• Solstice Splash

    Join us at the Community Boating Center for our biggest Solstice Splash celebration and fundraiser yet! Celebrate the longest day of the year with sailing, paddling, and waterfront fun on Bellingham Bay, guided by CBC's talented youth sailors and instructors. Enjoy live music, giant bubbles, raffle prizes, and try your hand at our first-ever dunk tank for the chance to send a few CBC staff members swimming (we're scared). Tickets include a meal from Sammies Vegan and...

  • Gale Pfueller Track Classic

    Get ready for some fun running on the track! All ages are invited to join in. Gather your friends and family to enter a relay race or see how fast you can run a mile...

  • BAAY Summer Bash

    Kick off the summer with your friends from BAAY! The Summer Bash is a family-friendly celebration of creativity, connection, and joy. This year’s festivities will include fun games and activities, food and drinks for purchase, plus some special performances celebrating the past year of BAAY productions. Doors open at 2:00 PM with a showcase from 3:00-5:00 PM. Admission is by donation — all proceeds go...

  • Walking Meditation + Sound Bath

    Join Ruby to celebrate the solstice and new moon with at least 15 minutes of walking meditation followed by an hour-long sound bath. Bring a yoga mat, blanket or sleeping bag, and dress appropriately! DAY/DATES/TIMES: Session 1: Solstice Saturday /...

  • Live Music – Saltwater Cowboys

    Join us in the Acme Diner Beer Garden for a relaxing summer night of live music with the Saltwater Cowboys! Bringing their signature blend of trop-rock and island-inspired country music, the Saltwater Cowboys deliver feel-good tunes that are perfect for kicking back with friends and enjoying a beautiful evening outdoors. Featuring guitarist Michael Handron and special guest percussionist Scott Brown-Davis, this talented duo creates a fun,...

  • Bellingham Bike Swap

    The Bellingham Bike Swap allows the Bellingham Community to purchase pre-owned bikes or gear at a lower cost, enabling them to experience the joys and benefits of biking. The Bellingham Bike Swap...

  • Bellingham Bike Swap

    Bellingham Bike Swap! https://letsshiftgears.org/bikeswap Fishermen's Pavilion - Zuanich Point Park Drop off Gear: 7:30 - 10:00 am Shop the Swap: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Celebrate Fathers Day by bringing Dad to the Bellingham Bike Swap and gearing up the whole family for summer biking! The Bellingham Bike Swap allows the community to purchase pre-owned bikes or gear at a lower cost, enabling our community to experience the joys and benefits of...

  • Father’s Day Car Show

    One of Whatcom County’s largest car shows is expected to draw approximately 250 classic and modified cars and trucks Sunday, June 21 for the 10th-annual Father’s Day Car Show at...

  • Bellingham Bike Swap

    The Bellingham Bike Swap allows the community to purchase preowned bikes or gear at a lower cost, enabling our community to experience the joys and benefits of biking. The Bike Swap is a space for community members to sell, shop, and simply share in the greatness of the Bellingham outdoor community. 30% of each sale will be donated to Shifting Gears to help support our programs that help break barriers preventing women from experiencing the...

  • Golden Jubilee at Chuckanut Bay Distillery

    Golden Jubilee at Chuckanut Bay Distillery Sunday June 21st 4-9PM 1309 Cornwall Ave Bellingham WA Please join us for an acoustic assembly of rare musical decadence with celebration and salutation marking the 50th birthday for a stranger and friend. Featuring a handful from...

  • Ready, Set, Explore! Backpacking 101

    Part 1 of a three-part outdoor education series presented by Backcountry Essentials and North Cascades Institute Thinking about heading into...

  • Jazz with cellist Ben Shirley and saxophonist Jeff Crompton

    Bellingham Music Club presents celebrated musicians saxophonist Jeff Crompton and cellist Benjamin Shirley as they perform for the first time on the West Coast. Hailing from Atlanta, Crompton and Shirley combine composition and improvisation to create richly textured music poised between contemporary chamber music and jazz. Hear them on Thursday, June...