Events and Calendars

The West Sound Arts Council and Bremerton Arts Commission present the annual Fall for the Arts Gala and Auction September at Olympic College. The event is intended to bring the community together in a celebration of local creative talent in all four sectors – Visual, Performing, Culinary, and Literary Arts. The event is free to attend. 

Bring your illuminated lantern or hat to downtown Bremerton on First Friday in March 2027 at 6 PM for a lantern-themed parade on Quincy Square on 4th Street and Pacific Avenue. The Event takes place during the March First Friday Art Walk and is presented by the City of Bremerton, the Bremerton Creative District, the Greater Kitsap County Chamber, the Downtown Business Association, and the Roxy.

Check in begins at 5:30 PM at the Roxy Theatre with the parade at sunset. Lanterns can be handmade, decorated, or purchased.
Open flames are not permitted. 

The 2026 event was held Friday, May 22, local indie writers participaed in a VIP reception in their honor the night before the Writers and Poets event presented by Ballast Book Company in Quincy Square on May 23.

The reception offers a writers relaxed space to connect and exchange ideas as the District  celebrates local voices and highlights the role of writing and publishing in the district’s creative ecosystem.

A tour of Bremerton gardens featuring the creative talent of local landscape creatives.