Washington State Parks provides recreational and interpretive events
throughout the year in parks across the state. The Folk and Traditional
Arts in the Parks Program, offered in cooperation with the Washington
State Arts Commission, highlights Washington's rich cultural heritage,
while living-history presentations commemorate important historic events
such as the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
| Ongoing events |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
| Daily event |
Guided hikes through woods, dunes, meadows and shorelines.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417, ext. 31 |
Daily event
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
North Head Lighthouse lantern room tours. Tours cost $2.50 per adult, free ages 7 to 17.
|
Cape Disappointment
(360) 642-3078 |
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays
10:30 a.m. |
Gun Emplacement Guided Tour: Join us for a guided walking tour of gun emplacements and other historic sites. See projectile lifts, silding targets in action and learn about historic fort operations. Families $5, adults $2 and children $1. Tours held through September.
|
Fort Flagler
(360) 385-1259 |
| Wednesdays and Sundays |
Hospital Guided Tour: Step back in time as you take a guided tour of the 1905 military hospital. You will tour the first floor and view restoration work currently being completed. Adults $2 and children free. Tours held through September.
|
Fort Flagler
(360) 385-1259 |
| July 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
July 4
7 p.m. |
Fort Flagler Concert Series: The Alternators perform live at the historic Battery Bankhead. Admission is a $5 donation to the Friends of Fort Flagler.
|
Fort Flagler
(360) 385-1259 |
July 4
1:30 p.m. |
Fourth of July Celebration: Come enjoy a day of celebrating our nation's birthday. Featuring concerts, food, fun and fireworks.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
Saturdays through Aug. 30
8 p.m. |
Saturday evening amphitheater entertainment: The following programs are presented in cooperation with Washington State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service. Admission: $1 suggested donation per person.
July 5: Folksinger Peter Blake performs “adult friendly” children’s music.
July 12: Storyteller Rocci Hildum shares folk tales from around the world.
July 19: Irish dancers Baile Glas from Seattle - Celebrate an evening of reels, jigs, hornpipes and figure dances with the lively rhythms of traditional Irish music.
July 26: Eclectic Cloggers - This high-energy group will have you clapping and stamping along in the traditional Appalachian style of clogging and barn dancing.
Aug. 2: Campbell Road – Irish flutes, fiddles and drums fill the air with Campbell Road’s blend of traditional Celtic music.
Aug. 9: Bavarian dancers Enzian Schuhplattler perform regional dances from Bavaria (Germany) and Tyrol (Austria). Featuring traditional Bavarian folk music, “shoe-slapping” dance and authentic costumes.
Aug. 16: Eric Ode, award-winning children’s singer, songwriter, poet and entertainer. Sing along with Eric Ode’s clever lyrics and “giggle poetry.”
Aug. 23: Folksinger and storyteller Tom Rawson’s humorous stories and acoustic folk music are guaranteed to have you smiling and singing along. He has a banjo and he's not afraid to use it!
Aug. 30: Backroads storyteller Rebecca Hom tells of experiences travelling from Iowa farmlands to Alaskan fishing villages; from the Great Basin's high deserts to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.
|
Lake Wenatchee
(509) 763-3101 |
July 5, 12 and 26
6 - 9 p.m. |
Puffin Cruises on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
July 5
7 p.m. |
Native American Program with Mary Snowdown & Robert Lawrence of the Lummi Nation. A free evening of storytelling, singing, drumming and basket weaving demonstration.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Rasar
(360) 826-3942 |
July 10 - 13
All day |
Dobro Intensive presented by Centrum. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
July 11
7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Nia Unplugged: Dance to the newest Nia DVD release with founders Debbie and Carlos Rosas. Instructed by Allison Dey, live drums, the Madrona MindBody Institute teaching team and a full wall projection of the DVD lead you through a Nia routine in the Madrona Ballroom. Visit www.madronamindbody.com or call (360) 344-4475 for more information.
|
Fort Worden, Madrona Ballroom (gym building 310) |
July 12
2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Don Hottell's Ragtime Band, a six-piece ragtime band from Washington's Methow Valley.
|
Cape Disappointment |
July 12
4 - 10 p.m. |
Rails-to-Ales Brewfest: This railroad-themed festival will feature 13 breweries from the Pacific Northwest pouring beer for adults ages 21 years and older, live music, the Milwaukee Road museum, rail-yard interpretive tours and food vendors. Admission $25 per person. Advance purchase only: www.RailsToAlesBrewfest.com or (509) 674-2344.
|
Iron Horse State Park, South Cle Elm Depot |
July 12
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Native American Culture Day with the Samish and Swinomish Tribes: Events are being held at Bowman Bay on Fidalgo Island. Storytellers, singers, drummers, crafts and canoe demonstrations.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
July 19
7:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert at the Amphitheater, Whidbey Island. Sankofa—African American, a cappella women’s sextet sing gospel, contemporary, African and roots.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
July 19
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Yoga for Couples: Bring a friend and practice breathing, gentle stretching, meditation, massage and assisted yoga posses. Instructed by Terry Wagner from the Madrona MindBody Institute, the class is open to all individuals and does not require yoga experience. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.madronamindbody.com or call (360) 344-4475 to register or for more information.
|
Fort Worden, Madrona Ballroom (gym building 310) |
July 19
3:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert in the band shell. Sankofa—African American, a cappella women’s sextet sing gospel, contemporary, African and roots.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Larrabee
(360) 676-2093 |
July 20
afternoon |
Latino Community Cultural Fiesta: Live music, dance, arts demonstrations and ethnic food. The free concert event features Milonga (latin rhythms from Spokane), Bailadores del Sol (traditional & interpretive folklórico dance), surprise local entertainment and an azahares demonstration (wax and paper art) by Eva Castellanoz.
A Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program event.
|
Sacajawea
(509) 545-2361 |
July 26
afternoon |
Slavic People’s Festival: At the Bowl and Pitcher area. Russian and Ukrainian music, dance, arts, crafts and food.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Riverside
(509) 456-5064 |
July 26
7:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert at the Amphitheater on Whidbey Island. Ernest Queen & Queen's Bluegrass—Authentic Skagit Valley Tar Heel bluegrass and country gospel.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
July 26
2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Oceanfloor Orchestra, Indie pop jazz band from Portland, Ore.
|
Cape Disappointment |
July 26
7 p.m. |
Fort Flagler Concert Series: Jason Harrod plays live acoustic music at the historic Battery Bankhead. Admission is a $5 donation to the Friends of Fort Flagler.
|
Fort Flagler
(360) 385-1259 |
| August 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in Aug.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
noon |
Free Fridays at the Fort: Enjoy free outdoor concerts every Friday. Call for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
Aug. 1 - 2
|
Port Townsend Country Blues Festival at the McCurdy Pavilion and in the clubs around Port Townsend. Times and costs vary. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden (360) 385-3102 |
Aug. 2
3:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert held in the band shell.
Ruže Dalmatinke (Dalmatian Roses). Authentic Croatian songs from Anacortes's Croatian-American immigrant community.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program
|
Larrabee
(360) 676-2093 |
Aug. 2
6 - 9 p.m. |
Puffin Cruises on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
Aug. 2
7:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series. Concert at the Amphitheater on Whidbey Island. Ruže Dalmatinke (Dalmatian Roses). Authentic Croatian songs from Anacortes's Croatian-American immigrant community.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
Aug. 2
12 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Russian Festival: Music, dance, arts demonstrations and ethnic food.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program
|
Paradise Point
(360) 263-2350 |
Aug. 3 - 6
all day |
The Roots of Rock: presented by Centrum. Tuition $595. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
Aug. 9
11a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Third Annual "Hip-Nic" Hip-Hop Picnic: A festival of positive Hip-Hop culture and outdoor recreation. Afternoon workshops in Hip-Hop spoken word, music composition, beat box, D.J. and scratch and break-dance. Workshops in outdoor recreation: kite-making and flying, mountain biking and camping skills. Pool and gym open with free admission.
Presented by the Inside Out Diversity Camping Program and the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Saint Edward
(425) 823-2992 |
Aug. 9
3:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert held in the band shell. Juan Manuel Barco & His TexMex Band. Conjunto norteño music from the border and "a migrant farm worker family's journey through the US in the 1950s and 60s."
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Larrabee
(360) 676-2093 |
Aug. 9
2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Beerman Creek Stringband, a bluegrass house band from Astoria, Oregon.
|
Cape Disappointment |
Aug. 10
2 - 3 p.m. |
Peace Arch Asian Music Concert Series: Hu’óng Viêt Performing Arts Group. Vietnamese music and dance.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Peace Arch
(360) 332-8221 |
Aug. 9
7:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series: Concert at the Amphitheater on Whidbey Island. Juan Manuel Barco & His TexMex Band. Conjunto norteño music from the border and "a migrant farm worker family's journey through the US in the 1950s and 60s."
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
Aug. 11
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Quick Joinery: A beginner class offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. Cost $115. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 12
6 - 9 p.m. |
Open Shop at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking where instructors wil be available to help and encourage you with your project. $20 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 12
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Setting up a Home Shop offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $115 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for more details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 13
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Introduction to Furniture Design offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $115 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsed School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 16
7:30 p.m. |
Storyteller in the amphitheater: Jill Johnson of Whidbey Island performs the story of Berte "Little, but Oh My" Olson a Deception Pass ferryboat captain with, Scandinavian music by the Bergen 6 of the Shifty Sailors.
|
Deception Pass
(360) 675-2417 |
Aug. 17
2 - 3 p.m. |
Peace Arch Asian Music Concert Series: Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee. Classical Indian sitar music.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Peace Arch
(360) 332-8221 |
Aug. 18 - 22
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Introduction to Woodworking with Hand Tools offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $575 per person. Visit ww.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 23
7 p.m. |
Fort Flagler Concert Series: Deadwood Revival play soulful American roots music live at the historic Battery Bankhead. Admission is a donation of $5 to the Friends of Fort Flagler.
|
Fort Flagler
(360) 385-1259 |
Aug. 23
2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Hank Cramer and Constellation's Crew, mix of sea shanties and maritime music.
|
Cape Disappointment |
Aug. 24
2 - 3 p.m. |
Peace Arch Asian Music Concert Series:
Roger Del Rosario's Filipiniana Dance Company—Filipino dance and music.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Peace Arch
(360) 332-8221 |
Aug. 25 - 29
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Build a Windsor Chair offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $575 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 26
6 - 9 p.m. |
Open Shop at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking where instructors will be available to help and encourage you with your project. $20 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Aug. 31
2 - 3 p.m. |
Peace Arch Asian Music Concert Series:
Morning Star Korean Cultural Center dancers and musicians.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Peace Arch
(360) 332-8221 |
Aug. 31
afternoon |
Native American Program with Mary Snowdown & Robert Lawrence of the Lummi Nation. Storytelling, singing, drumming and basket weaving demonstration.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Rasar
(360) 826-3942 |
| September 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in Sept.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
Sept. 2 - 4
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Furniture Rescue Class offered by Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $345 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 8
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Router Jigs & Fixtures offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $115 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 9
6 - 9 p.m. |
Open Shop at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking where instructors will be available to help and encourage you with your project. $20 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 10 - 12
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Introduction to the Tablesaw, Jointer, Planer & Bandsaw offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $230 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 13 - 15
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Basic Carving Techniques offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $230 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for more details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 13
11 a.m - 7 p.m. |
Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2008:
Music, dance, crafts demonstrations, arts exhibits and ethnic foods. Performers to be announced.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Riverside, Bowl and Pitcher area
(509) 456-5064 |
Sept. 14
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Special Sailing on the Adenturess. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
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Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
Sept. 15 - 26
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Traditional Furniture Making offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $1150 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 19 - 21
all day |
West Coast Sea Kayakers Symposium: A weekend-long festival with activites and events for paddlers of all ages and paddling abilities. Visit www.wcsks.org for details.
|
Old Fort Townsend
(360) 385-3595 |
Sept. 20 - 21
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Fort Townsend Encampment-Living History See rifle & cannon firing demonstrations, mail call, period games, food and more. Free to the public.
|
Old Fort Townsend
(360) 385-3595 |
Sept. 23
6 - 9 p.m. |
Open Shop at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking where instuctors will be available to help and encourage you with your project. $20 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
Sept. 27 - 28
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Basic Woodworking Skills for Round the House Tasks offered by the Port Townsed School of Woodworking. $230 per person. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
| October 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in Oct.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360)34-4441 |
Oct. 2- 5
all day |
Lap Steel Intensive a weekend workshop presented by Centrum. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
Oct. 3 - 5
all day |
4th Annual Fort Worden Wildlife and Nature Art Expo featuring presentations by wildlife artists, classes and workshops. Visit www.wildartexpo.org for more information.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4401 |
Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25
1- 4 p.m. |
Fall Migration Cruises on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
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Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360 385-5582 |
Oct. 5
12 p.m. |
26th Annual Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race where the worlds of engineering and art collide. Free to the public. Visit www.ptkineticrace.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, beach
(360) 385-3741 |
Oct. 9 - 12
all day |
Autumn Writers Intensive a workshop presented by Centrum. Tuition $595. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
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Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
Oct. 22 - 26
all day |
ArtFiberFest is a pre-registered art retreat that focuses on fabric and fibers. Visit www.teeshamoore.com for more information.
|
Fort Worden |
Oct. 31
6 - 9 p.m. |
Halloween Spooktacular: bring the kids and have some frightening good fun. Games, contests, arts and crafts, storytelling and hay wagon rides. Bring a can of food for the food back. Free to the public.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
| November 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in Nov.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
| Nov. 15 |
Centrum Gala Dinner and Auction: Centrum's annual fundraiser for scholarships. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
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Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
Nov. 29
1- 4 p.m. |
Fall Migration Cruise on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org
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Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
| December 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in Dec.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
Dec. 31
1 - 4 p.m. |
Protection Island New Years Eve Cruise on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 for non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
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Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
