The Enchanted Bookshop
Port Angeles Community Playhouse | August 7-16, 2026
By day, A Likely Story looks like any ordinary used bookstore. But at night, magic takes over—and the characters inside the books come to life. Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer secretly inhabit the shop, bound by one rule: they may not leave the building or be seen by human eyes. They spend their nights helping Margie, the scatterbrained owner, keep her struggling bookstore afloat. But when two smugglers arrive searching for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters face an impossible choice.
Kinship: A Collaboration With Nature Exhibition
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | July 17-September 13, 2026
Kinship: A Collaboration With Nature invites viewers into the wonder of nature and time. Bringing together contemporary artists who work with living materials, ecological processes, and forms drawn from the natural world, this exhibition considers how nature itself becomes a collaborator in shaping artistic expression. Rather than fixed objects, the works here unfold through growth, decay, weather, and care—reminding us that living systems are always in motion.
Ekphrastic Poetry Reading
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | August 4, 2026 | 5:30PM-7:30PM
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and Olympic Peninsula Authors are proud to host an Ekphrastic Poetry Reading based on the artwork in Kinship: A Collaboration with Nature. Enjoy readings from poets who will bring new interpretations to the current exhibition with a synergy between visual and verbal art.
Backyard Flower Bouquets
North Olympic Library System | August 5, 2026 | 5:30PM-6:30PM
Learn to make beautiful bouquets from backyard blooms!
Join local expert Lauren Kerr, owner of Sol Duc Farm, as she shares tips and tricks for creating beautiful bouquets with homegrown blooms. She will discuss the flowers she enjoys growing and that thrive well in the area.
First Friday Art Walk: Plein Air Art Reception - with Olympic Peninsula Art Association
North Olympic Library System | August 7, 2026 | 6:00PM-7:30PM
View artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy live music by Ranger and the "Re-Arrangers. Stop by the library during the August 7 First Friday Art Walk Sequim for a free public reception celebrating the exhibition organized by the Olympic Peninsula Art Association (OPAA). View work by local artists: Gayle Brauner, Alice Crapo, Janet Flatley, Kristine Henshaw, Marilyn Hiestand, Heidi Hitchman, Hattie Kauffman, Karen Lavender-Peterson, Margarete Noesner, Sandy Placek, Suzanne Rescigna, Darcy Schultz, and David C. Willis. Artwork by scholarship recipients Natalie Hollow-Bist and Sierra Douglas is also exhibited.
Clay Workshop: Create A Succulent Planter!
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | August 9, 2026 | 12:00PM-4:00PM
In celebration of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center’s Kinship: A Collaboration with Nature exhibit, join Olympic Coast Creative, Airport Garden Center, and the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center for a special hands-on clay workshop inspired by the beauty and creativity of the natural world. During this workshop, you’ll create your own unique succulent planter from clay using hand building techniques. No prior clay experience is necessary.
Collage Art: Music in Bloom
North Olympic Library System | August 15, 2026 | 10:30AM-11:30AM
While listening to a few short musical selections, participants will create a collage inspired by the music, depicting florals and greenery.
This online workshop is facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Sarah McKiddy. Instruction is provided for free; participants are responsible for gathering their own supplies.
Yarn Circle
North Olympic Library System | September 5, 2026 | 10:00AM-11:00AM
Drop in to sip and stitch among fellow crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, embroider, sew by hand, or enjoy another portable craft, there is a seat for you in the circle. Make progress on your project while enjoying warm company. All experience levels are welcome.
Watercolor Painting: Cloud Imaginings
North Olympic Library System | September 13, 2026 | 1:30PM-2:30PM
Explore painting clouds using wet and dry watercolor techniques. Then add detailing to enhance the imagined scenes, creatures, or animals within the painted cloud forms.
This online workshop is facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Adrianna Santiago. Instruction is provided for free; participants are responsible for gathering their own supplies.
Witch
Port Angeles Community Playhouse | September 25-October 11, 2026
A charming devil arrives in a small town with an irresistible offer: he’ll grant people’s deepest desires in exchange for their souls. Elizabeth Sawyer has already been branded a witch and cast out by her community—making her the town’s most unlikely holdout. As temptation spreads, alliances shift, secrets emerge, and the entire town begins to unravel. Witch is a sharp, darkly comic tale of desire, prejudice, and the choices people make when they’re offered exactly what they’ve been missing.
Paste & Paper Opening Reception
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | September 25, 2026 | 5:00PM-7:00PM
Join us for the opening reception of Paper and Paste is an exhibition about transformation—how something as simple as a sheet of paper can become a world of its own. Here, artists fold, cut, layer, and glue to push paper beyond its familiar boundaries. Sheets transform into sculptural forms; cutouts open into delicate windows of light and space. Every surface holds the possibility of a new form. In these works, paper becomes both structure and story, both surface and substance. Paper and Paste invites you to discover how the simplest of materials can be reshaped into imaginative new stories.
Fall Afterschool Art CLub
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | Wednesdays, September 30, 2026 - November 18, 2026
Enroll in an interdisciplinary Fall Afterschool Art Club at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Led by the Education Director, Mandy Miller, this 8-week club inspires young creatives to engage with art and nature through a creative lens. Participants explore a vast array of art mediums and engage with learning at a hands-on level.
Pumpkin Carving Workshop
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | October 17, 2026
Get festival-ready at a Pumpkin Carving Workshop led by a professional artist at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Participants will learn carving techniques, explore creative design ideas, and create a finished pumpkin to be entered directly into the Autumntide Festival Pumpkin Carving Contest. All pumpkins are included in the workshop fee, and every creation will be displayed during the festival for judging, with a chance to win prizes donated by local Olympic Peninsula businesses.
Perfect for all ages and skill levels, this hands-on workshop is a fun and creative way to be part of one of the season’s most beloved community traditions.
The Autumntide Celebration of Shadows Festival
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | October 17, 2026
The Autumntide Celebration of Shadows Festival is a unique opportunity for people of all ages to embrace the change of the seasons and experience the magic of fall.
This annual event at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center includes a community call-for-art, where everyone is encouraged to carve a pumpkin and enter it into the Pumpkin Carving Contest for a chance to win a prize supplied by Olympic Peninsula local businesses. With multiple categories for different ages and abilities, this event results in Webster's Woods' trails being lined with charming, spooky, artistic, silly, and creative pumpkins for the night of the festival while judging takes place. Attendees also enjoy local food vendors, a beer garden, live music, professional theatre performances, and free art & activity stations that are open to all ages.
Wintertide Festival of Lights
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center | December 12, 2026
Celebrate the magic of the season at the Wintertide Festival of Lights on December 12 at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Wander through illuminated forest trails featuring handcrafted light sculptures and glowing art installations, join the community lantern walk, create at glow-in-the-dark art stations, and enjoy live performances in the meadow. Visitors can also savor offerings from local food and drink vendors and shop the Makers Market in the Esther Webster Gallery, featuring handcrafted goods from local artists and makers.
Set among the trees in Webster's Woods, Wintertide is a one-of-a-kind winter experience for locals and visitors alike. Join us for a festive evening filled with art, light, community, and unforgettable memories.
View the Full Calendar of Arts District Activities
Visit the Clallam County Community Calendar to view the full list of arts and culture activities happening with the Uptown Arts District.