Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture RacePort Townsend
October 3 and 4
Homemade people powered sculptures race through town, into the bay and through a mud pit, and it starts with a parade.
Fall in Olympic Peninsula2 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Dungeness Crab FestivalPort Angeles
October 9 to 11
Three days on the pier with crab dinners, kids activities and music, rain or shine, so bring the rain boots.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Olympic Peninsula3 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. It rains a lot up here in December, so bring the rain gear.
Port Angeles Winter Ice VillagePort Angeles
daily from late November into early January · check the date
The only outdoor ice rink on the Peninsula, right downtown.
Bridge Lights at Railroad Bridge ParkSequim
mid November through December 31 (last year Nov 14 to Dec 31) · check the date
The old railroad bridge over the Dungeness River all lit up.
Jamestown S'Klallam and 7 Cedars light displayBlyn
November through January · check the date
Over three million lights, called the biggest holiday light display in Washington.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Sequim
Sequim Holiday Tractor Parade
the Saturday after Thanksgiving at dusk, after the tree lighting · check the date
Santa visits in the afternoon, then the tree lighting, then tractors covered in lights.
Christmas in Port Angeles
Webster's Woods Light Art Experience
evenings from 4, late November into early January · check the date
Glowing light sculptures along five acres of forest trails.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Olympic Peninsula fall and Christmas questions
When is CrabFest in Port Angeles in 2026?
October 9 to 11, 2026 on the City Pier. It's free to get in, and the crab dinners cost extra.
When is the Port Townsend Kinetic Sculpture Race in 2026?
October 3 and 4, 2026, and it's free to watch.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.