Every year, communities around Washington State’s saltwater shores celebrate their maritime heritage with a variety of celebrations, gatherings, festivals, regattas, conventions, and more. This is not an exhaustive list, and there will always be events and activities going on that aren’t featured here! We recommend visiting our partners’ websites and following them on social media to find more events near you.
Annual Maritime Celebrations and Festivals
January
February
- Shipwrights Regatta – Port Townsend
- Fisherpoets Gathering – Astoria, OR
- Wild Seafood Connection – Bellingham
March
- Gig Harbor Chowderfest – Gig Harbor
- Penn Cove Musselfest – Coupeville
- She Tells Sea Tales – Port Townsend
April
- Nautical Treasure Hunt – Anacortes
- Marine Thrift Swap Meet – Port Townsend
- Shellfish SLURP – Olympia
May
- Anacortes Boat and Yacht Show – Anacortes
- Penn Cove Water Festival – Coupeville
- Seventy48 boat race – Tacoma to Port Townsend
- Mosquito Fleet Fest – Port Orchard
June
- Waterfront Festival – Anacortes
- Maritime Gig Festival – Gig Harbor
- Port Angeles Maritime Festival – Port Angeles
- Race to Alaska boat race – Port Townsend to Ketchikan, AK
- Bell Harbor Rendezvous Classic Yacht Show – Seattle
July
- Shipwreck Day – Anacortes
- Salty Sea Days – Everett
- Salish 100 cruise – Olympia to Port Townsend
- Safe Paddle Week – Statewide
- Pacific Northwest Small Boat Festival – Port Ludlow
- Windriders Kite Festival – Westport
- Chief Taholah Days – Quinault Indian Nation
August
- Family Day on the Foss – Tacoma
- WA360 boat race – Port Townsend
- Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival – Port Gamble
- Makah Days – Neah Bay
September
- Olympia Harbor Days – Olympia
- Wooden Boat Festival – Port Townsend
October
- Oysterfest – Shelton
- Beer on the Pier – Anacortes
- Bellingham SeaFeast – Bellingham
- West End Maritime Heritage Symposium – Forks
- Dungeness Crab Festival – Port Angeles
- Grit City Costume Paddle – Tacoma
- SUP Sea Monsters – Bellingham
November
- Ebey’s Forever – Coupeville
December
- Working Boat Christmas Boat Parade – Anacortes
- Santa’s Boatshop – Gig Harbor
- Holiday Lights Cruises aboard the Virginia V – Seattle
Regularly Occurring Programs and Classes by Region
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