FESTIVALS

This FREE, family-friendly festival takes over Bremerton’s picturesque waterfront over Labor Day weekend. From modest beginnings in 1990, the berry-fest has evolved into THE summer-ending extravaganza for the Puget Sound.

In 2012, the Bremerton Rotary Club took over the management of the Blackberry Festival, which is one of the club’s two annual fundraisers for the Bremerton Rotary Foundation. The Bremerton Rotary Foundation provides scholarships and camperships for local students, and donates thousands of dollars annually to local non-profits, projects, parks and events, as well as international projects.

For more information visit the Blackberry Festival Website at http://www.blackberryfestival.org/.

The first known Wayzgoose, thrown in 1681, was a boozy summer feast hosted by a Letterpress Printer for his Print Shop employees. The printing community embraced this annual tradition, often sharing a harvest goose… hence the name, Wayzgoose. Today, the Wayzgoose has been reimagined as a public arts festival.

For more information about Wayzegoose Kitsap the festival website at https://wayzgoosekitsap.com/.

The Kitsap Harbor Festival is the opening of the summer boating season and the Marina fills up with boaters, historic ships such as the Historic ships: Dominion Tug and USS Turner Joy in Bremerton. The festival draws boaters and visitors from outlying communities to partake in the various activities.

This festival was started by the Port of Bremerton after the very successful Bremerton Marina Grand Opening Event in May 2008. The marina now boasts 221 permanent spaces with room for 80-100 visiting boaters.

Each year the festival grows with additional sponsored events. There is surely something that will interest everyone from Pirates, Hands on STEM educators for the children and touring the historic ships.. There is entertainment for everyone, vendors to experience or you can rest in the Beer Garden enjoying the beautiful marina view.

For more information about the Kitsap Harbor Festival, visit the festival website at http://www.kitsapharborfestival.org.

Bremerton Summer Brewfest is a two day event on the Bremerton waterfront, just a short walk from the Seattle – Bremerton ferry! This event features 30 Washington breweries pouring more than 100 craft beers. To celebrate the Summer, our Washington brewers will be focusing on fruit infused beers. Come to the Bremerton Summer Brewfest to learn more from our expert brewers while you enjoy live music and local food.

For more information about the Bremerton Summer Brewfest, visit the festival website at https://washingtonbeer.com/festivals/bremerton-summer-brewFest.php.

The Kitsap Wine Festival features music, delicious food, and of course, great wines. You’ll have the opportunity to explore and discover a wide variety of wines by sampling bottles featured by our ever-expanding slate of participating wineries. Find a new favorite and take it home. Our retail wine shop provides an expanded selection of wines and an assortment of fun wine-related treasures. You’ll want to complement all of your delightful sipping by noshing delectables offered by our amazing food vendors. Round out your day of summer fun out with games like cornhole and ladder golf on the gorgeous waterfront at the Kitsap Wine Festival!

For more information about the kitsap Wine Festival, please visit the festival website at https://www.kitsapwinefestival.com/.

Armed Forces Day is a US National Holiday, celebrated annually on the third Saturday in May. The Bremerton Armed Forces Day Parade is the largest and longest running Armed Forces Day Parade in the nation.

Every year 20,000 people come to Bremerton and line the streets to celebrate our local armed forces. They want to acknowledge the service of this all too often overlooked part of our community and to say thank you…just as the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce has done since 1948!