Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 (BBBPRD2) is preparing for its first community appreciation fall festival, set for Saturday, October 21 at the Birch Bay Activity Center at 7511 Gemini Street, Birch Bay. The district hopes to make it an annual event.
The event goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature a kid’s carnival, free s’mores, a variety of food and drinks, pickleball and over 30 vendors from around the Blaine-Birch Bay community.
BBBPRD2 has held fall festivals in previous years, but they were mostly focused on entertainment for children.
The district hasn’t held any large events like the upcoming community appreciation fall festival since before the pandemic, and it wanted to create something for the whole family this time around.
“We’ve always wanted to do a community appreciation event, but then we decided to make it bigger, so it’s a bigger draw,” said Laura Nesse, activity coordinator for BBBPRD2. “Just to kind of tell the community that we appreciate them, and we wanted to have events for both the young and the old to just have a nice Saturday.”
Some of the 30 vendors include L&L Bakery providing cinnamon rolls and a host of other sweets.
Rooted by the Bay will have coffee and tea, and there will be multiple arts and crafts vendors ready to show off their wares.
The Devillies, a Bellingham-based Irish-American folk band, will also provide live music from 1 to 3 p.m.
The festival is free to attend, and ample parking along Gemini Street will be provided.
For more information, visit Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2’s website at bbbparkandrec.org.
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