Harbor Happenings | Get outside to see salmon and sea life
Nov 18, 2025A hatchery field trip, Pier Into the Night and a salmon walk are planned this week, just before the weather turns truly cold.
A hatchery field trip, Pier Into the Night and a salmon walk are planned this week, just before the weather turns truly cold.
Harbor WildWatch’s Donkey Creek Chum Festival is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Donkey Creek Park.
The annual Write in the Harbor conference takes place this weekend on Tacoma Community College’s Gig Harbor campus. This year’s theme – Craft, Creativity and Connection – aims to provide “Inspiring Words, Artistic Expression and Meaningful Connection.” The conference begins Friday, Nov. 7 with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and welcoming address by keynote speaker
The Gig Harbor Veterans Day celebration is at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Vintage Aero Museum.
Community trick-or-treat events are planned for Harborview Drive and Uptown — and you might catch a spooky drone show at the same time.
Other events this weekend include Rattle Dem Bones, a Harbor Winds concert and more.
The annual Witches Brew paddle through the harbor takes place on Saturday, Oct. 18. Paddlers in stand-up paddle boards and kayaks will meet at the public boat launch on Randal Street at 2 p.m. (You can also launch from anywhere in the harbor and meet up at the Randal Street launch). A cauldron at the
The Places conference brought preservationists, planners and city officials to Gig Harbor this week.
The tours are the next two Sundays at Artondale Cemetery.
Two Loons Winery of Gig Harbor hopes festival-goers agree that the 2023 Alvarinho and 2018 Cabernet Franc go well with oysters.