Port Townsend Victorian Festival

05/17/2026

Ticket sales for our summer walking tours of Port Townsend's historic Uptown are now live! Tours are every Sunday at 11AM beginning June 21st, and run through August 30th. You can purchase a ticket on site with cash - or reserve yours for any of our future dates by going to ptheritage.org.
See you this summer!

05/05/2026

The summer brings our annual walking tours of historic Uptown Port Townsend. Beginning June 21st, you can stop by our local post office (on the register of National Historic Places!) at 1322 Washington Street at 11AM and take a guided tour of this very special neighborhood. We'll have details for reserving tickets up soon; but you can also just show up and pay $10 cash. You will be regaled with stories of Port Townsend's early days, tales of restoration and fun facts about this unique historic district. The route is 90 minutes, almost entirely flat and there's plenty of parking. We'll be there waiting for you, every Sunday at 11 through the end of August.

04/29/2026

That's a wrap! Time to turn the lights down on this year's festival. Our sincere thanks to everyone who helped make it happen and who attended. Our summer Uptown walking tout season starts mid-June, so stay tuned.

04/27/2026

Our 2026 Fashion Show included a model in a replica Confederate uniform. We were subsequently contacted by individuals who were deeply uncomfortable with this inclusion. We sincerely apologize to our models, festival goers, and supporters. We will work to ensure that we do better by all our patrons and participants in the future.
Sincerely ~ The Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival

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04/26/2026

A special thank you to our 2026 presenters! Presentations are our bread and butter. We all love the fancy clothes and historic buildings; but at the heart of it all is the telling of our history. And every year we are grateful for the talents of these storytellers, experts and enthusiasts. So a great big thank you to Ricardo Gomez, Patricia Francisco, Matt Bell, Joyce Hester, Pat Durbin and Joyce Hester. You enriched and informed us, entertained and enlightened us.

04/25/2026

Thank you to Deputy Mayor Owen Rowe for reading the City proclamation declaring the last week of April to be "Port Townsend Heritage Week". After a hearty cheer from the assembled crowd, we all adjourned for birthday cake to celebrate Port Townsend's 175th birthday. It was a spectacular kick off for our festival!
Come tomorrow for presentations, more tours, a free demonstration of lacemaking, a tintype portrait session, the fashion show and our evening family contra dance. What are you waiting for? 😄

04/24/2026

Today is the day! The 30th Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival begins! Our Cotton Building headquarters at 607 Water Street open at 2PM for cash ticket sales. While you're there, get an authentic tintype portrait taken! And don't forget to convene at Pope Marine Plaza at 5PM for a special mayoral proclamation and complimentary birthday cake. It's our 175th birthday! Welcome to our very special celebration.

04/23/2026

Online ticket sales for the 30th Victorian Heritage Festival have CLOSED. But tickets for our presentations, the fashion show and the dance are still available! All remaining tickets will be made available for CASH SALE, ONLY at our Cotton Building headquarters, 607 Water Street, Port Townsend beginning at 2PM Friday, April 24th. Headquarters will open at 9AM Saturday and Sunday. And when tickets are gone, they are GONE. "Sold out" means sold out. Period. We do NOT take cash at the door of our event venues. You must have a ticket in hand.
That said, please join us for our Friday kickoff at Pope Marine Plaza at 5PM. We have a very special mayoral proclamation followed by complimentary birthday cake to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of Port Townsend. It's going to be a wonderful weekend! Hope to see you there!
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