Port Townsend, Washington City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Port Townsend, Washington Travel Guide has been your connection to Port Townsend's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Things to See & Do
 Spend an afternoon wine tasting at one of the small, family owned operations specializing in premium varietals. Visitors are sure to find affordably priced, pleasing wines carefully crafted with character and balance at local wineries dedicated to superior quality. Enjoy the landscape and savor the wonderful wine flavors.
Don’t miss the premier wooden boat gathering in North America, the Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival! Featuring 200 wooden vessels, experts, and enthusiasts, it’s an entire weekend of fun for everyone. Live music, fabulous food, and of course the boats, turn the waterfront into the most happening place to be.
Celebrate the Port Townsend historic Victorian Seaport & Arts Community at the Annual Victorian Festival, a weekend of fun for everyone. With the Grand Victorian Ball, Teahouse at Chapel Bay, Victorian Fashion Show, and old fashioned children’s games, the festival is bursting with old-time fun.
On the first Saturday of every month, visitors and locals alike take part in the Gallery Walks when art galleries and downtown venues highlight the work of local artists. It’s a unique and creative way to explore the downtown area. On the same Saturday in the evening, the Port Townsend Arts Commission presents PT Shorts, readings of short stories at the Pope Marine Building.
From late June through early September on Saturdays and Sundays, there’s no better place to be than the Olympic Music Festival. Pack a picnic and spend the early afternoon exploring the pastoral grounds before the concert begins. A beautiful barn on a 55-acre turn-of-the-century dairy farm is home to some of the most exquisite chamber music performances imaginable. Performing works from Mozart and Beethoven to Dvorak and Handel, the world-renowned musicians never fail to disappoint the spectators.
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