2019 Gig Harbor (Wash.) Official Visitors Guide
Annual visitors guide for Gig Harbor, Washington, USA. A co-production from the Peninsula Gateway and City of Gig Harbor.
Annual visitors guide for Gig Harbor, Washington, USA. A co-production from the Peninsula Gateway and City of Gig Harbor.
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• THINGS TO DO<br />
30 GIGHARBORGUIDE.COM | <strong>2019</strong>-20 GIG HARBOR VISITORS GUIDE<br />
DEC. 7<br />
PenMet Parks-Peninsula<br />
Athletic Association<br />
Breakfast with Santa<br />
Join us for the 8th<br />
annual PenMet Parks<br />
and Peninsula Athletic<br />
Association<br />
Breakfast<br />
with Santa.<br />
Celebrate<br />
the holiday<br />
season and<br />
have your<br />
pictures<br />
taken<br />
with Santa!<br />
Holiday music,<br />
arts-crafts and<br />
letters to Santa!<br />
The <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> Kiwanis will provide<br />
a pancake breakfast. Children under<br />
age 2 are free! Children must be<br />
accompanied by paid adult.<br />
penmetparks.org<br />
DEC. 7 - 8<br />
Tidefest Fine Arts-Crafts<br />
Celebration<br />
<strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> High School’s annual<br />
TideFest brings in artists and highquality<br />
artisans from all over the<br />
Northwest. 150 artists sell everything<br />
from glass art, sculpture, pottery,<br />
jewelry and clothing to paintings,<br />
wood products and leather bags. The<br />
festival raises money for the school’s<br />
activities and athletics programs,<br />
including the speech and debate<br />
team and the school newspaper.<br />
tidefest.org<br />
DEC. 7-9<br />
It’s a Wonderful Waterfront<br />
Enjoy festive holiday events and<br />
shopping on the downtown<br />
waterfront, including caroling, Santa,<br />
hayrides, music and more.<br />
gigharborwaterfront.org<br />
DEC. 8<br />
<strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> Yacht<br />
Club presents<br />
Lighted Boat<br />
Parade<br />
View lighted boats<br />
as they circle the<br />
harbor. Great<br />
family fun – and<br />
good viewing from<br />
the newly renovated<br />
Skansie Brothers Park!<br />
gigharboryc.com<br />
COMING IN 2020<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Winter Sip & Stroll<br />
Enjoy a selection of Pacific Northwest<br />
wines, spirits, brews and ciders along<br />
the harbor. The Winter Sip & Stroll is a<br />
<strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> Wine & Food Experience<br />
event, presented by the <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong><br />
Downtown Waterfront Alliance and<br />
the Rotary Club of <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong>.<br />
gigharborwaterfront.org<br />
Empty Bowls<br />
Organized by Altrusa Club &<br />
Foundation of <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong>, Empty<br />
Bowls is an international grassroots<br />
effort to raise money and awareness<br />
to end hunger. Purchase a handmade<br />
bowl by a local artist and enjoy a<br />
simple meal of delicious soup from<br />
one of our premier <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong><br />
restaurants.<br />
altrusagigharbor.org<br />
MARCH<br />
Taste of <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong><br />
This live and silent auction is the<br />
Rotary’s most productive public<br />
fundraiser of the year. Each diner<br />
walks among the many kiosks by<br />
our sponsors and selects the best-ofthe-best<br />
of <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong>. While picking<br />
and choosing dinner delights, guests<br />
browse the auction offerings, bidding<br />
on the silent items and surveying the<br />
live auction items.<br />
tasteofgigharbor.com<br />
WATERFRONT<br />
FARMERS<br />
MARKET<br />
The Waterfront Farmers<br />
Market will be celebrating<br />
its fifth season this summer!<br />
The market offers a variety<br />
of fresh produce, beautiful<br />
flowers, delicious prepared<br />
foods, farm-fresh eggs and<br />
meat, sustainably harvested<br />
seafood, unique food<br />
products, handcrafted<br />
body products, and<br />
arts and crafts<br />
– produced,<br />
grown or<br />
created in<br />
the state of<br />
<strong>Wash</strong>ington.<br />
In addition<br />
to these<br />
amazing<br />
products,<br />
enjoy informative<br />
cooking<br />
demonstrations, fun<br />
activities for all ages<br />
and featured weekly<br />
entertainment.<br />
The market is easily<br />
accessible by car, boat,<br />
kayak, bicycle, on foot and<br />
the Pierce Transit Trolley.<br />
Come experience what the<br />
market has to offer along<br />
with the incredible views,<br />
fresh air, and the multiple<br />
modes of maritime activity<br />
visible from the water’s<br />
edge.<br />
Contact the Waterfront<br />
Farmers Market at<br />
253-514-0071 or<br />
marketmanager@<br />
ghhwa.org.<br />
Also find them on<br />
Facebook, Instagram and<br />
Twitter.
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