10Oct
Water Music Festival
Historic Chinook School · Chinook
The 41st year. One afternoon concert, 2 pm social hour, 3 pm music. $30.
Tickets
Long Beach Peninsula · Last reviewed September 2026
Events on the Long Beach Peninsula.
Festivals, digs and more. Small-town dates move, so check with the organizer before you travel.
Kite Festival, third full week of August · Photo via Evergreen Coast
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Photo: WDFW
Seasonal · October through spring
Razor clam season.
Clam guns in the mud room, licenses sold at Jack's Country Store.
- Low tides, often dusk or dawn
- License required, ages 16+
- Limit: first 15 you dig
- WDFW confirms each dig days ahead
On the calendar.
Exact dates only where the organizer has confirmed them.
October
11Oct
One Sky One World kite fly
Bolstad approach · Long Beach
An international fly, roughly 10 to 5. Fly an hour, get a pin from the Kite Museum.
worldkitemuseum.com11Oct
Great Columbia Crossing 10K
Astoria–Megler Bridge
The one morning the bridge closes to cars. 2026 is sold out; 2027 is October 10.
Astoria-Warrenton Chamber10–11Oct
Cranberry Harvest Festival
Cranberry Museum · Long Beach
Wet-harvest demonstrations at the bog, cranberry-themed food, and the gift shop stocked for the season.
cranberrymuseum.comOctTBC
Wild Mushroom Celebration
Peninsula-wide
Restaurant menus built around the coastal forest harvest.
November
27–28Nov
Holidays at the Beach
Downtown Long Beach
The post-Thanksgiving weekend kickoff to the holidays: lights, shopping and family activities along the boulevard.
NovTBC
Columbia Pacific Fiber Arts Festival
Peninsula
Spinners, weavers and dyers, with workshops and a vendor hall.
December & New Year
5–6Dec
A coastal Christmas weekend
Ilwaco and Chinook
Crab Pot Christmas lights the Ilwaco waterfront Saturday evening, followed by the Water Music Society Christmas Concert Sunday afternoon at the historic Chinook School.
Sat: crab-pot tree lighting, 4 pm, Port of Ilwaco. Sun: concert, 2–5 pm, Historic Chinook School, $15.
Port of Ilwaco Concert tickets31–1Dec–Jan
New Year at the end of the world
Ocean Park and the beach
No countdown, an empty beach, and a kite fly on New Year's Day.
Washington Kitefliers AssociationJanuary
JanTBC
Windless Kite Festival
Long Beach Elementary School gym · Long Beach
Indoor kite flying, no wind required: choreographed routines, hot tricks, and free-flying time between shows.
worldkitemuseum.comFebruary
FebTBC
Chocolate on the Beach
Long Beach Peninsula
A chocolate festival for the slowest month of the year.
Plan ahead for 2027
Razor Clam & Shellfish Festival
Chowder contest, digging lessons, and the world's largest frying pan. Dates TBC.
Loyalty Days
The peninsula's oldest parade, with a carnival on the boulevard. Dates TBC.
Sandsations
Sand sculptors, professional and amateur, right on the beach. Dates TBC.
Washington State International Kite Festival
A full week of choreographed flying, third week of August every year.
Rod Run to the End of the World
Classic cars fill the beach approach for a weekend. Dates TBC.
Northwest Garlic Festival
Garlic in every form, from ice cream to soap. Dates TBC.
Pacific Coast Running Festival
Beach-course races from a mile to a half marathon. Dates TBC.
Cranberry Harvest Festival
Bog tours and the harvest, back for another year. Dates TBC.
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Storms, whales, cranberries and shorebirds.
Storm watching
Storm watching is best from November through February.
Gray whales
South in midwinter, north in spring.
Cranberry harvest
Bogs flood red. Tours all season.
Shorebird migration
Some of the West Coast's largest.
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