Nonprofit Events

Over the years, Boundary Bay Brewery has witnessed the amazing impact nonprofits have on our community. We understand that the efforts of these organizations build lasting connections, change lives, make waves of progress felt near and far, and so much more - and that they often achieve these impacts through hosting events! For this reason, as well as to continue fostering a healthy Bellingham & Whatcom County, we are carving out additional community space within our walls to local agencies to utilize this Spring, Summer & Fall. No matter the occasion, we'd like to help make your event happen!

Contact: alison@bbaybrewery.com for more information on both non profit and private events!

An image of DJ "episcool" and her friend hugging on stage, looking over a large crowd in the beer garden at night.

A candid moment at one our wilder Summer event series “After Sounds”. We miss watching the crowds of people make their way from Bellingham’s Downtown Sounds to our beer garden for this infamous after party on Summer nights.

Food Justice

A group photo from an event hosted by foodjustice.org in Boundary Bay’s beer garden.

An image of employee Forrest Montgomery executing a jump on his bike at our annual Cedar Dust Alley Event.

Onlookers watch in excitement as bikers pull off some serious stunts in the alleyway behind our beer garden. Cedar Dust alley is an annual fundraiser for the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition.

A shot of an excited event attendee at the giant water balloon fight collaboration party for local nonprofit Shifting Gears

Fittingly named “Adult Swim”, this giant water balloon fight party takes place on the street between Boundary Bay Brewery and Gruff Brewing Co. The party was dreamed up to help raise funds for local outdoors nonprofit Shifting Gears by selling brews, food, merch and local art in between water balloon fights on the hour, every hour.

An image of a crowd gathered in Bellingham's downtown market square, watching fireworks explode over the iconic Herald sign.

A sweet finish to the annual “April Brews Day” beer festival. Back in the day, we partnered with the Max Higbee Center to create this festival, which takes place directly across the street from the brewery.

An image of a skier executing a grind on one of the beer garden's handrails on a snow day.

When opportunity presents itself, you take action. We had an impromptu snow day event in our beer garden, and many folks enjoyed skiing and snowboarding as onlookers cheered them on.

An image of Boundary Bay's "Boat Float" and its crew as it makes it's way to the end of the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. Boundary Bay Brewery can be seen in the backdrop.

St. Patrick’s Day is one of our favorite days of the year here at the brewery.

An image of the Community Booth in the Beer Garden at local Nonprofit Shifting Gears’ Bike Swap event

This Community Booth was set up to offer inclusive resources to community recreation opportunities that encourage people from all backgrounds to find out how to or learn more about recreating in the outdoors here in Bellingham.

SPACES AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFIT EVENTS

From PTA fundraisers to charity dinners and board meetings to a local artist collective concerts, we sponsor a wide variety of events within our unique beer garden space. Collaboration and flexibility is key for us here at Boundary Bay, so we encourage you to start by reaching out to see if your event is a good fit and go from there!

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A shot of the Boundary Bay Beer Garden, complete with plenty of seating and sunshine.

THE BEER GARDEN AT BOUNDARY BAY
(May-September)
The Space: Tucked in the lower level of our outdoor dining area, the Beer Garden offers a space that is accessible to the public from both the restaurant and Railroad Ave, as well as able to be blocked off for private events.
Space Features: The area is a protected wetland that offers a well-maintained garden, stage and sound system, separate bar with six taps and plenty of seating for any occasion. Wheelchair accessible through the alley behind Boundary Bay. Dogs & kids welcome!
Cost: Rental fees in the Beer Garden are reduced or waived for nonprofit and community organizations in order to support them in giving back to our community. Ask us how it works!

NOTE: Contact alison@bbaybrewery.com for more information on booking events! 

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THE BELLINGHAM TRAVERSE - A 17-YEAR TRADITION

Video: Watch things come full circle as the Bellingham Traverse adventure race draws parallels with the annual journey of the salmon.

One of the many amazing nonprofit events we have been able to support through our event space offerings is the Bellingham Traverse Relay. From 2002 to 2019, we teamed up with the then-event sponsor Recreation Northwest, a local outdoor recreation nonprofit, to support this annual, all ages, multi-sport relay by providing a location for race registration, finish line & awards ceremony, as well as brewing the official race beer and more.

The event begins with Race Registration in the Beer Garden, where participants prepare for the day’s events ahead. After trekking the trails, pathways and Bellingham Bay on foot, bike and with a paddle, participants run across the Finish Line, located directly in front of Boundary Bay Brewery on Railroad Ave. The party continues with the official beer of the race, the Boundary Bay Traverse IPA.

A shot of the official race beer, Boundary Bay Traverse IPA, in the Taproom just a few days before the race that it was named after!

Each year we were amazed at the growth of this event and its ability to bring so many versatile communities together to celebrate both recreating outdoors and our beautiful, Pacific Northwest home. It is events like these that remind us why we continue to Choose Community in everything that we do!