Gateway Pavilion Could Be Used for Downtown Events

If/when the Gateway Project is finally up and running, the city plans to lease the Gateway Pavilion for festivals and art events. City Manager Kent Myers intends to make the pavilion “the heart of downtown Port Angeles.”

He said: “The goal is to have something down there all of the time. It’s going to be a busy place. Visibly, you will see a lot of activity.”

Tentatively it would cost $75 a day to rent the pavilion, but that amount hasn’t been approved by the City Council yet.

Myers also said the city wants the Port Angeles Farmers Market to use the pavilion instead of their current location at Clallam County Courthouse parking lot. Farmers Market Vice President Jane Vanderhoof said she isn’t sure the pavilion would be right for the market; there isn’t any feasible location where vehicles can pull up and load/unload their produce. But it would certainly be nice to have them back in town.

Arts in Action has expressed interest in using the pavilion; they currently use City Pier for their annual event. And Ann Manildi, executive director of the Strait of Juan de Fuca Festival, said she might use the pavilion as one of their stages during their annual Memorial Day weekend festival.