A day all focused around love – what’s not to celebrate? Even if you fall into the Valentine’s Day Scrooge camp, you can certainly appreciate a day devoted to friendship, kindness, and thoughtfulness. I try to remind my girls, as they crank out Valentine cards for their classmates, that they should think about the positive traits of people year round (especially their sister!).
Celebrate your love of Thurston County this weekend as you participate in events around town.
- Tap your feet to the sounds of the Olympia Old Time Music Festival happening throughout the weekend. Get complete details here.
- Celebrate 25 years of Saint Martin’s University’s Hall of Fame/Hall of Honor on Friday evening.
- Plan a date night with a special person. Get three ideas here.
- Make a Valentine’s Day date with your kids. Find plenty of ideas in this article.
- Skip a babysitter and send the kids to Parent’s Night Out at the Hands On Children’s Museum on Saturday evening.
- Grab a dozen roses at Bayview or Ralph’s Thriftway. Learn more about their floral department here.
- Mark off these 7 ways to love Thurston County on Valentine’s Day.
- Pick up hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries for your sweetie at Bayview Thriftway on Friday or Saturday.
- Sign up to perform at Music in the Park. The deadline to apply is on Friday.
- Enjoy live jazz from Vince Brown on Friday and Saturday night at Swing Wine Bar. Find other live music options here.
- Run a 5k with your favorite runner on Saturday. The Valentine’s Day 5k begins at Priest Point Park.
- Rev your engines with Northwest Harley-Davidson for a Valentine’s Day ride.
- Fill your yard with inexpensive native plants. Mason County’s native plant sale continues while supplies last for pick-up next weekend. Find more details here.
- Catch Olympia Family Theater’s latest production, “The Monster Under the Bed” or Harlequin Productions “39 Steps” throughout the weekend.
- Register for Spring Arts Walk. Registration forms are due on Saturday.
- Sip wine and taste chocolate at Medicine Creek Winery on Saturday afternoon.
- Get more information about the South Sound YMCA’s diabetes prevention program in this article.
- Add this list of Olympia’s 2015 Major Festivals and Events to your calendar.
- Organize activities if you will have out-of-town guests in Olympia for President’s Day weekend.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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