Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival Set for March 22-24

The 2013 Victorian Heritage Festival will take place on March 22 - 24, 2013. We look forward to presenting a diverse array of programs and presentations ranging from the elegance of Victorian ladies' wear to the rough and tumble waterfront trades of sailor, prize fighters, soldiers and seamstresses. General pass tickets now on sale. (More info.) Early-bird special through March 8th. Featured Events:

• Square Dance - Friday night kick up your heels!
• Gardening - Of plants, food, and preventing your garden from being deer fodder
• Manly Arts - Sidearms, bicycles, and hairy-chested pursuits - Women Welcome!
• Fashion - Experts explore the fashion of men and women's clothes
• Victorian Ball - Saturday night dance to fine music amongst the sumptuously dressed
• Afternoon Tea - A luxurious afternoon tea in a Victorian home
• Fashion Show - A review of men's & women's Victorian clothes
• Fundraiser Banquet - Insight and a delicious Venison Dinner

The Victorian Heritage Festival celebrates Port Townsend's unique role as an exquisitely preserved historical seaport surviving and thriving as a modern city. The goal of the weekend event, is to educate residents and visitors alike about the past and how it has informed our present. More importantly, it offers an opportunity to enjoy the extraordinary and wonderful city where we live and play. Join us March 22 - 24, 2013 for a celebration of the old that is new again - bringing together scholars, enthusiasts and curiosity-seekers from across the Pacific Northwest.