April 2023

Soft Opening for the Season

April Brews Day

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

April Brews Day 2023 is going to be held at The Portal. ABD is Bellingham’s biggest and best beer festival, bringing over 4,000 people together to enjoy over 65 PNW craft breweries/cideries, live music, local food, and a firework show finale.

May 5th, 2023

Official Opening of The Portal: Bellingham’s Container Village

In May The Portal is Open

for the 2023 Season!!!

Business Hours

  • Wednesday – Friday 5pm-8pm
  • Saturday 10am – 9pm
  • Sunday 11am – 5pm

Rain or Shine Rivera ClubTBD

  • May – Weekends Only
  • June – Full Time

Friday May 19th – 21st

A whimsical circus world under a big top tent. Join us for spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

Friday May 26th – 29th

A whimsical circus world under a big top tent. Join us for spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!


Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, June 3rd

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, June 10th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Dana’s Music Playground

Dana “Dana’s Music Playground” has been writing and recording music for children and entertaining families across America for over two decades. CHILD magazine called her energy and enthusiasm “contagious” and named her as one of the “Top Five Kids’ Singers You Should Know.” Dana’s seven recordings have earned wide critical acclaim and 27 national awards. She has engaged thousands of young audiences with her live performances, music videos, live streams and YouTube series. Dana hosts her own award-winning radio show/podcast, “Dana’s Music Playground” every weekday on the children’s radio station, JUMP105.3FM. For 11 years, she served as a storyteller for the county library system, and since 2014 Dana has been teaching her popular “Music Playground” music & movement classes for little ones in Bellingham. https://musicplayground.co/

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, June 17th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Bellingham Public Library

Outdoor Storytime and Activities with the Bellingham Public Library

For ages birth – 12. 

https://www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org/kids-teens/kids


Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, June 24th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Whatcom Humane Society

Whatcom Humane Society Bring your dog and try the obstacle course & “Plinko” board with prizes!!

https://www.whatcomhumane.org/

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, July 1st

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

4th of July at The Portal

Tuesday, July 4th

10am – Fireworks

Grab a seat and watch the fireworks from the Village! Cop a squat at a picnic table or bring your own chair for the event! Containers will be open to quench your thirst and fill your gullet!

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, July 8th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Marine Life Class/Activity

Marine Life Class/Activity By: Casey Cook

Sponsored by The Port of Bellingham

https://www.portofbellingham.com/508/Marine-Life-Center—Bellingham

July 14th – 16th

The Northwest Tune-Up is a bike, beer and music festival held in celebration of PNW culture. This three-day event showcases the beauty of the region and everything it has to offer. Whether exploring world-class mountain bike singletrack, enjoying each evening’s lineup of live music on Bellingham’s waterfront or indulging in the best beers from across the Northwest, the Tune-Up has something for everyone.

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, July 15th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Flux Yoga for Kids + Families

Bring your own yoga mat

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, July 22nd

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Flux Yoga for Kids + Families

Bring your own yoga mat

Port of Bellingham Appreciation Lunch

Thursday, July 27th

11am – 2pm


Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, July 29th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Flux Yoga for Kids + Families

Bring your own yoga mat

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, August 5th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Bellingham Bay

Marathon

Sunday, September 24th

Join us on Sunday, September 24th, 2023 for the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and 10K.

Please Note: All race categories will be taking place on the same day this year – Sunday 9/24/2023. 


Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, August 12th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Dana’s Music Playground

Dana “Dana’s Music Playground” has been writing and recording music for children and entertaining families across America for over two decades. CHILD magazine called her energy and enthusiasm “contagious” and named her as one of the “Top Five Kids’ Singers You Should Know.” Dana’s seven recordings have earned wide critical acclaim and 27 national awards. She has engaged thousands of young audiences with her live performances, music videos, live streams and YouTube series. Dana hosts her own award-winning radio show/podcast, “Dana’s Music Playground” every weekday on the children’s radio station, JUMP105.3FM. For 11 years, she served as a storyteller for the county library system, and since 2014 Dana has been teaching her popular “Music Playground” music & movement classes for little ones in Bellingham. https://musicplayground.co/

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, August 19th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Whatcom Humane Society

Whatcom Humane Society Bring your dog and try the obstacle course & “Plinko” board with prizes!!

https://www.whatcomhumane.org/

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, August 22nd

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Flux Yoga for Kids + Families

Bring your own yoga mat

Wake & Shake Children’s Summer Series

Saturday, August 29th

10am – 11am

Time to get out and enjoy the sites of the village for the young or old families. Start your day off and get your wiggles out! Our Kitchen will be open for your coffee fix, breakfast and delicious scratch baked pastries!

Flux Yoga for Kids + Families

Bring your own yoga mat

Whatcom Humane Society

Whatcom Humane Society Bring your dog and try the obstacle course & “Plinko” board with prizes!!

https://www.whatcomhumane.org/