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Whidbey Island hosts many festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Whidbey Island Area Fair ("Island County Fair" until 2012 [35]), on the third weekend of July, includes rides, food, and animal shows. Wag'n'Walk, which takes place towards the end of August, is Western Washington's premier celebration of dogs and things dog-related.
The farm has several trails running through and around the open fields. The large historic, “Whidbey 1904 Barn” is a venue for weddings, social gatherings and events. [5] The most notable events are the Tour de Whidbey, the Harvest Faire, and the Holiday Market. The farm also hosts several weddings and smaller events each year. [6]
The museum moved into Building 12 on NAS Whidbey Island in February 2008. [6] [a] However, the site was less than ideal as security restrictions limited access. [8] In 2010, the museum was finally able to purchase a PBY and it was moved to the base that June. [9] However, plans to acquire a Douglas A-3 Skywarrior were cancelled in 2012. [10]
The Whidbey Island Area Fair is held in July at the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley. The original Island County Fair Association was formed in 1912, predating the incorporation of Langley. [34] Choochokam was an event that ran for annually in the town for 41 years, before funding ceased. Local groups are discussing how to bring this ...
FAA diagram of the runway area Aerial view of NAS Whidbey Island in the mid-1940s. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) (IATA: NUW, ICAO: KNUW, FAA LID: NUW) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington.
DjangoFest is a series of music festivals celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and other forms of gypsy jazz and traditional gypsy music. There are three annual festivals: DjangoFestNW, a 5-day festival produced by Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, [1] [2] DjangoFest San Francisco, a three-day festival held at the Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley, California, [3] DjangoFest Los ...
Hedgebrook is a rural retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island, Washington, founded in 1988. Hedgebrook's artist-in-residence program accepts up to 80 writers each year, who spend two to four weeks in residence working on their diverse writing projects. [1] [2] Each writer stays in her own hand-crafted cottage.
The Central Whidbey Island Historic District, with the Sergeant Clark House and the Coupeville grain wharf, is part of the National Historical Reserve and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Other protected lands within the reserve include the Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve.