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October 25, 2026

Found 21 events

BETTER TOGETHER: Accountability Workshop

9:00 AM

OlyPages Writing Arts Studio
111 Capitol Way N, Ste 200 (upstairs)
Olympia, WA

This group meets every three weeks to set goals, cheer one another on, get input on where we feel blocked, and hopefully, feel less alone on this writing life endeavor. 


FC Olympia Over 40 League (Co-ed)

9:00 AM

Olympia Indoor Soccer
Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Join the over 40 co-ed teams on Sunday mornings at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia.  5 vs. 5 FIELD PLAYERS The Players = (6 v 6 includes Goalkeeper)  Number of …

FC Olympia Over 50 Pickup (Co-ed)

9:00 AM

Olympia Indoor Soccer
Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Join the over 50 pickup 8-week session on Sunday mornings at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia. 

Urban Birding

9:00 AM

Puget Sound Estuarium
309 State Ave NE
Olympia, WA

Join Puget Sound Estuarium for beginner bird watching. You'll get an introduction to using binoculars, learn about the local and migratory birds, and get info on current restoration projects.

Urban Birding: Downtown Tour

9:00 AM

Puget Sound Estuarium
309 State Ave. NE Olympia, WA 98501
Olympia, WA

Join the Estuarium for a walk around downtown as people eye the sky for the various birds that call South Sound home!

Morning Meditation and Meal Offering with Passaddhi Vihara

9:30 AM

Soul Healing Center
1403 Garfield Ave SW
Olympia, WA

Join a morning of guided and silent meditation at the Soul Healing Center for those who are new to and experienced in meditation.

Boo Bash!

10:00 AM

Hands On Children's Museum
414 Jefferson St. NE
Olympia, WA

Celebrate fall with a bounty of family-friendly thrills and treats at Boo Bash, Oct. 24–31. Enjoy Halloween-inspired delights without the fright! Activities vary depending on the day of the week. Join the costume parade, press cider, watch …

Nocturnal - Fine Art and Craft Exhibition

10:00 AM

Childhood's End Gallery
222 4th Ave. West
Olympia, WA

Inspired by the world that emerges after the light fades, Childhood’s End Gallery presents “Nocturnal” featuring new paintings by Liza Brenner and Jonathan Happ, alongside mixed media sculpture by Loralin Toney.

Resistance: The HeArt of the Matter

12:00 PM

The Olympia Gallery
121 State Ave. NE
Olympia, WA

Olympia Indivisible presents Resistance: The HeArt of the Matter exhibit.

Trunk or Treat

2:00 PM

Tumwater United Methodist Church
1401 Lake Park Drive
Tumwater, WA

The TUMC Trunk or Treat event features trick-or-treating, popcorn and snacks, a cake walk and more. Costumes encouraged!

Luna Sisters of Element (Afternoon Performance)

3:00 PM

Olympia Family Theater
612 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Beginning Oct. 16, Olympia Family Theater presents The Luna Sisters of Element, a new play by Olivia Salazar de Breaux and Katherine Trahan.

Chess in Olympia! East Oly Youth Chessclub Every Sunday Afternoon

4:00 PM

The Rock church
1901 7th Ave SE
Olympia, WA

Olympia Chess Club has merged into East Oly Youth Chessclub, which welcomes players of all strengths and all ages! The East Oly Youth Chessclub meets Sundays 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at “The Rock” Church centrally located in mid-Eastside …

Tara Buddhist Meditation Circle

4:00 PM

The Nalanda Institute
1620 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Tara, the Divine Mother, embodies compassion and protection from fear. Join the event to explore Tara’s 21 Qualities and Praises through gentle body movements, mudras (hand gestures), recorded music, prayer, and meditation.

Samba Olywa Practice Schedule

5:00 PM

Eagle's Hall
4th Ave
Olympia, WA

Samba Olywa is an amateur Drum and Dance band focused on Brazilian Samba.

Little Shop of Horrors

7:00 PM

Performing Arts Center at YHS
1315 W Yelm Ave
Yelm, WA

Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic sci‑fi musical recommended for ages 12+. It includes abuse themes, drug use, profanity, suggestive dialogue, comic horror violence, a man‑eating plant, and strobe‑light effects.

A Spirited Manor

7:30 PM

Jefferson Street Arts Center
412 Jefferson St SE
Olympia, WA

Theater Artists Olympia invites you to enjoy the spooky season with their latest production of A Spirited Manor by award-winning author Kate Danley.

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

7:30 PM

State Theater
202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece has stood as a timeless pillar of the American stage.

Sanctuary City

7:30 PM

State Theater
202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City asks the question: In a nation built on the promise of opportunity, how do we determine who benefits?

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Olympia Little Theatre
1925 Miller Ave NE
Olympia, WA

Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case.

CSMoFA: Indigenous Takeover at TCMOFA Celebrates “Temporal”

Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMOFA)
120 Olympia Ave NE
Olympia, WA

This multi-media event opens on October 2 for Fall Arts Walk, at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMOFA) and serves as a radical act of reclamation for Indigenous stories and arts.

LoveOly 2-Week Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Downtown Olympia
Washington St SE & Legion Way SE
Olympia, WA

Halloween fun kicks off early with a two-week quest!

October 25, 2026

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