Here are a few local events happening this week on Bainbridge Island that offer opportunities for connection, celebration, and music:

Featured events:

🍷 After Hours

🥘 2025 Annual Meeting & Community Potluck

🎸 Django’s Birthday

Looking for fun and engaging activities to fill your week? Bainbridge Island has you covered with a lineup of unique events that celebrate creativity, education, and nature.

Featured events:

🌱 Terrarium Workshop at Eleven Winery

🏫 Family Day 2025 at Madrona School

🌳 Winter Tree ID Walk at Bloedel Reserve

Start your engines and get ready for a fun-filled Independence Day! Dance the night away at the Street Dance on July 3rd, and celebrate the 4th of July with our Grand Old Fourth Hometown Parade. Don't miss the 2024 Grand Old 4th Car Show, where classic cars will light up the sky.

Featured Events:

💃 July 3: Street Dance

🚗 July 4: Grand Old Fourth Hometown Parade

🎆 July 4: 2024 Grand Old 4th Car Show

This week on Bainbridge Island: classic car show with burgers and school donations, sewing class at the library, and a comedy night with Sam Miller and Lynette Manning. Explore, learn, and laugh with your community!

Featured Events:

🚗 June 25: Bainbridge Island Classic Car Cruise-In

🪡 June 29: Just Sew Series

🎤 June 29: Stand-Up Comedy with Sam Miller

Art, creativity, and expression. What’s happening this week on Bainbridge Island! With the opportunity to play music at the marketplace or simply enjoy the contribution of others, understand and partake in the therapeutic effects of art at BIMA, or join BIMA for a dining experience followed by a silent auction!

Featured Events:

🎤 Open Mic Night At Marketplace

🎨 Early Stage Memory Loss Through Art

🖼️ BIMA Bash: Live Auction & Gala

Get ready for a fun week of culture and history with the opportunity to connect with your inner mermaid, indulge in the art, poetry, and music of Japanese heritage, and play a role or watch the final presentation of Hamlet and macbeth!

Featured Events:

🎌 May 29: Japanese Heritage Night At Bainbridge Arts & Crafts

🧜 May 31: Mermaid Cove Fridays

🎭 June 1: Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth

Get ready to groove to the soulful rhythms of Jazz Jam Thursdays at the Marketplace, experience the electrifying performances of Cabaret at the Bainbridge Performing Arts Center, and discover the art of Highland dance with Discover Highland Dance. There's something for everyone on Bainbridge Island's vibrant cultural scene!

Featured Events:

🎷 Apr 24: Jazz Jam Thursdays at The Marketplace

🎭 Apr 25: Cabaret

💃 Apr 28: Discover Highland Dance

Get ready for a week of creativity and connection! Explore the art of woodworking while crafting your own charcuterie board, delve into the unexpected and humorous side of nature with Haiku EW!, and unwind to the smooth sounds of Chill & Groove.

Featured Events:

🧀 Apr 19: Charcuterie Board Woodworking Workshop

🦠 Apr 20: HAIKU EW!

🎸 Apr 20: Chill & Groove

This time of year is always a favorite of mine-- I enjoy Black History Month, and International Women's Day... as much as 'enjoy' is really a reflection of growth and introspection. That said, I came across this article a few months ago and it really sat with me for a bit. As a B-School alum, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my leadership style and how I interact within the context of a team. It's important to me-- as is community. I have a very high inclusion score... ;)

The first of 2023’s Classic Car Cruise-In starts this week and runs until the end of August. Spend Tuesday evenings admiring classic cars (or showcasing your own!), while enjoying a hotdog and helping local kids by making a donation to Project BackPack. This weekend you have a pick of live performances for all ages. Bainbridge Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is on both Saturday and Sunday (including a Saturday matinee); enjoy this shortened version performed by children of all ages. On Saturday evening dust off your dancing shoes for WEAVE’s last 2022-2023 season performance featuring Foleada, a Seattle-based high energy Brazilian band. Enjoy a drink at the bar before the performance and during the interval and support WEAVE’s non-profit community organization bringing great musicians to Bainbridge Island.

Featured Events:

• Classic Car Cruise-In - Tuesday, May 30

• Sleeping Beauty - Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4

• Foleada at WEAVE - Saturday, June 3

This week on Bainbridge Island we are encouraging you to embrace our ecosystems and preserve the environment. Start your weekend by discovering how species composition and diversity promotes healthy ecosystems at the Springbrook Creek Preserve, enjoying good food and live music while learning more about energy efficient vehicles at the Kitsap Electric Vehicle and Bike Expo, and reducing waste by buying yourself something new to wear at Refashion Bainbridge. It's time to give back to mother nature!

Featured Events:

• Birds and Blooms Walk at Springbrook Creek Preserve

• May 20 Kitsap Electric Vehicle and Bike Expo - May 20

• Refashion Bainbridge Show 2023 - May 21

This week is dedicated to all Mothers! Mother's Day is Sunday May 14 but why not celebrate Mothers all week? Venture out to the City with the whole family for Shrek 2 in Concert with Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall - choose from various times on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Bainbridge Island celebrates "Wine on the Rock” so treat yourself or your mom to Wine & Cheese at four participating Wineries on Friday thru’ Sunday. For the finale, have Brunch on Mother’s Day at Islandwood after enjoying learning about Nature’s Nurturers: a Celebration of Mothers.

Featured Events:

• Shrek 2 in Concert with Seattle Symphony - May 11-13

• Wine on the Rock: Wines & Cheese - May 12-14

• Nature's Nurturers: A Celebration of Mothers - May 14, 10am-2pm

As summer approaches, the number of events is increasing and this week’s events highlight three that showcase the diversity of things to do on Bainbridge Island. Attend an award-winning play, dine in the woods for dinner (or stay the night and grab breakfast too!), and attend the final “First Sunday” concert series until September. You won’t want to miss any of these events – get the details below and block out your calendars!

Featured Events:

• The Humours of Bandon - May 5, 7.30pm-9.30pm

• Dinner in the Wood - May 6, 4.30pm-10pm

• Violin, Harpsichord & Cello - May 7, 4pm-5.30pm

Music and Arts is the theme for this week with lots of opportunities for you to expand your enjoyment and exposure to different styles of live music. Spend Thursday evening at The Manor House where Bainbridge Arts and Crafts host “Shine Live Auction” celebrating live music and art while raising money for the SHINE Art Academy, an Arts Education school. On Friday at the Marketplace, listen to Vince Bigos performing original material, as well as covers by Hank Williams, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan. And Saturday brings an amazing opportunity for kids to learn to appreciate Jazz; take them along to a Matinee at Weave, hosted by the Dmitri Matheny Group. This will be a lively and interactive introduction to jazz for families and young audiences featuring a variety of entertaining musical styles from jump swing, to samba, calypso, and more. And later that evening adults can return to WEAVE to attend Dmitri’s full concert!

Featured Events:

Shine Live! Early Bird Dinner and Auction Ticket, April 27, 6pm-9pm

Live Music at The Marketplace with Vince Bigos, April 28, 7pm-9pm

Jazz for Kids - April 29, 5.30pm-6:30pm

This week encompasses Earth Day so we are focusing on events that get you closer to Mother Earth! And to make you feel extra special you can start the week by enjoying chocolate at the same time as donating to the West Sound Wildlife Shelter. On Wednesday, become more sustainable by learning or improving your kitting skills. And for the finale, volunteer or participate in all things green at Battle Point Park on Saturday. Get your green on!

Featured Events:

West Sound Wildlife Shelter Chocolate Take-Over, April 17-18, 10am-6pm

The Lamb & Kid - Various Knitting Classes, April 19th

Earth Day Expo, April 22, 10am-2pm

So many more new events are starting to pop up on the Island - which are good indications we are into Spring and beginning to get ready for Summer! Learn how to confidently identify wild spring plants that are edible and medicinal at IslandWood, feast on delicious grubs and a glass of wine with Southern BBQ at Eleven Winery, or enjoy a handpicked flight + a 4-course meal farmhouse style in Heyday Farm’s festive barn.

Featured Events:

Spring Skills of a Naturalist April 13, 9.30am-11.30am

Double D’s BBQ & Smokery Food Truck at Eleven Winery, April 15, 12pm-5pm

Frichette Winery Winemaker Dinner, April 15, 6pm-9pm

This coming week is Spring Break and it’s time to get those creative vibes flowing. Whether you have children that need to be kept amused, or you want to channel that creative adult spirit, there is something for everyone. Register for inspirational self-guided tours or live demonstrations, sign-up for a 3-day art camp and participate in a variety of mixed-media experiences, and learn tried and true methods of how to master drawing portraits.

Featured Events:

BARN Tour Registration for Spring Sampler (April 30) - April 3, 1pm-3pm

Spring Break One-Day Art Camps Ages 5-12 - April 4-7, 10.30am-1.30pm

Drawing and Painting People, April 8, 10am-4pm

Wow, that winter seemed to go by quickly because we’ve got Spring events starting back up! Join the Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market x April Fools’ Day this Saturday; get your bellies rolling at the Seattle International Comedy Competition taking place at Bainbridge Cinemas, The Pavilion on Friday night; and come together with your community to remember the lives impacted by the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island on Thursday morning.

Featured Events:

Farmers’ Market - Saturday, April 1, 10am-2pm

Commemoration of the 81st Anniversary of the Exclusion - Thursday, March 30, 11am-12pm

Best of the Seattle International Comedy Competition - Friday, March 31, 7.30 pm-9.30pm

It’s time to start planning this year’s garden and that is our focus for next week’s featured events. Whether you want to nurture beautiful flowering shrubs or grow plants you can eat, Bainbridge Island has experts who will teach you how to have a healthy flourishing garden and a rewarding growing experience.

Learn how to buy the right type of plants to preserve water and maximize your productivity in the garden, graft your own fruit trees, and impress your family and friends with home-grown healthy vegetables.

Featured Events:

Drought-Tolerant Gems for the Low Maintenance Garden at Bainbridge Gardens - Saturday, March 25

Graft an Apple Tree at Bainbridge Gardens - Sunday, March 26

Veg Club: Gardening Classes at the Library - 1st Tuesdays ‘thru October.

Spring is coming, the clocks have sprung forward giving us lighter evenings and it’s time to embrace this new season on Bainbridge Island. Start by discovering the natural beauty that is Bainbridge Island by signing up for one of Bainbridge Gardens’ Spring Events or Classes. Bainbridge Gardens is a family-owned garden center located on a historic site and their events encourage you to learn how to become more self-sufficient in growing your own vegetables and maintaining a healthy garden. IslandWood is excited to launch their 2023 quarterly Dinner Series, starting with their March Dinner. To fill one of those Spring rainy days, book to see Bainbridge Performing Arts’ latest production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Featured Events:

Plant What You Eat at Bainbridge Gardens - Sunday, March 19

Dine & Discover Dinner at IslandWood - Saturday, March 18

Curious Incident of Dog in the Night Time - Various Days, March 16-26