FESTIVALS & EVENTS IN ANACORTES, WASHINGTON
Anacortes is a charming Pacific Northwest getaway located on Fidalgo Island, Washington. It is conveniently situated halfway between Seattle and Vancouver BC, and is the destination point for the San Juans. The city offers a variety of places to stay, fresh and local restaurants, relaxing spa treatments, tasty microbrews, interesting shops, historic neighborhoods, unique museums, and 2,500 acres of forestlands for hiking and biking. Annual Anacortes events play up the city’s salt-sprayed surroundings. Bring the entire family and enjoy June’s Waterfront Festival at Cap Sante Marina. Visit the Annual Boat & Yacht Show, Bier on the Pier, and the Spring Wine Festival. Plan your Anacortes vacation at www.Anacortes.org.
ON-GOING EVENTS
Port of Anacortes Summer Concert Series – Wednesday Night and Friday Night Concerts in July and August at Seafarer’s Memorial Park.
Anacortes Farmers Market – Held May through October, plus a holiday market in November with once-a-month winter markets.
First Friday Gallery Art Walk – Come downtown from 6pm-9pm, and enjoy the galleries.
SPECIAL EVENTS & FESTIVALS
April 13: 2019 Spring Wine Festival – This special event brings 30 wineries to Fidalgo Island for an afternoon of decadent wine tasting, food pairings, and an in-house wine shop. Go out afterwards and spend the weekend enjoying live music, art, shopping, and blooming tulip fields. Visitors travel from all corners of the world to behold the amazing Skagit Valley tulip fields in full bloom. Enhancing their journey to the valley, the Spring Wine Festival presents the opportunity to indulge in the appreciation of red, white and blush wines from across Washington state. This year’s line-up of wineries boasts 30 delicious choices from the Pacific Northwest! While at the festival attendees get to sample some of the best wines in our region, indulge in gourmet bites from local restaurants, plus have the opportunity to explore sweets and savories. Attendees can explore finishing flavors of vanilla, spice, tobacco, floral, butter and berry on the historic Anacortes pier while overlooking the beautiful Guemes Channel.
May 16-19: 2nd Annual Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show – Held at Cap Sante Marina, this annual event features 250 new and brokerage boats on display in-water, on land, and at nearby boatyards, plus a 10,000 square foot tent of accessories and service providers. It’s the perfect place to start your boating season. Come see the boats and gear; enjoy the food, entertainment and family fun; and begin your boating adventure!
June 1-2: Anacortes Waterfront Festival – It’s all about letting out your inner sailor and embracing life on the water! This annual Anacortes event has something for everyone: an open-air car show, food vendors, arts and craft booths, children’s activities, giant slides, water balls, dinners and dances, live music and entertainment, wine and beer garden, and so much more! On Saturday, Quick and Dirty Boat Building teams build boats all day and then test their floatability. Take a free boat ride – both days! – with the Anacortes Yacht Club by registering at the gazebo by the marina’s main office between 10am and 3:30pm. Hands-on children’s activities include building wooden sail boats with Fidalgo Island Rotary, games, and more. Channel of Discovery displays range from model boats, to learning about our waterfront environment and forest land wildlife. A great variety of food vendors offer everything from pulled pork sandwiches, cotton candy and hotdogs, to Gyros, Mexican tamales and more! Relax in the beer garden with live music and sea shanties.
July 20: Shipwreck Day – Held downtown, this event technically starts at 8 am, but there are usually some businesses and booths that get started right at first light, just like the old time fishermen used to. This event features over 200 vendors set up in booths along Commercial Ave.; each booth brings something new and usually very eclectic, and you are sure to find something that you can’t live without. There are also some food stands set up that serve a variety of different and delicious treats.
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