Get Ready For…
Parade, Booth, & Car Show Registration
Coming Soon!
Look out for more information in April!
Grand Old Fourth Sponsorship Applications are OPEN
Reach out to our Executive Director, Lindsay Browning for more information!
The Grand Old Fourth of July festival is a beloved Bainbridge Island tradition dating back almost sixty years. It is the largest single-day event on the island, drawing around 20,000 attendees each year. With the World Cup coming to Seattle this summer, we expect this number to rise! In order to keep our festival accessible to the community, we need you!
Sponsorship provides an outstanding opportunity to build brand awareness for your business and to demonstrate a sustaining investment in the Bainbridge Island community.
Thank You to those who have already signed on as
Grand Old Fourth 2026 Sponsors!
What to Expect…
2025’s Activities & Services:
Street Fair packed with a parade, a pie-eating contest, and accessible way-finding & signage
Family Fun Zone filled with activities including face painting, carnival games, a musical instrument petting zoo, and an indoor play zone.
A Beer, Wine, and Cider Garden
Free Shuttle between Ace Hardware and T&C
Online Festival Maps & Parade Voting
Free Public Wifi
With More in store for 2026!
Bainbridge Island’s
Grand Old Fourth of July
2025
faq
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Winslow Way, Madison Ave, Bjune Dr, and Brien Dr will close to the general public at 9AM.
Madison and Winslow will reopen at the end of the parade at 3PM.
Erickson Ave and all side roads connecting to Madison Ave will be closed to through traffic. Erickson will be used for parade staging until 3PM.
Plan to park outside of the Winslow retail core. FREE shuttle service will be available from the Ace Hardware parking lot compliments of our friends at Fieldstone Rolling Bay and Bainbridge Senior Living. Overflow parking is available across the street at Kitsap Bank.
Parking at the High School complex and Ferry Terminal are always good ideas.
You can never go wrong with biking or walking to the festival.
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The Downtown Association puts on the July 3rd Street Dance. Read all about it!
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The Grand Old Fourth Car Show is in the parking lots along Bjune Drive behind Umpqua and Chase banks.
While there are plenty of overlapping characters and vehicles, this event is not to be confused with the monthly Classic Car Cruise In at the First Baptist Church up Madison.
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There is no official fireworks display on Bainbridge Island, but thanks to enthusiasts across Kitsap County, fireworks can be seen and heard at all hours of the day and night all summer long.
Love Kitsap has the full list of July 4th celebrations across Kitsap County.
Nixle alerts from the city
In addition to providing communications during emergencies, Nixle is also used to inform the public of road closures, missing persons or urgent issues related to storm response.