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GETTING HERE
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Located on Bellingham's Waterfront at 1145 Granary Avenue.
EVENT MAP & HOURS
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Fire & Story Hours: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday | January 22-24, 2026
ACCOMMODATION
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HOTEL LEO
Located In the heart of downtown Bellingham and just a 10-minute walk from the Fire & Story Festival. Hotel Leo is a historic hotel, joining modern comforts with classic style with a lively mix of guests and tenants sharing common spaces and the many opportunities of downtown Bellingham.
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Fire & Story attendees can receive a special room discount of 15% using the link below.
FOOD & DRINK
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Fire & Story Festival presents a variety of food and beverage options inside the main gate, including a few of our favorite Food Trucks, OVN, Outpost Eats, and Dicks Drive-In! In addition, hot cocoa and wassail libation items will be available for purchase.
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For the attendees over 21+ with valid ID, we present the Fable Lounge, roaring with a variety of craft brews, wines, distilled spirits and evening performances.​ The Fable Lounge is open 5:00pm - 11:00pm each night. As with every stage at Fire & Story, ticket admission is required to enter the Festival.​
WHAT TO WEAR
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​​​THIS IS AN OUTDOOR EVENT
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Lots of layers
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Hat & gloves
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Rain coat or umbrella
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Comfortable walking shoes or muck boots
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Illumination! Light up your hat & jacket with a headlamp or twinkly lights
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Each stage will be dry and covered by large tents
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Please, no dogs at this event
ACCESSIBILITY
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​​​The Waterfront site is an unimproved area and transitioning toward future development. This means the site is rocky and may pose mobility challenges. The Port of Bellingham and Paper Whale have made efforts to accommodate ADA parking and access to food/beverage.
PARKING
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Fire & Story has limited parking! We encourage you to walk, ride your bike, take the WTA bus, or park in the Commercial Street Parking Garage (a 10 minute walk away), or take a Lyft to 1145 Granary Ave.
The Port of Bellingham offers LIMITED free parking on the Waterfront along Granary Avenue, in the Laurel street parking lot (next to Boardmill Building) and along Cornwall Avenue. See our map above for clear parking sites.​​​