2017 – 2018 Orcas Island Events
Below is a list of many Orcas Island “Perennial” Events. We update it monthly, so check back often. The Chamber’s Weekly Email Blast lists upcoming events.
Be sure to check out the Community Calendar, a project of the Chamber of Commerce and the Orcas Island Public Library. For performing arts, the Orcas Center Online Calendar and Actors Theater Website are worth a visit.
2017
October
October 1 – Orcas Island Farm Tour. Location: Various farms on Orcas, 9 am – 7 pm. Website & Info.
October 6-9. Orcas Island Film Festival. Location: Various venues on Orcas. Orcas Island Film Fest
October 8 through November. Indoor Farmers’ Market for the fall at Odd Fellows Hall; Saturdays, 11 am – 2 pm. Orcas Island Farmers Market
October 21. Camp Orkila Fall Festival & Haunted Hay Ride. Camp Orkila, 1 pm – 5:30 pm. View Event.
November
November 11. Hops on the Rock: Orcas Island Beer Fest. 11 am – 5 pm. Location: Prune Alley, Eastsound. Hops On The Rocks
TBA. Eastsound Art Walk from 12 noon to 4 pm. Sponsor: Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce.
November 25. Holiday Festival of Arts at the Orcas Senior Center; 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Sponsor: Orcas Senior Center
December
December 1-2. Celtic Christmas; 7:00 pm at Orcas Island Community Church
TBA. Santa Ship at the Deer Harbor Marina, 10:00 am
December 2. Library Holiday Tea; 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm. Sponsor: Friends of the Library
December 2-3. Artisans’ Faire. Location: Odd Fellows Hall. Artisan’s Faire
December 8. Eastsound Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting. 4:00 pm. Sponsor: Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce
December 9-10. Orcas Choral Society Holiday Concert. Orcas Center. View Event
2018
January
January 1. Polar Bear Plunge at Cascade Lake. Sponsor: Orcas Island Rowing Association
January 27. Orcas Island 25k Race at Moran State Park. Sponsor: Rainshadow Running
February
February 3. Orcas Island 50k Race at Moran State Park. Sponsor: Rainshadow Running
February 3 & 10. Cooking Classes with Christina Orchid. Red Rabbit Farm
February 9 & 10. Orcas Island 100 mile race at Moran State Park. Sponsor: Rainshadow Running
February (TBA). San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit. Click here for information.
March
March (TBA). The Kindling’s WinterFest. Sponsor: Orcas Island Community Church
March 31. Funhouse Science Fair at The Funhouse. Sponsor: The Funhouse Science Fair
April
April 13-15. Orcas Island Literary Festival. Website
April 28. Bill Yarlott Fishing Derby at Cascade Lake Sponsor: Orcas Adventures. Recurs on 4th Saturday in April.
May
May 5 – Sept 29. Farmers Market in Eastsound on the Village Green; Saturdays, 10 am – 3 pm. October through November at Odd Fellows Hall; Saturdays, 11 am – 2 pm. Orcas Island Farmers Market
May (TBA). History Cruise boat tour around Orcas Island. Sponsor: Orcas Historical Museum
May 26. Orcas Pet Parade in Eastsound. Sponsor: Kaleidoscope Daycare Center. Recurs on the 4th Saturday in May.
June
June (TBA). Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival at Orcas Center
June (TBA). Solstice Parade Celebration in Eastsound; beginning at 12 noon
June (TBA). Orcas Island Garden Tour. Sponsor: Orcas Island Garden Club
July
Tuesday, July 3. Deer Harbor Fireworks.
Wednesday, July 4. Eastsound Fireworks. Sponsor: Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, July 7. Orcas Community Parade. Sponsor: Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, July 21. Olga Daze Celebration; 10am – 3pm. Sponsor: Olga Community Club
July (TBA). 8th Annual Cider & Mead Festival in Eastsound on the Village Green; 11 am – 4 pm. Orcas Island Cider & Mead Festival
Saturday, July 28. Market Day. Sponsor: Emmanuel Episcopal Church; 10 am – 3 pm
August
August 4-6. Orcas Fly-In. Sponsor: EAA Chapter 937
August 4. Classic Car Show; 10 am – 2 pm
August 4-19. Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Sponsor: Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
August 9-12. Doe Bay Fest. Location: Doe Bay Resort
August 10-12. Orcas Island Artists’ Studio Tour. Location: Various studios on Orcas. Studio Tour Website
August 11. Library Fair. Sponsor: Orcas Island Public Library
September
Early September. Steve Braun Memorial Triathlon. Sponsor: Friends of Moran
Early September. Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous. Sponsor: Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans
