Each summer several public spaces in Bellingham, Washington, offer a series of free concerts. For the 2008 season, downtown Bellingham offers Wednesday evening concerts, Elizabeth Park in the historic Eldridge district offers early Thursday evening concerts, brown bag noon children's concerts run Fridays on the Bellingham Public Library lawn, Saturday night concerts are at Boulevard Park north of Fairhaven, Sunday afternoon concerts are at Big Rock Garden Park, and the Fairhaven district Village Green offers Tuesday evening  and Sunday afternoon concerts. There are also three special concerts by the Washington Army National Guard 133rd Army Band, and a free dance on Boulevard Park's Taylor Dock caps off the summer's entertainment.

Downtown Sounds Alley Concerts, Wednesdays, 6 to 9
p.m., alley between Holly and Bay/Champion
streets, Bellingham, Washington.
July 16, 2008 - Acorn Project
July 23, 2008 - Tillery's Folly (opener Round Mountain)
July 30, 2008 - Jason Riccin & New Blood 
                        (opener Margaret Wilder Band)
August 6, 2008 - Lucky Brown

Elizabeth Park Concerts - Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
Corner of Washington & Elizabeth Streets, Bellingham.
June 19, 2008 - Matt Audette & The Circle of Friends (country)
June 26, 2008 - The Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass)
July 3, 2008 - Dagwoods (blues, rock, pop)
July 10, 2008 - Whiskey Galore (Irish folk rock)
July 17, 2008 - Sons of the Widow James (original classic rock)
July 24, 2008 - What the Cheim (klezmer band)
July 31, 2008 - Janet Drew Band (acoustic Americana)
August 7, 2008 - Lindsay Street (north Atlantic with B'ham twist)
August 14, 2008 - Fritz & the Freeloaders (rock, pop, country)
August 21 - Juba Marimba (African dancing band)
August 28, 2008 - Phil Sottile & Phil Emerson (acoustic blues)

Children's Brown Bag Concerts - Fridays, noon - 1 p.m.
Bellingham Library Lawn (in case of rain concerts move
to the library lecture room).
June 27, 2008 - Alleyoop!
July 4, 2008 - no concert
July 11, 2008 - no concert
July 18, 2008 - Felix Sonnyboy
August 1, 2008 - TBA
August 8, 2008 - Bing Jensen
August 15, 2008 - Dana Cohenour
August 22, 2008 - Andy Blythe from Tickle Toon Typhoon
August 29, 2008 - Nancy Stewart

A concert on the Fairhaven Village Green.

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Boulevard Park Concerts - Saturdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
Take a sharp west at 11th, S. State & Bayview.
Children's games, led by Bellingham Parks and Recreation
are offered at these concerts. Parents are responsible for
supervising their children.
June 14, 2008 - The Geoffrey Castle Band (rock violinists)
Julne 28, 2008 - Marion Weston Band (country rockin' blues)
July 12, 2008 - Maya Soleil (Afro-world fusion)
July 26, 2008 - Incendio (latin guitar world fusion)
August 9, 2008 - Sister Monk (rock, funk, dance)

Big Rock Garden Park - Sundays, 3:30 to 5 p.m. (third
Sunday of the month), corner of Sylvan St. & Illinois
Lane, Bellingham, Washington.
June 15, 2008 - The Gadjo Gypsies (gypsy jazz vintage swing)
July 20, 2008 - David Weiss & Friends (latin jazz flamenco guitar)
August 17, 2008 - The Unusuals (funky alternative jazz)

Fairhaven Village Green Concerts - 10th St. & Mill Ave., Bellingham, Washington.
Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
July 22, 2008 - Phil Sottile & Phil Emerson (maniac guitar)
July 29, 2008 - Goeffrey Castle (electric violin)
August 5, 2008 - Kris Oriowski (acoustic rock pop)
August 12, 2008 - Gallus Brothers (ragtime blues)
Sundays, 3 to 6 p.m. 
July 6, 2008 - Balkanarama (gypsy Balkan)
July 13, 2008 - Grand Wilson Band (swing jazz)
July 20, 2008 - Jamais Trop Tard (Cajun boogie)
July 27, 2008 - Yambique (Latin  jazz salsa)

Washington Army National Guard 133rd Army Band
July 11, 2008, - Brass Quintet at Fairhaven Village Green, 
                         noon to 1 p.m. 
July 11, 2008 - Jazz Combo at Fairhaven Village Green, 6 to 7 p.m.
July 13, 2008 - Concert Band at Maritime Heritage Park, 
                        5 to 6:30 p.m. 

Dance on Taylor Dock (Boulevard Park - directions above)
August 30, 2008 - Jon Parry & Joe Paquin & Friends, 6 p.m. to 
sunset, free.