Events Calendar
Events and happenings in the San Juan Islands.
Ballroom Dancing – Fridays Feb 1- May 31
Open to all ballroom dancers (and those just curious to see what it’s all about), this event occurs most Friday nights from 7 to 9 pm. No experience necessary. Come join the fun in a casual, supportive environment. Music for East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Waltz, Cha Cha, Fox Trot, Rumba, Tango, Merengue, Salsa, [...]
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Contra Dancing – Feb 4 – May 27, Mondays
Contra Dancing, 7-9pm Admission: Free No partner needed. Just show up and have fun! Location: Mullis Center,589 Nash Street
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Coho Restaurant Pre-Theatre Dinner Special – April 27 through May 11, 2013
San Juan Community Theatre and Coho Restaurant team up for an evening of Into the Woods. This is not your daughter’s fairytale… Instead, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical (Best Book, Best Actress, Best Score) takes fairytales to a new adult* level—a level a bit more funny, a bit more dark and a bit more thought-provoking. [...]
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2nd Annual Festival of Flowers May 5 – 11, 2013
Visit San Juan National Historic Park the week of May 5th for the 2nd Annual Festival of Flowers. During Bloom week, the wild flowers at American and English Camp should be at their peak. Learn about the indigenous flowers with local naturalists and wild flower specialists on guided walks and tours. There will be a [...]
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Local History Walk – May 11, 2013
History Lives Here! Celebrate Heritage Month 2013 with free guided walking tours! Tour Historic Residential Argyle Avenue where many of the town’s prominent families lived. The Argyle Wagon Road was built by volunteer labor in 1890 and become one of Friday Harbors earliest and most notable neighborhoods. Learn about the inhabitants of these charming old homes, and [...]
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Farmers Market – May 11 – Oct 26, 2013
The San Juan Island Farmers Market is your source on Saturdays for beautiful and bountiful island produce, fine crafts, and delicious prepared foods. Stop by the market for fruits, flowers, herbs, goat cheese, eggs, tomatoes, jams and jellies, baked goods, sushi, sausages, sustainably harvested tuna, shellfish, grass-fed meats, and much more. New this season: mushrooms! [...]
Read More»Post-War Friday Harbor Walking Tour – May 18
History Lives Here! Celebrate Heritage Month 2013 with free guided walking tours! Tour one of Friday Harbor’s Post-War neighborhoods and discover how the architecture of the recent past (1940s to 1970s) reflected the events of the day. Starts at the Courthouse on Second Street at 10 am. This and more Heritage Month events are coordinated [...]
Read More»Friday Harbor Historic Walking Tours May 25, 2013
History Lives Here! Celebrate Heritage Month 2013 with free guided walking tours! Cast Stone: The Materials, Times and People who Built Friday Harbor. Join Architectural Historian Boyd Pratt for a tour of the Friday Harbor Brick and Tile Company (Brickworks) and the buildings in town constructed using the decorative concrete block produced there. . Starts at Brickworks, 150 [...]
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Know Your Island Walk – May 25
Join the Trails Committee for a group hike on San Juan Island on the 4th Saturday of each month at 1:00pm. Children must b accompanied by an adult, dogs on leashes welcome. May 25, 1-4pm: Join Jane Wentworth of the Native Plant Society and Doug McCutchen, Land BAnk Steward, to walk the Westside PReserve. Famous [...]
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San Juan Island Artist Tour June 1- 2
A self-guided tour of 12 working studios with over 31 participants. We are a group of mutually supportive San Juan Island artists who open up our personal studio spaces, often including artistic gardens, to the public for an entire weekend at the end of spring each year. This free community event celebrates the way we [...]
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Winemaker’s Dinner – Bergevin Lane Vineyard, June 14, 2013
Join Chef Bill Messick and ‘The Girls’ from Bergevin Lane Vineyards for a winemaker’s dinner on Friday night, June 14th at 6 p.m. Six courses and 5 wines – $45 for food and $30 for wine.
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King’s Market Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K Run – Sun, June 16
The 11th annual run, and the last to be held the previous course. For registration and more information, see the King’s Market Marathon website. Date and Time: Sunday, June 16, 7:30 start for Marathon, 8:30 start for Half Marathon and 10K Location: San Juan County Fairgrounds, 660 Arglye Street, Friday Harbor
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Friday Harbor Arts Market – June 21 – August 30, 2013
The Friday Harbor Art Market opens again from June 14 through September 30, on Thursday afternoons from 5pm-8pm at the Brickworks plaza, right next to Coho Restaurant. Check out local artisans for some cool souvenirs, then stop in for dinner at Coho for some great food. Fun for the whole family! For more information on the Art Market, contact Debbie [...]
Read More»Know Your Island Walk – June 22
Join the Trails Committee for a group hike on San Juan Island on the 4th Saturday of each month at 1:00pm. Children must b accompanied by an adult, dogs on leashes welcome. June 22, 1-4pm: Meet Cinda and Mark Pierce and Dave Zeretzke of the Trails Committee for a triumphant walk of the brand new [...]
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Holiday Parade, Picinic & Fireworks – July 4
Small town parade fun – funky and homey. Parade begins at 10:30 at the top of Spring Street; runs approximately 30 minutes. The Pig War community picnic follow immediately at the San Juan Historical Museum. Fireworks begin at dusk over Friday Harbor.
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Music on the Lawn – July 10 Commonly Courteous
Island Rec offers its popular Music on the Lawn series again this year. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic if you’re hungry and enjoy an evening of great music. Please, pack it in, pack it out – no pets or alcohol. Commonly Courteous is a high-energy, rhythm rock, soul, funk trio led by competition-winning [...]
Read More»Music on the Lawn – July 17 – 133D Army Band
Island Rec offers its popular Music on the Lawn series again this year. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic if you’re hungry and enjoy an evening of great music. Please, pack it in, pack it out – no pets or alcohol. This week it’s really two bands! The 11-piece Brass Patriots will perform music [...]
Read More»Music on the Lawn – July 24 – The WIRED
Island Rec offers its popular Music on the Lawn series again this year. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic if you’re hungry and enjoy an evening of great music. Please, pack it in, pack it out – no pets or alcohol. 2012 winner of the Iternational Blues Challenge in Memphis. Featuring Washington Blues Society [...]
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Friday Harbor Fly-In – July 27, 2013
On Saturday, July 27th the Port of Friday Harbor will host an exciting aviation celebration. The gates open at the Friday Harbor Airport for a pancake breakfast at 8am and the event hours will be 10am-3pm. Admission and parking are free. Community members and visitors to the island can browse the flight line of war birds, antiques, [...]
Read More»Know Your Island Walk – July 27
Join the Trails Committee for a group hike on San Juan Island on the 4th Saturday of each month at 1:00pm. Children must b accompanied by an adult, dogs on leashes welcome. July 27, 1-4pm: Meet Mike Buettell, Roche Harbor resident and volunteer trail builder, to explore the Briggs Lake Trail in the Roche Harbor [...]
Read More»Music on the Lawn – July 31 – Correo Aereo
Island Rec offers its popular Music on the Lawn series again this year. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic if you’re hungry and enjoy an evening of great music. Please, pack it in, pack it out – no pets or alcohol. Correo Aereo is a world touring multi-instrumental and vocal Latin/World music trio. They [...]
Read More»Music on the Lawn – August 7 – Fabulous Rythmatics
Island Rec offers its popular Music on the Lawn series again this year. Bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic if you’re hungry and enjoy an evening of great music. Please, pack it in, pack it out – no pets or alcohol. the Fabulous Rythmatics are celebrating their 20th anniversary as an Island Band! Playing [...]
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San Juan County Fair – August 14-17
This is a sweet, dynamic, small town county fair with plenty of fun for the whole family. FAIR ADMISSION PRICES DAILY PASS Senior (65 and over) – $10 Adult – $12 Youth (age 5 to 16)- $5 (Under 5 years old is free) SEASON PASS Senior (65 and over) – $18 Adult – $22 [...]
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Friday Harbor 8.8K Loop Run – August 17
Saturday, August 17, 2013 36 years running! Be part of this Island tradition. The race begins at 9:00am on Spring Street, goes through town on Warbass to Turn Point, to Pear Point, to Argyle and ends at the County Fair. A fun run and/walk for people of all ages! Registration fee includes entrance to the [...]
Read More»Know Your Island Walk – August 24
Join the Trails Committee for a group hike on San Juan Island on the 4th Saturday of each month at 1:00pm. Children must b accompanied by an adult, dogs on leashes welcome. August 24, 1-4pm: Meet Mike Vouri, historian and Chief of Interpretation at San Juan Island National Historical Park, to revisit the Fraser Homestead [...]
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Movies in the Park – September 7 – The Princess Bride
Saturday evenings in September, Island Rec offers it’s first outdoor Movies Series, at Sunken Park, right next to the Tucker House Inn! Come early for fun contests and prizes. Movie themed costumes are encouraged! Free popcorn; bring blankets or lawn chairs; “pack it in, pack it out.” No alcohol please. The Princess Bride: Action, adventure, [...]
Read More»Movies in the Park – September 14 – The Incredibles
Saturday evenings in September, Island Rec offers it’s first outdoor Movies Series, at Sunken Park, right next to the Tucker House Inn! Come early for fun contests and prizes. Movie themed costumes are encouraged! Free popcorn; bring blankets or lawn chairs; “pack it in, pack it out.” No alcohol please. The Incredibles: Suburban life heats [...]
Read More»Movies in the Park – September 21 – Waking Ned Divine
Saturday evenings in September, Island Rec offers it’s first outdoor Movies Series, at Sunken Park, right next to the Tucker House Inn! Come early for fun contests and prizes. Movie themed costumes are encouraged! Free popcorn; bring blankets or lawn chairs; “pack it in, pack it out.” No alcohol please. Waking Ned Divine: The fate [...]
Read More»Movies in the Park – September 28 – Grease
Saturday evenings in September, Island Rec offers it’s first outdoor Movies Series, at Sunken Park, right next to the Tucker House Inn! Come early for fun contests and prizes. Movie themed costumes are encouraged! Free popcorn; bring blankets or lawn chairs; “pack it in, pack it out.” No alcohol please. Grease: Good-girl Sandy and bad-boy [...]
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Friday Harbor Film Festival – Oct 11-12-13, 2013
The First annual Friday Harbor Film Festival will present quality and award winning documentaries around the diverse Pacific Rim. The FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL will feature a variety of films about island cultures and the marine environment of one of the largest features on earth; the Pacific Ocean. Directors and Producers of many of the [...]
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