August 15th -18th, 2024

Soundcheck is the only festival dedicated to celebrating Port Townsend's performers, artists and makers.

Music • Arts • Culture

For four days over the third weekend of August, Port Townsend will be bursting with performances, art and interactive events celebrating our local artists and cultural ecosystem. Catch a show from a great band in an excellent venue. Dance your pants off outside at an inclusive swing event, or inside to sets from some of our best local DJs and producers. Marvel at a burlesque troupe, or at a collection of short films. Be moved by a collection of our best local poets addressing the most salient issues of our times.


Soundcheck lets you choose your own adventure from an incredible array of locally-focused events!

Featured Events

All Soundcheck featured events are free, with the exception of Mean Girls Burlesque. Burlesque and Water Street Beats are 21 and over only.

Concerts on the Dock Supercharged!

Thursday 2-7pm

Pope Marine Park

Lindy Hop Dance

Friday 4-7pm

Tyler Plaza

Soundcheck at Vintage
Tony Petrillo Trio,
Johnny Mac & Susanne Skadron

Friday 4-7pm

Vintage by Port Townsend Vineyards


Bandsplosion!!!

Friday 4pm-late

All the bands!
All the venues!

PT Reels

Friday 8:30-9:15pm

Friday 9:30-10pm

Key City Public Theatre

Uptown Street Fair

Saturday 10am-5:30pm

Uptown


Family Movie Night at the PT Library

Saturday 5:30-7:30pm

Port Townsend Public Library

Local Lineup

Saturday 5:30-8:30pm

Chester Plaza (Uptown)

Sips & Scripts

Saturday 7-8:30pm

Sunday 7-8:30pm

Key City Public Theatre

Water Street Beats

Saturday 8pm-late

Pope Marine Park

Fort Worden 50th Birthday

Sunday 2-5pm

Fort Worden


Soundcheck at the Bishop Hotel

The Shift, Jus Wright, Andrew Fischer-Price

[POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBD]

The Bishop Hotel Courtyard

Mean Girls Burlesque

Sunday 6-8pm

Brigid's Loft at Bazaar Girls

All Events

Below is a listing of featured and community events showcasing local artists. Would you like to see your event here? Get in touch!

Download festival program (PDF)

Enter to win Soundcheck’s BIG raffle!


Thanks to generous business donations, we have one AMAZING basket full of art and culinary related prizes in Port Townsend, valued at over $2,800!!! Tickets are only $10 and the proceeds benefit the Port Townsend Creative District, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.


What’s in the basket?!?


4-pack of 3-day passes to THING • Fort Worden Hospitality 2-night stay • 2024 Centrum Summer Festival Pass • Key City Theatre Flex Pass • 2 6-ticket bundles to the Port Townsend Film Festival • Wooden Boat Festival Pass • $100 Old Whiskey Mill gift certificate • 4 pairs of tickets to the Rose Theatre • Jefferson County Historical Society one-year membership • 2 tickets to Indigo Sky Productions burlesque show • $50 Uptown Pub “Anything Your Heart Desires” gift certificate • Port Townsend walking history book


Must be 18 or older to enter. Drawing held 8/20 at Fort Worden. Need not be present to win.


Purchase raffle tickets at Concerts on the Dock through August 17th and at select Soundcheck events

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