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Boulevard Park
Bloedel Donovan Park
Cornwall Beach Park (aka Glass Beach)
Squalicum Beach
City Venues/Facilities
The City offers a number of venues and facilities
for use by both public and private events. These
include parks, amphitheaters, buildings,
pavilions, and picnic shelters. A reservation for
these facilities must be made separately from
the Special Event permit application and may
include associated fees.
Park hours are 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. After
hours use of a City park is allowed only by the
written permission of the Parks and Recreation
Director.
For a full list of City facilities, their availability
and specific regulations, or to make a
reservation, visit:
https://apm.activecommunities.com/bellingha
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Rooftop Cinema, Aaron Brick
For information about reserving the flag
pavilion outside of City Hall, contact 360-778-
800 or email info@cob.org.
Trail Use
City trails are available for a variety of Special
Events, including competitive and non-
competitive walks, runs and bike rides. Trails
remain open to the community during these
events. Events should be designed to minimize
impact on other user groups. Out and back
courses are, with rare exceptions, prohibited
due to the resulting congestion on the trails.
Exceptions might include:
A very small event providing minimal
impact on other users e.g.: volkswalk.
An extremely short event impacting use
for a very short time e.g. 1 mile race
lasting < 10 min.
Out and back events where participants
will not impact facilities at the same
time e.g. a "lollypop" course.
Competitive events where participants
start in heats to minimize the number
of participants on a course at any one
time.
Exclusive use of a trail must be requested in
writing to the Director of Bellingham Parks &
Recreation.
Events that cross property within multiple
jurisdictions may be conditioned on written
permission from other land owners/managers.
Fishing Tournaments
A fishing tournament is defined as any event
where six or more licensed anglers (age 15 and
older) or ten or more juvenile (under 15) fish
competitively for game fish and determine
winners, regardless of the prize value.
These events must be permitted through the
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Information regarding permitting and contest
calendars may be found here.
Events may also be required to reserve the
facility where the event is hosted or which hosts
event parking e.g. Bloedel-Donovan Park,
Whatcom Falls Park, etc.
