a place for gatherings.
Events
although kingston house is best known as a wedding venue, we also host public events
creative gathers @ kingston house
Join your neighbors at a Creative Gather led by artists from New York-based GATHER.
As part of an inaugural artist retreat at Kingston House, five artists will also teach simultaneous Gathers to the public on one night only!
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
6:30 pm - Welcome Reception
7:00-9:00 pm - Creative Gathers go into session!
$45 for ONE 2-hour Gather session
Each Gather limited to 10 participants
Ages 10+
Materials provided
Sliding scale pricing and scholarships available. Email matt@kingston.house for info.
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GATHER 1:
Meditational Calligraphy by David Chang
Come, find the art within our personal marks. We’ll explore how it can become a part of mindful practices and expressions.
GATHER 2Joyful Watercolor by Michael Gatlin
Come, play with water and color, giving and taking to see what can be revealed.
GATHER 3:Playful Mark Making by Jackie Tam
Come, create a new vocabulary of unexpected texture for creativity across any medium.
GATHER 4:Interpretative Dreams by Bianca Valencia
Come, explore ways to remember and engage with your dreams through words, symbols, and prominent emotions.
GATHER 5:Mendful Kintsugi by Esther Mun
Come, mend to make new. From broken pieces, to new beauty symbolically representing how brokenness in our lives can transform to places of beauty and power.
mid-summer movie
Celebrate summer with our first-ever outdoor movie nite.
B.Y.O.-Blanket and claim your spot on our hill overlooking beautiful Forsyth Farm. As dusk falls, the film rolls!
Charade (1963), starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, is a classic “who done it?” comedic-thriller set in mid-century Paris.
Mystery-solving whets the appetite, so guests will receive a delicious bento snack box crafted by the inspired folks of Brothers & Co.* Local wine or cider pairing optional.
Film, snacks & community under the stars- enjoy it all at the Mid-Summer Movie!
Friday, August 25, 2023
6:30 pm - Gate Opens
7:45 pm - Movie Begins
$45 (add wine or cider for $10)
Sliding scale pricing is available.
open garden
Enjoy Kingston House’s lavender field at “peak purple,” stroll paths lined with hundreds of blooming hydrangeas, or simply relax with your friendly, leashed Fido on a picnic blanket.
Sunday, July 23, 2023
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free (timed ticket required)
summer supper:
A celebration of local food & farms
Kingston House’s signature farm-to-feast experience returns!
Celebrate summer’s bounty and the culinary heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
The experience will begin with craft cocktails (or mocktails) and small bites to whet your appetite.
After, guests seated in the midst of our lavender field will enjoy a chef-curated, multi-course menu highlighting sustainably-grown ingredients from Kitsap and Olympic peninsula farms.
Course pairings with Washington State wines and ciders optional.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
4:30 - Craft Cocktail Reception
6:00 - Multi-course Supper
$225 (+$40 for course wine/cider pairings)
Sliding scale pricing is available. Click to request.
Note: in the event of inclement weather, the supper will take place in the adjacent covered courtyard. photo by michelle k. min.
open garden
with june plant sale
Enjoy Kingston House’s park-like grounds at our second “Open Garden” event, free to the public.
Walking paths wind through beds of blooming peonies, Nootka rose and viburnum. See our lavender field before the waves of purple arrive in July!
Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome.
Also, Maple Tree Corner, Kingston House’s “secret nursery” is holding its June Plant Sale.
Sunday, June 18, 2023
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free (timed ticket required)
Note: photo by laura sullivan.
For Mom:
An Afternoon Tea & Open Garden on Mother’s Day
Celebrate Mom with an elegant English Tea at Kingston House, featuring vintage china & delicious treats from local vendors.*
Afterwards, enjoy a stroll around our expansive, park-like grounds. All moms receive a cheerful spring bouquet.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
2:00 pm
Tickets: $55
Kids under 10: $35
Sliding scale pricing available. Click to request.
*Note: Items may include dairy or gluten. We’re sorry, but we cannot accommodate special dietary requests.
Plant Sales
kingston house’s wholesale nursery, maple tree corner, hosts monthly sunday plant sales.
learn more about the nursery.
Kingston Lavender Festival & Summer Soirée