Come enjoy the best summer month on the Long Beach peninsula with Friday evening Art Walks, the Friday and Saturday morning farmers market, a day trip to Raymond for the annual Willapa Music Festival, and the Oyster and Jazz Festival in Oysterville, Washington. These events are fun for the entire family. (Updated april 24)
August Events Long Beach Washington Peninsula
Long Beach Washington Coast Events and Activities August 2023
International Kite Festival
Aug 19th 24th
The Kite festival is an annual event that brings in people from all over the world to both fly kites and admire the tremendous amount of color, variety, and types of kites flown. For more information on the 2023 International Kite Festival see our blog. This is an event the entire family can enjoy.
Columbia-Pacific Farmers Market: Every Friday
Veterans Field
Behind the Funland Arcade and Dylands Bakery
There may be no better way to spend a lazy Friday morning and afternoon than shopping for local organic produce, eating lunch at one of the many local foods stands, and listening to great music on a large outdoor stage at the Long Beach Washington Columbia Farmers Market.
Every Friday Evening from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Ilwaco Art Walk 2022
Ilwaco, WA
165 Howerton
There is no better way to spend a romantic evening at the coast than talking to the local artists. Enjoy perusing award-winning acrylic paintings, watercolors, hand-made exquisite jewelry, and sculptures. Find a local treasure that will last a lifetime. After buying art, be sure to cap the evening off at one of the exceptional fine dining establishments at the beach.
Farmers Market at the Port: Every Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00 PM
Port of Ilwaco,
165 Howerton Ave
Ilwaco WA
Don't sleep through your Saturday. Wake up early, grab a freshly brewed coffee, latte, or mocha at one of our local java joints and head out to the Ilwaco Saturday market by opening time at 10:00 AM. Amble along the parkway finding local handiworks, enjoy the boats coming and going, and try the local cuisine at the many different foods stands.
Jazz and Oysters
Port of the Peninsula, Nachotta WA
Aug. 12th @12:30-6:00pm
$25 per person
Proceeds benefit the local school music programs.
Tickets: WaterMusicSociety.com
Indulge in taste and sound at this year's Jazz and Oyster Festival. Delectable Willapa bay oysters farmed just thousands of feet from shore in the last utterly untouched estuary in the lower 48. Pull up a camping chair and take in the mesmerizing sound of many local jazz artists from, Mel Brown B# Quartet, Ellen Whyte, Ranger, and the “Re-Arrangers”; Seattle’s “Gypsy Jazz” band, and kicking things off will be our very own, Ilwaco High Jazz Band. So come join us for great food and great music this August.
Peninsula R&B Festival
August 10th 2024
Port of Peninsula
3311 275th St, Ocean Park
Ocean Park, WA
Tickets $25 per day
Open to guests aged 21 & over
This is a beautiful and fun event held in Oysterville annually for over five years. Enjoy some of the best jazz musicians of the Pacific Northwest while enjoying delicious foods and beverages from some of the local seafood restaurants. So come dance your heart out and enjoy nine outstanding Blues & R&B performers strut their stuff at the Port of Peninsula!
Top Things to Do in The Summer in Long Beach WA
Be sure to see our top things to do all summer in Long Beach, Washington. These include pickleball, biking the discovery trail, some fantastic hikes, golfing, and much more. They can all be found in our top 43 things to do on the Peninsula.