THING is almost here! What to see August 26-28

THING, the intimate three-day multidisciplinary event located at Fort Worden in scenic Port Townsend, WA, is taking place on August 26-28, 2022. Following its sold-out inaugural year in 2019 and produced by Seattle Theatre Group (STG) and Adam Zacks—STG’s Chief Programming Officer and founder of the acclaimed Sasquatch! Festival—the event features a unique and eclectic offering of tightly curated programming including music, comedy, food, podcasts, visual arts and more. Festival and ticket information can be found here.

This year’s lineup includes Jungle, Modest Mouse, Father John Misty, Goose, Sparks, Freddie Gibbs, José González, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and more, with Jerrod Carmichael, Reignwolf, Modern Biology and Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle recently added. This year’s event will also feature select “Other THINGS” programming including Deconstructing The Beatles’ Revolver, Marcus Moore Interviews Jazz Is Dead, tribal storytellers Elaine Grinnell (Jamestown S’Klallam) and Delbert Miller (Skokomish), the Lantern Parade, the Luminarium and more.

Below are our top acts to not miss this weekend beside the main headliners:

Faye Webster

Wet Leg

Yves Tumor

The Dip

Reignwolf

Enumclaw

Shaina Shepherd