A free outdoor concert series featuring primarily local bands on Thursdays starting July 13th and going through August. The concerts take place at the Pope Marine Plaza from 5:00-7:00 pm and include a beer/wine/cider garden and local vendors. Attendance ranges from 350-500 each week. Goal: To create a connection with downtown, showcase great regional music and local businesses. Local businesses help sponsor these shows through venue sponsorships, beer/wine garden sponsorships, and stage sponsorships.
Interested in sponsoring Concerts on the Dock for the 2024 season? Send us an email!
Call for Vendors!
We’re excited to announce that we’re now accepting vendor applications for Concerts on the Dock! If you would like to vend at this year’s Concerts on the Dock, please fill out this application and email it back to us ASAP.
Filling out a vendor application does not automatically guarantee you will be vending at Concerts on the Dock. We will be making final vendor selections at the end of May.
What to Expect…
- The venue opens at 4:30pm, music starts at 5pm. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
- The Port Townsend Main Street Program has adopted a new ticket system for the Beer Garden to help streamline the lines and crowds. We will have a ticket booth at the entrance of the Beer Garden where you can purchase your drink tickets and a souvenir reusable cup! The ticket booth is able to accept Cash and Credit Cards.
- We are happy to announce that we are allowed to use reusable cups again this year! You can purchase a new reusable cup at the ticket booth for $10 or purchase a “recycled” reusable cup for $5. We will not be doing the rental cup program, customers will be responsible for taking their cup home and cleaning. Reusable Cup Guidelines:
- Re-usable cups must be clean to the touch and look.
- The Port Townsend Main Street Program has a right to refuse to fill unclean / dirty looking reusable containers due to risk of food borne illness.
- Concerts on the Dock staff or volunteers will ensure re-usable cups are visibly clean prior to reflilling.
- Disposable gloves will be worn at all times by Concerts on the Dock bar staff
- For public safety, Dogs are not allowed in the Beer Garden.
- Events are subject to change and rain cancels.
- Have fun!! We have a great line up this year!
2024 Line Up
July 11 – Marmalade – Legendary live funk, soul, afrobeat, electro, dub, & dance music with all-star musicians
July 18 – Sweater Weather String Band – Blending old-time, honky-tonk, Celtic, and indie rock influences into a style that has been likened to “the frolicking of sheep before a thunderstorm.”
July 25 – Jay Si Proof – Playing adventurous jazz fusion to low-fi jams to a full-fledged funk party.
August 1 – Cold Comfort with Small Paul – a high energy upbeat indie rock band fueled by crafty songwriting, soaring vocal harmonies and a driving rhythm section. Small Paul—Sunshine and storm clouds converge at the core of this harmony-heavy, folky rock and roll band
August 8 – Duende Libre – Jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms from Cuba, Brazil and West Africa.
August 15 – Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 – A tightly knit, finely-tuned musical experience. The ultimate party band!
August 22 – Sweet & Juicy with Marco Marco – Sweet N‘ Juicy, the only band of fruit known throughout the West Coast and beyond! Specializes in party music and play original Funk/ Rock/ Soul. Marco Marco features Maram Arifi and Conor Sisk –with a blend of alternative, indie, electropop and dream pop.
August 29 – Kevin Mason and the PT All Stars – Bringing hot dance music to Concerts on the Dock! Rock, Soul, Motown, Rhythm & Blues