Olympic Music Festival Updates

January 16,2025

Earlier this week, it was announced that Fort Worden Hospitality (FWH) would be ceasing operations by January 16, 2025. No immediate successor for their roles and responsibilities as venue and housing operators at Fort Worden has been named.

The Olympic Music Festival awaits more information from Washington State Parks on moving forward with our 2025 venue rental of the Wheeler Theater. We anticipate knowing more by the end of January, well before our season announcement in the Spring.

Since 2016, the Olympic Music Festival has partnered with FWH and its predecessors to secure our seasonal reservation at the Wheeler Theater. Fort Worden State Park remains open for recreational use as a state park. The loss of FWH will affect many in our community; those who worked for FWH, and nonprofits, groups, and individuals who rented venues and used additional services provided by FWH.

Centrum, an essential arts presenter known for incredible music, writing, and arts programming presented at Fort Worden year-round, has also released a statement on their hopeful continuation of services in 2025. In addition to their own extensive programming, the arts nonprofit also provides professional support and services to OMF and other event groups throughout the region, including use and operation of theater lighting and technical operations at the Wheeler Theater during our concerts.

As we are awaiting the outcome of these changes, we thank you for your patience and continued support for our highly anticipated forty-second summer season.