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A Message from Our Program Director

Hello, SeaFeasters!

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! We feel so grateful to have another successful Seafeast weekend this year. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place and celebrate the waterfront and EVERYONE who is part of that. This year we expanded our native recognition, diversified our food options, expanded our beer garden, and were mindful of having something for everyone each day.

None of this would have been possible if we didn’t have incredible community sponsors and long-term partnerships to ensure we create an incredible annual tradition for our county.

Festivals like ours are only possible with an incredible group of people behind the scenes who help make things flow and drive each day to be successful. Without them, Seafeast would not be possible.

To the SeaFeast board, thank you for your support and participation in helping make this year a big success for everyone. Get ready for 2024!

Be sure to save the dates of October 5 & 6 for SeaFeast 2024! We’ll kick the week off with our 2nd Annual Seafeast JAZZ Celebration with Aslan Brewing and Depot on Thursday, October 3!

Want to get involved? Reach out!

Thank you for being part of the growing journey!

Best Fishes,
Kevin

We Would Not be SeaFeast Without the Support of Our Incredible Sponsors!

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You Can Still Get Your SeaFeast Apparel

Get your own SeaFeastthreads with this year’s design is by Nooksack and Lummi Nation artist, Jason LaClair, featuring his Salmon Cycle. Order Online >
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The Salmon Cycle represents the connection between the Salmon People and the Coast Salish/Lhaqtemish People. In Coast Salish tradition, ceremony must take place for the first Salmon that is caught, this is in honor of the Salmon People... For the Salmon have gave themselves so that the Salish People can survive. Salmon is still one of the main traditional foods of the Lhaqtemish People, stories must be told to remind the young people and community that protecting the waters for the Salmon People and other Sea Life is key." — Jason LaClair

A portion of proceeds will help support Children of the Setting Sun and the Story Pole Campaign

Click on the picture to watch the video from Children of the Setting Sun Productions

Aslan's October Artists of the Month

Robert Williams School of Art and Science and SeaFeast program Director, Kevin Coleman, showcased their ocean-inspired art at Aslan Brewing Co for the entire month of October. Thanks for the opportunity!

SeaFeast Tidbits

SeaFeast is on holiday until mid-November!
What to look forward to for 2024! We're excited to offer new KISS cooking videos and demos next year with local fisherfolk showing us their favorite way to enjoy our local seafood. Plus, you can get involved with our Boat to Table program providing seafood to help battle food insecurity in our community. There’s something for everyone all year long!
Bellingham Tourism, Love Your Waterfront and Bellingham SeaFeast team up! Get your FREE digital quest passport.

News from Our Community Partner: Community Boating Center

Navigator's Night - Join the Community Boating Center at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to enjoy a variety of appetizers and drinks while you learn about the great year they've had building community in and around the water. This event will help fundraise for The Wheelhouse Project with a generous $50,000 match from a local donor. For every dollar pledged during Navigator’s Night, another dollar will be donated up to $50,000 making your donation go twice as far!

SUP Sea Monsters - Show off your sea witch, water warlock, monster from the deep or whatever weird costume you can find in your closet with a spooky paddle to Get featured on the Community Boating Center's IG and help carry on this wicked tradition!
$15 - per person to participate with any type of CBC broomstick!
$5 - if you BYOB (Bring your own boat…eghm excuse me, broomstick.)
RC Boat Building - Build a working remote control T-37 sailboat with the CBC! Over the course of four sessions, students will learn to construct, rig and sail their very own model sailboat.
We have officially broken ground on the Wheelhouse Building! - Here is a new rendering of what our campus will look like by the end of the Wheelhouse project.

Next week, the Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition is hosting a free lunch presentation on USL&H Insurance October 31 from 12-1pm at 708 Coho Way, Bellingham. Register >

Keep Up with What's Happening on Our Waterfront on KMRE 88.3
Join hosts Kevin Coleman, Program Director, Bellingham SeaFeast, and Dan Tucker, Program Manager, Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County, with the new show Love Your Waterfront—the show that explores all of the hustle and bustle of Whatcom’s working waterfront. Produced by KMRE 88.3 staff Susan Lindsay and Paul Meyer, a new show airs every month. Listen to the latest episode on Soundcloud >

Bellingham Dockside Market
Join Bellingham Dockside Market on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at Gate 5 for seafood straight from our local fishing families. They are now a SNAP retailer! This means they can now accept EBT payments, and in turn, give customers wooden Dockside tokens to spend at participating vendor booths. We are so thrilled they're able to increase access to local seafood in our community!

Be sure to keep up-to-date with what's happening around town with our friends at Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism!