Kingston Harbor Days Festival down at the port

Kingston Harbor Days Festival

July 31-Aug. 2

Thursday, July 31

5-8 p.m. Paddle Kitsap welcome and registration; greet kayakers as they arrive in Kingston

6-9 p.m. Barbecue Dinner, $15 per person, tickets at the Rotary Beer and Wine Garden

7-9 p.m. Music by Happy Daze Band

Friday, Aug. 1

6-9 p.m. Rotary Beer and Wine Garden

7-9 p.m. Music by Julie Holt Band and the Crazy Family Band

Saturday, Aug. 2

6-9 p.m. Rotary Beer and Wine Garden

6-9 p.m. Food Vendors: Mike’s Four Star BBQ, Island Jamz, the Smoking Riata and the Hot Dog Guys

7-9 p.m. Music by the House of Cards, sponsored by Kingston Kiwanis

Kingston will celebrate life by the water with a three-day Kingston Harbor Days Festival slated for July 31-Aug. 2. Paddle Kitsap, the Port of Kingston and the Downtown Kingston Association are planning the event. The public is encouraged to come down to the port and participate.

Paddlers in the Paddle Kitsap excursion will begin arriving in Kingston on Thursday evening, July 31, to register and attend an evening meeting. The Downtown Kingston Association is putting together an itinerary of entertainment and activities to welcome the kayakers at Mike Wallace Park in the Port of Kinston. The Kingston Rotary Club will host a beer and wine garden from 6-9 p.m. Proceeds from this event are part of the SPARKS fundraiser to support schools and parks around Kingston.

Barbecue dinners will be available for purchase from Mike’s Four Star BBQ. Residents and kayakers can enjoy food and drink while they listen to the music of the Happy Daze Band from 7-9 p.m.

The kayakers will depart Kingston after breakfast on Friday morning, Aug. 1 and begin their paddle at Port Gamble. After various rest stops along the way, they will begin to arrive back at the Port of Kingston for the Friday evening events. The Rotary Beer and Wine Garden will be open while the Julie Holt Band and Crazy Family Band entertain with music. The Poulsbo and Kingston Kiwanis will provide dinner for the kayakers.

After a Saturday morning breakfast Aug. 2 in Kingston and a visit to the Kingston Farmers Market, kayakers will leave on the final day of their paddle.

But the Harbor Days Festival will continue with the kick off of Kingston Concerts on the Cove, a series of five free Saturday night concerts in Mike Wallace Park. The first concert is sponsored by Kingston Kiwanis and Wetter Family LLC and features the local band, House of Cards.

The Rotary Beer and Wine Garden will be open from 6-9 p.m. and food will be available from the food vendors who are part of the Kinston Farmers Market including Mike’s Four Star BBQ, Island Jamz, the Smokin Riata and the Hot Dog Guys.

To volunteer to help at Paddle Kitsap, contact Debbie Anderson at (360) 297-1711 or DebbieA@americanmarine bank.com. For more information on Paddle Kitsap, go to www.PaddleKitsap.com or call (360) 697-6095.

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