The WhatcomTalk Events Calendar shares things to do around Whatcom County including Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and beyond. Find fun activities and adventures throughout the region on our comprehensive events calendar. Have an event that isn’t listed? Click the green “Post your Event” button and our editors will review and approve within two business days.
Join us for Bellingham Veg Fest Week! Online events include Vegan-Friendly Vendor Promotions, Plant-based Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Presentations, and Virtual Animal Sanctuary Tours. This week will also feature Bellingham’s First Ever Vegan Restaurant Week where you can dine-in or take-out delicious plant-based meals from local restaurants. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Join us for Bellingham Veg Fest Week! Online events include Vegan-Friendly Vendor Promotions, Plant-based Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Presentations, and Virtual Animal Sanctuary Tours. This week will also feature Bellingham’s First Ever Vegan Restaurant Week where you can dine-in or take-out delicious plant-based meals from local restaurants. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Join us for Bellingham Veg Fest Week! Online events include Vegan-Friendly Vendor Promotions, Plant-based Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Presentations, and Virtual Animal Sanctuary Tours. This week will also feature Bellingham’s First Ever Vegan Restaurant Week where you can dine-in or take-out delicious plant-based meals from local restaurants. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Join us for Bellingham Veg Fest Week! Online events include Vegan-Friendly Vendor Promotions, Plant-based Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Presentations, and Virtual Animal Sanctuary Tours. This week will also feature Bellingham’s First Ever Vegan Restaurant Week where you can dine-in or take-out delicious plant-based meals from local restaurants. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Join us for Bellingham Veg Fest Week! Online events include Vegan-Friendly Vendor Promotions, Plant-based Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Presentations, and Virtual Animal Sanctuary Tours. This week will also feature Bellingham’s First Ever Vegan Restaurant Week where you can dine-in or take-out delicious plant-based meals from local restaurants. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
On Friday March 5th, PROJECT WE BEAM will light up downtown Bellingham and living rooms everywhere with an interactive art installation for all ages! The hybrid virtual and socially-distanced event is open to the public and will be viewable on the north wall of the Pickford Film Center from 6 PM to 8 PM during Downtown First Friday.
PROJECT WE BEAM will project the thoughts, feelings, and artwork of 5th grade students from Roosevelt Elementary School alongside moderated live community conversations about topics related to climate change. The program will also be livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom for at-home audiences.
All ages are invited to respond to the program and join the real-time, audience conversation from the event or from home by commenting on the live streams or by texting PROJECT WE BEAM at (360) 515-7618 (with a parent or guardian’s permission). Approved messages will even be projected live as part of the program!
Watch on Facebook or YouTube! To watch the live stream on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/fromchildspointofview/live. To watch on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/HR48vt7GnGk.
Not on social media? No problem! To register for the Project We Beam Zoom meeting, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-we-beam-tickets-142281115647.
Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing at the event or considering joining virtually.
Project We Beam is produced by From A Child’s Point of View and Bellingham Youth Media Project 501(c)3 with thanks to the Downtown Bellingham Partnership, the Pickford Film Center, and Faithlife. Live streaming provided by Varvid. Projection provided by Audio Visual Specialists Lynnwood.
Special thanks to our teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School: Joy Nelson, Kelly Kuplen, Carter Daniels. And in appreciation and awe of the students!
PROJECT WE BEAM is made possible by a grant from Public Art Films and a gift from the The Cyan Day Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation.
2021 Brigadoon Auction – Hybrid Event
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Our VIRTUAL Online Auction
begins 8am Monday morning, Sept 6
and ends Saturday night, Sept 11
in tandem with our
IN-PERSON Live Auction.
Our IN-PERSON Auction Dinner Event
is Saturday, Sept 11, 2021
5:30p – Doors open
6:30p – Dinner starts
7:00p – Program & Live Auction
Bellwether Hotel Ballroom
12 Bellwether Way, Bellingham
2021 Brigadoon Auction – Hybrid Event
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Our VIRTUAL Online Auction
begins 8am Monday morning, Sept 6
and ends Saturday night, Sept 11
in tandem with our
IN-PERSON Live Auction.
Our IN-PERSON Auction Dinner Event
is Saturday, Sept 11, 2021
5:30p – Doors open
6:30p – Dinner starts
7:00p – Program & Live Auction
Bellwether Hotel Ballroom
12 Bellwether Way, Bellingham
Purchase your tickets to enter and enjoy live music performed by Groovebot! Partake in our costume contest, enjoy the special drink menu, enter our raffle and get a chance to win Seahawk Tickets! Yes, we will be giving out the Seahawks home game tickets for Sunday, October 31st, against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Two tickets for the 50-yard line and parking included. Pre-order tickets now to Hallowfest and earn two raffle ticket entries for the $1,000 value Seahawk tickets. Must be present at Hallowfest to win.
Hallowfest will be from 9:00 p.m. to midnight for ages 21+.
Purchase your tickets to enter and enjoy live music performed by Groovebot! Partake in our costume contest, enjoy the special drink menu, enter our raffle and get a chance to win Seahawk Tickets! Yes, we will be giving out the Seahawks home game tickets for Sunday, October 31st, against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Two tickets for the 50-yard line and parking included. Pre-order tickets now to Hallowfest and earn two raffle ticket entries for the $1,000 value Seahawk tickets. Must be present at Hallowfest to win.
Hallowfest will be from 9:00 p.m. to midnight for ages 21+.
A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
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A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
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A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
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A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
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A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
https://www.facebook.com/events/671963497290171/?ref=newsfeed
A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
https://www.facebook.com/events/671963497290171/?ref=newsfeed
A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
https://www.facebook.com/events/671963497290171/?ref=newsfeed
A week-long celebration inspired by #InternationalWomensDay by Shifting Gears. Join us in celebrating our community in various, exciting ways during Wild Women Week because everyone deserves to take up space in the outdoors.
Spend the week hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking, or whatever gets you pumped and feeling empowered. Get wild alone or find a friend to make some memories with. Don’t forget to share with us how you get wild during the week on social media! #wildwomenweek2022
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Join RE Sources and Surfrider for our monthly cleanup at Whatcom Falls Park! From the Silver Beach Road entrance, meet at the trailhead next to the fish hatchery. Trash grabbers, gloves, and bags provided, and bagels provided by Bagelry.
To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host beach cleanups — as well as cleanups along rivers and lakes — throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties, providing cleanup equipment and a place to connect with like-minded community members.
Plastic pollution is a concern for water quality and wildlife everywhere, and has even been discovered in drinking water and table salt worldwide. Recent research found that Pacific Ocean juvenile fish have been consuming microplastic particles in their first days of life, with not-yet understood health consequences.
More info at https://www.re-sources.org/event/august-beach-cleanup/
The Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society hosts chapter meetings on the third Wednesday of every month between September and May. We are proud to offer these educational seminars free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
Our guests this month will introduce you to the federally threatened Oregon spotted frog and describe a successful, on-going habitat restoration project at a property owned by the Whatcom Land Trust, which supports a large, at-risk population of this rare species. They will discuss the challenges of removing invasive reed canarygrass, development of new methods, and illustrate the numerous diverse replacement plant species that are now thriving at the site.
Important location info: From the Bakerview/Hannagan intersection, head east on East Bakerview Road. Go down the hill, follow the road around the left-hand corner, and make your first left, going through NSEA’s gate at the entrance of the property. Once through the gate, stay right of the wooden fish sculpture. Follow the driveway in, arcing around to the right, and park near the community building. ***Please do not park in front of the garage door as staff will need access to this area while you are here.***
For more information on this meeting, please visit our website at the link provided.
Ryan Budds of TRIVIA WITH BUDDS will provide the fast paced and interactive platform for an online trivia night akin to Jeopardy!
Register your team (3 people) for $75, or just watch along for free! Teams will compete in four rounds featuring a range of topics, with the winners going home with the traveling “Totten Trophy.” Because the answers are submitted via cell phone, participants can play from anywhere. Last year’s winning team “The Crabpots” had players from Bellingham, Alaska, and Baltimore!
For local residents who would like to meet in person, Aslan Depot will not only be showing the event on a big screen, they will also be donating $1 from each pint sold. We recommend arriving a bit early to find a seat, and order food and drinks before the trivia rounds kicks off. Food from Aslan Brewing can be ordered on your phone, and will be delivered to your table.
Be sure to check out our online silent auction – open April 18 through April 29 – for an assortment of eclectic and wonderful items to bid on.
Since 1983, the Whatcom Literacy Council has helped hundreds of adults in Whatcom County transform their lives by strengthening their literacy skills with free tutoring and small group classes. Proceeds from the event go directly to programs that help our neighbors here in Whatcom County build skills that help them get jobs and take care of their families.
Please contact us at events@whatcomliteracy.org for information on sponsorships, team registrations, or donating a basket for the silent auction. Thank you!
Please join naturalist and trained botanist, Jazmen Yoder, and herbalist, Amy Gibson of Goldstatus Botanicals in this fireweed-focused wildcrafting course! In this course we will learn several uses for fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium).
Our Fireweed Intensive course will include:
How and when to forage fireweed
Fermenting fireweed for tea
How to pickle and preserve fireweed shoots
Ethnobotanical history of fireweed
Ecology of fireweed
How to make fireweed cordage
Wild tea party with fireweed!
There are so many uses for this special plant, and we’ll be covering many of them! By the end of this class, you will have expertise knowledge about fireweed from its ecological importance to ways humans can benefit from its medicine and edibility.
Sign up now! Space is limited!
Join us for our first annual Day of the Dead fundraiser event, benefitting Chicas Reinas Dancing Group. Held at the Pioneer Pavilion Community Center in Ferndale WA. We are raising funds for our dance group, the funds will be used to cover group-related expenses such as rental fees, costume expenses, travel/lodging, scholarships, supplies for activities, and incentives for the participants (dancers).
Join us for a fantastic evening of food and fun as we raise money for a good cause, benefiting our amazing dancers and supporting Baile Folklórico!
Bring your family along to experience the outdoors with tasty rewards as an alternative to traditional Thanksgiving!
We will forage leaves to make tea, prepare a cozy soup and bake bread ALL over an open flame.
If you’ve ever wanted to try cooking from scratch outdoors, this is your chance to learn with some guidance.
In this course you will assist in foraging, preparing and making soup, bread dough, and of course enjoying a hearty meal. The meal will be vegetarian. If you have dietary restrictions (vegan, GF, dairy-free, etc; please let us know and we will try our best to accommodate you!)
Individuals will receive an email with directions and information a few days prior to the event.
Space is limited!
In this wildcrafting workshop you will learn how to weave a basket using the coil technique and Ponderosa Pine needles.
Baskets are thought to be one of the first art forms of ancient peoples, with basket fragments found in California and the Southwest dating to 9400 years, and coiled baskets from the earliest sites in Egypt dating to 7,000 years. The coil technique requires patience and attention to detail before it becomes a relaxing, repetitive stitching pattern. It is a skill that is more easily learned with a little guidance.
Dabblers, beginners, intermediate, and advanced weavers will enjoy this creative, social gathering.
This course will take place indoors at the Chuckanut Center near Fairhaven in Whatcom County, WA. The Chuckanut Center is heated and has access to facilities including a bathroom, full kitchen, and drinking water.
