Events
KAFE's Weekend Vibes
Adult Tabletop RPG Club
12/30/2024 - 12/22/2025 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Central Skagit Library
110 W. State St.
The Skagit Central Library in Sedro-Woolley is hosting a weekly Adult Tabletop RPG Club from 6pm-8pm on Mondays!
Every Monday will be a night for Tabletop Games. They are running one-shots until the group decides on the game system that they want to be the campaign.
Mondays will be an opportunity to try the games people have always wanted to try and perhaps even ones you’ve never thought about. Come join us and expand your TTRPG repertoire.
Marine Life Center
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Marine Life Center
1801 Roeder Ave.
The Marine Life Center is OPEN on Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham. This is a great opportunity to see marine life up close and in-person.
Monday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, closed for lunch 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Sunday: Reservations 10:00 – 11:00 am, Open to the public 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, closed for lunch 12:30 – 1:30 pm
There is a Toddler Time on certain Mondays and Thursdays during the month. One is at 9am and another at 9:45am.
Large groups or classes are welcome, but due to the center’s size, reservations should be made at least one week in advance.
MegaZapper at the Spark Museum
01/01/2025 - 01/01/2026 - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm at Spark Museum of Electrical Invention
1312 Bay St
Did you know the SPARK Museum in Bellingham is home to one of the largest Tesla coil ‘lighting machines’ in the country? Get up close and personal with 4 million volts of loose electricity! MegaZapper shows on Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30pm.
Bellingham Farmers Market
04/05/2025 - 12/20/2025 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Depot Market Square
1100 Railroad Ave
The Bellingham Farmers Market is back for another season! Head to Depot Market Square in Bellingham on Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Shop local produce, artisan foods, and crafts at the 100 stall market.
Western Wednesday
09/24/2025 - 06/03/2026 - All Day
Every Wednesday is WESTERN WEDNESDAY in downtown Bellingham.
WWU students, staff, and faculty can bring their ID to score deals and discounts all day long at over 60 businesses throughout downtown Bellingham. You’ll find deals from coffee to cocktails and everything in between.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATING BUSINESSS!
Elaine Horn: Broadcasting From Bellingham
09/26/2025 - 12/31/2025 - 12:00 am at Whatcom Museum, Old City Hall
121 Prospect St.
The Whatcom Museum presents “Elaine Horn: Broadcasting From Bellingham!”
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
This photo exhibit features photos about the broadcasting career of Elaine Horn in Bellingham. From the Whatcom Museum website:
The Whatcom Museum presents Elaine Horn: Broadcasting from Bellingham, a Photo Archive exhibition curated by Jeff Jewell. Horn (1920–1998) was a broadcasting trailblazer with a career that spanned three decades and brought her into homes from British Columbia to Everett, Washington.
Horn began in radio in the 1940s, but by 1962, she had moved into television. At a time when Wagon Train and Bonanza ruled the television ratings, Woman’s World premiered on Bellingham’s KVOS channel 12 with Horn as its charismatic host. Woman’s World appealed to a daytime television audience of mid-century homemakers, making it among the earliest shows in the daytime-TV genre targeted to women. It featured a wide range of topics—from fashion and cooking to cosmetics, childcare, and entertaining—and quickly became one of the most popular shows of this region and beyond.
Most impressive is that Woman’s World aired live, without edits or re-takes. Elaine faced a single, often stationary camera and addressed her audience without a script. The half-hour shows relied on Elaine’s gifted improvisation to carry the program. She was a skilled interviewer with poise and an endearing authenticity.
In 1984, KVOS-TV donated more than 400 original 4×5 negatives to the Whatcom Museum, offering a unique look into local broadcasting history. Captured between 1962 and 1966, the images chronicle Horn in the television studio, often joined by guests. She was both the Woman’s World host and the commercial announcer—a format that early television adapted from radio, merging advertisements into a program through a single, trusted voice.
Looking back on her career, Elaine told the Bellingham Herald in 1977, “One of the reasons I enjoy what I do is because of people. I like people. Everyone has a story.”
Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts
11/21/2025 - 12/23/2025 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts
1225 E. Sunset Dr.
Make your shopping matter this holiday season at the Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts! For over 40 years, they’ve connected the community with local artists and makers.
The Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts is open every day from November 21st through December 24th from 10am-6pm … EXCEPT THANKSGIVING DAY! NOTE: They’ll close at 3pm on December 24th. It’s located at 1225 E. Sunset Drive in Bellingham! (The old Rite-Aid space in Sunset Square, near Safeway)
This year’s market features 130 local artists with everything from hand-crafted jewelry, original paintings, ceramics, quilts, gourmet foods, clothing, and more.
Your purchases directly supports the artists that call our community home!
In addition to the shopping, there’s LIVE music from local musicians, artist demos, kids’ art & activities.
Deck the Old City Hall
11/28/2025 - 01/04/2026 - All Day at Whatcom Museum, Old City Hall
121 Prospect St.
Step into the magic of the holiday season during Deck the Old City Hall in Bellingham! There are events planned throughout the season as the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall transforms into a holiday wonderland! Admission is by donation during this special event!
Celebrate with FREE family festivities the first three Sundays in December. Your family will be able to create a craft together, attend a holiday performance, and join a behind-the-scenes docent tour.
Activities and offerings change each week, so be sure to come back for fun all month long.
Jansen Art Center Holiday Pop-Up Shop
11/29/2025 - 12/23/2025 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Jansen Art Center
321 Front Street
Celebrate the holidays at the Jansen Art Center Holiday Pop-Up Shop every Friday & Saturday (and December 23rd) from 10am-5pm in Lynden.
They’ll have a curated selection of hand-crafted gifts to explore – ceramics, textiles, jewelry, find art, and more…all created by regional artisans.
With the inventory constantly being refreshed, there will be something new every time you stop and shop.
The City of Lightdale
12/19/2025 - 12/31/2025 - All Day
The City of Ferndale becomes “The City of Lightdale” this weekend…December 19th!
Residents have decorated their homes, yards, balconies, and windows in their best holiday spirit. You can explore the city looking for yard signs to see how well everybody has done and vote for your favorite between December 19th through January 1st!
The Top 3 voted homes will be crowned the winners for prizes and a feature on Ferndale’s social media pages.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE VOTING PROCESS ONCE IT GOES LIVE!
