Editing Bellingham, Washington (section)

===Events===
* The [[Ski to Sea]] race<ref>[http://www.bellingham.com/skitosea/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142004/http://www.bellingham.com/skitosea/|date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> is a team relay race made up of seven legs: cross country skiing, downhill skiing (or snowboarding), running, road biking, canoeing (2 person), mountain biking, and kayaking. The racers begin at the [[Mount Baker Ski Area]] and make their way down to the finish line on Bellingham Bay. Organized by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the event was first held in 1973 and traces its roots to the 1911 Mt. Baker Marathon.
* The Bellingham Bay Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellinghambaymarathon.org/ |title=Run the Bay... Bellingham Bay Marathon &#124; Bellingham Bay Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K |publisher=Bellinghambaymarathon.org |access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> is held annually on the last Sunday in September, attracting approximately 2,500 runners and walkers each year. The Boston-qualifier marathon starts near Gooseberry Point on [[Lummi people|Lummi]] Nation and circumnavigates Bellingham Bay to finish in downtown Bellingham. The half marathon, 10K, and 5K races all start and end at Depot Market Square.
*The Whatcom Artist Studio Tour is an annual event featuring local artists working in a variety of media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studiotour.net|title=Whatcom Artist Studio Tour|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> On the first two weekends in October, artists open their studios up to the public.
*The Bellingham Highland Games & Scottish Festival is held every year at Ferndale's Hovander Park the first full weekend in June. The outdoor event celebrates Scottish culture and heritage, with two days of games, spectator sports, dancing, music and food.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhga.org|title=Bellingham Scottish Highland Games|work=bhga.org|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>
*[[LinuxFest Northwest]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linuxfestnorthwest.org|title=2016 - LinuxFest Northwest 2016|work=linuxfestnorthwest.org|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> is a free conference dedicated to discussion and development of the [[Linux|Linux operating system]] and other [[open source software|open-source]] and [[free-software]] projects. It is a weekend event held at [[Bellingham Technical College]] in late April or early May which draws more than a thousand enthusiasts.
*The annual International Day of Peace is celebrated in Bellingham on September 21. The holiday was instituted by the United Nations as a 24-hour global cease-fire. The Bellingham-based Whatcom Peace & Justice Center publishes a calendar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatcompjc.org/calendar.html|title=Calendar|work=Whatcom Peace & Justice Center|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906062959/http://www.whatcompjc.org/calendar.html|archive-date=September 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> of upcoming activist events with a theme of non-violence, community dissent, and worldwide peace.
*The [[Bellingham Festival of Music]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellinghamfestival.org/|title=Bellingham Festival of Music—Homepage of the Bellingham Festival of Music|work=bellinghamfestival.org|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> is an annual celebration of orchestral and chamber concerts, held in July, hosting musicians from North American orchestral ensembles.
*Bellingham Pride is a gay pride parade and festival held in July each year to celebrate [[LGBT]] people and history. The parade passes through the downtown and ends in the public market area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article88862962.html|title=See photos from 2016 Bellingham Pride Parade|work=The Bellingham Herald|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en}}</ref>