Harborside Fountain Park Opens in Downtown Bremerton - Park Is Newest Component of Bremerton’s Waterfront Revitalization

Harborside Fountain Park, a 2.5-acre park located in downtown Bremerton, opens on May 5, greatly expanding options for meeting-and-event planners hosting events at Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside.

Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside operates and manages the parks reception and event space, the Fountain Room. This new 1,650 square foot space is next to the 10,000-square-foot conference center.

Harborside Fountain Park is one of the Puget Sound region’s most impressive public spaces. Located on the waterfront, the park features five large copper-ringed fountains, wading pools and lush landscaping, as well as free wi-fi service. The park will also be home to the Harborside Heritage Naval Museum, which is scheduled to open later this year.

“We’re thrilled to be managing Harborside Fountain Parks’ new event space, the Fountain Room,” said Erik Ruud, general manager of Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside. “The city has made tremendous efforts to revitalize our waterfront, and this is another great addition.”

The park adds a tremendous dimension for meeting and wedding planners, Ruud added. Meeting groups can use the free wi-fi service, available throughout the Harborside District, during breakout meetings in the park. “And the fountains and landscaping provide a gorgeous backdrop for wedding and other special events.”

The opening of Harborside Fountain Park is a major milestone in downtown Bremerton’s redevelopment, which kicked off in 2004 with the opening of the conference center. What used to be a nondescript waterfront is now the thriving Harborside District. In addition to the bustling Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside, the waterfront district now boasts retail shops, restaurants, a hotel, art galleries, plazas, fountains, condominiums and the Bremerton Transportation Center.

“This new waterfront park establishes the Harborside District as one of the great public places in the Pacific Northwest,” says Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman.

The renaissance of Bremerton will continue with the expansion of the Bremerton Marina and the extension of the over-the-water boardwalk, which will become part of a 3.5-mile trail.