Every year, the greater Gig Harbor community celebrates the return of the salmon to our local waters. The Chum Festival serves to remind us that the quality of the water, and the habitat it supports, connects us all. Join festival hosts Harbor WildWatch and the Harbor History Museum, as well as community partners, for a fun afternoon of activities as we commit to new ways to improve and protect our waterways.

This FREE family-friendly event is hosted at the Harbor History Museum on November 19-20 from 11am - 4pm each day.

Saturday will look the same as year’s past – informational booths and art exhibit indoors, with kids activities, human-power vessel races, and chum burgers outdoors. Sunday will be more kids activities along the trail, more races, and demos, tours, and speakers filling out the rest of the day.

Most activities are FREE, including admission to the Harbor History Museum, but bring some cash for chum burgers, face painting, salmon printing, crafts and more.