WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – If the cherry blossoms are any indication, spring has finally sprung in Whatcom County. The forecast for the next few days looks great, with ample sunshine and warm temperatures.
What better way to celebrate the return of spring than at the Sunnyland Garden Party. This annual event runs from noon on Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m. It will be a full weekend of new beers, fun food specials, live music and more in one of Bellingham’s quirkiest neighborhoods. Dress in your finest “garden attire” as you and your friends crawl from brewery to brewery tasting some of the finest beers in the Pacific Northwest. Don’t forget to pick up a punch card for a chance to win prizes.
This year’s Garden Party comes with some added excitement. Stemma Brewing recently opened a second location at the old Twin Sisters location and Otherlands Beer was recently named one of the ten best brewpubs in the United States.
For all the details, follow the 2025 Sunnyland Garden Party on Facebook.
If you want a little pep in your step to celebrate the changing of the seasons, you might think about heading up to Ferndale for some swing dancing.
The Ferndale Arts Commission is hosting the Spring Swing Dance at the Pioneer Pavilion Community Center on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Swing lesson run until 7 p.m. followed by big band music from Swing Connection.
Spring Swing Dance is a free event with cookies and water provided. Follow the Ferndale Arts Commission on Facebook for all the details on this event and more.
If you are looking to restock your book selection, the Everson Library has you covered. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. you can buy books at the Friends of Everson Library Rainy Days Book Sale. Thousands of items will be on sale including books, DVDs, merch and more. All the proceeds from the sale go to Friends of the Everson Library.
Warmer weather means it is time to get to work on all those projects you have been putting off this winter. If wood is what you are looking for, head south to Skagit County.
The Third Annual Skagit Wood Expo and Marketplace is this Saturday and Sunday at the Skagit County Fairgrounds. This year’s event will feature live woodworking, carving, sawmilling demonstrations and an artisan marketplace with over 50 local vendors.
There will be fun for the whole family as well. Saturday’s lineup includes a bingo bash, line dancing and a circus show. Then on Sunday, there will be an egg hunt followed by the live wood auction.
Admission to the Skagit Wood Expo is $10 and children under 12 get in for free. Got to skagitwoodexpo.com for all the details.
In his poem The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot famously claimed that “April is the cruelest month,” and what better way to ponder that sentiment then at a good old-fashioned heavy metal show?
Our featured live show this week is at the Shakedown and features one of Bellingham’s best metal bands. Melancholia will explore “dread and anguish in all its malformed glory” with their pummeling drums, ferocious guitars and blistering vocals.
Opening for Melancholia is Bog Ore and Witch Agony. Tickets are $10 and the show starts at 9 p.m. Go to shakedownbellingham.com for tickets.