WHATCOM COUNTY'S
FREE SUMMER FUN GUIDE
Updated 07/10/23
Whatcom Kid Insider has your guide to Summer 2023! We have included over 150 FREE summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Whatcom County! Do you love outdoor music concerts with the family? Are you looking for daily activities to keep the kids busy? We've got it all! Whether you live in Bellingham or Lynden, Ferndale, Blaine, or any of our smaller towns you are within 10 minutes of summer fun on any given day. Looking for things to do with your kids this summer? Look no further!
We have outdoor movies, concerts in the parks, farmers markets,
festivals, 4th of July fireworks, spray parks, summer reading library events & more
ALL IN ONE PLACE!
Your summer has just been planned!!
A HUGE THANK YOU to the
Unity Care NW
Sponsor of the 2023 Summer Fun Guide
where you will find all of the
free and family-friendly summer events & activities in Whatcom County!!
A lifetime of health starts in childhood.
Unity Care NW offers coordinated medical and dental services to kids of all ages. Two Whatcom County locations and convenient Saturday hours too! Now accepting new dental patients! Call them at (360) 676-6177 to make an appointment today. https://unitycarenw.org/
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
June 3rd-10th
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Thursday, June 8th:
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
June 11th-17th
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
After School Kids Time, Blaine, 3:30-5:30pm
Thursday, June 15th:
Spray Parks are open!
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
June 16th-24th
Spray Parks are open!
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
Monday, June 19th:Wednesday, June 21st:
Spray Parks are open!
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Thursday, June 22nd:
Spray Parks are open!
Concert in the Park, Bellingham, 6-8pm.
Friday, June 23rd:
Spray Parks are open!
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
June 25th-July 1st
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
July 2nd-8th
Spray Parks are open!
Wednesday, July 5th:
Spray Parks are open!
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
July 9th-15th
Wednesday, July 12th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Saturday, July 15th:
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
July 16th-22nd
Thursday, July 20th:
Friday, July 21st:
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
July 24th-30th
Sunday, July 23rd:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Monday, July 24th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Teddy Bear Picnic, Sumas, 10:30-11am
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Make It: Craft Fair, Sumas, 1-3pm
Tuesday, July 25th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Teddy Bear Picnic, Maple Falls, 10:30-11am
Let's Eat! Free Kids' Meals with Common Threads Food Truck, Maple Falls, 11am-12pm
Tuesday Tunes, Bellingham, 6-8pm
Wednesday, July 26th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Teddy Bear Picnic, Deming, 10:30-11am
Make It: Craft Fair, Ferndale, 1-3pm
Art Camp, South Whatcom, 2:30-3:30pm
Thursday, July 27th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Little Tots Nature Walk, Blaine, 10am-11am
Make It: Bird Feeders, Blaine, 1-2pm
Make It: Craft Fair, Lynden, 1-3pm
Make It: Craft Fair, Everson, 1-3pm
Concert in the Park, Bellingham, 6-8pm
Friday, July 28th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Teddy Bear Picnic, Everson, 10:30-11am
Annual Children's Craft Fair, Bellingham, 11am-1pm
Whatcom Old Settlers Picnic, Ferndale, 11am-10pm
Splash Days in the Street, Blaine, 12-2pm
Summer Concert in the Park, Bellingham, 6-8pm
Saturday, July 29th:
Spray Parks are Open!
Where's Waldo in Fairhaven, Bellingham, 9am-5pm
Annual Birch Bay Sandcastle Competition, All Day
Bellingham Farmers Market, 10am-2pm
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Whatcom County Old Settlers Car Show, Ferndale, 9am-2pm
Whatcom Old Settlers Grand Parade, Ferndale, 11am-12:30pm
Whatcom Old Settlers Picnic, Ferndale, 11am-10pm
Find more family-friendly activities all under $10 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
July 30th-August 5th
Monday, July 31st:
Tuesday, August 1st:
Wednesday, August 2nd:
Saturday, August 5th:
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
August 6th-12th
Stargazing with the Perseids Meteor Shower, Ferndale, 9-11pm
Find more family-friendly activities all under $10 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
August 13th-19th
Tuesday, August 15th:
Friday, August 18th:
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
August 20th-26th
Wednesday, August 23rd:
Friday, August 25th:
Marine Life Center, Bellingham, 10am-4pm
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
FREE WHATCOM KIDS ACTIVITIES
August 27th-Labor Day
Thursday, August 31st:
Friday, September 1st:
Find more family-friendly activities all under $15 including library storytimes on the homepage events calendar HERE.
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***Events are added at the discretion of Whatcom Kid Insider**
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WHATCOM KID INSIDER IS NOT PERSONALLY RECOMMENDING THESE EVENTS. ATTEND EVENTS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
PLEASE CONFIRM THE TIME, DATES & FEES, AS THEY MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE TO WHATCOM KID INSIDER. THANK YOU & MOST OF ALL ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY!!
