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Community Newsletter

July 2026

Get Ready for

The Grand Old Fourth

Plan Your Perfect Day!

View the Online Schedule HERE

EVENT MAP

View the Online Event Map HERE

Pancake Breakfast

7:00am - 11:00am

Street Fair Booths

10:00am - 5:00pm 

BECU Main Stage

7:00am - 5:00pm

Check out Main Stage Schedule HERE

FAMILY FUN ZONE  

Presented by the Troy & Baden Biddle Foundation

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Family Fun Zone at Waterfront Park is packed with hands-on activities, games, crafts, and interactive fun for kids and families throughout the day. Explore community-led experiences, mini golf, a dunk tank, and FunHQ, an indoor activity zone by Bainbridge Events with support from the Bainbridge Island Sailing Club featuring bounce houses, movies, and more inside Bainbridge Rowing Center.

CAR SHOW 

Presented by Fieldstone

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The Grand Old Fourth of July Car Show features a showcase of classic cars, vintage favorites, and specialty vehicles from around the region. The Car Show takes place north of Bjune Drive and west of Madison Avenue.

BEER GARDEN

presented by Bainbridge Brewing, Sisters' Cider House, and Eleven Winery

11:00am - 5:00pm

The Beer, Wine, & Cider Garden offers local craft beer, cider, and wine in a relaxed outdoor gathering space adjacent to Bainbridge Island Rowing at Waterfront Park. The Beer Garden serves as the Chamber's primary fundraising activity supporting the Grand Old Fourth celebration, helping sustain and grow this beloved community tradition.

Food will be available from Bainbridge Island Rowing’s deck as part of a rowing fundraiser benefiting the organization, making this a great opportunity to support multiple local nonprofits while enjoying the festivities.

PARADE

12:30pm to 3:00pm

View Parade Schedule & Information HERE

Can't make it downtown? Parade livestream coverage will begin at 12:30 PM on July 4, bringing the excitement of the Grand Old Fourth Parade to viewers near and far.

Livestream access details will be posted on our website before the event.

Get your NEW Grand Old Fourth Merchandise

at our Information Booth!

Bainbridge Chamber Presents NEW, Limited-edition Grand Old Fourth merchandise to celebrate the United State’s 250th birthday! You can buy your merchandise starting TOMORROW, JULY 1st at the Winslow Chamber Office. Don't wait! Items will be on sale only until supplies last.

All proceeds of merchandise sales go directly to the Chamber Foundation to help our nonprofit advocate and support our local business and worker communities on Bainbridge. You can donate directly to our Chamber Foundation here

Grand Old Fourth

Die Cut Stickers

Bay Hay & Feed

Limited-Edition

Grand Old Fourth

Ferry Print T-Shirts

250th Celebration

Grand Old Fourth

Water Bottles

Did You Tie Dye a Bandana at the

Rotary Stars & Stripes Tie Dye Event?

Bring your tie dye bandana with you to the Bainbridge Chamber Info Booth in front of Town and Country at the Grand Old Fourth Street Fair to get a free prize!

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

Parking throughout downtown Winslow is limited during the Grand Old 4th celebration, and several roads will be closed throughout the event footprint. Guests are strongly encouraged to carpool, walk, bike, or use the free event shuttle when possible.

A free shuttle will run between Ace Hardware and the T&C parking lot from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Shuttle service will pause from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM during the parade.

For more information on Road Closures, Transportation, Visitor Info, Restrooms, Water Stations, & CLICK HERE

A Special Thanks to our Grand Old Fourth Sponsors for making the U.S.A.’s 250th celebration

a Grand one!

• Ace Hardware Bainbridge Island
• Bainbridge Brewing
• Bainbridge Community Foundation
• Bainbridge Disposal
• Bainbridge Events
• Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District
• Bainbridge Prepares
• Bainbridge Senior Living
• Bay Hay & Feed
• BECU
• City of Bainbridge Island

• Eleven Winery
• Fieldstone of Bainbridge
• HYLA School
• Isley Construction LLC
• Kitsap Bank
• Kitsap Credit Union
• Kitsap Wifi
• Lotta’s Laundry
• PNW Bainbridge
• Puget Sound Energy
• Sisters’ Cider House
• Troy & Baden Biddle Foundation

Community Bike Rides

In partnership with the City of Bainbridge Island

Community Rides are back on Thursday, July 16 with an extra special Morning Edition ride to the new Bainbridge Play Cafe! Bring your kiddo and meet up at City Hall at 9am for an easy going 5-mile ride to the Play Cafe.

Join us for the July Community Bike Ride! 

When: Thursday, July 16th from 9:00am to 11:00am

Starting Location: Bainbridge City Hall

Ending Location: Bainbridge Play Cafe

Contact Hannah Boettcher for more info!

Friday Field Trips

Club Pilates Bainbridge

On a Friday each month, the Chamber team hits the road to visit one of our members. We take a peek behind the scenes and ask business leaders to discuss their experiences owning and operating a business on Bainbridge Island. These Friday Field Trips offer the opportunity to showcase the diversity of our business ecosystem while gathering data about how we can best support our members.

Last month’s Friday Field Trip took us to Club Pilates Bainbridge Island. We exchanged our business attire for workout clothes and hit the studio! Check out photos from our visit and our interview with owner Shannon DeGroot at the button to the left!

Holiday Office Closures

PNW Magazine

Bainbridge Island Downtown Association (BIDA)

First Thursday (not Friday!) July Art Walk

The July Art Walk takes place on Thursday, July 2nd, in order to make room for BIDA's Street Dance on Friday July 3rd!

Stroll along Winslow Way and Madison Ave and enjoy local music, galleries, shops real estate offices, and more!

The Chandlery

The Chandlery Opens 7 Days a Week

 for the Summer Season!

The Chandlery — Bainbridge Island’s only waterfront retail spot — is now on summer hours! Visit the shop 7 days a week, 10:00am–5:00pm for all the summer essentials: ice cream, boat & fishing gear, bait, cold beer, and fun souvenirs!

Helpline House

Helpline House Celebrates

Grand Opening of New Facility

Earlier in June, Helpline House welcomed the community to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new facility! The new facility offers an incredibly spacious lobby, a community conference room, a beautiful new grocery market, comforting and private office spaces, and more!

Visit their new location, now open at 282 Knechtel Way NE

Celtic Crossroads NW

Ferry Photos All Summer Long!

Celebrate summer with silly ferry photos! Stop by Celtic Crossroads NW's storefront and take pictures with their ferry boat backdrop all summer!

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts

New Exhibit: SALT,

Where the Salish Sea meets the land

 “SALT” will explore the interlapping places where the waters of the Salish Sea meet the land – the coves, eddies, creeks and estuaries – that create the endless tides of perspectives, textures and colors unique to the PNW. Get in the flow and visit BAC in July and August for this briny collection of fine art.

Exhibit opens July 2nd and runs through August 30th

On Bainbridge Island...

City of Bainbridge Island (COBI)

City Budget Planning Survey:

Your Voice. Your Budget.

Help inform Bainbridge Island's budget priorities as the 2027–2028 budget takes shape. What should the City prioritize over the next two years? Where are there opportunities to improve services or investments?



Your voice matters. Help COBI understand the priorities that are most important to you.

Please take the 10-minute Community Investment Priorities Survey in the button link below. Survey ends on July 5th.

Bainbridge Performing Arts & bitLAB

All of Us, Quietly (A new Musical)

Support Bainbridge artist, Rachel Noll James, in her new, developing musical, All of Us, Quietly. The musical explores the quiet, often unseen struggles carried behind the carefully curated facades of everyday life. Through the interwoven journeys of four characters, the piece invites us into the quiet moments that shape us from the shadows.

Join BPA in a staged reading presented as part of BPA’s Studio Series, and produced in partnership with bitLAB.

When: July 10th - 12th (Preview on July 9th)

Where: Bainbridge Performing Arts

Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island

Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale

The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island's 66th Annual Auction and Rummage Sale is just around the corner! Here are some important dates for you to know:

Donation Drop-Offs

July 5, 8:00 to 7:00

July 6, 8:00 to 7:00

July 7, 8:00 to 7:00

July 8, 8:00 to 7:00

Preview Night

July 10, 5:00 to 7:00



Sale Day

July 11, 8:00 to 2:00

Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN)

Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program Presents: 

A Life in Sticky Notes

“A LIFE IN STICKY NOTES”

HUMANITIES WASHINGTON SPEAKER CLARE JOHNSON

Free! Bainbridge Public Library

Host: B.I. Poet Laureate Program

When: Sunday, July 12th at 2:00pm 

Where: Bainbridge Public Library

Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation

5th Annual Party for the Parks & Trails

Join BI Parks & Trails Foundation for their Party for Parks annual benefit! Share an evening of great food and drink, lively entertainment and celebration of the hard work that the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation puts into our parklands.

Reserve your tickets by July 26th!

When: Friday, July 31st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm 

Where: Battle Point Park

Molly Brahmer Art & Bainbridge Roper Romp

Save the Date! Bainbridge Island Roper Romp

That’s right, the 2nd annual Mrs. Roper Romp is returning to Winslow on August 1st! Last year was an absolute blast and this year will be even better. Come dressed as everyone’s favorite free-spirited neighbor and spend the evening laughing with your community. All are welcome!

When: Saturday, August 1st at 3:00pm 

Where: More Information Coming Soon!

Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library

July Friends of the Library Sales

Sale of thousands of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and magazines. Sales are at the Bainbridge Public Library and all proceeds support the library. All sales are 12:00pm - 4:00 pm. Cash or check only.

Thursday, July 2nd

Thursday, July 16th

Sunday, July 26th

Eagle Harbor Congregational Church

Community Dinners & Super Suppers

Join your fellow community members for a warm and tasty meal! No matter what you’re looking for, everyone is welcome at the table. These meals are offered at no charge and are prepared with care by local volunteers.

FREE/Pay What You Can

Super Suppers

(5:00pm to 7:00pm)

Eagle Harbor Congregational Church

• Tuesday, June 30th
• Sunday, July 26th
• Monday, July 27th
• Tuesday, July 28th 
• Thursday, July 30th 
• Friday, July 31st

Community Dinners

(6:00pm to 8:00pm)

Eagle Harbor Congregational Church

• Tuesday, July 14th

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