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Bring the family out this weekend for some local entertainment, including "Learn to Row Day" in Olympia and the Lacey Rotary ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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6/5/25
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The Tumwater Parks & Recreation Department announced the free Tumwater Craft Concert series at the Craft District, as one of the events in an expanding ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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6/4/25
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The air in Thurston County is changing as we transition from spring to summer, students graduate, and arts companies close their 2024-25 ...
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By Rachel Benton
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6/4/25
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The City of Tumwater is hosting the 3rd annual Tumwater Dog Days this summer at Pioneer Park on June 14.
Event highlights include the newly added Dog Costume and Dog-Owner Look-alike contests …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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6/3/25
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The free, family-friendly annual Duck Dash returns on Saturday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Thurston County ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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6/2/25
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A walk in the neighborhood can be a gardening seminar. There’s so much to learn from other people's front yards, and if a neighbor or two happens to be outside ...
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There are countless wild wonders in Olympia’s 19.69 square miles — rolling hills, bubbling artesian springs, and beaches of gravel, sand, and mud — but much of this beauty is out …
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The second run of Olympia Family Theater’s "Magic Curtain Mornings" series on June 6-7 will feature an original 30-minute play, " Goldilocks and the 3 Bear Scouts ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/29/25
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Be creative with art activities, sustainable with environmental events, or hands-on with some workshops in ...
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/29/25
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I always expect incredibly diverse and high quality art in Thurston County, and I love that our artists always keep their creations interesting and ...
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By Rachel Benton
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5/28/25
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Colvin Ranch in Tenino celebrated 20 years of its conservation easement, inviting the community to come together for its annual Ranch Day ...
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The Olympia Community Livability and Public Safety (CLPS) Committee will review a recommendation from the Cultural Access Advisory Board (CAAB) to award approximately ...
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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5/26/25
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Back in the day, calling someone a pansy was an insult. It meant weak and wimpy. For boys or men, it meant effeminate. Today there are many newer and more pungent insults to choose from. But pansies ...
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We have two members of the goldfinch branch of the large finch family here in Thurston County — the American goldfinch and the lesser goldfinch. All finches are seed-eating birds with a conical bill ...
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The annual Olympia Zine Fest 2025 returns on May 30-31 to showcase zines, or handmade self-published works with niche content.
According to the event's website, zines are …
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Get in touch with cultural diversity by joining ASHHO’s Cultural Night or the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration.
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/22/25
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Imagine you're competing in a spelling bee and the judge gives you the word, “Art.” Reading it right now, the task seems easy, but nerves take over and you need to ask ...
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By Rachel Benton
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5/21/25
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Elevated levels of a marine biotoxin in shellfish has led to the closure of recreational harvesting of all species in Budd Inlet.
The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department ...
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The Shoestring Circus will visit Olympia for "The Museum" — a playful, high-flying tribute to art in motion. The show will be held under the big top tent next to the Swantown Marina ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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5/19/25
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Capital City Pride is holding a Pride Festival on June 27-29 at different areas around Olympia, Outreach Communications Coordinator Pog O’Donoghue ...
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