As we move deeper into January, Bainbridge Island offers a few meaningful ways to spend the week—whether you’re looking to make something with your hands, share a laugh, or gather in reflection with neighbors. From creative practice and live comedy to a community-wide celebration honoring Dr. King’s legacy, these events invite connection in different forms, all close to home.

This Week’s Events:

🎨 Community Art

🎤 Dan Rosenberg & Friends

✊ MLK Celebration 2026

As we say hello to a new year and ease into the first full week of 2026, Bainbridge Island offers a few inviting ways to gather, celebrate, and stay warm together. From theater and cultural tradition to acoustic music in a cozy hall, there’s something happening close to home to help start the year on a connected note.

This Week’s Events:

🌲 Into the Woods

🍡 Mochi Tsuki 2026

🎶 Seabold Second Saturday Acoustic Open Stage

As the calendar turns and the week ahead comes into focus, Bainbridge Island has a few simple ways to gather, slow down, and start the new year together. Whether you’re drawn to cold water, quiet creativity, or an evening stroll downtown, there’s something happening close to home.

This Week’s Events:

❄️ New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge

🧶 Weekly Knitting Circle

🎨 First Friday Art Walk

What’s bringing me joy this month!

Looking ahead to Christmas Eve and the days right after, Bainbridge Island has a small lineup of local events built around music and gathering. Whether you’re planning something early with family, adding live jazz to Christmas Eve, or heading out for a concert later in the week, these events offer simple ways to mark the season close to home.

This Week’s Events:

🎄 Christmas Eve with newlife

🎷 Holiday Jazz on Christmas Eve

🎶 Jazzy Holiday Concert

December on Bainbridge keeps things beautifully balanced this week—playful, neighborly, and quietly creative. Whether you’re up for a downtown adventure, a familiar holiday tradition, or a calm afternoon with yarn and conversation, these events offer easy ways to connect without overfilling your calendar.

Featured Events:

🧝‍♂️ Downtown Elf Hunt

🚒 BIFD Holiday Music Truck Tour

🧶 Knitting Circle

December on Bainbridge is off to a creative start, and this week’s events bring a little something for every mood—thoughtful, hands-on, and full of heart. If you’re looking for an easy way to get inspired (or just get out of the house), here are three great reasons to dive in.

Featured Events:

✍️ Latria Graham: Iron in Blood, Iron in Clay

✨ Crushed Glass Art Night

🎭 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

December has officially arrived, and Bainbridge is leaning into the season with gatherings that feel festive without the frenzy. If you’re ready for a little holiday spirit—local, cozy, and genuinely fun—this week offers three perfect excuses to get out and join in.

Featured Events:

📚 Holiday Gift & Book Fair

🧣 Mingle & Market

🎅 Holiday Open House

If you’re looking for reasons to get out of the house this week, Bainbridge has three. And they all bring their own kind of seasonal hype.

Featured events:

🏃‍♂️ Helpline House Turkey Trot
🎄 Celebrate the Lights of the Season
🛍️ Museum Store Sunday at BIMA

What’s bringing me joy this month!

Ready for a busy, art-filled week? From movie moments to live poetry and a holiday bazaar bursting with color, Bainbridge is serving up serious creative cheer.

Featured events:

🎬 Meet Me at the Movies: Fall 2025

📚 Moonstruck — Five Moonpath Press Poets

🛍️ BARN Holiday Bazaar

From tree-inspired soundscapes to the sparkle of handcrafted art and the soaring strings of young musicians, creativity is in full bloom on Bainbridge this week.

Featured events:

🌲 Uno Lady — Arbor Aria

🎻 Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra Fall Concert

🛍️ The Cove Holiday Art Market

From symphonic fairy tales to bold new films and a vibrant cultural market, there’s no shortage of art and imagination around town.

Featured events:
🎻 Once Upon A Time — Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra
🎥 Bainbridge Island Film Festival 2025
🛍️ BIMA Mercado

🎃👻 Fall fun is in full swing on Bainbridge Island!

This week is packed with community spirit, cultural celebration, and a dash of vintage glamour:

Featured events:
✨ Hometown Halloween
🦋 Día de los Muertos Community Celebrations at BIMA
🎩 Turn Back Time: 1930s Gala

We have officially entered into the big grey. I’m getting ready for next year already and spending some time prepping photography for some beautiful waterfront listings that will be coming our way in the spring– so with that workflow- I’m getting a fair amount of windshield time these days. I wanted to share some intentional listening that’s been filling my day and fueling my heart.

Art, autumn magic, and hands-on creativity — Bainbridge Island is alive with color, culture, and community this week.

Featured Events:
🎨 Día de los Muertos and Beyond II
👻 Haunted Hayride
🪵 Charcuterie Board Woodworking Workshop

Glass art, garden adventures, and farm-fresh community spirit — Bainbridge Island is bursting with color, creativity, and fall fun this week.

Featured Events:

✨ Refract
🎃 Annual Squash Hunt
🧺 Bainbridge Island Farmers Market

Art that honors heritage, a cult-classic horror flick, and a comedy where everything goes hilariously wrong—Bainbridge is buzzing with creativity this week.

Featured Events:
🕯️ Día de los Muertos and Beyond II
🎬 Island Film Group: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
🎭 The Play That Goes Wrong

Squash scavenger hunts, month-long jazz magic, and a brand-new island Oktoberfest—Bainbridge is packed with ways to celebrate fall this week.

Featured Events:

🎃 Annual Squash Hunt
🎷 Within/Earshot Jazz Festival 2025
🍺 Bainbridge Island Oktoberfest

What brings me joy this month!