Save The Date: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

Wild Buffalo House of Music

208 W Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225

Celebrate the people, places, and organizations that make Bellingham shine! The Scepter Awards honor those who have impacted and improved life in Downtown Bellingham with a community ceremony and party. The Scepter Awards is back and bigger than ever with the Wild Buffalo House of Music’s iconic stage. Our favorite Bellebrities will showcase their lip-syncing skills, light bites will be provided with your ticket and drinks will be available to purchase at the bar, and a 50/50 raffle will be up for grabs. We promise this is not your average award ceremony! We honor over a dozen award recipients to recognize Most Transformative Space, Behind the Scenes Superheroes, Rising Stars, and more.

The public is invited to nominate people, places, and organizations for the coveted People’s Choice award by completing this form by December 6, 2024.

You’ll want to be in this room to kick off the holiday festivities and share in our collective resilience and joy. Ticket sales and raffle tickets go to support us, the Downtown Bellingham Partnership, a 501c3 organization championing the health and vitality of downtown Bellingham through the promotion of commerce, culture, and celebration for over 20 years. You may know us best for Downtown Sounds, but the Downtown Bellingham Partnership is so much more. From annual hanging baskets, to street cleaning services, public art installations, and business community advocacy, we are at every intersection of our community.

Sponsor Good Works

Sponsoring this event aligns your brand and puts you in the room with the people and organizations invested in bettering our community! Invest in an event that centers fun with the fundamentals of community building.

Sign up conveniently with online payment self-service below or contact Jenny Hagemann, Development Director, at jenny@downtownbellingham.com if you need a physical invoice or any questions.

2024 Awardees

Oddfellows Temple Room - Transformative Space
Wonderz Market - Standout Commercial Activation
Paper Whale/Noisy Waters Mural Fest - Creative Contribution
Rhiannon Troutman - Organizational Leadership
Ben Meyer & Jacob Hacker - Behind the Scenes Superheroes
Whatcom Museum - Power of Partnership
Pride IN Bellingham - Community Catalyst
Pace Rubadeau - Streetside Livelihood
Cheba Hut - Community Collaborators
Mindport Exhibits - Longstanding Contribution
Eyes on Fremont - People’s Choice

2023 Awardees

Community Collaboration: Commercial Street Block Party // WinkWink, Third Planet, MW Soapworks, Mo’s Parlor, Brandywine Kitchen, Great Northern Bottle Shop
City Block Superhero: Kate Groen // Horseshoe Cafe
Transformative Space: Redlight // Logan McQuaig
Outstanding Volunteer: Josh Serface // Bellingham Cider Co.
Longstanding Contribution: Trish Manley // A New Leaf Flower Shoppe
People’s Choice: Craig Jewell // Wild Buffalo