What's happening around Port Townsend and Port Hadlock

Plan ahead

The big annual events. Where organizers have posted next year's dates, they're here.

• Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (the 50th is in 2027!)

  weekend after Labor Day, 3 days · Next: Sep 10 to 12, 2027

• Centrum Festival of American Fiddle Tunes

  early July, 1 week · Next: Jul 3 to 10, 2027

• Jazz Port Townsend (Centrum)

  late July, 1 week · Next: Jul 19 to 25, 2027

• Centrum Traditional Blues Workshop & Festival

  late July to early August, 1 week · Next: Jul 26 to Aug 1, 2027

• Port Townsend Film Festival

  late September, 4 days · Next year's dates aren't out yet

• Brass Screw Consortium Steampunk Festival

  mid-June, Friday to Sunday · Next: Jun 11 to 13, 2027

• Kinetic Sculpture Race

  first weekend of October · Next year's dates aren't out yet

• Jefferson County Fair

  mid-August, 3 days · Next year's dates aren't out yet

• Rhododendron Festival

  mid-May, about 5 days · Next year's dates aren't out yet

Coming up

October 2026

• Harvest of the Arts fall festival (Key City Public Theatre)

  Oct 1 to 25, 2026 · see the schedule for times

  Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St, Port Townsend

  A month of staged readings, film, folk music and flamenco. Don't miss Eric & Encarnación Flamenco on October 24 at 7:30 p.m.

• Port Townsend Farmers Market (main season)

  Oct 17 to 31, 2026 · Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  650 Tyler St, Port Townsend

  Main season wraps October 31, and winter hours start the next week.

• Chimacum Farmers Market (last Sundays of the season)

  Oct 18 to 25, 2026 · Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  9122 Rhody Dr, near Chimacum Corner Farmstand, Chimacum

  Last market of the year is October 25.

• Poetry on the Salish Sea reading (Centrum)

  Oct 24, 2026 · 7 p.m. (doors 6:30)

  Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend

  A free fall reading with poets Melissa Kwasny, Rick Barot and Kathryn Hunt.

November 2026

• Girls' Night Out (Port Townsend Main Street)

  Nov 5, 2026 · Shop & Sip 3 to 7 p.m.; wrap party 7 to 9 p.m.

  Port Townsend

  Downtown's kickoff to holiday shopping, with a ticketed Shop & Sip (21+) and a wrap party at The Old Whiskey Mill.

• First Saturday ArtWalk

  Nov 7, 2026 to Mar 6, 2027 · First Saturday of each month, 5 to 8 p.m.: Nov 7, Dec 5, Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 6

  Port Townsend

  More than 20 galleries and art spaces stay open late. Expect snacks, demos, and a chance to chat with the artists.

• Port Townsend Farmers Market (winter hours)

  Nov 7 to Dec 19, 2026 · Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  650 Tyler St, Port Townsend

  Shorter winter hours through mid-December.

• Port Townsend Pub Sing at Taps

  Nov 17, 2026 to Mar 16, 2027 · Third Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.: Nov 17, Dec 15, Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 16

  Taps at the Guardhouse, 300 Eisenhower Ave, Fort Worden, Port Townsend

  A free pub sing-along. Bring a song with a good chorus.

• Holidays in Port Townsend

  Nov 28 to Dec 31, 2026

  Port Townsend

  The town goes all-out for the holidays, starting with Small Business Saturday: Santa visits, makers markets and the community tree lighting.

We get these dates from the organizers, but plans change, so check their link before you go.

For places to eat, walk and explore, see our local guide.