Fall is in the air Bellingham just in time for this year’s annual Bellingham Oktoberfest celebration, where everyone is a little bit German and we all get to enjoy our favorite German style beers and foods. This year’s Oktoberfest looks to be a great one, with local brewers from all over Washington state pouring their delicious brews paired with an array of delectable local food vendors cooking up various Bavarian treats. Never been to an Oktoberfest? There’s no better time than this Saturday from 6pm – 9pm to join the celebration by hoisting your biers and hiking up your lederhosen (or ladyhosen) for Bellingham’s Oktoberfest! Come on down to the Market Depot Square…

Bellingham loves it’s food trucks! We might love them as much as we love our local micro-breweries that many the food trucks park at during the week. There is certainly something to be said for the variety, ingenuity and creativity that goes into the ever-expanding world of food trucks. Maybe it’s the novelty of a portable restaurant on wheels that captures our imaginations, but it’s probably more about the delicious food they have to offer. So with that, it’s time again to round up Bellingham’s local food trucks for the 4th Annual Food Truck Round Up, a benefit for Whatcom County Food Banks, presented by Ben Kinney & Keller Williams…

Bellingham’s Irish Festival is back again for 2016 with lots of great events and activities for everyone to enjoy! The festival will take place in multiple locations throughout Downtown Bellingham on September 16th through the 18th. There will be live music, dancing, sessions, educational opportunities, performances and fun for the whole family. Just some of the activity workshops include introductory tin whistle, bodhran (Irish drum) and Irish dance, as well as technique classes for fiddle players and lots more. The Bellingham Irish Festival kicks-off with a concert at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom on Friday, September 16th. For an evening of lively Irish tunes and moving songs. This showcase will feature a number of local and visiting…

Heads up Bellingham beer lovers! Bellingham Beer Week is just around the corner. In fact, the week-long festivities are kicking off this Friday at Kulshan Brewing with the 2016 Bellingham Beer Olympics. In honor of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the inaugural Kulshan Beer Olympics will mark the beginning of this year’s Bellingham Beer Week in grand Olympic fashion. Bellingham Beer Olympics There will be 10 teams of four; 5 breweries and 5 teams of patrons competing in a number of “Beerlympic” style events. Expect to see an obstacle course, life-sized Jenga, dizzy bat, ping pong and more! Prizes will be awarded to Gold, Silver and Bronze winners, but no team will go unrecognized!  Special…

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we love a good Hootenanny! And what better way to kickoff Eat Local Month in Whatcom and Skagit counties than with live music, local food and brews, lots of dancing? Well that’s exactly what’s happening this Sunday at Boundary Bay Brewery! So come on down and  kick up your heels at the fourth annual Farm Fund Hootenanny. Come join the fun with live local music, square dancing, farmer recognition and awards, a photo booth for capturing the memories and of course Boundary Bay Brewery’s beer on tap and delicious local barbecue. All for the benefit of Community Food Co-op’s Farm Fund. That’s right! 100% of proceeds raised at this…

The Color Run came once again to Bellingham on Sunday and brought with it this year’s Tropicolor World Tour, bathing it’s 5K runners in a glorious array of tropical colors and delicious island scents as they passed through each of the color arches. At the Finish Festival, Color Runners were treated to even more fun at Rainbow Beach, an interactive island featuring island-themed music, dancing, unique photo opportunities, and massive color throws. The Color Run has donated more than $3 million to charities since its inception in 2012 with this year’s Bellingham event supporting the Whatcom Family YMCA locally and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and Sigma Chi nationally. Never heard of The Color Run?…

The Northwest Washington Fair is here again from August 15th – 20th. Prepare yourself for all of the great carnival rides, tasty fair foods, an intense demolition derby, thrilling rodeo games, animal exhibits, quilts, canning, arts, photography, 4H & FFA exhibits and of course an amazing line-up of entertainment taking to the grandstand. Whether this is your first Northwest Washington Fair or your 50th, there is always something new to see or do. For over 100 years the Northwest Washington Fair has highlighted the agriculture of the Whatcom County area. Dairy and beef cattle, horses, and many other species of livestock are shown by 4H, FFA and Open Class exhibitors. With hundreds of…

There’s nothing quite like a classic car show on a beautiful clear summer day. The sun glinting off of all the hottest rides from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. From the muscle cars with cool fire print paint jobs to the cherry hot rod roadsters, there’s no denying they just don’t design cars the way they used to. For the classic car lovers in all of us, car shows like Birch Bay’s Rollback Weekend are a welcome blast from the past. This coming Saturday and Sunday, join the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce in celebrating their 2nd annual Birch Bay Rollback Weekend. Return to “the good old days” of motor vehicles with classic cars,…

Dementia affects everyone, from children and grandchildren to friends and neighbors. Mental illness is hard to deal with, but the more we learn about the various forms of dementia and their causes, the better we can use that knowledge to find help for those affected, as well as potentially learn new ways to help prevent these horrible diseases. Since 1983, the Alzheimer Society of Washington has served Whatcom County by providing education and support groups for adults caring for those affected by dementia. Some of the unique support groups exist to support the caregiver and the person with memory loss, adults newly diagnosed or experiencing minimal memory loss, adults caring for a parent affected by…