Bainbridge Island Trip Planner

Annual Events

January

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Health Living Expo -
Chamber-sponsored trade show featuring health and fitness products and services
Martin Luther King Sing Out! -
The Total Experience Gospel Choir presents an afternoon Gospel music workshop and evening concert.

February

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Chilly Hilly Bicycle Ride -
Bicycle tour with participants from all over Puget Sound
Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival -
Annual festival of movies that were either filmed on Bainbridge Island or feature a Bainbridge Islander.

March

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Home & Garden Show

Eco Tour

April

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Toe Jam Hill 10 K & Marathon -
Up hill and dale on south end of the island
Farmers Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday from April through October

May

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Scotchbroom Parade -
The golden weed is honored in an impromptu parade
Farmers Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday
Girls' Night Out
- A day and night of fabulous shopping, luxurious pampering, delectable dining, and endless girl talk.

June

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Bainbridge Classic -
Show jumping horse show at Battle Point Park
NoMoreSchoolapalooza -
concerts in Waterfront Park on the last day of school
Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale -
Biggest and best of the season
Midsommarfest -
Traditional Scandinavian festival in Poulsbo with music & dancing
Farmer's Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday

July

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Strawberry Festival -
Filipino-American community
Island Days Street Dance & BBQ -
Hometown activities for the whole family
Grand Old Fourth -
Parade & street fair in Winslow
Concerts in the Park -
Wednesday evenings
Bainbridge in Bloom -
Public tour of local private gardens
Old Timers Picnic-
Picnic & Historical Museum Open House
Bluegrass Festival - at Battlepoint Park
Farmers Market - Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday

August

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Annual Golf Scramble -
Chamber fundraiser for golf enthusiasts
Summer Studio Tour -
Tour local artists' studios
Chief Seattle Days -
Dancing, drumming, crafts & food fair in Suquamish
Concerts in the Park -
Wednesday evenings
Farmers Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday

September

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Island Grown Dinner -
Hosted by Bainbridge Island Grange
Farmers Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday
Blackberry Run and Blackberry Jam and Matsura Festival -
Sponsored by the BI Land Trust and Friends of Pritchard Park

October

Harvest Fair - Music, public cider press, chili feed, farm animals
Pumpkin Walk -
Halloween fun at Bainbridge Gardens
Halloween Walk. Trick or treating in downtown Winslow.
Farmers Market -
Fresh local produce & crafts every Saturday
First Friday Concerts - at Island Center Hall

November

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Holiday Open House & Tree Lighting.
Sponsored by the BI Downtown Association.
Hollydays -
Evening holiday shopping and celebrations in Winslow
Suquamish Cultural Celebration -
Sponsored by the Suquamish Tribe
First Friday Concerts -
at Island Center Hall

December

First Friday Arts Walk - gallery tour featuring new exhibits
Hollydays -
Evening holiday shopping and celebrations in Winslow
Bainbridge Studio Tours -
Local artists offer holiday shopping event
Christmas in the Country -
Tour of open houses featuring crafts and other gifts
Mochi Tsuki -
Japanese New Year sponsored by the Japanese-American community
First Friday Concerts -
presented by Bainbridge Metro Parks & Rec