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Summer Sips & Stroll @Uptown

Overview

Celebrate summer as you sip 253‑crafted flavors, explore Uptown shops, enjoy bites, makers & live music at the stroll event of the season!

Get ready to sip, saunter, groove & savor your way through Uptown!

In partnership with Uptown Gig Harbor, the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation presents the 2026 Summer Sips, Savor & Stroll on Saturday, July 18, from 3 PM – 8 PM — a summer‑soaked afternoon packed with local flavor, live music, and all the good vibes.

This year, Summer Sips hits the streets (literally!) with a curated Sip & Stroll experience featuring handcrafted wines, beers, ciders, spirits, meads, and NA mocktail sips from some of the 253’s most awesome makers. Wander leisurely from shop to shop, discovering new favorite sips and enjoying tasty nibbles along the way.

Let you senses run wild for a cause!

As you explore shops, enjoy savory bites and refreshing summer treats prepared by area restaurants, chefs, and caterers — and hosted by Uptown merchants. The afternoon is filled with great energy, live music at the Concert Pavilion, and the vibrant atmosphere that makes this event a summer-time fave.

Summer Sips, Savor & Stroll promises a fun‑filled afternoon of tasting, strolling, music, and celebration — all while supporting a great cause.

WHEN: Saturday, July 18th; 3 – 8 PM

WHERE: Uptown Gig Harbor, Pavilion Plaza and area businesses & restaurants.

THE CAUSE: Proceeds fund environmental education, stewardship, and conservation initiatives throughin our watershed through the Lu Winsor Environmental Grant program.

TICKET TIERS:

  • VIP — $60
  • Volunteer — $20
  • Early Bird — $35 (thru 5/22)
  • Sips Series Flights pre-order (check add-ons)
  • Advance Online — $40 (thru 6/26)
  • Late Online — $45 (thru 7/17)
  • Designated Driver — $15
  • Day of Event — $55 (if not sold out)

All ticket tiers include event admission, 8 tasting tokens, a commemorative glass, and full access to all Sip & Stroll tasting shop stops, seating in the concert pavilion, Sips Garden & Bottle Shop, re-entry pass, live music and an awesome time! Additional taste tokes, and more, available for purchase at event.

Please Note: Tickets in each tier are LIMITED and prices will change when the number of tickets in a particular tier have sold out.

Lineup

Headliner

Dave Thomas of The Shy Boys

Headliner

Sweet Mary

Headliner

Budapest West

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Highlights

  • 5 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

No refunds

Location

Uptown Gig Harbor

4701 Point Fosdick Drive

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

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