Celebrate local businesses at this nation-wide event. Caroling in the streets with the Wild Rose Chorale Uptown and Downtown from 2-4 pm, in-store treats, many shops open later til 7 pm. Have fun shopping and dining in town!

Port Townsend has loads of fun things to do in the winter, from getting outside for deep breaths of fresh crisp air to tucking into a warm shop downtown or uptown for some retail therapy. Stay in one of our many cool accommodations and enjoy the winter fare in a cozy eatery and maybe do a bit of storm watching over Port Townsend Bay. And, of course, there are a plethora of holiday happenings to bring you joy and delight! Enjoy a flurry of winter fun in Port Townsend!

Don your wellies and waterproof gear and get outside! Here are a few ideas for you.

Take a beach walk from Point Hudson to Point Wilson at mid- to low-tide.

Hike the trails at Fort Worden (check out the map in The Commons at the Fort).

Cycle the Larry Scott Memorial Trail (pick up a map at the PT Visitor Info Center)

Fascinated by Port Townsend’s history? Explore a museum (or two!).

Jefferson Museum of Art and History (Downtown) – www.jchsmuseum.org

Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum (Fort Worden) – www.coastartillery.org

Northwest Maritime Center (Downtown) – www.nwmaritime.org

Calling all foodie fanatics! We have delicious eateries around town and at Fort Worden.

Pick up a restaurant guide at the PT Visitor Info Center.

Check out the Farmers Market on Saturdays, 10 am – 2 pm, until the last day of the season: Dec. 15  – www.jcfmarkets.org

Tour the local wineries, cideries, breweries and distilleries.

Looking for a quiet place to enjoy nature? We have beautiful parks, even without leaves on the trees.

Chetzemoka Park (Uptown)

Fort Worden State Park – www.fortworden.org

Sather Park (Uptown)

Can’t get enough art? You’ll love our galleries and live performances.

Art Walk (1^st Saturday of every month, 5:30-8 pm)

Check out Key City Public Theatre – www.keycitypublictheatre.org

Centrum – www.centrum.org

Want to learn more about our local sea life? Here are some ideas.

Whale watching out of Point Hudson on Nov. 25 and Dec. 31.

Port Townsend Marine Science Center (Fort Worden) – www.ptmsc.org

Northwest Maritime Center (Downtown) – www.nwmaritime.org

Join us for our holiday happenings and festivals into the new year:

• Black Friday, Nov. 23 –Let the shopping begin!
• Merchants’ Open House and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24 – www.ptmainstreet.org
• Every Christmas Story Ever Told, Key City Public Theatre, Nov. 23 – Dec. 28 – www.keycitypublictheatre.org
• Sprit of the Yule, Key City Public Theatre, Dec. 6 – Dec. 30 – www.keycitypublictheatre.org
• Community Treelighting and Santa Visit with caroling in the streets. Shops are open later and Art Walk is after Santa lights the tree, Dec. 1 – www.ptmainstreet.org
• Choo Choo Rides throughout town, Dec. 8 and 15 – www.ptmainstreet.org
• Aldrich’s Gingerbread Contest Uptown, Dec. 15 – Jan. 23, 2019 – www.aldrichs.com
• Victorian Open Parlor Tours and Yuletide Brass Ball, Dec. 15 – www.op-s.net
• First Night Celebration Downtown with the Jefferson County Historical Society, Dec. 31 – www.jchsmuseum.org
• Fort Worden’s New Year’s Events, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 – www.fortworden.org
• 15^th Annual Strange Brewfest, Jan. 25 and 26, 2019 – www.strangebrewfestpt.com

Get a head start on your holiday shopping this year at the Port Townsend Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown on Tyler Street every Saturday, November through December 16 from 9 am to 2 pm. Artisans from around the county, have items for your shopping pleasure, plus winter squash, sweet apples, crunchy carrots, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, kale, chard and root vegetables are in abundance. Treat yourself and your friends to local cider, beer and wine. Buy free-range, organic meat and other delectable foods. www.jcfmarkets.org/saturday/