Dirty Dan Harris Festival

From Dirty Dan Harris Festival Website:

Sunday, April 22, 2018
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm

It's the annual event to celebrate the "unscrubbed" community founder of Fairhaven, Dirty Dan Harris! There will be loads of fun to be had all day!

Plan to enjoy...

live music from Ryan Sandholm
great food, the Bellingham Steampunk Society information booth, face painting, non profit, street and service vendors
family-fun activities such as a Peoples Bank fish toss (12:30 pm) for adults and kids, a Rocket Donuts donut eating contest (3:30 pm)and the legendary Dirty Dan look-a-like & 1800's dress contests (4:30 pm)
Sign ups for the fish toss and donut contests are in the morning on a first come basis.
Period costumes are encouraged whether you take part in the contest or not; dogs are welcome to this event--especially those dressed for the occasion (but no contest will be held for them, sorry!) Anyone in costume is welcome to enter the costume contest.
the Dan Harris Challenge Rowing Race at nearby Boulevard Park (10am)--for rowers and paddlers of all types, inspired by Dan Harris's cross-border rum-rowing adventures
the always exciting high-noon uphill piano race between teams from area businesses - don't be late as sometimes the race happens before noon.