![STRFKR performs their song "Kahlil Gibran](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-6-1024x646.jpg)
![Damian Kirby waves a foam finger as Travis Thompson performs his song](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-13-1024x691.jpg)
![Beers from the Kulshan Brewery sit atop a barrel next to a bouquet of flowers.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-18-1024x683.jpg)
![RJ Halloran sings along to the performer Silk Jammies.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-15-1024x656.jpg)
![Rapper Travis Thompson](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-12-1024x617.jpg)
![Darby peers through the crowd.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-10-1024x683.jpg)
![Stephanie Short teaches Emmeline and Sonny how to hula hoop on the Trackside Beer Garden field on July 16 during the Northwest Tune-Up Festival.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-1-1024x674.jpg)
![STRFKR performs to a energized crowd.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-8-1024x683.jpg)
![One of STRFKR's backup dancers](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-7-1024x575.jpg)
![Oso Hume](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-11-1024x587.jpg)
![Nat Millsap](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-5-1024x531.jpg)
![Shannon Parmley](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-4-1024x624.jpg)
![Paavo Saari studies the performer Easy Star All-Stars amidst the crowd.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-3-1024x683.jpg)
![Miah Whiteaker](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-2-1024x683.jpg)
![Alana Fairly](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-19-1024x676.jpg)
![Luna the dog waits patiently for her favorite stick to be thrown.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-16-1024x584.jpg)
![Rapper Travis Thompson performs his song "Father Forgive Me" to an energized and engaged crowd.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-17-1024x576.jpg)
![On the lawn of Kulshan Trackside Brewery](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230716_cdn_photo_Tune-Up_Festival-14-1024x587.jpg)
At the perimeter of downtown Bellingham, Kulshan Trackside Brewery was home to the Northwest Tune-Up Festival, a three-day hub for bikes, beer and music from July 14–16. Day one kicked off the weekend with a Pump Track Drag Race and Mountain Bike Film Festival. Day two began with chainsaw carving by artist Leigh Woody. After the Zero Gravity Bike Show, and an evening discovering artists at the Bellingham Waterfront Makers Market, many guests grabbed a bite to eat at one of the many food trucks. The remainder of the weekend only amped up with musical performances featuring STRFKR and Travis Thompson, ending each day with after-parties at Wild Buffalo.