Birch Bay Drive-in at the Waterslides will resume in the Spring of 2021!
Thanks to our 2020 Drive-in Sponsors:
Blaine-Birch Bay Park & Recreation District 2; Granite Construction; Birch Bay Waterslides; Xfinity; Praise 106.5 & Banner Bank
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Pictures and registrations must be received by (EXTENDED!) AUGUST 14th. Votes will be compiled the first week in August, and prizes will be distributed after.
The only rules this year are:
1) Sand Sculptures must be created in Birch Bay, WA.
2) Please follow social distancing rules & health department guidelines if building with non-family groups.
3) Have fun!
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If you live in Birch Bay, you know that this is the place to spend Labor Day weekend. The beach, is wonderful for social distancing, swimming, catching crab and sand sculpture building. The new portion of the berm is great for a walk along the bay, and our golf cart friendly zone provides a fun transportation method! The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce has put together some extra, family friendly activities for you to do for Labor Day to end this crazy summer!
Friday night join us for a double feature at the Birch Bay Drive in at the Waterslides! We will be showing Grease and American Graffiti!
Saturday we are hosting a FREE Golf Cart & Bicycle Poker Run along Birch Bay Drive. We will have prizes for the top hands.
Sunday is for crabbing! Enter your catch in our Crab Derby. Bring your crabs to the Birch Bay Visitor Center to be weighed by the one and only Billy Brown.
Click here for information on the crab derby Click here for information on the poker run
National Night Out focuses on community and raising awareness through camaraderie. By improving area relationships, the hope is to make our neighborhoods safer. Shining a spotlight on community police programs, National Night Out increases connections between those who serve and their neighborhoods.
You might remember the event we held in 2019 the Birch Bay Beach Park field. This family friendly event featured fire trucks from North Whatcom Fire & Rescue, BP, Phillips 66, police vehicles from Whatcom County Sheriff & Blaine Police Department, as well as a variety of vehicles from Search & Rescue and Boarder Patrol.
In 2020 to help control the spread of COVID-19 we took some of these vehicles on a safe, socially distanced parade through the neighborhoods in Birch Bay. It was a great night to BBQ on your front porch wave to your neighbors & watch the parade come through your neighborhood with lights flashing and sirens blaring!
In 2021 we are looking to bringing a combination of these two events to Birch Bay for you to enjoy.
Join the Chambers of Commerce in Whatcom County on a collaborative effort to bring a family fun, safe alternative event to our community for this year’s Halloween. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 many of the communities in our area have had to cancel their Downtown Trick-or-Treat events.
Whatcom Trip-or-Treat is a socially distanced Trick-or-Treat experience that will take participants on a road “TRIP” throughout Whatcom County! In Birch Bay, Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden & Mount Baker you will find a few “treat stops” where families can remain in their cars and drive through to receive pre-bagged candy from a safe distance following a specific COVID-19 protocol.
Looking for more ways to join in the fun? Post your best costume picture to our FACEBOOK EVENT with the hashtags, #triportreat2020 #whatcomcostumecontest #whatcomtriportreat for a chance to win a prize! For more information click the links below:
Facebook event page Whatcom Trip-or-Treat website
Are you missing out on your usual meeting with Santa this year?
Join us on December 17th & 18th for ZOOM meetings with Santa! Reserve your time today. Each personalized call with Santa will last about 8 minutes. Select the option to have us record the call and send you the recording after the event, or snap your own pictures of your children talking with the big guy himself.
This is a FREE event, space is limited and will fill up quickly.
Personalized ZOOM links will be emailed to you prior to the event.
The annual Birch Bay Ring of Fire & Hope takes place each December 31st at 7pm. Everyone heads down to the shoreline, lights a biodegradable road flare and places it near the water. With people all around the bay participating, the effect is beautiful and the entire bay looks like a string of red Christmas lights from end to end.
The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce will have a limited number of flares to hand out for New Year’s Eve, 2020. We will be available at the Birch Bay Visitor Center to hand them out starting at 9am on New Years Eve until they are gone. Remember – Only 1 per family.
We ask that you wear a mask, and socially distance from others when you pick up your flare and when participating in the Ring of Fire & Hope Event.
Click the link to the right for a list of local businesses to purchase flares if your family requires more than one, or you want to guarantee you get one.
Please send us your photos and videos of the 2020 Ring of Fire & Hope. We love to share them on our Social Media and on our website. Please email events@birchbaychamber.com
Click here for more infoThere is no better way to start the New Year than a refreshing dip into the freezing waters of Birch Bay!
2021 marks the 38th Annual celebration of the Polar Plunge in Birch Bay, and the first, and hopefully only, BURR-tual Polar Bear Plunge.
This year, we ask you to participate in the Birch Bay Polar Bear Plunge virtually! We ask that you only plunge with your immediate household and wear a mask when unable to socially distance from others.
Please avoid any active construction areas, find a spot and jump in anywhere in Birch Bay sometime on New Year’s Day! Share the fun with us virtually! Prizes will be awarded to our favorite videos and photos submitted. Photos need to be received by January 8th.
Click the link below and register for the event. Then send us your pictures and videos to: events@birchbaychamber.com
Click Here to Register your plungeBusinesses sponsor events for many reasons: to give back to the community, to raise awareness about their business or campaigns, or to drive sales. Regardless of the reason Birch Bay is a great place to invest in your business’s future as our events receive lots of attendees and publicity!
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