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  • Books By the Bay Book Fair

    Join Chanticleer Book Reviews at Village Books for the "Books By the Bay Book Fair!" Meet bestselling authors and find your...

  • The Depths of Imagination

    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

  • Fire & Story

    Visit the Bellingham Waterfront for a 3-night, family-friendly gathering of folk, light, and lore on January 22-24, 2026. Fire & Story is back and better than ever! With sculptural handcrafted wood-burning fires, light art installations, captivating performers, a diverse musical lineup, and multi-sensory experiences, Fire & Story will warm your soul during the cold of winter. Visit the four immersive stages you know and love,...

  • Sami Braman, Allison De Groot, and Quin Bachand

    Bellingham Folk Festival Presents: Join us in welcoming the 2026 Folk Festival with a seated listening concert featuring a debut performance from this stunning new trio! Welcome to the 2026...

  • Benny Sidelinger with an opening set from Jeffrey Scott Mack

    Welcome to the 2026 edition and the 12th annual Bellingham Folk Festival! The lights dim, and the room fades. A band hovers on stage right, but on the stage it's just Benny now. The ancient banjo begins to hum, then sing, then rip. With fingers moving impossibly fast, the music begins to vibrate and glow. Transitioning to another song he...

  • Puzzle Hustle

    Join us for a night of fun where teams of up to four people will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the same jigsaw puzzle — the three fastest teams win prizes! Pre-registration is required. DAY/DATES: Fridays / January 23 or March 6 TIME: 6:00-7:30 pm AGES: All ages LOCATION: Bloedel Donovan Community Building COST: $30 per team per date (maximum 4 people per team, only 1 member registers for the team) https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/bellingham/activity/search?locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=puzzle&viewMode=list

  • Tradwife Stringband: Old Time Ingenues

    Welcome to the 2026 edition and the 12th annual Bellingham Folk Festival! Indulge in a respite from our troublesome, wearisome, modernsome world with the Tradwife stringband! Featuring Tradwife stringband is a quintet of biological women and Moose, traveling the country with some traditional old time music and values.

  • Fix It Fair

    FREE * clothing mending * small appliance repair * knife sharpening * Education * Good VIbes Many of these menders are happy to show you how to do repairs yourself in the future if you are interested in learning. If not, come down and take advantage of their expertise, and let them make repairs for you. This event is free or...

  • Bits and Bobs Assemblage Workshop with Renee Scherrer of Social Fabric

    https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/bits-and-bobs-assemblage-workshop/ Join Renee Sherrer of Social Fabric for an assemblage sculpture workshop inspired by Io Palmer’s installation, Meander (on view through Jan 25). Palmer’s mixed media work evokes the complex nature of the human experience through color, shape, and texture. In this workshop, we’ll take inspiration from Meander to create an expression of ourselves using various bits, bobs,...

  • Femme in Folk V2 ft. Zaia, Wyatt and Willow

    Welcome to the 2026 edition and the 12th annual Bellingham Folk Festival! For the final show of the 2026 Folk Festival we will be bringing back our Femme in Folk show from last year, which features local, iconic female folk performers! Join us to celebrate them and their music in the final show of the festival. Featuring: Zaia, Wyatt & Willow is the collaborative project of three Bellingham songwriters Zaia Grace,...

  • Illuminight

    An evening of local artistic celebration, we illuminate the Skagit River Walk in Mount Vernon with hundreds of luminaries, watch local performances, and finish the evening with an illuminating processional through downtown Mount Vernon. On Friday, January 30th, gather with us at 5pm at the Skagit River Walk in Mount Vernon (509 Main Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273) to start the magically glowing evening. For more information go to www.mountvernonwa.gov/parks or...