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2016 Major Festivals and Events Around Bellingham and Whatcom County

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Whatcom County is chock full of fantastic festivals and events that take place all year long. Mark your calendar for any of these popular events. Area celebrations and activities attract thousands of tourists to Whatcom County each year, but also remind the locals that we live in just about the best place in the world.

barronCheck in at WhatcomTalk.com as events draw closer for more details.

And to always keep up on what’s happening in Bellingham and the surrounding area, regularly visit our events calendar — where you can also add your own event, at no cost, anytime. 

January 22-24 Bellingham Folk Festival
February 18-21 30th Legendary Banked Slalom at Mount Baker
February 18-27 Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival at PFC
February 20 Bite of Blaine
February 25-27 Recreation Northwest EXPO
February 28 Red Carpet Affair at Pickford Film Center
March 4-6 Whatcom County Home and Garden Show
March 13-15 Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival
March 12 Bellingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 16 Phoebe Day in Lynden
March 17 Spring Business Showcase
March 17-19 Lynden Craft and Antique Show
April 1-3 Bellingham Music Film Festival
April 1-30 Skagit Tulip Festival
April 24 Dirty Dan Day Festival
April 25-26 Semiahmoo Bay International Sailing Regatta
May 13-15 WWU’s Back 2 Bellingham Weekend
May 13-14 Bellingham Technical College Welding Rodeo
May 20 Junior Ski To Sea Parade
May 21 Junior Ski To Sea Race
May 28 Ski To Sea Blossom Time Parade
May 29 Ski To Sea
May Bellingham Children’s Film Festival at PFC
May Bellingham’s Procession of the Species
June 3-5 Bellingham Scottish Highland Games
June 11-12 Deming Logging Show
June 26 Bellingham Kids Traverse
June 26-28 International Art Festival at Peace Arch State Park
June Lynden Farmers Day Parade
June Holland Days
June 70th Annual Lummi Stommish Water Festival
July 4 Bellingham Haggen Family 4th of July
July 4 Blaine’s Old Fashioned 4th of July
July 1-17 Bellingham Festival of Music
July 6-11 Drayton Harbor Music Festival
July 11 9th Annual Art-2-Jazz Street Fair
July 8-10 St. Sophia Greek Festival
July 15-16 Northwest Raspberry Festival
July 23 Fairhaven Steampunk Festival
July 23-24 Birch Bay Sand Castle Contest
July 24-25 G’ana’k’w Canoe Family Celebration: Full Circle Canoe Journey
July 28-31 Mount Baker Blues Festival
July 29-31 Birch Bay Music Festival
July 30 Summer Harvest Day
July Old Settlers’ Picnic and Grand Parade
July Birch Bay Discovery Days
July Everson-Nooksack Summer Festival
August 3-6 Puget Sound Antique Tractor Show and Pull
August 6-7 Drayton Harbor Days Festival
August 15-20 Northwest Washington Fair
August 25-27 5Point Adventure Film Festival
August 26-27 Ferndale Street Festival
September 2-5 Hovander Homestead Bluegrass Festival
September 17 Vital Choice Bellingham Traverse
September 25 Bellingham Bay Marathon
September Whatcom County Farm Tour
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October Lynden Craft and Antique Show
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