Maritime WA keeps a schedule of upcoming events in WA related to our Maritime Heritage: At the bottom you will see how to add your event to this list.
Upcoming Maritime Heritage Events
Shipwrights’ Regatta
Saturday, February 24, 10:00 am, Port Townsend
- The Port Townsend Sailing Association presents the 33rd Annual Shipwrights’ Regatta, complete with prizes and pizza.
FisherPoets: Gathering
February 23-25, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Astoria, Oregon
- A celebration of the commercial fishing industry in poetry, prose, and song, the FisherPoets Gathering has attracted fisherpoets and their many fans to Astoria, Oregon, the last weekend of February since 1998.
No Impact Docking: Online Course
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 27-28, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Online
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Learn how to dock without fear (or damage)! No yelling! No leaping! This online course will include slides, handouts, and tips for successful docking strategies for sail and power boats, and how to practice them.
Advanced First Aid / CPR for Mariners
Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, Bellingham
- Whether you are spending time cruising, racing, day sailing, or offshore, this Advanced First Aid / CPR For Mariners course will prepare you for your next adventure.
Penn Cove Musselfest
Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 6:00 pm, Coupeville
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Celebrate the bold, briny, and blue creatures at this annual festival of fun.
Bellingham Dockside Market
Saturday, March 2, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Bellingham
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Bellingham Dockside Market serves as the hub for local fishermen to sell their catch and harvest directly to you. Follow signs into Squalicum Harbor to buy seafood directly from the hardworking fishermen who catch it.
Blue Drinks with Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County
Wednesday, March 6, 5:30 pm, Bellingham
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Blue Drinks is a networking meet up of anyone interested in the waterfronts of our northern shores. Join your community in learning about waterfront news, stories, updates, and more.
Northwest Seaport Chantey Sing
Friday, March 8, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Seattle
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Sing sailing songs with a free in-person and remote hybrid choir, hosted at the Center for Wooden Boats Wagner Education Center.
Chowderfest Along Gig Harbor’s Waterfront
Saturday, March 9, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Gig Harbor
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The newest event to hit the streets of the Gig Harbor Waterfront, Chowderfest brings together restaurants and retailers in a tasty celebration of the region’s food, beverage, and retail shops.
She Tells Sea Tales
Saturday, March 9, 6:00 pm, Port Townsend
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She Tells Sea Tales is an evening of sea stories told by women mariners in support of the Northwest Maritime Center and their maritime education programs centering women and girls.
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding Hull Raiser: Seattle Shinding
Wednesday, March 20, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Seattle
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The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s Hull Raiser Seattle Shindig is an evening of libations, small bites and BIG stories to raise funds for scholarships for future boatbuilders.
Third Annual Rails to Sails Model Train Show at the Foss Waterway Seaport
March 28-30, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tacoma
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How does our rail system connect to our water highways? Explore the complexities of rails to sails at this year’s model train show, including at least five model trains, such as the N Scale modular layout, push trains similar in style to Thomas Tank Engine, and a permanent HO layout depicting the old Northern Pacific Railway freight yard.
Tide to Table with Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County
Saturday, April 20, 5:30 pm, Bellingham
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Get decked out in your best “Old Hollywood” digs and come support Whatcom’s working waterfronts and workforce development apprenticeship program at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal Dome Room.
Chowder Social at Foss Waterway Seaport
Sunday, April 28, 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Tacoma
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The Chowder Social is the Foss Waterway Seaport’s only in-person fundraising event. The evening includes a reception with live entertainment, passed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and a live auction.