Arts & Entertainment

Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.

Harbor Happenings: Winterfest benefits Peninsula High students

Nov 22, 2022 | By:

The holiday spirit is on display all over town this week. Thanksgiving weekend means Winterfest at Peninsula High School. More than 130 artists and crafters will show and sell their work  Saturday and Sunday. For sale will be everything from doll clothes to wooden maps to spices and sauces to jewelry to art made from

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Chum Festival returns to welcome the salmon home

Nov 16, 2022 | By:

The 14th Chum Festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20, at Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.

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Harbor Happenings: Chum Fest, music and more

Nov 15, 2022 | By:

The calendar is filling fast as we move into the holiday season. This week’s special events include the return of the Chum Festival, music concerts, theater performances, book signings and more. Get chummy with the fish Presented by Harbor WildWatch, the Chum Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20

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Business spotlight: Sustainable fun at Ocean5

Nov 14, 2022 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

“We always come for happy hour because it’s only five dollars,” Gig Harbor resident Tessa Rhymer says in-between chuckles and smiles as she bowls with her kids on a cloudy autumn afternoon at Ocean5, a 57,000-square-foot entertainment and meeting center in West Gig Harbor. She points down toward the floor and adds, “and you can

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Harbor Happenings: Veterans Day ceremony honors heroes

Nov 08, 2022 | By:

Since 1919, Nov. 11 has been set aside to honor our nation’s veterans. Locally, Veterans Day will be celebrated from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the Gig Harbor Antique Airplane Museum. This year’s event begins with a flag ceremony and includes music, inspirational speakers and a free lunch for all vets. The Antique Airplane

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Pier Into the Night offers chance to see what lurks under the waves

Nov 02, 2022 | By: Marsha Hart

Tubeworms, sea stars, and crabs are just a few examples of the critters that live in our water. A walk along the beach can reveal some of these creatures at low tide. But most beachcombers never get the chance to see them in the water. They are just some of the sea life featured on

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Harbor Happenings: Basket Brigade campaign kicks off

Nov 01, 2022 | By:

Hail, November, heralding the holiday season and the plethora of events planned in the coming weeks. Basket Brigade This year’s Basket Brigade kicked off Nov. 1. Community members can donate food or money, or volunteer to help collect, package and distribute baskets — filled with all the fixings for Thanksgiving dinners — to families in

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Pumpkin carver whittles away at Uptown

Oct 31, 2022 | By:

Russ Leno, a master carver of giant pumpkins, made his annual appearance at Gig Harbor Uptown on Halloween to turn a vegetable into a work of art.

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Harbor Happenings: Halloween edition

Oct 25, 2022 | By:

Trick-or-treaters have a couple of options, including downtown and Uptown, this Halloween.

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Harbor Happenings: Make Waves for Harbor WildWatch

Oct 18, 2022 | By:

This is a bit of a quiet week, as local groups gear up for Halloween happenings. But several events are taking place that are worth noting: Harbor WildWatch happenings Harbor WildWatch hosts its back-in-person “Make Waves” fundraiser Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Gig Harbor Yacht Club, 8209 Stinson Ave. The 21-and-older event will feature live

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