Holiday Port Festival This Weekend At The Bellingham Cruise Terminal

The 20th Annual Holiday Port Festival at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal is this weekend, December 3-5. The free, family-friendly event will feature performances by local bands, choirs and dance groups, free horse-drawn wagon and fire truck rides, kids’ art activities, Santa, and of course, the gingerbread house display. This year, the festival will host our third annual food drive for the Bellingham Food Bank. More information about the festival is available at – www.portofbellingham.com/holidayport.htm

Holiday Port Festival Schedule:
(All Activities at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven, 355 Harris Ave.)
Friday, Dec. 3
• Noon – 8 p.m. – Music & Dance Performances, Gingerbread House Display & Silent Auction
• 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. – KAFE 104.3 Live Radio Remote
• 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus
• 6 p.m. – Alaska Ferry Send Off
• 6:10 p.m. (After Ferry Leaves) – Bellingham Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade. Parade route is from Squalicum Harbor to Bellingham Cruise Terminal, weather permitting. Time is approximate.
Saturday, Dec. 4
• 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Music & Dance Performances, Gingerbread House Display & Silent Auction
• 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Horse and Wagon Rides
• Noon – 5 p.m. – Fire Truck Rides
• 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Children’s Art Activities
• 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Santa and Mrs. Claus
• 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Bellingham Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade. Parade route is from Squalicum Harbor to Bellingham Cruise Terminal, weather permitting. Time is approximate.
Sunday, Dec. 5
• 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Music & Dance Performances, Gingerbread House Display & Silent Auction (Silent Auction closes at 4:30 p.m.)
• Noon – 5 p.m. – Fire Truck Rides
• 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Horse and Wagon Rides
• 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Children’s Art Activities
• 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Santa and Mrs. Claus

The Holiday Port Festival is presented by the Port of Bellingham. Gingerbread House Contest sponsored by BP Cherry Point Refinery, Kids Arts Activities sponsored by Maxum Petroleum and horse and wagon rides sponsored by Chihuahua Mexican Restaurant. Additional support is provided by Applied Digital Imaging, Passion Audio, Bellewood Acres and Turner Photographics.

Gingerbread House Contest prizes are generously donated by Bakerview Nursery, Mallards Ice Cream, DAWN’S Designs, Jake’s Western Grill, Grotto Hair Studio, Glassworks Northwest, Sorella’s On the Bay, Kid’s Northwest, San Juan Cruises, Melissa Lyn Photography, Great Harvest Bread, Urchins Children’s Boutique, and Many More!