Category: Events

Orcas Food Heroes Celebration, Dinner and Film. Location: Orcas Island Winery. Date: Fri. Oct. 4th. Time: 4:30-8pm. Join us in celebrating Orcas Island Food Heroes for a delicious local grown dinner, fun new San Juan Islands Ag short film, with art and music. Catered by The Kitchen, local food plate options 4-7pm; enjoy the Island […]

‘Sheep to Shawl’ weaving workshop introduction to Island yarns and weaving. Come enjoy on-the-farm yarn and weaving activities to create your own take home woven good.  Hosted on the beautiful Warm Valley Orchard homestead. Your space reservation includes the take-home materials costs for island grown yarns used in the 2 hr small group workshop. (Instructor […]

Food Planet Future Book Talk with Robert Dash. Location: Lopez Center. Date: Fri. Oct. 11th. Time: 7-8:30pm. Join island photographer Robert Dash to learn about his complex and fascinating images that tell the story of agriculture’s challenges and potential. Many of his works feature plants and foods grown here in the San Juans. Free event. […]

Lopez Food Heroes Celebration Dinner, Garden Tour & Film. Location: LIFE School Garden. Date: Sat. Oct. 12th. Time: 3:30-7pm. Join us in celebrating Lopez Food Heroes who are growing a local food agricultural movement across San Juan County. Get to know the LIFE Garden with a tour and refreshments, followed by a screening of the […]

Get Your FOLK ON! Come to the Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest on Orcas Island   Registration is OPEN!    Saturday pass includes a full day of music, folk dancing, kids camp, and a Makers Fair. Plus add-on Fri and Sat workshops in drum making, cedar basket making, wood carving, blacksmithing, voice and music, spinning, […]

Click to Request your FREE Film Fest Pass Earth Day Island Film Fest, April 18-28, 2024. In collaboration with the Friday Harbor Film Festival, Earth Day Orcas presents a special collection of thought-provoking and inspiring environmental documentaries available April 19-28th to stream online.  8 films . 10 days . Free with a pre-registered pass. Featured […]

Welcome to Earth Day Orcas 2024. This popular Eco Fair offers activities for all ages with art, music, science, poetry and returns to the Eastsound Waterfront on Saturday, April 20th. The two day event opens with a wonderful poetry reading on Friday evening on the 19th.   NEW this year:   A Procession of the […]

Earth Day opens with Poetry, Music and Luminaria Ecopoetry is a precious walk through natural spaces that evoke the sounds of the wind, lapping shores, bird calls, and the haunting howl of a wolf. Bringing those wild spaces inside, through the spoken or written word, can resonate with a wild aspect of ourselves we have […]

Earth Day Parade Celebration! Come join a Procession of the Species parade on Orcas Island, Washington on April 20th. The Procession is a delightful event full of imagination, gratitude, and activism focused on celebrating the rich biodiversity of our Earth. We encourage all ages to participate with creative costumes and props that honor favorite creatures […]

Winter Auction for Wonderful Gifts and Surprises. Catch the Holiday Spirit! The Island Winter Artisans Market is hosting a fun holiday auction online featuring our wonderful San Juan Islands Makers.     The auction is a festive seasonal shopping experience, certain to connect you with treasures that bring cheer and joy. The online event welcomes buyers […]