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December 12, 2026

Found 15 events

Titanic Gala and Literary Convention

10:00 AM

Legislative Building
416 Sid Snyder Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA

Join local author signings and bookish fun by day and then slip into something more 1912 for an exclusive ball at the WA Capitol!

Winter Wildlife

10:00 AM

WET Science Center
500 Adams Street NE
Olympia, WA

How are animals able to thrive in the cold and snow? Find out this Saturday with fun activities!

Arts Olympia Holiday Show

12:00 PM

The Olympia Art Gallery
121 State Street NE
Olympia, WA

Come enjoy and purchase handcrafted items from Arts Olympia artists at The Olympia Art Gallery in downtown Olympia.

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! 

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.

Turn of the Tides

12:00 PM

Olympia Community Center
222 Columbia St NW
Olympia, WA

This free, family-friendly event will be complete with hands-on arts & crafts, warm drinks, local artist vendors, and tabling by educational and environmentally focused community partners.

Game Day

3:00 PM

Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Ave
Olympia, WA

Play games with your friends and neighbors! The library will have a variety of games to choose from each time, including board games, card games, and games on the Nintendo Switch. You can also bring your own if you'd like!

A Sherlock Carol

7:30 PM

State Theater
202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Moriarty is dead, to begin with. And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man.

A Sherlock Carol

State Theater
202 4th Ave
Olympia, WA

Harlequin Productions presents A Sherlock Carol by Mark Shanahan, starring Artistic Director Aaron Lamb* as Sherlock Holmes. Gerald B. Browning will direct.

A Sherlock Carol

State Theater
202 4th Ave
Olympia, WA

Harlequin Productions presents A Sherlock Carol by Mark Shanahan, starring Artistic Director Aaron Lamb* as Sherlock Holmes. Gerald B. Browning will direct.

A Sherlock Carol

State Theater
202 4th Ave
Olympia, WA

Harlequin Productions presents A Sherlock Carol by Mark Shanahan, starring Artistic Director Aaron Lamb* as Sherlock Holmes. Gerald B. Browning will direct.

Christmastown: A Holiday Noir

Battleground Productions presents Christmastown, Wayne Rawley's hard-bitten comedy that reimagines your favorite holiday fantasy as a detective story.

OCC Winter Makers' Markets Series

Oly Creative Coop
112 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Come shop from a variety of small businesses, artists, designers and makers, all handmade.

Oly on Ice

Isthmus Park
529 4th Ave W
Olympia, WA

Oly on Ice is returning to downtown Olympia for the 2026–27 season, Nov. 20, 2026–Jan. 18, 2027!

The Gifts of the Magi

Olympia Little Theatre
1925 Miller Ave NE
Olympia, WA

It’s the middle of the Great Depression and newlyweds Della and Jim each want to make their first Christmas together special for the other.

December 12, 2026

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