Japanese Woodworking Festival

Saturday, August 15th, 10 am-5 pm at Fort Worden State Park.
Join PTSW for a full day of fun, including log hewing with adzes & axes, sharpening & tool preparation, blacksmithing & tool making, joinery practice, a sawing competition, and lectures on forestry & Japanese tools. Click here for more details.

Wooden Boat Festival

The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival is held annually on the second weekend in September. Come visit our booth in the woodworking area to watch a lecture or demo throughout the weekend of September 11-13, 2026.

Woodworker Photo Day

Saturday, November 6, 2026, 9 am - 5 pm at Pope Marine Building, Port Townsend, WA.
An open photography studio for woodworkers to get professional headshots and photos of their work. Free event!

Japanese Woodworking Speaking Series Event

Saturday, November 6, 2026, 6-7 pm at the Pope Marine Building, Port Townsend, WA
A lecture series featuring Japanese woodworker Dale Brotherton.

Woodworkers Show

Master woodworkers from around the region display their art and craft at the American Legion Hall in downtown Port Townsend during the Annual Woodworkers Show, brought to you by Port Townsend School of Woodworking & The Splinter Group. This event typically runs the first weekend of November. Do you live on the Olympic Peninsula and want to show your work? Contact The Splinter Group.

Monthly Potluck

Join the PTSW community for a monthly potluck, held every second Thursday of the month from 5-7pm, out front of Building 315 at Fort Worden State Park. Bring a dish to share and connect with the greater woodworking community!