Happenings.

What's up Orcas?!

This is your definitive guide to everything happening on island. 

From community gatherings and celebrations to art exhibits, holiday festivities to live music and the performing arts, festivals and special events to farmers market news, self-care workshops and wellness retreats to local shopping promotions and food & drink specials, this page is your go-to source for discovering all the happenings.

Download our food & drink guide for current hours of operation, print out the weekly itinerary, explore detailed event descriptions below, or scroll to the calendar and list of annual events for a look ahead.

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March 2025

March Artist at Material Wit: Whitney Page

The Material Wit March Gallery Show welcomes local artist Whitney Page. Her work as a contemporary pastellist is just emerging with breathtaking landscapes of beautiful Orcas Island. Deeply influenced by American and French Impressionists, Page’s work captures the fleeting, ethereal moments in nature. The show holds five distinct pieces in a medium-sized format and framed in the artist’s […]
01 - 31 Mar
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Material Wit
269 Main St, Eastsound, WA 98245

Orcas Island Cheese Club Monthly Tasting

Doe Bay Wine Co. invites you to the Orcas Island Cheese Club monthly wine and cheese tasting! Enjoy four specialty cheeses, each one paired with a wine, plus tasting notes. The event is free for Cheese Club members and $35 for non-members (includes three cheeses). Space is limited, so please rsvp to holly@doebaywinecompany.com
08 Mar
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Puffs at the Orcas Center

This is not Harry Potter, this is Puffs! Puffs is a theatrical spoof of a certain story about a certain wizard boy with a forehead scar who went to a certain Wizard School and battled a certain evil wizard for seven years. This, however, is not THAT story. This is the story of the Puffs… […]
08 Mar
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Orcas Center Main Stage
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Puffs at the Orcas Center

This is not Harry Potter, this is Puffs! Puffs is a theatrical spoof of a certain story about a certain wizard boy with a forehead scar who went to a certain Wizard School and battled a certain evil wizard for seven years. This, however, is not THAT story. This is the story of the Puffs… […]
09 Mar
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Orcas Center Main Stage
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
12 Mar
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

Motive and The Cue (National Theatre Live) On Screen at Orcas Center

Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new work – playing on the Orcas Center big screen! 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s […]
13 Mar
6:00 pm
Orcas Center
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Indian Island Birds and Marine Science on the Half-Shell Presented by Kwiaht

Where did the giant sunflower stars go? Are “red tides” growing more frequent? Do forage fish spawn in Fishing Bay? What birds nest there? These and many more questions will be addressed as Kwiaht celebrates 17 years of science and stewardship at Indian Island with this year’s Tides of March marine science event. Attendance is free and […]
15 Mar
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall
242 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245

Asleep at the Wheel

Founded in 1970, Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than 50 years. Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia, Asleep at the Wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas, scene upon its arrival in 1973. Inspired by Western […]
16 Mar
7:00 pm
Orcas Center Main Stage
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
19 Mar
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

Nye (National Theatre Live) On Screen at Orcas Center

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS. Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
21 Mar
6:00 pm
Orcas Center
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival Present: Marty Isenberg’s Wes Anderson Playlist An Interpretation in Jazz

Marty Isenberg, acclaimed music curator and long-time film enthusiast, comes to Orcas with a carefully curated playlist honoring the visionary filmmaking of Wes Anderson. The “Wes Anderson Playlist, An Interpretation in Jazz,” will feature a unique selection of songs that reflect the iconic soundscapes from Anderson’s beloved films. “I’ve always resonated deeply with Wes Anderson’s […]
22 Mar
7:00 pm
Orcas Center Main Stage
917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
26 Mar
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States
April 2025

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
02 Apr
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
09 Apr
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
16 Apr
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
23 Apr
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States

OPALCO Annual Member Festival

Join the entire OPALCO team for a celebration open to all members and all ages! Stop by for food, OPALCO swag, an electric vehicle showcase, and lots of family friendly fun! Did you know you can win a grand prize (including electric power tools and cordless vacuums)? All members who VOTE in the Board Election […]
25 Apr
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
SJ County Fair Grounds
849 Argyle Ave, Friday Harbor, WA 98250

The Spring Great Island Clean Up

Just after Earth Day the Spring Great Islands Clean Up will return. Save the date and form your business or organization teams now! More info coming soon!
26 Apr
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Eastsound Waterfront Park
96 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245

Bingo Night at Cafe Aurora

Join us for Food, Drinks, Friends, and a Fun Night of Bingo! Order food from 5:00pm to 6:15pm and claim your spot. There will be limited food served after 6:30pm. Bingo promptly starts at 6:30pm. 21 and over. Happening Every Wednesday!
30 Apr
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cafe Aurora
123 North Beach RoadEastsound, WA, 98245United States
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Annual events.

Throughout the year, Orcas plays host to all sorts of community gatherings, festivals, and special events that inspire, entertain, and just plain bring people together the island way.

Celebrating the longest day to the shortest, uplifting community, and standing in solidarity, you’ll find occasions to celebrate music and art, literature and film, inclusivity, holiday vibes, beer, and the scaries.

Special note: Orcas loves a parade. Prepare to show up and show out.