Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race

Name: Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-04
Location: Water Street near Point Hudson

Port Townsend, WA · Quirky

When: October 3–4, 2026
Where: Water Street near Point Hudson · Port Townsend · WA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

The Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race sends homemade, human powered sculptures across land, mud, and open water around the bay. The race dates to the early 1980s and runs a new theme each year, with the 2026 edition built around Flora and Fauna and a mass start on Water Street near Point Hudson.

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