For more than three decades, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) has hosted Mochi Tsuki, a Japanese festival aimed at ringing in the New Year in a traditional way. After a two-year hiatus due to the Pandemic, the …
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First Friday Art Walk – January 6, 2023
Winslow Way and surrounding area, Downtown Bainbridge Island
First Friday of every month, 6 to 8 PM
Spend an evening experiencing all that downtown Bainbridge has to offer. Many galleries, shops and businesses will be participating this month showcasing the …
Join Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District Work Parties in 2023
Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District 2023 Work Party Schedule
BI Parks 2022 volunteers accomplished so much! Join them this year to accomplish even more!
More than 800 volunteers worked with the Natural Resources team at Bainbridge Island Metro …
New Year’s Eve Happenings on Bainbridge Island
KiDiMu – Join them for their annual Noon Year’s Eve Party on Saturday, December 31st from 9am – 1pm! Welcome 2023 with science, crafts, and a very special countdown to noon! Make noisemakers, explore firework science, and share your wishes …
From the Emerald City to the Emerald Isle – Ireland is worth a visit, even in the wintertime!
Ireland is a fascinating place and I have some deep family connections there, which made a recent visit across the pond that much more rewarding. My father was born and raised in Dublin and immigrated to the US in his …
New Green-Built Homes Will Make Farm Interns More Comfortable
Internships can be the backbone of someone’s career or professional path. If you are, or were, on a so-called white-collar track, it might mean working in an office setting, and performing everything from mundane tasks like running for coffee to …
Call for Artists – Bainbridge Island ReFashion Show 2023 – Deadline for submission, January 29, 2023
Bainbridge Island ReFashion Trashion Show is an entertaining runway fashion show, sponsored by Bainbridge Island Zero Waste, an initiative of Sustainable Bainbridge, featuring a variety of outrageously creative garments made from an assortment of recycled materials, such as …
One Bainbridge Woman’s Quest for a Kidney Transplant and the Friend who made it Happen
Susan Balch considers herself one of the “lucky ones”. The 57-year-old Bainbridge resident is back to an active life after undergoing a kidney transplant in February of 2020 in her hometown of San Diego, CA. She received a “live donor” …
A Happy Goodbye…Scrappy Art Lab is closing its doors…Special Art & Build (Saturday, December 17th) and Art Kits To-Go on shelves.
Having spent several years teaching preschool and facilitating after school activities and summer camps, Rachel Knudson decided to launch her own creative reuse art studio in Berkeley, CA in 2011 (Sticky Art Lab). She left it behind to …
Holiday Events on Bainbridge Island – BIFD Holiday Music Truck, Frosty Paws, Nutcracker performances, Gingerbread Parties, Musical Performances, Winter Walks and more!
BIFD HOLIDAY MUSIC TRUCK IS COMING DECEMBER 13th through the 24th. Get ready for the holiday magic to come to your neighborhood with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department’s annual holiday music truck. The brightly lit truck spreads the joy of …





