Kitsap’s annual Events
winter
Winter on the Kitsap Peninsula is one magical community event after another! From holiday markets to community events, Christmas Tree lightings, and more, find all our annual winter events below!
spring
We live for spring - the longer days, the smell of rain and grass, unpredictable weather, floral blooms, and the pre-funk events leading to summer community gatherings…we love these few glorious months when all the colors are popping and the weather keeps us on our toes!
summer
Every summer is the BEST SUMMER EVER, in Kitsap - the long days, tidepool explorations, the BBQs, and community gatherings…we love these few glorious months when Everything is green and the weather is perfect!
Autumn
Krampusnacht 2025
Mark Your Calendar: Krampusnacht Bremerton Returns December 6, 2025!
Get ready for a night of horns, hooves, and holiday mischief—Krampusnacht Bremerton is back on Saturday, December 6, 2025!
Join us in downtown Bremerton for the most wildly festive winter event in the Pacific Northwest, featuring the iconic Krampus Parade, eerie and enchanting Krampus Market, costumed creatures, fire, folklore, and fun for all ages.
Whether you've been naughty, nice, or somewhere in between, this is one night you won’t want to miss.
Mark your calendar—and stay tuned for event details, volunteer sign-ups, and how to get on the Naughty List.
NYE Live at the Roxy 2025
NYE 2026 Live at the Roxy with Roemen and The Whereabouts
December 31, 2025 7:00PM - Midnight
Ring in 2026 live at the Roxy with Roemen and The Whereabouts—good vibes and great tunes all night!
Get Ready for NYE 2026 Live at the Roxy!
Join Roxy in person for an epic night ringing in the new year with Roemen and The Whereabouts. It’s going to be a night full of great vibes, live tunes, and good company. Don’t miss out on the fun – let's make NYE 2026 unforgettable together at the Roxy and Quincy Square!
Get tickets now at worldtheaterfoundation.org. Tickets start at just $40!
The New Year’s Eve festivities start on Quincy Square with Kitsap’s Favorite DJ Joe Frank (7-9pm) and tasty dining options from local food trucks. At 9pm—move into the Historic Roxy Theatre for some old-fashioned Rock, Soul & Roll with America's favorite cover band Roemen and The Whereabouts! Ring in the New Year with a powerhouse tribute to Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Al Green, and Stevie Wonder—soul classics that will have you dancing, singing, and celebrating all night long.
Agenda
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kickoff the New Year with DJ Joe Frank on Quincy Square
This portion of the event is FREE and open to all. Start the evening and kickoff the new year on Quincy Square with Kitsap's favorite DJ Joe Frank. Enjoy a variety of food options from local food truck parked along the square. At 9PM, watch the ball drop live from New York City on screen together for a preview of what's to come for us!
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Roemen and The Whereabouts Live at the Roxy
This portion of the event requires a ticket purchase. Tickets can be bought at worldtheaterfoundation.org. Move into the Historic Roxy Theatre for some old-fashioned Rock, Soul & Roll! Ring in the New Year with a powerhouse tribute to Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Al Green, and Stevie Wonder—soul classics that will have you dancing, singing, and celebrating all night long. From the first note to the last encore, you’ll feel the energy, groove, and spirit of these timeless legends come alive on stage. Say goodbye to the old, hello to the new, and welcome 2026 with unforgettable live music, shared joy, and memories that last well beyond midnight.
Ticket Sales Link
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market | May 2026
Event Dates
May 1st
June 5th
July 3rd
Oct 2nd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton Boardwalk, along the Port of Bremerton Marina.
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
**(Additional ‘First Friday’ summer events include Taste of Kitsap in August and the Blackberry Festival in September)
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market | June 2026
Event Dates
May 1st
June 5th
July 3rd
Oct 2nd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton Boardwalk, along the Port of Bremerton Marina.
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
**(Additional ‘First Friday’ summer events include Taste of Kitsap in August and the Blackberry Festival in September)
Bremerton's Bridge Blast 2026
Festival at the Bremerton Boardwalk
June 27, 2026 - 11 AM to 10 PM
*Fireworks Blast off at 10:15 PM
June 28, 2026 - 11 AM to 5 PM
Enjoy the largest Bridge Fireworks Show on the West Coast from several locations!
Sat+Sun: Bremerton Waterfront (live music, 80+ vendors and food trucks)
Sat Only: Evergreen Park (family-friendly, playground, beach access, ample grassy areas, food trucks, bring your own chairs/blankets)
**Fireworks on Saturday only, at 10pm
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market | July 2026
Event Dates
May 1st
June 5th
July 3rd
Oct 2nd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton Boardwalk, along the Port of Bremerton Marina.
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
**(Additional ‘First Friday’ summer events include Taste of Kitsap in August and the Blackberry Festival in September)
Taste of Kitsap 2026
Taste the Flavors of Kitsap and Beyond. Food trucks, food booths, crafts, a beer garden, makers market, and more!
Every vendor offers a ‘tasting item’ for $6 or less. Try one of everything!
“Ladies That Rock'“ will be playing on the stage, all female-fronted bands.
Taste of Kitsap 2026
Taste the Flavors of Kitsap and Beyond. Food trucks, food booths, crafts, a beer garden, makers market, and more!
Every vendor offers a ‘tasting item’ for $6 or less. Try one of everything!
“Ladies That Rock'“ will be playing on the stage, all female-fronted bands.
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market | Oct 2026
Event Dates
May 1st
June 5th
July 3rd
Oct 2nd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton Boardwalk, along the Port of Bremerton Marina.
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
**(Additional ‘First Friday’ summer events include Taste of Kitsap in August and the Blackberry Festival in September)
Bremerton's Trick-Or-Treat Street 2025
Time & Location
Oct 31, 2025, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Quincy Square & Pacific Street, 409 Pacific Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337, USA
About the event
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 4:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Free and open to all!
Downtown Bremerton's favorite Halloween tradition is back - and this year, it's spookier and more exciting than ever in our brand-new Quincy Square!
Bring the whole family for a safe, fun-filled evening in the heart of Downtown Bremerton.
craft market at quincy square
Calloween in Charleston 2025
Come out for trick or treating at store fronts, haunted streets, a live DJ, ghost stories, a FREE costume closet, and much more!!
When you're ready for festivities on Halloween (10/31), head to Downtown for Trick-or-Treat Street!
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market
Event Dates
May 2nd
June 6th
July 11th
October 3rd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
Bridging Bremerton 2025
Bremerton's annual festival on foot, celebrating the city's bridge-to-bridge trail.
Narrator: Josh Farley
2.8-mile ‘family accessible’ bridge walk begins at 10 a.m.
Meet at Evergreen Pizza. Please arrive 30 minutes early (9:30am).
Address: 1223 McKenzie Avenue, Bremerton5-mile (10k steps) ‘super loop’ begins at 1pm.
All kids who complete the 2.8-mile walk get a wooden medallion good for a free admission aboard the USS Turner Joy Museum Ship.
2025 Bremerton Blackberry Blast Pickleball Tournament
Bremerton, WA — Get ready to serve up some fun! The Bremerton Blackberry Blast Pickleball Tournament is back and better than ever — and registration is now officially open! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just in it for the sweet summer vibes, this is the must-play event of the season.
Taking place Labor Day Weekend, August 29–31, 2025, the tournament will be held at the scenic Bremerton Lion’s Park on Lebo Boulevard, just in time for the city’s beloved blackberry season.
Proudly sponsored by Westsound Pickleball Community, the Blackberry Blast promises three days of competitive play, community spirit, and plenty of blackberry-themed surprises. Players of all skill levels are welcome, with brackets for men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles.
“We’re thrilled to bring the Blackberry Blast back to Bremerton for the third year,” said Theresa Aubin Ahrens, Tournament Director for Westbound Pickleball Community. “This event is all about fun, fitness, and celebrating the amazing pickleball community here in Kitsap County and beyond.” Last year, over 210 players from around the country and from age 13 to 93 competed.
Spots are limited, so grab your paddle and sign up early to secure your place on the court! Registration details and tournament information can be found at https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/2025-bremerton-blackberry-blast.
Don't miss your shot to be part of Bremerton’s juiciest pickleball event of the year!
Contact:
Theresa Aubin Ahrens, Tournament Director, Secretary
360-710-1435
Westsoundpickleball@gmail.com
Westsoundpickleball.com
Consider to PLAY and STAY! PLAY in the tournament and STAY to attend the FREE Bremerton Blackberry Festival! The festival celebrates all things "blackberry" on the Bremerton Boardwalk. Over 150 vendors, bands, beer, blackberry wine and more!
This FREE family-friendly festival takes over Bremerton's picturesque waterfront. It is THE summer-ending extravaganza for the Puget Sound.
Bremerton Rock the Dock 2025
Boaters, music lovers, and summer seekers are invited to experience Rock the Dock on Saturday, August 16, 2025—and this year’s celebration promises to be bigger, bolder, and smoother than ever. This free summer music concert is set against the backdrop of Bremerton’s inlet and mountain views, with live music, local food trucks, and a beer garden poured by local brewery Dog Days Brewing, making it a can’t-miss highlight of the summer.
The music event will showcase a blend of rock, blues, and folk, echoing the soulful sounds the Bremerton music scene is known for. Featured performers include the beloved Manette local, Alessandra Rose, and Seattle’s Wild Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Experience.
Guests are invited to arrive by land or water:
By personal boat: Fill the guest moorage boat slips at the Bremerton Marina, attendees can reserve their spot at https://www.portofbremerton.org/request-moorage
By public ferry: Bremerton is easily accessible from Seattle by two ferry options - the 1-hour car and passenger ferry from Colman Dock or the 30-minute walk-on fast ferry at Pier 50. Both options allow attendees to enjoy the beauty of the Puget Sound and Sinclair Inlet.
No matter how you show up, you’re encouraged to bring a lawn chair and settle in at the base of the Harborside Steps for an afternoon on the waterfront.
Event Run of Show:
3:00pm | Food trucks and beer garden begin serving
4:00pm | Chuck Z Opening with Acoustic Performance and Emcee
5:00pm - 6:30pm | Alessandra Rose
7:30pm - 9:00pm | Wild Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Experience
Local Food and Drink Vendors Include:
Dog Days Brewing – Local craft beer and wine options in the beer garden
Da “Q” Shack – Savory Texas-style BBQ and pasta food truck
And more!
Puget Sound Book Festival 2025
An annual celebration of the Puget Sound's thriving indie bookstore + author communities.
Kitsap Wine Festival 2025
Since it began 17 years ago, the Kitsap Wine Festival has featured music, delicious food, and of course, great wines. You'll have the opportunity to explore and discover a wide variety of wines by sampling bottles featured by our ever-expanding slate of participating wineries. Find a new favorite and take it home. Our retail wine shop provides an expanded selection of wines and an assortment of fun wine-related treasures. You'll want to complement all of your delightful sipping by noshing delectables offered by our amazing food vendors. Round out your day of summer fun out with games like cornhole and ladder golf on the gorgeous waterfront at the Kitsap Wine Festival! We're excited to host Jim Basnight and WEPA for live music performances during this year's festival.
West Sound Crime Con
A Chilling Weekend of True Crime
West Sound Crime, in partnership with Notorious USA*, Bainbridge Performing Arts, the Admiral Theatre, and more, will kick off an inaugural series of events and experiences across the peninsula exploring true crime mysteries with noted detectives, authors, legal experts and more.
“True crime has never been hotter. Podcasts, streaming services have joined books and TV in telling the stories of mysteries and crimes,” said Gregg Olsen, Kitsap author and creator of the first-ever West Sound Crime weekend. “This August we’re putting the spotlight on Northwest crimes with an array of speakers, events and experiences that genre fans won’t want to miss.”
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025
7 PM – GREGG OLSEN + ANDREA DUNLOP
Location: Bainbridge Performing Arts
Address: 200 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island
Gregg Olsen will launch his latest, Out of the Woods, in conversation with author Andrea Dunlop at Bainbridge Performing Arts Theater. Out of the Woods examines the Idaho kidnapping of Shasta Groene and her brother Dylan. (Publisher’s Weekly review: As in Olsen’s previous works of nonfiction, there’s plenty of rigorous research on display, but it’s his empathetic consideration of what happens to high-profile victims after news cameras stop rolling that sets this apart.)
Dunlop, a Seattle author known for her work in Town & Country, Bustle, and People; she hosts the acclaimed podcast Nobody Should Believe Me and authored The Mother Next Door.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
2 PM — rebecca morris
Location: Kitsap Regional Library
Address: 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
New York Times bestselling author (Boy Missing) Rebecca Morris discusses Tacoma’s Ann Marie Burr and Portland’s Kyron Horman and others from her perspective as an investigative journalist and author. RSVP for this free event
2PM — Ann Jaegar
Location: Gig Harbor History Museum
Address: 4121 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
Author and TV personality Ann Jaeger presents her just-released biography of America’s legendary true crime author Seattle’s Ann Rule, The Rule of Crime, with an introduction by Gregg Olsen. This is a free event
5PM — D.D. Black
Location: Olalla Bay Market & Landing,
Address: 13965 Crescent Valley Rd SE, Olalla
Popular Kitsap crime novelist D.D. Black discusses his bestselling set-in-Kitsap Thomas Austin and FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. series. RSVP for this free event
6PM — Panel conversation
Location: ADMIRAL THEATRE
Address: 515 Pacific Ave, Bremerton
PNW UNSOLVED. A captivating evening delving into the Pacific Northwest’s most notorious unsolved cases of Oakley Carlson, Lindsay Baum, Susan Cox Powell, and more, from the unique mix of investigative expertise, legal insight, and compelling storytelling.
ON THE PANEL:
Lindsay Wade: Tacoma detective who solved the Jennifer Bastian cold case, Wade offers firsthand experience in investigative techniques and the pursuit of justice. She is also the author of In My DNA: My Life in Solving Your Worst Nightmares.
Anne Bremner: Renowned victims’ advocate, author (Justice in the Age of Judgment), TV pundit, and attorney, Seattle’s Bremner brings unparalleled insight into the legal and emotional aspects of heartbreaking PNW cases that continue to baffle.
Gregg Olsen: #1 New York Times bestselling author, Olsen (If You Tell, Starvation Heights) shares his experience in unraveling complex cases to uncover hidden truths. His books have been published in more than 25 languages.
James Renner: Author (Finding Amy, True Crime Addict, Scout Camp) and host of the popular Philosophy of Crime podcast, Renner will facilitate the discussion, bringing his sharp wit and insightful analysis to the proceedings.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
12pm — Anne Jaeger Book signing
Location: Olalla Bay Market & Landing, Olalla
Address: 13965 Crescent Valley Rd SE, Olalla
Author Anne Jaeger signs copies of her book about the Queen of True Crime, Ann Rule. (free).
2PM — “Paranormal” Pete Orbea
Location: Olalla Grange
Address: 7554 SE Fragaria Rd, Olalla
Port Gamble ghost expert and podcaster, as he presents fascinating evidence of the ghostly apparitions that haunt crime scenes throughout the Pacific Northwest. RSVP for this free event
6PM — MURDER MYSTERY EXPERIENCE AT THE WINERY.
“Death at the Olalla Winery” – an immersive experience combining fine local wine, delicious nibbles – as attendees gather their wits and unmask the murderer. Just whodunit?
*Notorious USA LLC is owned and operated by Gregg Olsen.
Taste of Kitsap 2025
Taste the Flavors of Kitsap and Beyond. Food trucks, food booths, crafts, a beer garden, makers market, and more! Tasting items for $6 or less, come and get one of everything!
“Ladies That Rock'“ will be playing on the stage, all female-fronted bands.
Bremerton Air Show 2025
A celebration of classic military aircraft and world-class aerobatic performers.
Gates to the Bremerton Air Show open at 10 AM and close at 5 PM. Flying will begin in the early afternoon.
Bremerton Air Show 2025
A celebration of classic military aircraft and world-class aerobatic performers.
Gates to the Bremerton Air Show open at 10 AM and close at 5 PM. Flying will begin in the early afternoon.
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market
Event Dates
May 2nd
June 6th
July 11th* (not a First Friday)
October 3rd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
Bremerton's Bridge Blast 2025
Festival at the Bremerton Boardwalk
June 28, 2025 - 11 AM to 10 PM
*Fireworks Blast off at 10:15 PM
June 29, 2025 - 11 AM to 5 PM
Enjoy the largest Bridge Fireworks Show on the West Coast from several locations!
Sat+Sun: Bremerton Waterfront (live music, 80+ vendors and food trucks)
Sat Only: Evergreen Park (family-friendly, playground, beach access, ample grassy areas, food trucks, bring your own chairs/blankets)
**Fireworks on Saturday only
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market
Event Dates
May 2nd
June 6th
July 11th
October 3rd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
Bremerton Boardwalk Night Market
Event Dates
May 2nd
June 6th
July 11th
October 3rd
5-9pm, 2nd Street, Bremerton
Live music, food, makers - explore the boardwalk night market and all the other First Friday Art Walk activities in downtown Bremerton!
Peninsula Home & Remodel Expo 2025
Biggest and Best Home Show West of Seattle®
Welcome to the Biggest and Best Home Expo West of Seattle ™! The Kitsap Building Association is proud to present the 2025 Peninsula Home & Remodel Expo on May 2nd - 4th, 2025. The Expo is celebrating over 40 years in Kitsap County.
With over 160 Exhibitors, the Peninsula’s largest and most trusted destination for all design and home improvement information, inspiration directly connects you with Kitsap and the Pacific Northwest Region industry leaders and trendsetters. Construction In Motion, The Lego Brand Building Challenge, Car & Motorcycle Show, Reptile Show and Food Court Event make this a fun event for all ages!
May 2nd-4th, 2025
Friday, May 2nd, noon - 5 pm
Saturday, May 3rd, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, May 4th, 10 am - 4 pm
The Baymont offers comfy, no-fuss stays with easy access to all Bremerton + Silverdale amenities, like ferries, local shopping, markets, and laid-back Kitsap vibes.