Name: Celebrating the Return of the Western Flyer in Port Townsend — Free Community Event
Start: 2026-06-07T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-07T18:30:00-07:00
Location: Northwest Maritime

$Celebrating the Return of the Western Flyer in Port Townsend \u2014 Free Community Event$

Join us at the Northwest Maritime Center for a free, family-friendly waterfront celebration marking the return of the Western Flyer to Port Townsend—where the vessel was brought back to life through a multi-year restoration.
Step aboard the Western Flyer, a 1937 fishing vessel made famous by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts, now operating as a working research vessel and floating classroom.
What to expect:
1:00–6:30 PM – Community event with music, food, and drinks
1:00–5:30 PM – Free public tours of the Western Flyer
4:00 PM – Featured talk: Restoring the Western Flyer with Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op
Come explore the vessel, meet the crew and educators, and learn how the Western Flyer now supports hands-on ocean science and student programs across the region.
View Event Flyer: https://www.westernflyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Western-Flyer-NWMC-June-7th-Port-Townsend-1.pdf
At 7:00 PM, join us back at the Northwest Maritime Center for Movie Night with the Western Flyer—a ticketed event featuring two short films and a Q&A with filmmakers and crew.
Tickets: $10
https://www.westernflyer.org/PTMovieNight