Holiday Port
Activities & Events
The Holiday Port Festival is a free, family-friendly event held the the first weekend of December at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The 2023 Holiday Port Festival will be Saturday, December 2nd and Sunday, December 3rd.
This is one of the Port’s signature events for the community and includes:
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Event Contact - Stephanie Wiley, Community Outreach Manager
The gingerbread house contest is free and open to bakers of all abilities and ages. It is open to any age, and any group size, Our optional themed category is "ANIMAL KINGDOM"! You may choose to enter the theme category instead of one of the other categories. Don't want to follow the theme? You don't have to. Just pick from one of the other categories. Many adults and children make a tradition out of entering the contest, and ribbons are awarded for the top three in each category.
* Business / nonprofit * Professional baker / caterer * Youth grades K-3
* Family * Senior citizen (65 years and older) * Youth grades 4-8
* Adult * Youth five years and under * Youth grades 9-12
Key gingerbread house contest dates:
* Entry Form Deadline: * Edible Structures Delivery Date: * Display Dates:
Wednesday, Nov 22, 2023 Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 Saturday, Dec. 2 - Sunday, Dec. 3
11:00-11:50 Tuba Christmas - Upper Hall
12:00-12:30 Parkview Elementary Singers - Dome Room
12:00-12:30 Bellingham Bay Gymnastics Team "The Orcas" - Upper Hall
12:30-1:00 Sehome High School Chamber Choir - Dome Room
12:30-1:00 Squalicum High School Chamber Orchestra - Upper Hall
1:00-1:30 Sehome High School Chamber Orchestra - Upper Hall
1:00-1:30 Irene Reither Elementary School Choir - Dome Room
1:30-2:00 Bellingham High School Showstoppers - Dome Room
1:30-2:00 Squalicum High School Jazz Band - Upper Hall
2:00-2:30 Bellingham High School Varsity Choir - Dome Room
2:30-3:00 TubaTones - Dome Room
2:00-2:50 Marimba Christmas - Upper Hall
3:00-3:30 Meridian Middle School Select Choir - Dome Room
3:30-4:00 Meridian Middle School Jazz Band - Upper Hall
3:30-4:00 Mt Baker Toppers - Dome Room
4:00-4:30 The Eclectics - Upper Hall
4:00-4:50 Vocal Studio of Jami Templeton - Dome Room
Sunday, December 3, 2023
11:00-11:50 Bellingham Community Band - Upper Hall
12:00-12:30 Bellingham Youth Jazz Band- Dome Room
12:00-12:30 Ferndale Dance - Upper Hall
12:30-1:00 The Classics - Dome Room
12:30-1:00 Skagit Youth String Ensembles - Upper Hall
1:00-1:30 Evergreen Children's Choir - Dome Room
1:30-2:00 Christmas Brass - Dome Room
1:00-1:50 Dancing For Joy - Upper Hall
2:00-2:50 Christ the King Skagit Choir - Upper Hall
2:00-2:30 Carolers from the Vocal Studio of Heather Brooke Bates - Dome Room
3:00-3:50 Humphrey Music Studios - Upper Hall
3:00-3:30 Eagleridge Elementary Choir - Dome Room
3:30-4:00 Squalicum High School Chamber Choir - Dome Room
4:00-4:50 Evergreen Music School Flute Students - Dome Room