at the Whatcom Museum!
Whether you’re a night owl or planning to turn in early, swing by Old City Hall for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy live music by local band Baby Cakes, two cash bars with cocktails and beer courtesy of Chuckanut Bay Distillery and Structures Brewing, sweet treats from Pure Bliss Desserts, and three museum galleries turned into dedicated lounges.
You read that right: this year we’ll have DOUBLE the bars, TRIPLE the swanky seating, and we’re opening up an extra bathroom or two as well. Less time in a queue, more dancing for you!
Admission comes with one complimentary drink ticket and a free Champagne toast at 9 pm as we count down to 2026 alongside Times Square in New York City.
We are thrilled that last year’s inaugural party was a sell-out success, and we’re ready to raise the bar this December. We are excited to offer more bars, more bathrooms, and more seating for an even more better event this year!
6 pm: Doors open and bar service begins
7 pm: Live music by Baby Cakes
9 pm: Balloon drop and Champagne toast to ring in the new year
This is a 21+ event. Please bring ID.

Birchwood Garden Club's May 7th Meeting #2
2026-01-02 00:00
Birchwood Garden Club
Established 1931-Bellingham, Washington
Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community
May Speaker Topic: Fungi in the Garden.
The May 7, 2025 meeting of the Birchwood Garden Club will be held in the Rotunda Room of the Old City Hall Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, WA 98225. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Our speaker will be our own Fred M. Rhoades who will talk about “Fungi in the Garden and Yard: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful.” He will discuss where the fungi fit into the scheme of things and some of the beneficial and harmful mushrooms and other fungi you can find or encourage in your gardens and yards. He will also present a survey of some mushroom art he’s seen in local gardens.
Fred M. Rhoades is a mycologist/lichenologist, retired instructor, and current research associate in the Biology Department at Western Washington University. He lives in Bellingham, where he continues to pursue his interests in gardening, cryptogamic botany (lower spore producing, plant-like organisms), and natural-history photography. Please join us for this most interesting presentation!
Remember—-Birchwood Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale is coming up! Saturday, May 3, 2025. Bellingham’s Central Public Library, lower level conference room, 121 Central Avenue. 11 AM until 2 PM. Cash only please!
Birchwood Garden Club membership is open to anyone in Whatcom or Skagit Counties. You are invited to join us at our monthly meetings. Membership brochures will be available.
Check our website, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org to see the fun activities and community services our club does! You can also join us on Instagram and Facebook @ Birchwood Garden Club.

Peregrination - Solo Exhibition by Susan Van Gundy
2026-01-02 18:00 - 2026-01-31 21:00
BELLINGHAM, WA — Voxel Gallery is pleased to announce Peregrination, a solo exhibition by Bellingham-based abstract painter Susan Van Gundy, opening Friday, January 2, 2026, at 312 West Champion in downtown Bellingham. The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 6:00–9:00 PM.

Tai Chi Flow
2026-01-05 09:00 - 2026-03-26 10:15
Experience this gentle, empowering practice that activates your body’s natural capacity
to heal while nourishing the nervous system. Tai Chi Flow supports you in finding balance from within. Rooted in the graceful Yang-style 24 forms, this class incorporates joyful group play, partner work, and guided exploration to help you move from your own inner wisdom. Open to those starting Tai Chi or returning to practice. Spring Chun Cheng is the co-founder of Dancing Tao Tai Chi School and has been practicing Tai Chi for three decades.
DAYS/DATES/TIMES: Mondays / 5:30-6:45 pm
Session 1: January 5-February 9
Session 2: February 16-March 23
– OR –
Thursdays / 9:00-10:15 am
Session 1: January 8-February 12
Session 2: February 19-March 26
COST: $90 per session
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=tai%20chi&viewMode=list

GangBall
2026-01-05 16:00 - 2026-03-30 18:00
GangBall is a fast-paced adaptive sport where players use specially designed wheelchairs to score by carrying a ball across the opponent’s goal line. Combining elements of rugby, basketball, and handball, the sport emphasizes
strategy and teamwork. Open to all abilities – all bodies welcome and wheelchairs are provided!
DAY/DATES: Mondays / January 5 – March 30
(closed January 19, February 16)
TIME: 4:00–6:00 pm
AGES: 12 years and older
LOCATION: Bloedel Donovan Community Building
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search/detail/40703?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Qigong and Meditation
2026-01-06 18:30 - 2026-04-28 19:30
Qigong is moving meditation.
The benefits of Qigong include
physical, mental and emotional
well-being. Qigong reduces
stress, strengthens the immune
system, creates flexibility, speeds healing from injury, promotes restful sleep, relieves anxiety and depression, and much more. Caryn
will guide you through simple warm-ups and Qigong forms, ending with a short sitting meditation. Wear comfortable clothing. Instructor Caryn Boyd Diel has been teaching internationally for over 30 years.
No experience is necessary. Pre-registration required.
DAY/DATES/COSTS:
Session 1: Tuesdays / January 6-February 3
/ $75 (5 weeks)
Session 2: Tuesdays / March 3-April 28 (no April 7)
/ $120 (8 weeks)
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=qigong&viewMode=list

Open Track Night
2026-01-07 17:30 - 2026-02-25 19:30
Civic stadium is open with lights and restrooms. Drop in and complete your workout during the darkest months of the year. No registration needed.
DAY/DATES: Wednesdays / January 7-February 25
TIME: 5:30–7:30 pm
AGES: 18 years and older, under 18 with an adult
COST: Free
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search/detail/40747?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Badminton Open Play
2026-01-07 18:00 - 2026-03-24 20:00
Looking for a way to get moving this winter? Stop by the Bloedel Donovan Community Building and join us for casual badminton! We will have 2 indoor courts set
up and provide racquets and birdies. Each court will be dedicated to fun, open play. Individual playing time will depend on total participants and rotate using the racquet rotation queue. Sign up for one month or all three! Pre-registration required.
DAY/DATES: Tuesdays
Session 1: January 6-27
Session 2: February 3-24
Session 3: March 3-24
TIME: 6:00-8:00 pm
AGES: 12 years & older (under 18 with an adult)
LOCATION: Bloedel Donovan Community Building
COST: $25 per 4-week session
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=badminton&viewMode=list

Birchwood Garden Club's January 7th Meeting
2026-01-07 19:00 - 21:00
Birchwood Garden Club
Established 1931-Bellingham, Washington
Planting Seeds of Friendship throughout our Community
January Topic:
The Importance of Native Plants
The January 7, 2026 meeting of the Birchwood Garden Club will be held in the Rotunda Room of the Old City
Hall Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, WA 98225. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
The speakers for the evening will be Bay Renaud and Angie O’Hare from Plantas nativa LLC.
They will talk about the importance of native plants and how to utilize them in your own yard, not only for beauty, but also for the pollinators, birds, and our planet’s future.
Bay and Angie have been dedicated to helping people
understand Northwest native plants for many years. Plantas nativa specializes in offering 100% native NW species and has over 200 species in stock, including
favorites like penstemon, red columbine, flowering currant, trillium, camas, iris, lily, and more.
The stock is available in a variety of sizes and is obtained from licensed and inspected growers
who pride themselves in growing healthy stock from seed (not removed from nature).
The Birchwood Garden Club is accepting applications from non-profit organizations in Whatcom and Skagit counties to help support projects that are related to horticulture, agriculture or related fields. Applications for up to $500 can be found at birchwoodgardenclub.org and will be accepted until December 31 and awarded in February.
Birchwood Garden Club membership is open to anyone in Whatcom or Skagit Counties. You are invited to join us at our monthly meetings where we will have membership brochures to join. Check out our website, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org to see the fun activities and community services our club does! You can also join us on Instagram and Facebook @ Birchwood Garden Club.

Open Jam!
2026-01-07 19:00 - 23:00
A FREE Open Mic Style Jam Session
We are so back!!
Formerly known as Jam:30, Blue Room’s open mic style jam session returns
Additional information:
Open Jam is a free form instrumental/vocal jam session with signups by instrument. It is a casual environment to practice your skills and meet new people. If you don’t play an instrument – simply sit back and enjoy the show!
Blue Room provides a drumset, piano, electric guitar, and various auxiliary percussion instruments. We encourage everyone to bring an instrument of their own!
Admission is free! Signups begin at 7pm and jamming starts closer to 8pm

The Gateway Comedy Show
2026-01-08 19:00 - 23:00
Stand-up comedians take to the stage and tell their BEST jokes, then they go to an undisclosed location to get WAY too high, only to come back to the stage and ATTEMPT to tell more jokes completely baked.
Hosted by Mike Masilotti
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TICKETS
🎟️ VIP Seating – $30 Online | $40 At The Door
The VIP Seating ticket gives you a guaranteed seat at the event in a prime location of the venue. Your seat will be reserved and held for you no matter what time you make it to the venue. If you want to sit with a group, make sure you buy all of the tickets in one order to guarantee that.
🎟️ General Admission – $20 Online | $30 At The Door
The General Admission ticket gives you admission to the event. So come early, grab a seat and get a drink before the show!
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DETAILS
📅 Thursday January 8th | Ages 21+
⏰ Doors @ 7:00 PM | Show @ 7:30 PM
📍 Blue Room
🗺️ 202 E Holly St 301 , #401, Bellingham, WA 98227

Blue Room Presents | Haveyouseenthiswoman, Sweet Illusion, Sunday Lemonade
2026-01-09 19:00 - 23:00
A live rock show featuring:
Have you seen this woman?
A four piece alternative rock band from Bellingham, Washington
Sweet Illusion is a Bellingham based blues pop group. They’re 60% ginger but full of soul. With songs inspired by the joys and sorrows of everyday life, they will fill your night with lively songs drawing inspiration from classic rock, funk, and soul. Fronted by powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Jacqueline Stefanoff, their songs explore themes of love, identity, and the human experience in a chaotic world. Their music is as lively as it is contemplative, a groovy invitation to allow you to feel deeply and dance freely.
Sunday Lemonade

Mini Ballers
2026-01-10 10:00 - 2026-01-31 11:15
Sign up today for this fun series of classes that provide young children
with a positive introduction to team sports. Kids and adults will play together while coaches lead activities, drills, and mini games helping to build basic skills along
with sportsmanship and community. Each session includes four classes focusing on a different sport each week. Featured sports include soccer, football, basketball, and baseball. Pre-registration required.
DAY/DATES: Saturdays / January 10-31
TIME: 10:00-11:15 am
AGES: 4-6 years and accompanied by an adult
LOCATION: Bloedel Donovan Community Building
COST: $60
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search/detail/40742?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Muay Thai Kickboxing Workshops
2026-01-10 11:00 - 2026-03-21 13:00
Learn the sport of Muay Thai Kickboxing in this workshop
with two former professional MMA and Muay Thai
fighters. Learn basic footwork, punching, kicking, and
pad holding techniques. In the second half of the day,
you’ll get a taste of a full Muay Thai class. No need to buy
any gear—everything will be provided! Bring a water
bottle and wear athletic clothes you can move freely in
DAY/DATES: Saturdays /
January 10, February 21, March 21
TIME: 11:00 am-1:00 pm
AGES: 16 years and older
LOCATION: West Coast Fight Club, 110 W Stuart Rd
COST: $20 per date

An evening of Dance Short Films
2026-01-11 15:00 - 16:30
Documenting Grace
An evening of shorts
January 11, 2026 @ 3:00
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
kuntzandco.orgSponsored by CASCADIA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
DANCING IN SILK – Since the early 1990s, the art of Khmer classical ballet has found a new life in the ethnic neighborhood of Cambodia Town in Long Beach, California with the passion of Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, master dancer and survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Today, it is up to Khannia Ok, her protégé, to transmit this knowledge to a new generation of Cambodian-Americans, especially young girls, who grew up far from their roots.
BLIND DANCER – We follow Lisa a blind librarian (Oslo) as she travels to dance with Europe’s only professional blind dancer, Said Gharbi, (Brussels). The two of them meet and make a duet over two weeks and on the last night they dance through the city of Brussels.
FROM THERE TO HERE – The film follows the women who lead Kolkata Sanved: a nonprofit in Kolkata, India, that uses dance as a means to help survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other forms of abuse, “release trauma, develop confidence, and identify their own potentials as human beings—rather than as victims.”

Relax and Restore
2026-01-12 18:00 - 2026-03-09 19:00
Description: Relieve stress, relax and restore
with a guided meditation, healing
sounds and movement with
licensed therapist, Layla Jasper.
Learn tools to add more relaxation
to your life. Bring a cozy set up
including a pillow, blanket and cushy yoga mat.
DAY/DATES: Mondays / January 12, February 9, March 9
TIME: 6:00-7:00 pm
AGES: 18 years and older
COST: $15 each date. Pre-registration is required
Website: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=relax%20%26%20restore&viewMode=list

Super Smash LIVE
2026-01-14 19:00 - 23:00
Play in casual games or a tournament with a LIVE soundtrack from Super Smash Bros provided by The Fifth!
With setups for Smash, Ultimate and Melee – Extra Controllers will be provided
Featuring
The Fifth – A jazz, funk and fusion band from Bellingham Washington playing the Super Smash soundtrack LIVE for the first time!

Dry January N/A Tasting
2026-01-15 16:00 - 18:00
Dry January Tasting, try non-alcoholic products before you buy! Thursday January 15th from 4pm to 6pm. Other food and drink available all night, tickets are $5 get yours today, or at the door, first come first serve.

Stand up comedy with Tanael Joachim - The Alien Everywhere Tour
2026-01-15 19:00 - 23:00
TJ takes his new standup tour to Bellingham
Immigration, death, grief, belonging, love. It’s all to be made fun of on this new show!
Fresh off a TV pilot filmed for FX, Haitian comedian TJ is back on the road with new jokes about love, death, grief, and immigration. Come for the same fresh, incisive, and caustic wit, stay for the poetry of laughter to be found within the darkest of subjects.

Jump Start 2026
2026-01-16 18:00 - 2026-01-18 12:00
Jump Start 2026: Permission Granted
Give yourself permission for whatever you need—to rest, pivot, dream bigger, quit, or start over. Join us for three transformational days with five expert coaches specializing in productivity, mindset, wellness, relationships, and life coaching. Leave with a 90-day game plan, actionable tools, and a room full of women who get it. This isn’t another goal-setting workshop—it’s where expert coaching becomes accessible and permission replaces performance.
January 16-18, 2026 | Hotel Bellwether

Open Roller Skate
2026-01-16 18:00 - 2026-03-20 19:00
Come out every third Friday to Depot Market Square for free skate! Bring your own roller skates or inlines. Helmets and pads (elbow, knee, and wrist) recommended.
DAY/DATES: Fridays / January 16, February 20, March 20
TIME: 6:00-8:00 pm
AGES: All (under 18 accompanied by an adult)
LOCATION: Depot Market Square
COST: FREE

Blue Room Presents | Third Space, Escapade, Sonitus
2026-01-16 19:00 - 23:00
A live rock show featuring:
Third Space
Escapade
Sonitus

Ski Tuning Workshop
2026-01-16 19:00 - 2026-03-20 20:30
Join Backcountry Essentials for a hands-on Ski Tuning Workshop!
Whether you’re new to tuning or looking to sharpen your skills, the professionals will guide you through the essentials of ski maintenance—covering edge
sharpening and waxing techniques. Learn how to keep your gear in top shape for the slopes this season, ensuring a smoother, faster ride. Perfect for skiers of all levels. Bring your skis! All materials provided!
DAY/DATES: Fridays /
January 16, February 20, March 20
TIME: 7:00-8:30 pm
AGES: 16 years and older
LOCATION: Backcountry Essentials, 1417 N. State St.
COST: $20 per date
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=ski%20tuning&viewMode=list

Biosphere
2026-01-16 19:30 - 2026-01-25 21:30
Bellingham TheatreWorks presents Biosphere, a comedy/drama inspired by the dramatic story of Biosphere 2, a controversial environmental experiment in 1991/1992. Four people are sealed in an airtight dome in the desert. For two years they must survive debilitating hunger and dwindling oxygen. But mostly, they must survive each other.
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
1314 Harris Ave, Bellingham
January 16, 17, 23, 24 @ 7:30 pm
January 18, 25 @ 5:00 pm
Tickets: $25 www.BellinghamTheatreWorks.org

Nurturing Your Inner Garden: A Four-Part Sound Bath Series
2026-01-17 18:30 - 2026-04-19 20:00
As we enter 2026, a year of new beginnings, this four-part sound bath series invites you to nurture your inner garden. Each month focuses on a different stage of growth, from planting intentions to tending what is starting to sprout. Gentle movement, breathing practices, journaling, and guided relaxation help prepare you for a 60–70-minute sound journey with gongs, bowls, chimes,
and more. Attend one or all, each workshop offers a complete experience on its own.
DAYS/DATES: Saturday / Sunday
January 17, February 8, March 8, and April 19
TIME: 6:30-8:00 pm
AGES: 7 years and older
LOCATION: Fairhaven Library Auditorium
COST: $36 per session, $108 full series
WEBSITE: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=inner%20garden&viewMode=list

New Moon Gong & Sound Bath Meditation
2026-01-18 09:40 - 11:00
Be renewed and soothed with a deeply relaxing soundscape with Kristi. Bring a warm blanket, plenty of padding for your comfort and a small pillow for your
head. Wear something comfortable to settle in and allow the waves of cosmic sound from artisan gongs
and harmonizing singing bowls to carry you away. Rise rejuvenated, connected and centered.
Pre-registration required.
DAY/DATE: Sunday / January 18
TIME: 10:00-11:00 am, check-in 9:40 am
AGES: 13 years and older
LOCATION: Cordata Park Pavilion
COST: $28
WEBSITE: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=new%20moon%20gong&viewMode=list

David Syre: Mind and Method at Work
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00
Cordata Gallery is pleased to invite you to ‘David Syre: Mind and Method at Work’, an exhibition focused on the wide range of techniques that make David Syre such a unique artist. From his earliest drawings to his most recent paintings, this exhibition is the first opportunity to experience works from years of experimentation all in one place. ‘Mind and Method at Work’ is more than a title—it is the living process behind David Syre’s entire artistic journey and we invite you to be part of it.

Books By the Bay Book Fair
2026-01-19 11:00 - 16:00
Join Chanticleer Book Reviews at Village Books for the “Books By the Bay Book Fair!” Meet bestselling authors and find your next great read! This is an annual event co-sponsored by Village Books and Chanticleer Book Reviews. Free, family-friendly event!

The Depths of Imagination
2026-01-22 09:00 - 16:00
Sign up for a one-of-a-kind adventure — Imagine Children’s Museum in Everett. This award-winning museum features three floors of exploration, exhibits, and
hands-on fun! After a quick lunch break we’ll spend our afternoon swimming at the Skagit Valley YMCA.
COST: $65
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search/detail/40748?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true
