Olympic Peninsula Events Calendar
The Olympic Peninsula Events Calendar is a listing of nearly all local events, activities, and fairs and festivals. Here is where you'll find the fun happenings in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks, Port Townsend, and farther afield on the rest of the Olympic Peninsula!
As events are scheduled, this page may also cover activities in the Olympic National Park and the rest of the Olympic Peninsula from Ocean Shores in the west of the Olympic Peninsula to Aberdeen and Hoquiam, and the Hood Canal in the east.
We will feature things do, places to go, and possibly even shopping/dining options that are fun and memorable. There will also be information about community outreaches, such as fundraisers and volunteer opportunities. Whether you're a visitor to our quaint town or a kind-hearted local, we're glad you found us!.
Where possible, locations below are linked to Google Maps.
Some of our listings may be longer reads. This is because Suzie Scribbles, our roving reporter, has visited the events and has left a review.
Some events may be available year around - this link will take you straight to that information!
Our events page is organized chronologically, so just click the month here on the list to find fun and interesting things to do. (Helpful hint: some events will be during 2 months, so browse the month beforehand to make sure you don't miss anything.)
Maybe you are looking by holiday, festival, or event. Here's our handy list of major events, so click the green links to find what your looking for:
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Joyce Days/Blackberry Festival | |
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Labor Day |
Oktoberfest |
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Halloween |
Veterans Day |
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Thanksgiving |
Christmas |
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New Years Eve 31 Dec 2023 |
New Years Day, 1 Jan 2024 |
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St Patricks Day |
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Fathers Day |
Olympic Peninsula Events in August 2023
Port Angeles Farmers Market
Summer Nights
Time/Date: 2 Aug 2023, 9 Aug 2023,16 Aug 2023,23 Aug 2023,30 Aug 2023, 4pm-7pm
Event: Port Angeles Farmers Market Summer Nights
Location/Venue: Gateway Transit Center
Address: 125 East. Front Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: Front and Lincoln
Parking: Limited free parking on the street. Paid parking lot across the street behind Kokopelli.
Cost: Free, but bring money for great shopping
Website: http://farmersmarketportangeles.com/market/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PAFarmersMarket/
Details: Shop for decor, gifts, and treats all made by local artisans and vendors. Interested in good health or gourmet eating? The market has loads of local fresh organic produce, or even plant starts if you want to turn your thumb green and become self sufficient. Since all of the produce is local, you get it at the peak of ripeness, and any seeds you harvest will grow quite happily in your backyard.
NEWSFLASH!!! PAFM is open Wednesday nights during summer, 28 June - 30 Aug 2023. The evening hours are 4-7 pm, so you have time to swing by before Wednesday evening church service. Need to do a little grocery shopping? Lots of the local farmers will be there with fresh produce. Bring the family! Well behaved kids and pets are welcome ;)
Time/Date: 4 Aug 2023
Event: Free admission to Olympic National Park
Location/Venue: Olympic National Park
Address: Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: The park is absolutely huge with several entrances. You can go to the Visitor Center, or search the park on GPS and get directed to the entrance closest to your location.
Parking: Part of admission.
Website: Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Facebook: National Parks Free Entrance Day
myportangeles.com page for Olympic National Park: we've got tons of information about the park. Click our link to find out lots more! We also have lots of pages with details about the park for whatever you need to know:
Beaches
Camping
Hurricane Ridge
Lodging
Pictures
Rainforest
Restaurants
Vacation
Visitor Center
Details: 5 days per year, ALL National Parks are free admission. America's beautiful national parks are famous world wide. Reset and de-stress by spending a day in nature. Honorably discharged veterans get lifetime free admission to national parks, and the parks also sell different passes, including lifetime passes.
Restrictions: The 5 days per year with free admission are:
Martin Luther King Jr Day (January)
first day of National Park Week (April)
the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (August)
National Public Lands Day (September)
Veterans Day (November)
Joyce Daze - Wild Blackberry Festival
When: First Saturday in August (August 5, 2023)
Location: Joyce WA
Website: https://joycedaze.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoyceDaze2016
Cost: Free, but bring money for vendors and pies.
Event and entertainment schedule: https://joycedaze.org/schedule-of-events/
Every year on the first Saturday in August, the town of Joyce, Washington, holds its Wild Blackberry Festival called Joyce Daze. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for scholarships to local graduating seniors, emergency equipment and other local initiatives. There is a breakfast, a parade, a craft fair, entertainment, a pie baking contest, and games for children. They even have SLUG RACING!!! Enjoy a parade down the middle of Hwy 112, plus a street fair. It starts with a pancake breakfast and ends with a raffle, so it's day full of fun.
By August, every wild blackberry in the general vicinity of Joyce and beyond has been picked and baked into dozens upon dozens of sweet and juicy wild blackberry pies. They cut and serve slices of blackberry pie at the festival, plus sell them whole. Come early and score yourself a pie before they run out (they WILL run out)!
Line Dancing
Time/Date: 530-630 PM, 2nd Sunday of the month, 13 August 2023, 10 September 2023, etc.
Event: Line Dancing
Location/Venue: Finnriver - Finnriver is an organic farm & orchard and artisan cidery in the Chimacum Valley on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Address: 124 Center RD, Chimacum, WA, 98325
Cost: By Donation
Website: https://www.finnriver.com/
Facebook: Line Dancing at Finnriver
Phone: (360) 339 - 8478
Email: info @ finnriver. com
Details: Join instructor Alanna Johnson for an all-ages, all-skill level introduction to line dancing! A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. This is a fun way to get moving through the winter and share joy and camaraderie with your community. This class is offered by donation and will meet in the Finnriver pavilion on the second Sundays through the winter, starting at 5:30pm.
String & Shadow: Puppet Theater
Tickets and more details coming soon.
When: Thursday, August 17th
Location: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: (360) 457 - 3532
Email: info @ pafac. org
Gallery Hours: Thurs- Sun 11AM- 5PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portangelesfinearts/
Website:
Facebook:
Cost:
The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is thrilled to host a performance of "SHIP OF FOOLS: a Giant Puppet Odyssey" by String and Shadow! Combining larger than life puppetry with magical realism, String and Shadow will wow audiences with captivating storytelling.
Email:
Website: String and Shadow
Instagram: String and Shadow
Facebook: String and Shadow
Youtube: String and Shadow
WHERE TO PARK: We have space in our lot for 30 cars and there is ample parking throughout the neighborhood. Additional parking lots are available at Franklin Elementary School or at Peninsula College on Lauridsen Blvd (3-5 minute walk)
We have one accessible parking spot near on next to the Gallery and drop-offs are welcome as well for those who need assistance getting into the gallery. Check with the parking attendant on Jones Street.
BDJ - Concert on the Pier
When: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023 AT 6 PM – 8 PM
Location: Port Angeles City Pier
Directions: On the Waterfront, East of Port Angeles Wharf, behind the Feiro Marine Life Center.
Parking: some free, some paid.
Email: blackdiamondjunction @ gmail. com
Website: https://www.blackdiamondjunction.com/
Facebook: Black Diamond Concert on the Pier
Cost: Free!
Have a day out listening to classic rock spanning the years 1960-2000. Dig out your concert t-shirts and hoodies to relive the best of times and the music that defined it. We wrap up the annual summer concert series in Port Angeles.
Olympic Peninsula Events in September 2023
Black Diamond Junction - Free Labor Day outdoor concert
When: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 AT 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: John Wayne’s Rustic Waterfront Resort, 2634 W Sequim Bay Rd, Sequim, WA 98382-8421, United States
Phone: (360) 681 - 3853
Email: blackdiamondjunction @ gmail. com
Website: https://www.blackdiamondjunction.com/
Facebook: Black Diamond Junction Labor Day Concert
Cost: FREE!
Have a day out listening to classic rock from 1960-2000. Dig out your concert t-shirts and hoodies to relive the best of times and the music that defined it.
Sprint Boat Racing
Where: Extreme Sports Park, 2917 W Edgewood Dr, Port Angeles, WA 98383.
When: September 9-10, 2023
Youtube: https://youtu.be/RyV6u8qnvQ4
Website: https://www.extremesportspark.net/
The sprint boat races are a family fun event. Racers come from all over the world to test their mettle on the speed course. Watch the boats zoom through the twists and turns, or become one with the land after a harrowing "out of water experience." There are lots of great food and drink vendors. RV's can be parked on site. Seriously, check out previous races on Youtube.
Line Dancing
Time/Date: 530-630 PM, 2nd Sunday of the month, 10 September 2023, etc.
Event: Line Dancing
Location/Venue: Finnriver - Finnriver is an organic farm & orchard and artisan cidery in the Chimacum Valley on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Address: 124 Center RD, Chimacum, WA, 98325
Cost: By Donation
Website: https://www.finnriver.com/
Facebook: Line Dancing at Finnriver
Phone: (360) 339 - 8478
Email: info @ finnriver. com
Details: Join instructor Alanna Johnson for an all-ages, all-skill level introduction to line dancing! A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. This is a fun way to get moving through the winter and share joy and camaraderie with your community. This class is offered by donation and will meet in the Finnriver pavilion on the second Sundays through the winter, starting at 5:30pm.
Time/Date: Friday, 15-17 Sept 2023, 9am-5pm (Fri/Sat), 9am-3pm (Sun)
Event: Classic Gun and Knife Show
Location/Venue: Vern Burton Community Center
Address: 308 E 4th St, Port Angeles, WA, 98362
Directions: 4th and Peabody
Parking: Free and plenty of it.
Cost:
Website: https://www.falcongunshow.com/
Email: falconevents @ protonmail. com
Phone: (425) 381 - 9044
Details: Enjoy a Classic Gun and Knife show. There will be lots of vendors for a wide range of products, including munchies. If you would like to be a vendor, you can sign up at the website.
Restrictions: Falcon Productions is devoted to gun safety. There are rules for the show on the website. Please review all rules before attending.
Time/Date: 23 Sep 2023
Event: Free admission to Olympic National Park
Location/Venue: Olympic National Park
Address: Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: The park is absolutely huge with several entrances. You can go to the Visitor Center, or search the park on GPS and get directed to the entrance closest to your location.
Parking: Part of admission.
Website: Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Facebook: National Parks Free Entrance Day
myportangeles.com page for Olympic National Park: we've got tons of information about the park. Click our link to find out lots more! We also have lots of pages with details about the park for whatever you need to know:
Beaches
Camping
Hurricane Ridge
Lodging
Pictures
Rainforest
Restaurants
Vacation
Visitor Center
Details: 5 days per year, ALL National Parks are free admission. America's beautiful national parks are famous world wide. Reset and de-stress by spending a day in nature. Honorably discharged veterans get lifetime free admission to national parks, and the parks also sell different passes, including lifetime passes.
Restrictions: The 5 days per year with free admission are:
Martin Luther King Jr Day (January)
first day of National Park Week (April)
the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (August)
National Public Lands Day (September)
Veterans Day (November)
Olympic Peninsula Events in October 2023
Time/Date: Friday, 13-15 October 2023, 9am-5pm (Fri/Sat), 9am-3pm (Sun)
Event: Classic Gun and Knife Show
Location/Venue: Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Address: 4907 Landes St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Directions:
Parking:
Cost:
Website: https://www.falcongunshow.com/
Email: falconevents @ protonmail. com
Phone: (425) 381 - 9044
Details: Enjoy a Classic Gun and Knife show. There will be lots of vendors for a wide range of products, including munchies. If you would like to be a vendor, you can sign up at the website.
Restrictions: Falcon Productions is devoted to gun safety. There are rules for the show on the website. Please review all rules before attending.
Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival
STAY TUNED! WE WILL BE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET IT!
When: SATURDAY, October 21, 2023, 5-9PM
Location: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: (360) 457 - 3532
Email: info @ pafac. org
Gallery Hours: Thurs- Sun 11AM- 5PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portangelesfinearts/
Website: http://www.pafac.org/fall festival
Facebook:
Cost:
As the days grow shorter and we look for fresh ways to continue to illuminate our daily lives, we invite you to join us us for the Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival!
Register for a pumpkin carving workshop or join us for the evening festivities with a pumpkin walk through Webster’s Woods, a live spooky reading in the courtyard, warm drinks and snacks, an evening visit to the gallery for our autumn exhibition and art stations and activities.
We would love your support to sustain this free family friendly community event. Join us as a sponsor.
WHERE TO PARK: We have space in our lot for 30 cars and there is ample parking throughout the neighborhood. Additional parking lots are available at Franklin Elementary School or at Peninsula College on Lauridsen Blvd (3-5 minute walk)
We have one accessible parking spot near on next to the Gallery and drop-offs are welcome as well for those who need assistance getting into the gallery. Check with the parking attendant on Jones Street.
Time/Date: Friday, 20-22 October 2023, 9am-5pm (Fri/Sat), 9am-3pm (Sun)
Event: Classic Gun and Knife Show
Location/Venue: Silverdale Beach Hotel
Address: 3073 NW Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale, WA 98383
Directions:
Parking:
Cost:
Website: https://www.falcongunshow.com/
Email: falconevents @ protonmail. com
Phone: (425) 381 - 9044
Details: Enjoy a Classic Gun and Knife show. There will be lots of vendors for a wide range of products, including munchies. If you would like to be a vendor, you can sign up at the website.
Restrictions: Falcon Productions is devoted to gun safety. There are rules for the show on the website. Please review all rules before attending.
Olympic Peninsula Events in November 2023
Time/Date: 11Nov2023
Event: Free admission to Olympic National Park
Location/Venue: Olympic National Park
Address: Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: The park is absolutely huge with several entrances. You can go to the Visitor Center, or search the park on GPS and get directed to the entrance closest to your location.
Parking: Part of admission.
Website: Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Facebook: National Parks Free Entrance Day
myportangeles.com page for Olympic National Park: we've got tons of information about the park. Click our link to find out lots more! We also have lots of pages with details about the park for whatever you need to know:
Beaches
Camping
Hurricane Ridge
Lodging
Pictures
Rainforest
Restaurants
Vacation
Visitor Center
Details: 5 days per year, ALL National Parks are free admission. America's beautiful national parks are famous world wide. Reset and de-stress by spending a day in nature. Honorably discharged veterans get lifetime free admission to national parks, and the parks also sell different passes, including lifetime passes.
Restrictions: The 5 days per year with free admission are:
Martin Luther King Jr Day (January)
first day of National Park Week (April)
the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (August)
National Public Lands Day (September)
Veterans Day (November)
Olympic Peninsula Events in December 2023
Wintertide Festival of Lights
When: 5-8PM, RAIN OR SHINE, SAT. DEC. 10TH, 2023
Location: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: (360) 457 - 3532
Email: info @ pafac. org
Gallery Hours: Thurs- Sun 11AM- 5PM
Youtube: Wintertide Festival of Lights
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portangelesfinearts/
Website: Wintertide Festival of Lights
Facebook: Summertide Solstice Art Festival
Cost:
This is an event you don't want to miss! Join us for our final festival of the year as we take to the woods in celebration.
Enjoy a community inspired lantern walk, lighted art illuminating the forest paths, food & drink vendors, interactive glow in the dark art stations, thrilling performances down in the meadow, music, and our Makers Market in the gallery.
WHERE TO PARK: We have space in our lot for 30 cars and there is ample parking throughout the neighborhood. Additional parking lots are available at Franklin Elementary School or at Peninsula College on Lauridsen Blvd (3-5 minute walk)
We have one accessible parking spot near on next to the Gallery and drop-offs are welcome as well for those who need assistance getting into the gallery. Check with the parking attendant on Jones Street.
Olympic Peninsula Events in January 2024
Time/Date: 15 January 2024
Event: Free admission to Olympic National Park
Location/Venue: Olympic National Park
Address: Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: The park is absolutely huge with several entrances. You can go to the Visitor Center, or search the park on GPS and get directed to the entrance closest to your location.
Parking: Part of admission.
Website: Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Facebook: National Parks Free Entrance Day
myportangeles.com page for Olympic National Park: we've got tons of information about the park. Click our link to find out lots more! We also have lots of pages with details about the park for whatever you need to know:
Beaches
Camping
Hurricane Ridge
Lodging
Pictures
Rainforest
Restaurants
Vacation
Visitor Center
Details: 5 days per year, ALL National Parks are free admission. America's beautiful national parks are famous world wide. Reset and de-stress by spending a day in nature. Honorably discharged veterans get lifetime free admission to national parks, and the parks also sell different passes, including lifetime passes.
Restrictions: The 5 days per year with free admission are:
Martin Luther King Jr Day (January)
first day of National Park Week (April)
the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (August)
National Public Lands Day (September)
Veterans Day (November)
Olympic Peninsula Events in February 2024
Olympic Peninsula Events in March 2024
Darrel, the local celebrity Big Foot, will be the Guest of Honor. He will also be appearing at other local events until then.Check out our SquatchCon page on MyPortAngeles!
Events, shop and swap, panels, parties, munchies, and more!
Time/Date: Thursday March 21- Sunday March 24, 2024
Event: 3rd annual Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention
Website: https://www.squatchconpa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/squatchconpa
Email: info @ squatchconpa. com
Details: Port Angeles’ 3rd Annual Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention has been confirmed!. SquatchCon is a celebration of the unique art, culture, and legends that grow in the misty mountains of the Olympic Peninsula. Stay tuned for more details!
Olympic Peninsula Events in April 2024
Time/Date: TBD, April 2024
Event: Free admission to Olympic National Park
Location/Venue: Olympic National Park
Address: Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Directions: The park is absolutely huge with several entrances. You can go to the Visitor Center, or search the park on GPS and get directed to the entrance closest to your location.
Parking: Part of admission.
Website: Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Facebook: National Parks Free Entrance Day
myportangeles.com page for Olympic National Park: we've got tons of information about the park. Click our link to find out lots more! We also have lots of pages with details about the park for whatever you need to know:
Beaches
Camping
Hurricane Ridge
Lodging
Pictures
Rainforest
Restaurants
Vacation
Visitor Center
Details: 5 days per year, ALL National Parks are free admission. America's beautiful national parks are famous world wide. Reset and de-stress by spending a day in nature. Honorably discharged veterans get lifetime free admission to national parks, and the parks also sell different passes, including lifetime passes.
Restrictions: The 5 days per year with free admission are:
Martin Luther King Jr Day (January)
first day of National Park Week (April)
the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (August)
National Public Lands Day (September)
Veterans Day (November)
Olympic Peninsula Events in May 2024
including Memorial Day, Sequim Irrigation Festival, and Mother's Day
Olympic Peninsula Events in June 2024
Olympic Peninsula Events in July 2023
Including 4th of July/Independence Day and the Lavender Festival
Olympic Peninsula Events: Year Round Fun and Activities
Port Angeles Farmers Market
Location: Downtown Port Angeles at the corner of Front and Lincoln in the Gateway Center by the local bus terminal.
The Port Angeles Farmers Market is open year round. Every Saturday from 10-2 pm. Local food vendors and artisans are featured with unique creations and tasty treats.
William Shore Aquatic Center
Location: 225 E 5th St Port Angeles, WA 98362. Located at the corner of 5th and Lincoln, across from Safeway. Plenty of parking in front and back.
Website: https://www.sacpa.org/
Facebook: https://www.Facebook.Com/williamshorepool/
Phone: +1 (360) 775 - 2119
Email: info @ sacpa. org
Don’t let winter blues and aching joints get you down. The Shore Aquatic Center is open with heated pools to blow off cabin fever, work on those New Year’s Resolutions to exercise (the gyms are packed and nobody wants to be outside right now), or get a lovely hot soak in the Jacuzzi. You can get a membership (worth every penny) or just the occasional day pass. There are year round swim and fitness classes for everyone 1 – 100. There is a very shallow area for small children, and floaty life vests until the little ones learn to swim. They even have steaming hot showers once you’re done. Stop by to warm up, exercise, and de-stress.
Port Angeles Community Playhouse
"Bringing You the Magic of Live Community Theater"
Location: 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Ample Free Parking Is Available in The Theater Lot
Phone: +1 (360) 452 - 6651
Email: pacommunityplayers @ hotmail. com
Website: https://pacommunityplayers.org/.
Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/pa Community Players.
Stay Tuned for Announcements! Visit their website to learn how you can volunteer or participate!
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