Friday, October 1: festival kickoff – street party, historic Marina District
5pm-8pm—rain or shine
free concert and street party featuring Cambalache and the Educated Feet dancers. All ages welcome.
oyster café at Pegasus - all you can eat oysters and shellfish (featuring the local Port Madison Petite), white wine from local vintners. $50. 21 and over please.
Syrah and sliders at on the deck - big red wines (syrah and otherwise!) from Island wineries and savory little burgers from Doc’s Marina Grill. $30 for unlimited tasting, beautiful view of harbor included. 21 and over please.
You say Melon, I say Muscadet. Click the label to learn about the island's quintessential shellfish wine.
Saturday, October 2:
Locavore adventures with Kitsap Tours
10am-1:30pm food and field
tour of Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market with Island chef Jeff McClellan. Followed by a visit to two area farms and locavore lunch at the Harbour Pub (available with festival package purchase only).
3pm to 8pm
Join nationally acclaimed Outstanding in the Field for a restaurant-without-walls experience on Tani Creek Farm, which is winning accolades for its organic veggies, biodynamic farming and innovative solar heating system. Our chef for the evening is Brendan McGill of Hitchcock Restaurant. Music—and after dinner dancing--from Ranger and the Re-Arrangers.
$200 per person. Price includes a reception, multi-course meal with wines, and gratuity. Detailed information here. Net proceeds from this event will go to the Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance to help promote links between Kitsap farmers, producers, restaurants, and consumers.
Sunday, October 3:
Grand Tasting, Bainbridge Performing Arts Theater
Private tasting noon to 1pm
General admission 1pm to 3pm
$35 for unlimited tasting. 21 and over please.
Individual ticket sales and packages available here.
Photos by Nick Felkey
Background photo by Linda Brown