Penn Cove Water Festival

Coupeville, WA

The Penn Cove Water Festival features annual tribal canoe races, Native arts and crafts, demonstrations, storytelling, dance performances, artist demonstrations, authentic Native foods, children's activities, and exhibits and displays. Come visit this year or get involved today!

Photos courtesy of the Island County Historical Society

Support the Penn Cove Water Festival!

For lodging and visitor information, please email Island County Tourism at

RoseAnn@IslandCountyTourism.com.
or visit:
The Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce

The winner of a two night stay at The Cove Cottage near Coupeville was P.J. Joyner from Nantucket, MA. The cottage stay is donated by John and Mendy Stone and managed by Tara Properties Vacation Rentals. The board of the Penn Cove Water Festival is grateful to the Stone's for their generosity.

Purchase T-shirts with the Penn Cove Water Festival Logo (see at right)
In Coupeville -
At the Penn Cove Water Festival Information booth on Saturday May 16th
Coupeville Wharf Store
Coupeville Farmer's Markets (Saturdays)

In memory of Charlie Sneatlum

Photo by Lynda Imburgia
Charlie Sneatlum drums and sings his family song to bless the 2006 Coupeville Canoe Races

Photo courtesy of the Sneatlum family/Muckleshoot tribe
Charles Sneatlum with mother

The Penn Cove Water Festival Association Dedicates the 2008 Penn Cove Water Festival to the life and memory of Charlie Sneatlum, and to honor the memory and history of the Chiefs of Coupeville:

Chief Charlie Snakelum (Snatelum) (Sneatlum)
Chief Charlie George
Chief Charlie (lil George)
Charlie George (Tenas)

Many thanks to Charlie's family for bringing him to Coupeville to bless the Festival and Canoe Races with his presence in 2006 and 2007. His words, songs, and smile still waft over the waters of Penn Cove~