Culture of Port Townsend

Reflecting the numerous artists in the area, downtown has many galleries and two artists' collectives. There is a monthly Arts Walk and a plethora of classes, workshop and training available locally. The history museum is also downtown.

Since 1999, Port Townsend has held an annual international film festival in September. The Rose Theatre is a cinema downtown which shows contemporary American and foreign films. The Uptown Theater shows family-oriented films, and a nearby drive-in theater is open during the summer months.

Fort Worden State Park is home to a number of cultural organizations and venues. Centrum is a culture and art organization that hosts a multitude of concerts, festivals and workshops there. These include Fiddle Tunes, Blues, Jazz, Voice, Chamber Music, and much more. Copper Canyon Press, the poetry press, is located here, as are facilities for Goddard College, Madrona Mindbody Institute, Peninsula College, Port Townsend Aero Museum, and the Port Townsend School of Woodworking