Please join us for our Welcome the Whales Festival in Langley, WA!
Welcome the Whales is an annual event to honor and celebrate the arrival of a special group of gray whales known as the “Sounders”. During their northern migration from Baja California, these whales break off the migration route to feed on ghost shrimp for two to three months each spring in the North Puget Sound waters.
This year’s event is in honor of #49 Patch, one of the original Sounders gray whales who we lost in 2021.
The festival includes costume making, a parade through Langley, waterside ceremony, and educational presentation by Cascadia Research Collective, as well as a Langley beach clean-up and fundraiser gray whale cruise on Sunday. We hope to see you there!
Saturday April 15th
- 11:00 – Costume making at the Langley United Methodist Church
- 1:30 – Whale and Critter Parade through Langley – come dressed as your favorite whale or marine animal
- 2:00 – Waterside ceremony at Whale Bell Park
- 3:30 – Educational Presentation by John Calambokidis of Cascadia Research Collective. This presentation will be held as a hybrid in-person/virtual.
Sunday April 16th
- 10:00 – Langley beach clean-up beginning at Whale Bell Park
- 2:00 – Fundraiser Gray Whale Cruise with Puget Sound Express. Leaves from Langley Marina. Cost $100/person. Register for the cruise below.
