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November 13, 2026

Found 17 events

Playback Theatre - Why We Tell Our Stories

6:30 AM

The Soul Cafe at Traditions
300 5th Avenue SW
Olympia, WA

Join the Heartsparkle Players for an evening of personal stories, connection and hope.

Veterans Build - SPS Habitat for Humanity

7:45 AM

Tâlíčn Neighborhood
1150 73rd Ave SE
Olympia, WA

Veterans Build is a day of action honoring members of the armed services, past and present.

'Beat the Black Friday Blues' Christmas Bazaar

9:00 AM

Olympia Friendly Ridge Clubhouse
1111 Archwood Dr., SW
Olympia, WA

Discover Christmas decor, baked & canned goods, sewn goods, quilts, handmade greeting cards, photographs, paintings.

Friendly Ridge Annual Holliday Bazaar

9:00 AM

Friendly Ridge Clubhouse
1111 ARCHWOOD DR SW
Olympia, WA

Join the Friendly Ridge neighborhood for their annual Christmas Bazaar. This event is full of handmade crafts, delicious food, and much more.

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.

Call with Santa

12:00 PM

Women's Empowerment Center
415 Olympia Ave NE
Olympia, WA

A Magical Call From Santa! Make the holiday season extra special with a 5-minute personalized phone call from Santa! 

Friday the 13th

12:00 PM

The Rosarium
408 Washington St SE
Olympia, WA

Feeling lucky? Celebrate the third Friday the 13th of the year at The Rosarium (408 Washington St. SE) on Nov. 13, from noon–7 p.m.!

Fridays at the First: Live Music with The Mistaken

12:00 PM

First Christian Church
701 Franklin St SE
Olympia, WA

Take a midday break and enjoy live music with The Mistaken at Fridays at the First!

Holiday Gift Gallery

12:00 PM

119 Washington Street NE
Olympia, WA

Celebrate the season at the Holiday Gift Gallery, a welcoming showcase of locally made art and one-of-a-kind handmade gifts from Olympia-area artists.

Girlfriends Holiday Market

2:00 PM

Thurston County Fairgrounds
3054 Carpenter Rd SE
Olympia, WA

The team will help you get in the holiday spirit, and shop two buildings full of the best vendors around. Food and drink on site.

Meditate with Passaddhi Vihara Monastics

5:30 PM

Soul Healing Center
1403 Garfield Ave SW
Olympia, WA

Join the event on Friday evenings for guided and silent meditation for mindfulness of the body, breathing and loving kindness, for those who are new and experienced in meditation.

FC Olympia Adult Night Leagues (Men)

6:15 PM

Olympia Indoor Soccer
Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Welcome back to men's open for ages 15-55 on Monday nights at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia. 

FC Olympia Adult Night Leagues (Women)

6:15 PM

Olympia Indoor Soccer
Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Welcome back to women's open for ages 15-55 on Monday nights at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia. 

Come From Away

7:00 PM

Timberline High School Theatre
6120 Mullen Rd SE
Lacey, WA

Timberline High School Theatre is proud to present its 2026 Fall musical, Come From Away. Come From Away tells the inspiring story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 planes were diverted on September 11, 2001.

Clybourne Park

7:30 PM

SPSCC, KJM Center for the Arts
2011 Mottman Road, SW, Bldg. 21
Olympia, WA

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun, the two-act play explores race, real estate, and community change in the same Chicago home fifty years apart.

Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere

7:30 PM

Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA

Tig Notaro is an Oscar-nominated producer and an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and radio contributor.

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.

November 13, 2026

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