 Special News from the PORT TOWNSEND MAIN STREET PROGRAM
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JOIN US FOR A NEW LOOK AT OUR VICTORIAN HERITAGE
Free Shanty Singing and Pub Crawl Friday Night
Free Steam Boat Rides, Fashion Show,
Walking Tours, Programs, Demonstrations, Free Steamboat Rides, Programs, Dances ...
Don't Miss the Equestrian Parade Downtown Saturday, March 22 at 10:30 am!
Victorian Teas and Main Street Insider's Building Tours SOLD OUT
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EQUESTRIAN PARADE
Saturday, March 22 at 10:30 am
Watch a parade of horses travel down Water Street with military flair. The "cavalry" will be staged from Washington Street, proceed down Taylor Street and turn left on Water Street to ride towards City Hall. Port Townsend Police and Volunteers will assist with a "rolling street closure" which means vehicles will stay in place while the parade takes place--approximately 30 minutes. This is to maximize public safety for spectators and parade participants, and to minimize the impact to businesses.
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Port Townsend Victorian Festival
Here Comes the Cavalry and the Big Guns
"Forts on the Frontier"
March 21-23, 2014
When thinking of Port Townsend's early days images of shipping and lumber, rough streets and genteel houses spring to mind, but the U.S. Army established Fort Townsend in 1856. The 18th Victorian Festival looks at how the military shaped culture during those volatile decades of expansion, civil war, and economic tumult.
Kick off Friday night with our Victorian Pub Crawl - featuring saloons, "shanghai tunnels," and fine vintage cocktails through a staggering selection of Port Townsends (in)famous watering holes.
Saturday looks back to Port Townsend's military roots at Fort Townsend and Fort Worden. Watch cavalry drills and demonstrations along side old favorites like the fashion show, steam boat rides, prize fighters and Victorian teas.
Sunday, March 23, we look forward to offering a series of "Insider's Historic Building Tours" coordinated by The Port Townsend Main Street Program.
The Victorian Heritage Festival is organized by Olympic
Townsend's unique role as an exquisitely preserved historical seaport surviving and thriving as a modern city.
Join us
for a celebration of the old that is new again - bringing together scholars, enthusiasts and curiosity-seekers from across the Pacific Northwest.
Wear your walking shoes!!
Thanks to everyone who bought tickets in advance.
Downtown Tour ticket-holders meet at The Mount Baker Block 11 am;
Uptown Tour ticket-holders meet at The Bell Tower at 1pm
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Schedule of Events
Friday - March, 21st 2014  - Uptown Walking Tours ~ 2 pm
- Historical Museums ~ 12 pm - 4 pm
- Pub Crawl ~ 7 pm - 10 pm - free!
- Shanty Singing - 7 pm - 8pm - free!
Saturday - March 22nd, 2014
- Tours
- Main Street "Insider's Historic Building Tour" Downtown ~ 11 am--SOLD OUT Meet at the Mount Baker Block, 211 Taylor
- Jefferson County Historical Society Walking Tour ~ 12 pm
- Main Street "Insider's Historic Building Tour" in Uptown~ 1 pm - SOLD OUT Meet at The Bell Tower (top of Haller Stairs--go left)
Museums and Sites of Interest
In-person ticket sales on Saturday at The American Legion Hall.
FESTIVAL TICKET HOLDERS: All tickets are "will-call" and can be picked up at the Exhibition Hall (American Legion Building - 209 Monroe St) in downtown Port Townsend between 11am and 3pm.
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See you at the Victorian Festival!
Port Townsend Main Street Program
211 Taylor Street, Suite 3
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-7911
"Fostering economic vitality and preservation of place within our historic business districts...while maintaining our small town quality of life."
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