Cool place to hang out when having a drink with friends. Plenty of food truck options - the Hot…read moreDog truck at Kulshan itself is outstanding.

This is exactly the addition that Bellingham needed! An amazing waterfront area for people to hang…read moreout and meet near down town with great beer and places for kids to play. I really hope this never gets taken down and becomes a permanent fixture of Bellingham. The beer was extremely fresh and crisp. It was exactly what a great hazy ipa needs to be. Of the dozens of breweries we have been to this is definitly one of my Favorite now. Not only does it have the perfect atmosphere, but the staff is super friendly and the beers are phenomenal. It also looks like you could have small concerts here which is a great touch. The only thing that might be bad is that since it is all outdoor seating, it may be a bit cold in the rainy season but that's what you would expect so dress accordingly. Overall I couldn't recommend this place more.

We come here mostly to enjoy food from Sammies. That said, the staff are so welcoming and friendly…read moreand we usually end up getting a beverage from them. So far, everything has been great. The space is lovely.

For a brewery with a large beer list, go here. With an outdoor tent set up and a large indoor…read morewarehouse space, there's plenty space to sit and hang out. They have beer for any palate and they do tasting pours. My favorite is their berry plum sour ale. It's tart and a tad sweet. They rotate food trucks every day they are open.

Great spot! Solid beer selection and taste. Friendly bartender with excellent service…read more Funky layout with a lot of character

Good vibes, good beer, friendly staff and a chill location. Bring your own food or they have…read morescheduled food trucks. Bring your pups too! Always something going on here.

This place has me and my friends purring, not in weird way. Even more so that pets are allowed!…read moreThey rotate the food trucks and today was Lumpia Luv. Some others they have are BBQ, taco, filipino, and pizza. From Lumpia Luv I had scrumptious pork lumpia's with angel hair noodles and one of my pals had rice and chicken. This food truck was owned by a lovely wife and husband who were quite pleasant to speak to. Going into the Beach Cat brewery made me feel as if I was a coconut in a palm tree enjoying the light breeze and good company. The ambiance was beautiful there was indoor and outside seating with games available. It was a gorgeous place with an amazing view. I would recommend this place!

Still one of my favorite brewers to come to! Beautiful view, great beer options : white paw seltzer…read moreand American Lager are one of my favorites! And the service is always great ! Happy 5 year Anniversary Beach Cat!

Smoothie cider drink was unusual and tasty but their cheeseburger was incredible. Not sure why…read moreexactly as it was pretty basic but it was soooo delicious!

I went to a show at Structures, it's a great venue with a nice outdoor space for the stage…read more The train whistle was a little weird though hahaha, There's a great indoor space as well as a large pavilion. I tried one of their beers, a hazy New England style that was good. The folks I was with got burgers that they said were good.

A giant stage with lively bands playing, people of all ages dancing, a beer garden, food, vendors,…read moredogs, amazing weather...yup, this is pretty much one of my favorite local events. In fact, I'd say Downtown Sounds is the quintessential Bellingham experience. Held on multiple Wednesdays during the summer months, this free concert/street festival brings together the best our sweet city has to offer. And this year it got even better as the layout of the festival was flipped on its access, creating a larger beer garden (no more long lines!) with full view of the action on stage, plus a great food truck area with local yumminess like tacos, tamales, and ice cream. If it's a warm summer night, there's simply no place better to be. Want to experience Bellingham for all it is? Check out Downtown Sounds!

After being washed out for two weeks in a row, Downtown Sounds finally got a break from the weather…read moreGods. Perfect summer weather, great Latin vibe and lots of food, kids activities and dancing!

There's one thing you can say about Bellingham: we love our outdoor movies! Because when the sun…read morefinally comes out for the season, you can bet we want to spend as much time outside as possible. And that is why, on any given Saturday summer night, you will find most of the populace on the lawn at the Village Green, enjoying recently-released flicks projected onto a huge white screen (which is also the side wall of a Fairhaven building). The movies alternate weekly, with a kid-friendly movie every-other-week and - on the opposite weekends - a still family-friendly but more PG movie. Sometimes they show very new releases, and sometimes they show classics. It's a great mix! Before the movie (which always starts late, depending on when dusk is) they have live music and it's fun to dance on the grass in your bare feet. They also have popcorn and a limited number of vendors. This movie does charge for entrance, and if you prefer to sit in a chair you better get there early because they aren't allowed on the lawn so you have to find a place on the adjacent concrete walkway (and they go fast).

The og Bier ON the Pier festival was seriously one of my favorite PNW beer events for over a…read moredecade. Sadly, last year the Port of Anacortes decided to close down the iconic Transit Shed pier location for this event (and for all events, of which there were many); so the festival was forced to move to the only other available facility in town: the Depot Arts Center. I have to say, it was NOT an improvement. First off, the Depot is broken up into several different rooms. I've been to a few art shows here, and it works for that. But for a beer festival, there just wasn't any energy since the breweries were all cordoned off from each other, and the music was outside in a completely separate tent area. At the original festival (on the pier), the stage was right in the middle of the action - not a separate destination entirely. Speaking of music, this was a highlight as Skagit Valley favorite Mama Dirty Skirt rocked the stage on Friday night. And on Saturday afternoon we chose the early entry option just to see one of our all-time Bellingham favorite musicians, Michael Dayvid, perform. There also seemed like fewer beer and cider options than years past. Several local breweries weren't represented, including favorites like Stemma, Wander, Aslan, and Boundary Bay from Bellingham, and North Sound from Mount Vernon. We missed seeing other PNW brewery kingpins, too. Fremont Brewing was there (thanks Fremont!) but it would have been lovely to see Georgetown, Elysian, Pike, Deschutes or any number of other local legend breweries. This could have been a space issue, though, as the breweries/cideries present were all stuffed into very tiny spaces. The breweries who were present definitely brought the enthusiasm and great brews. Some of my faves were Farmstrong's Oktoberfest vienna lager, Temperate Habits' ESB, and tasty sips from Beach Cat, Anacortes Brewing, Fringe, and Garden Path (to name just a few). The food options were also a bit disappointing compared to previous years. On Friday, we chose the dumpling operation, which was pretty much highway robbery. We paid over $15 for literally the tiniest, saddest little dish of dumplings ever. It was barely enough to be considered an appetizer for one person; definitely not a meal. Needless to say, after that we just walked downtown to the Brown and got a decent meal for not much more! On Saturday, we grabbed a hot dog from one of the on-site vendors and it was quite delish. I feel like the festival organizers did the best with what they could. But, personally, I probably won't return to this festival again unless some major changes are made. It wasn't really worth the time and expense to spend a whole weekend in Anacortes.