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Beats on the Bay moves ashore for final show

Saturday, August 29, 2026

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The Community Boating Center announced it will move the final Beats on the Bay concert of the season ashore on Sept. 1 due to safety concerns. The nonprofit made the decision on Aug. 27, shifting indie pop musician Henry Mansfield's free show from the bay to Kulshan Trackside, where 10% of drink sales will support CBC's maritime programs. The event will run 6-7:30 p.m.

The move follows safety issues during the Aug. 25 concert, when winds forced the Schooner Zodiac and band The Pazific to relocate to Fairhaven Cove. Beats on the Bay drew about 2,000 attendees across four shows in 2025, with growing crowds this year lining up at Taylor Dock, Boulevard Park, and Harris Avenue to launch watercraft. CBC cited concerns about hundreds of neighbors paddling, dancing, and sharing boats as reasons for the change.

📄 Source: Cascadia Daily News — https://www.cascadiadaily.com/

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The Community Boating Center announced it will move the final Beats on the Bay concert of the season ashore“The Community Boating Center has decided to bring the last of its wildly popular floating concert series ashore.”
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The final Beats on the Bay concert of the season will be moved to Sept. 1“The Bellingham nonprofit announced on Aug. 27 that the final Beats on the Bay of the season would no longer be on the bay itself; indie pop musician Henry Mansfield will instead play a free show on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Kulshan Trackside, with 10% of drink sales going to support the CBC’s low- and no-cost maritime programming. The show goes from 6-7:30 p.m.”
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The nonprofit made the decision on Aug. 27No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The decision shifted indie pop musician Henry Mansfield's free show from the bay to Kulshan Trackside“The Bellingham nonprofit announced on Aug. 27 that the final Beats on the Bay of the season would no longer be on the bay itself; indie pop musician Henry Mansfield will instead play a free show on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Kulshan Trackside, with 10% of drink sales going to support the CBC’s low- and no-cost maritime programming.”
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10% of drink sales will support CBC's maritime programsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The event will run 6-7:30 p.mNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The move follows safety issues during the Aug. 25 concertNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Winds forced the Schooner Zodiac and band The Pazific to relocate to Fairhaven CoveNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Beats on the Bay drew about 2,000 attendees across four shows in 2025No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Growing crowds this year lined up at Taylor Dock, Boulevard Park, and Harris Avenue to launch watercraftNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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CBC cited concerns about hundreds of neighbors paddling, dancing, and sharing boats as reasons for the changeNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.