Events
Events are added as they are scheduled. Check back for dates, times and locations
May 2008 - National Historic Preservation Month, with various activities to celebrate historic preservation and local history throughout the month.
- Wednesday, May 14th, 7pm-9pm, Lecture: Friday Harbor’s Vernacular Architecture. Speaker: Historic Preservation Architect and local historian, Boyd Pratt. Location to be announced.
- Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10-noon, Free guided tour of Friday Harbor’s Historic District. Space is limited. To reserve a spot go to the “Contact Us” page. Name, telephone number, and number in your party are required information. Reservations will be followed by an email identifying the meeting location.
- Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10-noon, Free guided tour of Friday Harbor’s Historic District. Space is limited. To reserve a spot go to the “Contact Us” page. Name, telephone number, and number in your party are required information. Reservations will be followed by an email identifying the meeting location.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10-noon, Free guided tour of Friday Harbor’s Historic District. Space is limited. To reserve a spot go to the “Contact Us” page. Name, telephone number, and number in your party are required information. Reservations will be followed by an email identifying the meeting location.
- Saturday, May 24, 2008, 10-noon, Free guided tour of Friday Harbor’s Historic District. Space is limited. To reserve a spot go to the “Contact Us” page. Name, telephone number, and number in your party are required information. Reservations will be followed by an email identifying the meeting location.
- Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10-noon, Free guided tour of Friday Harbor’s Historic District. Space is limited. To reserve a spot go to the “Contact Us” page. Name, telephone number, and number in your party are required information. Reservations will be followed by an email identifying the meeting location.
- Sunday, May 4, 2008, 2-4pm Pacific Catalyst II open house. Historic boat tour at the dock in the Friday Harbor Marina.
July 2008
- Friday Harbor Fire Department Centennial Celebration
- Music on the Lawn concerts, 7pm, Historical Museum grounds
- Young Pioneers Day Camp for Children, Historical Museum
- July 26-27, 2008, San Juan Island National Historical Park Re-enactor’s Encampment. Visit http://www.nps.gov/sajh for more information as it is released.
August 2008
- August 13 - 16, 2008 - 101st Annual San Juan County Fair
- August 13, 2008 - Town of Friday Harbor Centennial Celebration Kick-Off
- Music on the Lawn concerts, 7pm, Historical Museum grounds
December 2008
- San Juan Historical Museum “Old Fashioned Holiday Celebration”, 5-9pm
2009 - 150th anniversary of the Pig War, the infamous boarder dispute between the British and Americans over sovereignty of the San Juan islands. The National Park Service will be conducting events to celebrate this colorful history throughout 2009. Visit http://www.nps.gov/sajh for more information as it is released.
February 2009
- Friday Harbor Centennial celebration event.
- Centennial Celebration Theatre Production: Our Town, San Juan Community Theatre
May 2009 - National Historic Preservation Month National Historic Preservation Month, with various activities to celebrate historic preservation and local history throughout the month.
- Each Saturday in May, free guided walking tours of Friday Harbor’s historic district.
- waterworks gallery presents local artists interpretations of “Our Town”
July 2009
- July 25- 26, 2009 - San Juan Island National Historical Park Re-enactors Encampment. Visit http://www.nps.gov/sajh for more information as it is released.