Port-Sponsored Events

4th of July Celebration

Each year the Port hosts the 4th of July celebration with the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. This year's festival will be held at the Downtown Waterfront and Kulshan Trackside Beer Garden. The event includes live music, family activities, vendors, and ends with a fireworks show over Bellingham Bay.

Holiday Port

This family-oriented event provides free holiday activities, including music and dance performances, a gingerbread house display, Santa, fire truck rides, horse and wagon rides, and much more.

Ski to Sea

The Port of Bellingham is proud to be a sponsor of Ski to Sea, the annual multi-sport relay race from Mt Baker to Bellingham Bay. With two legs of the race ending at Port parks - Zuanich Point Park and Marine Park - racers and spectators from near and far experience the waterfront as a part of this event.

Bellingham SeaFeast

Bellingham SeaFeast is an annual festival the third weekend in September, which celebrates Maritime culture and heritage, our thriving working waterfront, enjoyment and conservation of our water resources, and the commercial fishing and seafood industries. The Port is proud to be a sponsor of this festival, hosting the event in Squalicum Harbor.

NW Tune-Up Festival

The Northwest Tune-Up is a bike, beer, music and art festival showcasing the PNW culture of mountain biking, locally brewed beer and talented local artists. The Port is a proud sponsor of this three-day summertime event on Bellingham’s downtown waterfront.

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