Whatcom Water Week Events
September 13-21, 2025
Plan Your Event By August 1st
Events Updated Regularly!
Run with the Chums
September 13, 8:30am/BP Highlands
Register Early!
Join your community in celebrating healthy water, healthy habitat, and healthy people during the 13th annual Run with the Chums 5K Fun Run! This free event welcomes people of all ages and speeds. The 5K course has beautiful views of Whatcom County shoreline and beaches. Children 10 and under can enjoy the Smolt Sprint obstacle course.
Location: BP Highlands, 6898 Point Whitehorn Road, Blaine
Event Organizer: Whatcom Conservation District
Wonder Walks
September 19, 11:30am-1:00pm/Bellingham
Refresh and Recharge!
For adults 18+, accessible to most ability levels. A great way to refresh and recharge! If you're curious about local flora and fauna and like to move slowly and intentionally as you go, this program is for you! Join us to explore the natural history of local parks on meandering walks that engage your senses and deepen your sense of place. In addition to our nature walk, outings often include some fun or reflective activities like nature journaling and art. Connect with like-minded adults who love spending time outdoors! If you have binoculars, or a favorite personal journal, we encourage you to bring them!
Location: Whatcom Falls Park, 1401 Electric Ave., Bellingham
Event Organizer: Wild Whatcom
Wild Things
September 19 and 20, 9:30am-11:00am/Bellingham
Same Event; Two Opportunities!
Designed for young children ages 0-6, their adults and siblings, Wild Things is a place based community program that explores local parks each month to see what nature has to offer. Hands on exploration and a chance to make new friends! This month, we're at Whatcom Falls Park, noticing fall changes to the creek and the forest. Learn more and register (free, donation appreciated)
Location: Whatcom Falls Park, 1401 Electric Ave., Bellingham
Event Organizer: Wild Whatcom
Bellingham Dockside Market
September 20, 10:00am-2:00pm/Bellingham
Water is essential to fisheries! All are welcome to come to Bellingham Dockside Market during Whatcom Water Week on September 20th. We are a pop-up fishermen's market open year-round on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 10am-2pm in Squalicum Harbor. Come buy seafood directly from local fishing families and celebrate with us!
Location: Squalicum Harbor, Gate 5
Event Organizer: Port of Bellingham- Bellingham Dockside Market
Beach Cleanup for International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 21 11:00am-1:00pm/Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve- Ferndale
Join Us!
Join RE Sources for one of our beach cleanups to help keep waterways clean!
Supplies provided. Please wear appropriate footwear for uneven terrain, and dress for the weather. Thank you for helping protect our oceans.
​Beach Cleanup for the annual International Coastal Cleanup Sunday, September 21st from 11:00am to 1:00pm Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve: 4601 Gulf Road, Ferndale
RSVP: https://www.re-sources.org/event/beach-cleanup-icc-2025/
Location: Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve.
Event Organizer: Re Sources
Stormwater Discovery Tours
Week-Long Event/Whatcom County and Bellingham Locations
Discover where all that rainwater goes on Bellingham's Stormwater Discovery Tours. Explore our urban and parkland areas while learning how we work hard to keep the water clean, filter out pollutants, and prevent flooding.
Visit stormwater.cob.org for tour maps and location descriptions.
Event Organizer: City of Bellingham
Whatcom Water Week Photo Contest
August 1 through September 30
To celebrate Whatcom Water Week 2025, the Whatcom Watersheds Information Network (WWIN) is hosting the 10th annual photo contest open to all photographers. The theme is “Water – It’s Everybody’s Business,” and we are looking for images that convey the role that water plays in your life and in the culture of Whatcom County. Photographers are encouraged to be creative and include water in all its forms. Photographers of winning photos from each of the four categories plus the Fan Favorite, Sponsor Favorite, and Best Camera Phone Photo will receive local prizes. Contest Site Opens August 1
Event Organizer: Whatcom Watersheds Information Network
