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OUR FARMS

The highlight of the event!  Each farm offers a unique activities and opportunities to learn.  Be sure to stop by them all (10AM – 4PM)!
10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Sunday Only

Gateway Park | Apple Squeeze

The KP Farm Council is excited to bring back an Apple Cider Squeeze to the Key Peninsula! It’s a wonderful tradition to bring the community together once again. We’ll be hosting the squeeze event at Gateway Park on the second day of the annual KP Farm Tour, Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 10am to 4pm.

Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5),  or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

Activities and Booths

  • Playground for Children

Food

  • Free kids sack lunch
  • Dowd’s BBQ | Catfish, Brisket Sandwiches, and BBQ Dinners
  • Apple Squeeze | Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5), or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

Music

  • 1:30PM – 3:30PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio
17616 S Vaughn Road NW
Vaughn, WA 98394 (Vaughn)
Available Both Days

Grand Farm | Haunted Forest

Grand Farms is a full-care boarding and training facility that is home to head trainer Anni Grandia Dodsun. Training specializes in 3-Day Eventing, with each program tailored to the individual horse and rider.

They also provide lessons to brand new riders and introduce them to horses. The farm consists of 26 acres with an indoor arena with a new sand surface and roof, outdoor grass jumping arena, acres of trails and a cross country course with water complex. They also boast a heated viewing area, amenities for riders with disabilities, and work with Easter Seals of Washington in the summer months.

Additionally, Grand Farms hosts an extensive conference and wedding events venue and the very popular Haunted Forest in the fall.

Preview a walk-through of this year’s The Haunted Forest!

Activities and Booths

SAT

  • Pony rides
  • Noon – 2:30PM | Steve Nieto Band

SUN

  • Equine Event Demonstrations at 11AM | 1PM | 3PM
8515 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch, WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Saturday Only

Sound View Camp

Come to Sound View to feel like you’re at summer camp again – pet a llama, sing some songs around the campfire, take a guided nature walk through our property, and shoot an arrow!

Sound View Camp is owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia (PCUSA). The camp consists of 100 acres of woods, trails, and a sandy beach. Sound View Camp provides rental opportunities and educational programs for groups, as well as running their own summer family and youth programs, open to the public.

As part of our brand-new Outdoor Environmental Education Program, camp has begun a mini-farm and garden for teaching sustainable living. We plan to see the farm grow over the next few years, with programs for kids to learn to plant and harvest their own food. The former horse stable and corral area has been converted into a miniature farm populated with rescued goats, sheep, chickens, and a llama. We love to see visitors interact with animals and learn about their care.

9501 159th St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

Bill Family Farm

A small family farm that raise and sells pork (and occasionaly beef).  Come meet the Corgis, sheep, Nigerian Dwarf milk goats, horses, chickens and a turkey see the pumpkin patch.

Info booth: stop here, grab a route map and last minute details and schedules, answer a brief survey and pick up a free packet of “Night Watch” Hollyhock seeds!

Activities and Booths

  • 10AM – 1PM | Corgi Meet-up with the first ever KP Corgi Races and other fun events!
  • 2PM – 4pm | Demos and “how to’s” on saving money on the farm and living more sustainably – make your own apple cider vinegar, save seeds, dye wool.
  • 2PM – Farrier Demo
  • Stroll through the pumpkin patch, meet the sheep and Nigerian Dwarf Goats and see why their milk is the best for soap making! (milk free soaps also handcrafted on site)
  • Visit the chicken coop or check the incubator for the latest hatch!

Music

  • (SAT) 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio (Acoustic, Folk, Country, Americana and Bluegrass)

17812 18th Street NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Available Both Days (Noon – 6PM)
Shuttle from KP Community Services (Sat Only, Noon – 4PM)

Two Fox Winery

Two Fox Winery is a cozy micro winery located on almost 15 acres. The winery includes a tasting room, production cellar, two small vineyards, and a private residence. The property was previously known as Trillium Creek Winery. It was purchased by Kyle and Tedra in 2020 and has been rebranded and restored.
 
Kyle and Tedra offer approachable wines suitable for any palate or occasion. They also offer beer and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase.
 
Two Fox Winery will be open 12 pm – 6 pm. The wine tasting flight won’t be offered during the Farm Tour. Wine may be sampled for glass pours and bottle purchases.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack or takeout. Dogs are not permitted during the Farm Tour and children must be supervised at all times.

Activities and Booths

  • Wine Tasting

Music

  • (SAT) Noon – 1:30PM | Mary Farr
  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00 PM | Flaming Fingers Fiddlers
  • (SUN) Robbie Speer
17015 9th Street Court NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Key Peninsula Community Services

Welcome to Key Peninsula Community Services! They are an active and vibrant nonprofit Food Bank, Senior Meal Site, and Senior Center serving the Key Peninsula and surrounding communities. Their community organization was founded in 1982 by a small group of dedicated and forward thinking people who saw and need and found a way to fill it.

Key Peninsula Community Services is offering gourmet harvest soups with vegetarian options, crusty bread and dessert, donations support their programs.

Activities and Booths

  • Gourmet Food Fundraiser

Music

  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Mary Farr

12710 124th Ave CT NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

Minter Creek Hatchery

For more than a century, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatcheries have produced fish for harvest. Today, hatcheries provide the foundation for the state’s popular recreational fisheries and the many jobs that depend on them. Learn more about WDFW’s hatchery facilities and how they help the department manage fish across the state.

Activities and Booths

  • Tour the hatchery
  • Learn about fish life-cycles and conservation efforts
  • Septic Social with TPC Health Department providing information related to the operation and maintenance of septic systems
  • (Noon – 2PM) Larry Purdum from Apex Septic Design available to answer septic questions

7012 KP HWY SW
Longbranch, WA 98351
Saturday Only | Shuttle From the LIC

Kaukiki Farm

Due to the working nature of this farm, no pets are allowed.

A rich web of interconnected ecosystems and landscape features support this farm, which is dedicated to sustainable agriculture. The farm is bordered by more than a thousand feet of estuary shoreline and tidal marshes, fed by a stream where you can find salmon running every fall as they reach the culmination of their life cycle. The stream is shaded by water-loving trees and shrubs, which connect to upland forests in the area. These habitats and refuges provide vital connectivity for the wildlife in the area.

The stream winds through beautiful working farmland dotted with grazing sheep whose wool is prized by local fiber artists. Beneath these fields is some of the richest farmland on the Key Peninsula. The sustainable practices used on this land not only protect and preserve the soil from degradation — these practices also prevent harmful runoff, protecting the stream and the estuary as well.

Animals you will encounter include llama, sheep, Maybelle the jersey milk cow, Lance the Clydesdale, Kune-Kune pigs and working dogs-both guardian dogs on duty.

Activities and Booths

  • 11:30AM & 2:30PM | Sheep herding demonstrations
  • 1PM | Take a forest walk at  with the very knowledgeable Chris Rurick and learn about the unique environment to see how forest and farms work together.
  • Katlin Johnson of Lil Steele Farrier Services will be doing ‘Hot Forge” and farrier demonstrations throughout the day
  • Rocky Creek Ranch will be there with their Kune-Kune hogs.
  • Test your knowledge with Farm Implement Trivia!
  • Visit with the folks from the Greater Peninsula Conservancy and see how and why this 150 acre gem is being preserved in perpetuity.

Music

  • (SAT) 1:00PM – 3:30PM | Dr. Roes Downhome Band

8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA, 98349 (Key Center)
Saturday Only | Morning Only (8am-Noon)

Key Center Fire Station

Pancake breakfast from 8AM – 11AM
Fire Demontrations from 11AM – 11:30AM

Come enjoy a “touch a truck” fire truck photo op from 8-10am and demonstrations at the fire training center behind the station that will involve live fire, and extrication demonstrations from 10am-11am!  Donations benefit the Ashes FD 16 Ladies Auxiliary.

Activities and Booths

  • 8AM – 11AM | Pancake Breakfast
  • 8AM – 10AM | Touch-A-Truck Photo Op
  • 10AM – 11AM | Live Firefighting demonstrations

15921 84th St NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Red Barn Youth Center

Red Barn Youth Center’s mission is to provide a safe, supervised place for Key Peninsula youth in 6th through 12th grade to go after school to have fun, find guidance, develop positive relationships, and become community minded citizens.

Come see our Red Barn Youth Garden

Activities and Booths

  • Red Barn Youth Garden
  • Free sack lunches sponsored by Key Peninsula Partnership for a Healthy Community & Food Backpacks for Kids

     

18514 Rouse Road
Longbranch, WA 98351
Open Both Days

Longbrach Christmas Tree Farm

David McDonald has been a resident of the Key peninsula since the 1960’s and began exploring a vision to create a Christmas tree farm in 2009 with first trees decorating peoples holidays in 2016.

The trees he lovingly tends by hand from seedling to soaring heights range in size for typical home grand business centerpieces – from Douglas Fir to varieties of Spruce and Cedars as well as a few more exotic options.

Explore the Christmas Tree groves while you learn how to identify the differences and purpose for each-trees, wreaths and garland. Landscaping evergreens also available. Keep an eye out for the resident wild life-including a family of deer! Breathe deep the fresh air-did you know just 2 full size trees create enough oxygen for a family of 4 each year? See how a tree farm fits into a sustainable ecosystem, and what it takes over the years to go from seedling to your home for the holidays.

17010 S Vaughn Rd NW
Vaughn, WA 98394
Saturday Afternoon-Evening Only

KP Civic Center

Key Peninsula Civic Center (KPCC) is at the heart of the Key Peninsula community. Many local organizations call this facility home for meetings, events, and fundraisers. Individuals also find the Civic Center a convenient and affordable option for weddings, memorials, skate parties and more!

Come visit the Historical Society Museum (1PM-4PM), enjoy a FREE hotdog and beverage (NOON-4PM), and grab a ticket for the “Rhythm & Blues, Brats & Bews feat The Whirlies” (doors open 5:30PM, Music at 7:00PM – tickets $20, with dinner $35).

Activities and Booths

  • 1PM-4PM | Historical Society Museum

Food

  • Noon-4PM | Free hotdog and beverage
  • 5:30-7PM | Brats and Brews (tickets needed)

Music

  • 7PM | Rhythm & Blues, Brats & Bews feat The Whirlies (tickets needed)
7012 Key Peninsula HWY S
Longbranch, WA  98351
Oct 5th Only

Kaukiki Farm

*sponsored by Bayside Animal Lodge

140 acres of paradise in the South Sound raising grass fed beef, lamb and chicken sustainably, naturally!

Activities and Booths

  • Aquaponics – How to Grow a Lot of Food in a Small Place
  • Meet the Camp Chickens Housed in a Uniquely Reclaimed Coop
  • Games and kids activities

Education

  • Garden Tour
  • Living Machine Tour

FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL

4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351​ (Longbranch)
Saturday Only

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

In its sixteenth year, Fiber Arts – Threads Through Time is held at the LIC Clubhouse and at the LIC Marina, in conjunction with the Key Peninsula Farm Tour, the oldest Farm Tour in Pierce County. The Fiber Arts Show features more than two dozen artists who demonstrate, exhibit and sell their work. The full gamut of fibers, utilizing traditional techniques and modern adaptations, is on display during the one day festival. There is music at the Clubhouse throughout the day. There will be a van shuttle between the LIC and the Kauikiki Farm (parking is limited at Kauikiki).

Inside our unique clubhouse, vendor displays include quilts, hats, bags, handwoven baskets, buttons, clothing, jewelry, rugs, wall hangings, table decorations, hand tooled leather craft, embroidery, wearable art from silk, alpaca fur and wood, Hardanger or whitework embroidery and more! Demonstrator displays include weaving, spinning and cross stitch. Outside on the LIC grounds there is an antique car show.

Only items made by the artists themselves are available for sale. Admission to the event is free. Lunch is available for purchase. Support for Fiber Arts is through the volunteer LIC Fiber Arts Committee. Money is raised through booth and food sales. Additional support comes from Angel Guild, Bruce Titus Automotive Group, Friends of Pierce County Library and the KP Farm Council.

The LIC will also be hosting the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department and a vaccine clinic for flu, COVID, blood pressure and diabetes. The van will have all childhood disease vaccines available.

Food
– Dowd’s BBQ | Catfish, Brisket Sandwiches, and BBQ Dinners

Featured Artist: Margo MacDonald

“I have always been a visual person and as such was never a good history student. Although I was interested in hearing the stories, if there wasn’t a statue or painting involved, I couldn’t remember anything. My passion for making art led me to the Rhode Island School of Design and ultimately to teaching art at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma. Along the way, I picked up tapestry weaving and was a partner in a collaborative studio in Tacoma that created large work for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. I work out of my home studio and have pieces in public and private collections around the US. Most of my work now, whether in tapestry or painting, is focused on the environment, particularly the rivers in Washington. Every river tells a story and our watersheds are critical to the health of our environment. I hope my work causes the viewer to reflect on their own experiences with our rivers.”

EVENT LOCATIONS

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
*Shuttle Terminal / Patron Parking Only | No Vendors
Oct 2nd Only

Gateway Park

  • Shuttle Terminal – North Loop
  • Parking
  • Information Center
  • Playground
  • Trails: Hiking/Mountain Biking/Equestrian
Shuttle Bus from LIC (Longbranch)
*no parking available 
| use South Loop Bus Service @ LIC
Oct 2nd Only

Longbranch Marina

  • Joe the Tug (Historic Tugboat)
  • Key Peninsula Museum
  • Mosquito Fleet Display
  • Local History
8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA 98349 (Key Center)
Available Both Days

Firehouse Pancake Breakfast

Oct 2nd Only – Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association

 

 

Start your day by supporting our local firefighters at the Key Center Fire Station with a pancake breakfast, along with Fire Department Demonstrations, Emergency Preparedness Booth, Fire Trucks, and the Ashes Bake Sale

8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)

  • Fire Department Demonstrations will take place both days

NON-FARM STOPS

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)

Gateway Park

  • Fresh Food Revolution Co-op
  • Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation
  • Key Peninsula Historical Society
  • Huckleberry Machine Display
  • Master Gardeners
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351​ (Longbranch)

Fiber Arts Fesitval

Located in the historic Longbranch Improvement Club, come see local artisans ply their crafts and enjoy some tasty food prepared by a local KP chef and featuring locally grown products.

8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA 98349 (Key Center)

Firehouse Breakfast

Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association

 

 

Start your day by supporting our local firefighters at the Key Center Fire Station with a pancake breakfast, along with Fire Department Demonstrations, Emergency Preparedness Booth, Fire Trucks, and the Ashes Bake Sale

8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)

Shuttle Bus from LIC (Longbranch)
*no parking available

Longbranch Marina

Learn about the history of the Longbranch Marina, and enjoy booths from West Pierce Fire and Rescue, Pierce County Sheriff’s Fire Boat, Wooden Boats, Envirostars Clean Marina Program, Power Squadron, and Dave’s Diving

9725 Cramer Road KP N
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Minter)

YMCA Camp Seymour

Check out the Living Machine! Camp Seymour installed Washington’s largest Living Machine in 2003. A Living Machine is a sewage treatment facility that treats effluent to a level that allows water reuse in irrigation and a fish pond, as well as other useful end products. It is it’s own ecosystem, accelerating nature’s own water purification process!

Also be sure and check out Aquaponics classes, educational garden tours, meet the camp chickens housed in a uniquely reclaimed coop, along with games and activities for kids

Farms & Stops

Gateway Park

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Sunday Only

The KP Farm Council is excited to bring back an Apple Cider Squeeze to the Key Peninsula! It’s a wonderful tradition to bring the community together once again. We’ll be hosting the squeeze event at Gateway Park on the second day of the annual KP Farm Tour, Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 10am to 4pm.

Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5),  or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

 

Activities and Booths:

  • Playground for Children

Food:

  • Free kids sack lunch
  • Dowd’s BBQ | Catfish, Brisket Sandwiches, and BBQ Dinners
  • Apple Squeeze | Purchase fresh squeezed apple cider. Available by the glass ($1), quart ($5), or gallon ($10). Also available Gourmet fresh apple fritters ($4) or Apple Cider floats with sparkling cider and vanilla ice cream ($4). Proceeds benefit the Key Peninsula farm Council and your support keeps our events “A-Float!”!

Music:

  • (SUN) 1:30PM – 3:30PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio

Grand Farm

17616 S Vaughn Road NW
Vaughn WA 98394 (Vaughn)
Available Both Days

Grand Farms is a full-care boarding and training facility that is home to head trainer Anni Grandia Dodsun. Training specializes in 3-Day Eventing, with each program tailored to the individual horse and rider.

They also provide lessons to brand new riders and introduce them to horses. The farm consists of 26 acres with an indoor arena with a new sand surface and roof, outdoor grass jumping arena, acres of trails and a cross country course with water complex. They also boast a heated viewing area, amenities for riders with disabilities, and work with Easter Seals of Washington in the summer months.

Additionally, Grand Farms hosts an extensive conference and wedding events venue and the very popular Haunted Forest in the fall.

Preview a walk-through of this year’s The Haunted Forest!

Activities and Booths:

  • (Sat) Pony rides
  • (Sat) Noon – 2:30PM | Steve Nieto Band
  • (Sun) Equine Event Demonstrations at 11AM | 1PM | 3PM

Sound View Camp

8515 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch, WA 98351 (Longbranch)
Saturday Only

Come to Sound View to feel like you’re at summer camp again – pet a llama, sing some songs around the campfire, take a guided nature walk through our property, and shoot an arrow!

Sound View Camp is owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia (PCUSA). The camp consists of 100 acres of woods, trails, and a sandy beach. Sound View Camp provides rental opportunities and educational programs for groups, as well as running their own summer family and youth programs, open to the public.

As part of our brand-new Outdoor Environmental Education Program, camp has begun a mini-farm and garden for teaching sustainable living. We plan to see the farm grow over the next few years, with programs for kids to learn to plant and harvest their own food. The former horse stable and corral area has been converted into a miniature farm populated with rescued goats, sheep, chickens, and a llama. We love to see visitors interact with animals and learn about their care.

 

Bill Family Farm

9501 159th St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

A small family farm that raise and sells pork (and occasionally beef). Come meet the Corgis, sheep, Nigerian Dwarf milk goats, horses, chickens and a turkey see the pumpkin patch.

Info booth: stop here, grab a route map and last minute details and schedules, answer a brief survey and pick up a free packet of “Night Watch” Hollyhock seeds!

Activities:

  • 10AM – 1PM | Corgi Meet-up with the first ever KP Corgi Races and other fun events!

  • 2PM – 4pm | Demos and “how to’s” on saving money on the farm and living more sustainably – make your own apple cider vinegar, save seeds, dye wool.

  • 2PM – Farrier Demo

  • Stroll through the pumpkin patch, meet the sheep and Nigerian Dwarf Goats and see why their milk is the best for soap making! (milk free soaps also handcrafted on site)

  • Visit the chicken coop or check the incubator for the latest hatch!

Music:

  • (SAT) 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Teri Wolf & The Finally Found Trio (Acoustic, Folk, Country, Americana and Bluegrass)

Two Fox Winery

17812 18th Street NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Available Both Days (Noon – 6PM)
Shuttle from KP Community Services (Sat Only, Noon – 4PM)

Two Fox Winery is a cozy micro winery located on almost 15 acres. The winery includes a tasting room, production cellar, two small vineyards, and a private residence. The property was previously known as Trillium Creek Winery. It was purchased by Kyle and Tedra in 2020 and has been rebranded and restored.

Kyle and Tedra offer approachable wines suitable for any palate or occasion. They also offer beer and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase.

Two Fox Winery will be open 12 pm – 6 pm. The wine tasting flight won’t be offered during the Farm Tour. Wine may be sampled for glass pours and bottle purchases.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack or takeout. Dogs are not permitted during the Farm Tour and children must be supervised at all times.

Activities:

  • Wine Tasting

Music:

  • (SAT) Noon – 1:30PM | Mary Farr
  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00 PM | Flaming Fingers Fiddlers
  • (SUN) Robbie Speer

KP Community Services

17015 9th Street Court NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Welcome to Key Peninsula Community Services! They are an active and vibrant nonprofit Food Bank, Senior Meal Site, and Senior Center serving the Key Peninsula and surrounding communities. Their community organization was founded in 1982 by a small group of dedicated and forward thinking people who saw and need and found a way to fill it.

Key Peninsula Community Services is offering gourmet harvest soups with vegetarian options, crusty bread and dessert, donations support their programs.

Activities:

  • Gourmet Food Fundraiser

Music:

  • (SAT) 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Mary Farr

Minter Creek Hatchery

12710 124th Ave CT NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

 

For more than a century, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatcheries have produced fish for harvest. Today, hatcheries provide the foundation for the state’s popular recreational fisheries and the many jobs that depend on them. Learn more about WDFW’s hatchery facilities and how they help the department manage fish across the state.

Activities:

  • Tour the hatchery
  • Learn about fish life-cycles and conservation efforts
  • Septic Social with TPC Health Department providing information related to the operation and maintenance of septic systems
  • (Noon – 2PM) Larry Purdum from Apex Septic Design available to answer septic questions

Kaukiki Farm

9501 159th St NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Saturday Only

A rich web of interconnected ecosystems and landscape features support this farm, which is dedicated to sustainable agriculture. The farm is bordered by more than a thousand feet of estuary shoreline and tidal marshes, fed by a stream where you can find salmon running every fall as they reach the culmination of their life cycle. The stream is shaded by water-loving trees and shrubs, which connect to upland forests in the area. These habitats and refuges provide vital connectivity for the wildlife in the area.

The stream winds through beautiful working farmland dotted with grazing sheep whose wool is prized by local fiber artists. Beneath these fields is some of the richest farmland on the Key Peninsula. The sustainable practices used on this land not only protect and preserve the soil from degradation — these practices also prevent harmful runoff, protecting the stream and the estuary as well.

Animals you will encounter include llama, sheep, Maybelle the jersey milk cow, Lance the Clydesdale, Kune-Kune pigs and working dogs-both guardian dogs on duty

 

Activities:

  • 11:30AM & 2:30PM | Sheep herding demonstrations

  • 1PM | Take a forest walk at  with the very knowledgeable Chris Rurick and learn about the unique environment to see how forest and farms work together.

  • Katlin Johnson of Lil Steele Farrier Services will be doing ‘Hot Forge” and farrier demonstrations throughout the day

  • Rocky Creek Ranch will be there with their Kune-Kune hogs.

  • Test your knowledge with Farm Implement Trivia!

    Visit with the folks from the Greater Peninsula Conservancy and see how and why this 150 acre gem is being preserved in perpetuity

Music

  • (SAT) 1:00PM – 3:30PM | Dr. Roes Downhome Band

Red Barn Youth Center

15921 84th St NW
Lakebay, WA 98349
Saturday Only

Red Barn Youth Center’s mission is to provide a safe, supervised place for Key Peninsula youth in 6th through 12th grade to go after school to have fun, find guidance, develop positive relationships, and become community minded citizens.

Come see our Red Barn Youth Garden

Activities and Booths

  • Red Barn Youth Garden

Food:

  • Free sack lunches sponsored by Key Peninsula Partnership for a Healthy Community & Food Backpacks for Kids

Longbrach Christmas Tree Farm

18514 Rouse Road
Longbranch, WA 98351
Open Both Days

David McDonald has been a resident of the Key peninsula since the 1960’s and began exploring a vision to create a Christmas tree farm in 2009 with first trees decorating peoples holidays in 2016.

The trees he lovingly tends by hand from seedling to soaring heights range in size for typical home grand business centerpieces – from Douglas Fir to varieties of Spruce and Cedars as well as a few more exotic options.

Explore the Christmas Tree groves while you learn how to identify the differences and purpose for each-trees, wreaths and garland. Landscaping evergreens also available. Keep an eye out for the resident wild life-including a family of deer! Breathe deep the fresh air-did you know just 2 full size trees create enough oxygen for a family of 4 each year? See how a tree farm fits into a sustainable ecosystem, and what it takes over the years to go from seedling to your home for the holidays.

KP Civic Center

17010 S Vaughn Rd NW
Vaughn, WA 98394
Saturday Afternoon-Evening Only

Key Peninsula Civic Center (KPCC) is at the heart of the Key Peninsula community. Many local organizations call this facility home for meetings, events, and fundraisers. Individuals also find the Civic Center a convenient and affordable option for weddings, memorials, skate parties and more!

Come visit the Historical Society Museum (1PM-4PM), enjoy a FREE hotdog and beverage (NOON-4PM), and grab a ticket for the “Rhythm & Blues, Brats & Bews feat The Whirlies” (doors open 5:30PM, Music at 7:00PM – tickets $20, with dinner $35).

Activities and Booths:

  • 1PM-4PM | Historical Society Museum

Food:

  •  Noon-4PM | Free hotdog and beverage
  • 5:30-7PM | Brats and Brews (tickets needed)

Music:

  • 7PM | Rhythm & Blues, Brats & Bews feat The Whirlies (tickets needed)

Key Center Fire Dept

8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA 98349 (Key Center)
Saturday Only | Morning Only (8am-Noon)

Pancake breakfast from 8AM – 11AM
Fire Demontrations from 11AM – 11:30AM

Come enjoy a “touch a truck” fire truck photo op from 8-10am and demonstrations at the fire training center behind the station that will involve live fire, and extrication demonstrations from 10am-11am!  Donations benefit the Ashes FD 16 Ladies Auxiliary.

Activities:

  •  8AM – 11AM | Pancake Breakfast
  • 8AM – 10AM | Touch-A-Truck Photo Op
  • 10AM – 11AM | Live Firefighting demonstrations

Fiber Arts Show

Longbranch Improvement Club [LIC]
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351​ (Longbranch)

Activities and Booths:

  • Over three dozen artists and vendors, antique car show.
  • Featured Artist Margo MacDonald

Food and Music:

  • TBA

Music:

  • TBA

Supporting Locations

Gateway Park

10215 State Route 302
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Wauna)
Presented by Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation

Need Descp

Activities and Booths:

  • Fresh Food Revolution Co-op
  • Key Peninsula Parks & Recreation Foundation
  • Key Peninsula Historical Society
  • Huckleberry Machine Display
  • Master Gardeners

Fiber Arts Show

Longbranch Improvement Club [LIC]
4312 Key Peninsula Hwy S
Longbranch WA 98351​ (Longbranch)

Need Descp

Activities and Booths:

  • Over three dozen artists and vendors, antique tractor collection on display, and a miniature logging camp display

Food and Music:

  • Chef Ann-Marie Ugles – Farm to Table Menu
  • Bertolino’s Espresso Bar
  • Dr Roes DownHome Band
  • BlueGrass Minstrels
  • Conchord
  • Bowties and Berets
  • Teri Wolf Duo

Firehouse Pancake Breakfast | 8AM - 11AM

8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay WA 98349 (Key Center)

Presented by Key Peninsula Firefighters Association

8 a.m. until the last pancake (about 11am)

Activities and Booths:

  • Fire Department Demonstrations
  • Emergency Preparedness Booth
  • Fire Trucks
  • Ashes Bake Sale

Food and Music

  • Firehouse Pancakes and All the Trimmings
  • Complimentary Coffee provided by Key Peninsula Business Association

Longbranch Marina

Shuttle Bus from LIC (Longbranch)
*no parking available

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Activities and Booths:

  • West Pierce Fire and Rescue
  • Pierce County Sheriff’s Fire Boat
  • Wooden Boats
    Envirostars Clean Marina Program
  • Power Squadron
  • Dave’s Diving

YMCA Camp Seymour

9725 Cramer Road KP N
Gig Harbor WA 98329 (Minter)

Check out the Living Machine! Camp Seymour installed Washington’s largest Living Machine in 2003. A Living Machine is a sewage treatment facility that treats effluent to a level that allows water reuse in irrigation and a fish pond, as well as other useful end products. It is it’s own ecosystem, accelerating nature’s own water purification process!

Activities and Booths:

  • Aquaponics – How to Grow a Lot of Food in a Small Place
  • Educational Garden Tour
  • Meet the Camp Chickens Housed in a Uniquely Reclaimed Coop
  • Participate with Games and Activities for Kids
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