What's coming up for the 1st week of November 2022

We're approaching the last days of spooky October! Brace yourselves as we enter a November to remember. 

3-Day Harvest Carnival, October 27-28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Harbor Family Markets and Events invite everyone to join the community for some harvest carnival fun and to make memories while you can! Sign up for FREE Sack Races, FREE Cake Walk, 9+ Free Carnival Games - with prizes, and a whole lot more! Click this link for more details. 

Coffee & Costumes with a Cop, October 28, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Get in costume and come say hi to Lacey & Olympia Police! Bring the kids for trunk-or-treat and prizes! Click this link for more details. 

CarnEVIL by Love Local, October 28-30, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

CarnEVIL is a Halloween Fright Festival! Scare Zones, Haunted Mazes, Food Trucks, Performers, and Halloween and horror-related artwork and things will be available. Friday night's rope drop ceremony will feature Chopper the Clown and Bobby Butcher, a mime with a passion for murder! Every single night. Click this link for more details. 

My Morbid Mind Haunted House Attraction, October 28, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

My Morbid Mind Haunted House originally appeared as a Halloween decoration on the doorstep of a residence in the Lacey area. To get to the front door and collect their treats, trick-or-treaters had to sneak through a little maze of horrors. This year looks to be the finest yet with a ton of new rooms, props, animatronics, pneumatics, and special effects! Do come down! if you're brave. Click this link for more details.

The Haunted Theatre by Tacoma City Ballet, October 28, from 7 p.m. 

Tacoma City Ballet's "The Haunted Theatre" presents delightful family-friendly short ballets celebrating Halloween!  View an eerie performance with them! Click this link for more details.

Boo Bash!, October 22-31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The well-loved Halloween special of Hands On Children’s Museum is on! Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright. Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations are recommended. Click this link for more details.

Lattin's Country Cider Mill & Farm's Pumpkin Festival 2022, October 29-30, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Come to the Pumpkin Festival at the Cider Mill & Farm every Saturday and Sunday in October! Since its establishment in 1976, this tiny, family-run farm has been working all year to provide you with the best fruits and vegetables. They are well-known for their tasty apple fritters and award-winning apple cider. Vendors also sell pumpkin patch games, doughnuts, fritters, animal train rides, wagon rides, and the petting zoo (Availability is subject to weather). Click this link for more details.

Panhandle Lake Haunted Camp, October 29, 12 p.m.

From noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2022, children and their parents are welcome to a fun day of trick or treating in the woods at Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp in Shelton. Children can participate in carnival activities, have their faces painted, or search for the needle in the haystack! Check out the picture booth and nibble on some tasty treats. Everyone, including parents, is encouraged to dress up! Click this link for more details.

Fall Festival & Trunk N'Treat, October 29, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Trunk N'Treat outdoors! Games, crafts, a cupcake walk, and more inside the building! Join us for this fun, completely free family event for all ages! Allergy-free candy will be available & the building is accessible. Click this link for more details.

Trick-or-Read Drive Thru, October 29, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join Big Brothers Big Sisters, South Sound Reading Foundation, and other organizations for its 3rd annual Trick-or-Read Drive-Thru at our Olympia office. This is a completely FREE event for all community families--you do not need to be a part of the BBBS program! The youth will get a book, candy, and other goodies. Dress up in your costume and take pictures with our spooky set-up! Click this link for more details.

Halloween Hoopla at South Sound Dance, October 29, from 4 p.m. 

Happy Halloween! It's that time of year again...the HALLOWEEN HOOPLA! This is a FREE Halloween event for the entire community! Tell your friends and come join the South Sound Dance for a trunk or treat, a Halloween carnival, and other activities! Click this link for more details.

Unicorns and Narwhals at Downtown Olympia’s Free Trick-or-Treat Treasure Hunt, October 30, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Watch Out for Unicorns and Narwhals at Downtown Olympia’s Free Trick-or-Treat Treasure Hunt! Trick-or-treaters who come to downtown Olympia Sunday, October 30 (the day before Halloween) 2:00-5:00 P.M. will find more than free treats. Businesses taking part in the “Unicorns and Narwhals” pre-Halloween event also will give out entries for a treasure chest full of prizes and gift certificates. Click this link for more details.

Twin Cities Trick or Treat Transit, October 31, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Trick or Treat Transit will provide a safe and fun family trick or treating experience for children in Centralia and Chehalis on Halloween Monday, October 31st from 3-5:30pm. Free Twin Transit rides between participating locations in Centralia and Chehalis will be provided. Click this link for more details.

Olympia Indie Music History Scan-a-thon, November 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join the Olympia Indie Music History Project team, the City of Olympia Heritage Commission, and the Olympia Timberland Library in our quest to document, preserve, and present the history of Olympia's late 20th-century “Indie” independent music scene. Please bring any and all photos, flyers, zines, and other ephemera that you have from Olympia’s indie music scene between 1980 and 2002. We want to share your memories with the Olympia community and beyond.

 Click this link for more details.

Mapping the Puget Sound Nearshore: Virtual Discovery Speaker Series, November 3, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tune into the Estuarium’s Facebook Live or join us through Zoom on November 3rd at 6:30 PM to learn more about Brian Footen’s goal of mapping the Puget Sound nearshore. Brian co-founded and is now Executive Director of EarthViews Conservation Society. Click this link for more details.

Chris Perondi's Stunt Dog Experience, November 4, from 7:30 p.m.

Amazing stunts, big air tricks, comedic antics, and athletic feats with nonstop high-energy excitement! For animal lovers of all ages, it's more than just a performance—it's an interactive event! All of the Perondi dogs are eager to perform for you after being rescued from pounds and shelters across the nation. Click this link for more details.