Category: Visit Bainbridge

If You’re Interested in Getting Involved in this Coming Summer’s World Cup in Seattle, You Should Consider Attending Thursday’s Ready Kitsap Summit

If You’re Interested in Getting Involved in this Coming Summer’s World Cup in Seattle, You Should Consider Attending Thursday’s Ready Kitsap Summit

The Greater Kitsap Chamber invites you to join community and industry leaders for Ready Kitsap: 2026 Business & Tourism Summit, a one-day readiness and strategy event designed to help local businesses and nonprofits prepare for the influx of visitors to …

Big Crowd Enjoyed Traditional Taiko Drummers, Pounding Rice, and Making Mochi at Annual Japanese Festival This Past Weekend

Big Crowd Enjoyed Traditional Taiko Drummers, Pounding Rice, and Making Mochi at Annual Japanese Festival This Past Weekend

A typical grey and cool January day couldn’t keep hundreds of islanders and visitors from attending this past weekend’s Mochi Tsuki – the Japanese New Year’s festival – at Woodward Middle School.

“It’s no longer just a Japanese American event, …

Travelogue: Looking For a Fun Trip Abroad? Try Portugal, a Wonderful Place to Bike, Tour and Soak in Lots of Culture, History and Food!

Travelogue: Looking For a Fun Trip Abroad? Try Portugal, a Wonderful Place to Bike, Tour and Soak in Lots of Culture, History and Food!

It’s that time of the year – dark, dreary and somewhat oppressive – when our thoughts start turning to warmer climes and exotic places.

Depending on your time constraints, frame of mind, budget and vacation style – fast and furious, …

Tonight: Inaugural First Friday Art Walk of 2026, Meet Artist Ingrid Amirault at the Bainbridge Library, On Saturday, Planetarium Show at Battle Point Park

Tonight: Inaugural First Friday Art Walk of 2026, Meet Artist Ingrid Amirault at the Bainbridge Library, On Saturday, Planetarium Show at Battle Point Park

It’s that time of the month for islanders to discover the vibrant heart of Bainbridge’s creativity at the First Friday Art Walk tonight – January 2nd – in beautiful Downtown Winslow. Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of art,

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Commentary: The Yin and Yang of the Growth Debate on Bainbridge Island. Do We Want to Become the next Vail, Co., or Create Housing Equity and Balance?

Commentary: The Yin and Yang of the Growth Debate on Bainbridge Island. Do We Want to Become the next Vail, Co., or Create Housing Equity and Balance?

By Dr. Howard Frumkin

The recent election on Bainbridge Island featured a lot of anti-development and anti-growth talk. Some of it was overt, and some was more subtle, framed as “maintaining the island’s character.”

I get it. I’m among locals …

Last Weekend of 2025: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers Holding Two Holiday Concerts, Chorale Performing Messiah Sing-a-long, Plus, Spend a New York New Year’s Eve at The Sip in Poulsbo

Last Weekend of 2025: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers Holding Two Holiday Concerts, Chorale Performing Messiah Sing-a-long, Plus, Spend a New York New Year’s Eve at The Sip in Poulsbo

 

If you’re looking for some fun entertainment this weekend, be sure and checkout Bainbridge’s favorite Django/Gypsy Jazz Band, Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. They are playing two Jazzy Holiday Concerts the weekend of Dec. 27 and 28th — on Bainbridge

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Make Your Own Christmas and Holiday Memories With a Tour of Island (and Off-Island) Homes with Festive Light Displays. It Will Brighten Up the Darkness!

Make Your Own Christmas and Holiday Memories With a Tour of Island (and Off-Island) Homes with Festive Light Displays. It Will Brighten Up the Darkness!

When I was kid growing up in Upstate New York, the Christmas season was a truly magical time of year. Normally, we’d have snow. Lots of snow. Sometimes it resembled a Winter Wonderland outside and it felt like …

Last Weekend Before Christmas: Winter Solstice Events, Meals and Gingerbread Experience at Pleasant Beach, Last Chance to see the Hunchback of Notre Dame!

Last Weekend Before Christmas: Winter Solstice Events, Meals and Gingerbread Experience at Pleasant Beach, Last Chance to see the Hunchback of Notre Dame!
“Under One Sky” – BPAA’s fundraiser and Winter Solstice celebration, Dec 20, 2 – 5 p.m., at BARN
The community is invited to drop by and celebrate the Winter Solstice at Battle Point Astronomical Association’s annual fundraiser! Join the fun
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Potpourri: Affordable Housing SEPA Hearing Put Off, Want to Manage Farmland? Lodging Tax Committee, Reimaging City Art, AHB’s Christmas Living Room Concert Tonight!

Potpourri: Affordable Housing SEPA Hearing Put Off, Want to Manage Farmland? Lodging Tax Committee, Reimaging City Art, AHB’s Christmas Living Room Concert Tonight!

The City of Bainbridge Island’s Hearing Examiner has denied the City’s request for dismissal in the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) appeal filed in relation to the affordable housing project at the corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305 and …

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration of American Craft is Bringing Accomplished Artisans from Across the Country to Bainbridge Island in the Spring of 2026

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration of American Craft is Bringing Accomplished Artisans from Across the Country to Bainbridge Island in the Spring of 2026

By Jennifer Hemmingsten

“Creating a physical work by hand from raw materials is magic!” declares Alisa Banks, a visual artist from Dallas whose fiber-based books and collages explore her Louisiana Creole heritage and the African diaspora. It’s this sense …

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