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.
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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.
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Cape Disappointment
(360) 642-3078 |
| May 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
Sundays in May
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted on by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Resevations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
May 6
2-4 p.m. and 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. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 7-8
9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Victorian Millwork and Finish Carpentry: An intermediate class offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $270. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 8-11
All day |
Swing Intensive: This long weekend intensive will focus on "vintage swing," classics from the 30s and 40s. Including jump blues and western swing, instrumentals and vocals. Tuition: $500. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
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Fort Worden
(360) 385-3012 |
May 8
6:30 p.m. |
Carving and Painting Duck Decoys with George Deacon. A lecture presented by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 9-11
8 a.m. |
Homeshop Cabinetmaking: A beginner class offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $405. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 10
7:30 p.m. |
Swing Intensive: Public performance presented by Centrum. Tickets $10. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, JFK Building
(360) 385-3012 |
May 11
10 a.m. |
Annual Mother's Day Brunch: Bring your mom along with the rest of the family to enjoy a wonderful banquet followed by the Fort Worden Open House. $18.95 per person. Reservations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
May 11
11 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Fort Worden Open House: Tour through the many interpretive sites and museums, Officers' Row House and other great places to visit.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4406 |
May 12-16
9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Baisc Woodworking-Shaker Bench: A beginner class offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $675. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 17
9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Coopering: Makng Buckets with Steve Habersetzer at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $60. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 17-18
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
North Head Lighthouse Birthday Celebration: Come celebrate the 110th birthday of the North Head Lighthouse. Stroll the grounds and visit with living historians portraying lighthouse keepers and life-saving service personnel.
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Cape Disappointment
(360) 642-3029 |
May 18
9 a.m. |
Annual Rhody Run: Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the parade grounds, race begins at 11 a.m. Visit www.rhodyrun.com for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3595 |
May 20
2-4 p.m. and 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. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 22
6:30 p.m. |
Working with Woodworkers: A lecture presented by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $135. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
|
Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 24
9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Router Jigs and Fixtures: An intermediate class offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking. $135. Visit www.ptwoodschool.com for details.
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Fort Worden, Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(360) 344-4455 |
May 31
|
Fun Run: Run with family and friends through the trails of Old Fort Townsend State Park. Distance is 4.5 miles
|
Old Fort Townsend
(360) 385-3595 |
| June 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
June 1
10 a.m. |
Old Fort Townsend Fun Run: Come enjoy the beautiful trails at Old Fort Townsend with your family and friends. Run is 4.5 miles. Prices vary.
|
Old Fort Townsend
(360) 385-3595 |
Sundays in June
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Sunday Brunch on the Peninsula: Come out and enjoy the brunch voted on by area residents as the Best Brunch on the Peninsula in 2006. $16.95 per person. Resevations required.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4441 |
June 8
8 a.m. |
Fort2Fort: Third annual ride from Fort Worden State Park to Old Fort Townsend State Park (16 mile ride) or to Fort Flagler State Park (62 miles). Enjoy the beautiful scenery as you bike from park to park. Entry fees vary. Start at Fort Worden Mule Barn.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
| June 14, 2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Casey Neil Trio, acoustic Americana, Irish fiddle and Celtic folk-punk music.
|
Cape Disappointment |
June 21
|
Native American Program: with Mary Snowdown & Robert Lawrence of the Lummi Nation. Storytelling, singing, drum, and basket weaving demonstration.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Rasar
(360) 826-3942 |
July 20
noon - 8 p.m. |
Latino Cultural Fiesta: Music, dance, arts, craft demonstrations, art exhibition and ethnic foods.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Sacajawea
(509) 545-2361 |
June 22-27
All day |
High School Summer Arts Intensive: Spend a week pushing the boundaries of what you now in your chosen discipline. Presented by Centrum. Visit www.centrum.org for details. Tuition: $365.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 |
June 22-29
All day |
The Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival offers instrumenalists and composers unparalleled access to chamber music faculty that includes the Tokyo String Quartet. Master classes, reading sessions, special classes and private instruction are also included. Tuition $475. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
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Fort Worden
(360) 385-3012 |
June 22-27
All day |
High School Summer Arts Intensives: Spend a week pushing the boundaries of what you know in your chosen discipline, with the guidance and inspiration of our core faculty and a learning environment enriched by a community of peers. Tuition $365. Visit www.centrum.org for details.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3012 |
| June 28, 2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Celilo, American rock and moody roots pop music.
|
Cape Disappoinment |
June 28
11a.m.-7 p.m. |
African American Family Reunions Festival: Including
Gospel and R&B music, arts, crafts, soul food and children’s games.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Saltwater
(253) 661-4956 |
June 28
afternoon |
Songs and Stories of Washington’s Timber Community Heritage with Bob Antone.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Lake Wenatchee
(509) 763-3101 |
June 29
Noon |
Free Fridays at the Fort: Come out and enjoy a free outdoor concert Fridays throughout the summer.
|
Fort Worden, Commons
(360) 344-4400 |
June 29-July 5
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes: Join us for one of the nation's finest celebrations of traditional music. Spend a week living, learning and jamming with masters of North American fiddling traditions. The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes is a week-long, total-immersion workshop presenting many regional styles of fiddle music. Visit www.centrum.org for details. Tuition: TBD.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 385-3102 | |
| July 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
July 4
Beginning at 1:30 p.m. |
Fourth of July Celebration: Come enjoy a day of celebrating our nation's birthday. Featureing concerts, food, fun and fireworks.
|
Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
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 non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
July 5
afternoon |
Native American Program with Mary Snowdown & Robert Lawrence of the Lummi Nation. Storytelling, singing, drum, & 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 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 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 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 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 20
afternoon |
Latino Cultural Fiesta: Music, dance, arts demonstrations and ethnic food. 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, 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 |
| August 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
August 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. 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
7:30 p.m. |
American Roots Music Series. Concert at the Amphitheater, 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
6-9 p.m. |
Puffin Cruises on the Glacier Spirit. Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. $50 for PTMSC members, $55 non-members. Visit www.ptmsc.org for details.
|
Fort Worden, Hudson Point Marina
(360) 385-5582 |
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, 2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Beerman Creek Stringband, a bluegrass house band from Astoria, Ore.
|
Cape Disappointment |
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. 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. 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. 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. 23, 2 p.m. |
Waikiki Beach Concert Series: Featuring Hank Cramer and Constellation's Crew, mix of sea shanties and martime 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. 31
afternoon |
Native American Program with Mary Snowdown & Robert Lawrence of the Lummi Nation. Storytelling, singing, drum and basket weaving demonstration.
Presented by the Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program.
|
Rasar
(360) 826-3942 |
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 |
| September 2008 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
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 |
