Harbor arts weekend · Alder Bay

Wind finds
the water.

Three bright days of live sets, harbor craft, open-air art, and small-boat adventures at the edge of the northern current.

August 21–23See the program

Northcurrent Wind Festival

Three days of art, music & water.

Come to Alder Bay for a waterfront weekend shaped by local makers, roaming performers, tall stories, and the tide. Mornings begin on the harbor; evenings settle into live music under the old ferry lights.

Official festival schedule

Sails, songs & shoreline.

Friday 21Saturday 22Sunday 23
12:30–2:00 PM

Skyline print exhibition

Large-format harbor prints and live letterpress demonstrations in the boat shed.

Gallery
3:00–4:15 PM

Paper Moon deck theatre

A playful family production staged across the floating docks at Pier Seven.

Performance
5:10–6:00 PM

Lantern bicycle parade

Bring a bell, borrow a ribbon, and join the slow roll around the harbor loop.

Community
6:45–8:15 PM

North Pier sunset session

Salt-air folk, brass, and a late-evening set from the Bayline Assembly.

Live music
ALL DAY

The current wall

A collaborative mural built from tide charts, memory, and color throughout the weekend.

Public art

The 2026 Northcurrent Wind Festival

Made possible by neighbors of the bay.

Silver partners

Bluefin Printworks · Old Ferry Market · Common Field Studio · Sander & Sons

Community friends

Cairn Coffee · Anchor Bikes · Lowtide Radio · Alder Bay Library · Coastline Transit

A public gathering

Northcurrent

The festival is created by shoreline residents, artists, and small businesses. Every ticket supports year-round arts workshops for young people around Alder Bay.

Keep close to the coast

August 21–23

Travel lightly, bring a refillable bottle, and take the free ferry shuttle from the northern lots. The harbor stays open to everyone.