A free outdoor concert series featuring primarily local bands on Thursdays starting July 13th and going through August. The concerts take place at the Pope Marine Plaza from 5:00-7:00 pm and include a beer/wine/cider garden and local vendors. Attendance ranges from 350-500 each week. Goal: To create a connection with downtown, showcase great regional music and local businesses. Local businesses help sponsor these shows through venue sponsorships, beer/wine garden sponsorships, and stage sponsorships.
Interested in sponsoring Concerts on the Dock for the 2023 season? Send us an email!
What to Expect…
- The venue opens at 4:30pm, music starts at 5pm. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
- The Port Townsend Main Street Program has adopted a new ticket system for the Beer Garden to help streamline the lines and crowds. We will have a ticket booth at the entrance of the Beer Garden where you can purchase your drink tickets and a souvenir reusable cup! The ticket booth is able to accept Cash and Credit Cards.
- We are happy to announce that we are allowed to use reusable cups again this year! You can purchase a new reusable cup at the ticket booth for $10 or purchase a “recycled” reusable cup for $5. We will not be doing the rental cup program, customers will be responsible for taking their cup home and cleaning. Reusable Cup Guidelines:
- Re-usable cups must be clean to the touch and look.
- The Port Townsend Main Street Program has a right to refuse to fill unclean / dirty looking reusable containers due to risk of food borne illness.
- Concerts on the Dock staff or volunteers will ensure re-usable cups are visibly clean prior to reflilling.
- Disposable gloves will be worn at all times by Concerts on the Dock bar staff
- For public safety, Dogs are not allowed in the Beer Garden.
- Events are subject to change and rain cancels.
- Have fun!! We have a great line up this year!
2023 Line Up
July 13th – Global Heat
Funky beats, heart-felt vocals, and positivity that has been called “Truly remarkable and wonderful” [Joyce Taylor, King 5, Seattle] and “high-caliber” [Pioneer Center for Performing Arts, Reno]. From old school to contemporary, Global Heat performs original songs that blend Soul/R&B, Funk, Pop, and Afro-WorldBeat; plus cover tunes from artists like Bruno Mars, Dua Lipa, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone, Earth Wind & Fire, and Aretha Franklin. The band has won grants/awards from 4Culture, Bellingham Music Film Festival, Artists at the [Seattle] Center, and more.
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July 20th – WEPA!
¡WEPA! is Puerto Rican for hurray! A Latin Jazz band, ¡WEPA! is heavy on Latin percussion, weaving together salsa, cha cha, and son montuno styles to bring the rhythms of the Caribbean to the Pacific Northwest.
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The Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race
July 27th – The Shift
Kalan Wolfe & THE SHIFT casts a new light on modern folk music by incorporating neo folk, reggae, a hint of bluegrass, humor and theatrics. Their music aims to shed light on social and environmental issues while promoting unity.
Although forged on the Olympic Peninsula, The Shift has performed for many festivals up and down the West Coast, alongside acts such as Wookiefoot, Nattali Rize, Dustin Thomas, Ray Zaragoza, Tim Sider, Leon Hendricks and more.
Get ready for BIG energy when this multi-generational family band hits the stage!
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Lively Olive Tasting Bar & Sea Hags Deadwood Arts
August 3rd – George Rezendes & Soundlab
Dance music from the 1920’s to the 21st Century. George and band (previously known as The Toolshed Trio) have been performing in Port Townsend since 1996. An ever changing roster of Port Townsends finest musicians and singers, we have played a wide variety of styles with many different lineups. This version of Soundlab features singers Bonnie Obremski, Alanna Dailey & Piper Dunlap. Also on the bill will be Paul Rogers – keyboards/vocals, Jonathan Doyle – Horns, David Conklin – bass, Robert Rushing – drums & George Rezendes – Guitar/Vocals
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August 10th – Uncle Funk & the Dope 6
Uncle Funk And The Dope 6 is a tightly knit, finely tuned musical experience. The ultimate party band….
Hailing from all reaches of the country, the members of Uncle Funk were hand-selected in 2013 to form the ultimate party/dance band. Uncle Funk has formed into a tightly knit, finely tuned musical experience. Members of Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 have shared stages with everyone from Little Feat and Prince to Los Lobos and Willie Nelson.
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August 17th – The Cosmiphonics with North Beach & True Reckoning
Cosmiphonics was established as a musical upbringing out of the pandemic slump of 2020. The quintet established their sound as an acid funk jam band, seasoned with a unique blend of other genres such as latin, R&B and jazz, creating an invigorating, funky experience like no other. The group draws inspiration from nature, the human sentience, and the primordial cosmic matter that spawned carbon based existence. Brewed in Port Townsend, Cosmiphonics is compiled of musicians who have been humbly rooted in the local music scene, bringing a truly authentic style to the ear, infectious groove to the feet and electrifying ambience to the soul.
True Reckoning North Beach
True Reckoning is a touring coastal dream folk duo based in Port Townsend, Washington. They performed over 100 live dates last year in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and California. Listeners praise True Reckoning’s ability to blend contemporary indie rock with folk and outlaw country styles
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August 24th – Olympic Express Big Band
The Olympic Express Big Band, featuring vocalist Jessie Lee Spicher, seats top musicians from Sequim, Port Townsend, Port Angeles, and Joyce. Choosing from a vast repertoire of scores, they tailor performances to suit the customer. At festivals, they enjoy performing exciting concert arrangements, as well as dance tunes of all styles from all generations and all genres. Come and listen to some Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman through Huey Lewis and Herbie Hancock, with some country, latin, and boogie-woogie thrown in for good measure!
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August 31st – Kevin Mason & the PT All Stars
Bringing hot dance music to the Concerts on the Dock! Rock, Soul, Motown, Rhythm & Blues performed with originality and style. Kevin Mason (Singer),Christa Holbrook (Singer), Dawn Martin (Piano), Mark Paris (Bass Guitar), Scott Bradley (Guitar), and Russ Lowry (Drums)
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Sue Arthur, Debbi Greenspane & Nadine Jonientz
Thanks to our 2023 Overall Sponsors!
