Various Dates JULY 9 – SEPTEMBER 4 | QUILCENE
Olympic’s Quilcene barn https://concertsinthebarn.org
With free performances scheduled July 9-September 4, the farm will open to audiences at noon; the barn will open at 1 p.m. Those sitting on the lawn will find dozens of picnic tables or can use their own blankets or chairs. Indoors will be pews and hay bales.Everyone seated outside will be able to hear music from the barn.
Non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, cookies and ice cream will be sold in the milking shed, but concert-goers are welcome to bring their own picnic lunches.
Olympic Cellars Summer Concert Series
Each of the concerts is a benefit for a local non-profit organization. All concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. A local food vendor will be onsite with food available for purchase; wine will be available for purchase by the glass or by the bottle. All concerts are family-friendly. Enjoy the great music and wine outdoors, under the stars RAIN or SHINE.
* July 23rd Fat Chance Band benefitting Serenity House
* July 30th West Coast Feed benefitting the Soroptimist Club
* August 19th Long Live Rock benefitting Habitat for Humanity
* August 20th Good Day Sunshine benefitting the Port Angeles Food Bank
Departure Fest NW
AUGUST 5–7 | LAKE LELAND AMPHITHEATER
This one’s a bit of a deeper cut, but if you’re into jam bands, just call it your jam. Based out of Quilcene, this fledgling fest on the Olympic Peninsula was founded last year by husband and wife Keely Crow-Ka and Kalan Wolfe, who together form folk-reggae outfit the Shift. The lineup is a motley assemblage of musicians they work with and admire, with hip-hop tinged reggae headliner Wookiefoot embodying the funky, upbeat, peace-and-love vibes the couple are hoping to cultivate. They’re also particularly thrilled to have Tulalip storyteller Johnny Moses (Whis.stem.men.knee) perform.
Thing
AUGUST 26–28 | FORT WORDEN
Kids 12 and under are free. This is what founder Adam Zacks chooses to elevate above all other points—aside from the ethos of promoting music discovery, of beckoning new talent into the light—as Thing enters its second year. That’s one way to facilitate the easygoing, shoes-off feel of this four-stage gathering that’s particularly inviting to families
