It’s the last weekend before summer officially starts. The “official” start to summer in our house is the minute the last school bell rings next week. No more bus schedules, lunches to pack or homework papers to finish. No matter when you celebrate the start of summer (have you checked out this weekend’s weather forecast!?!), ThurstonTalk has all you need to make 2015 an awesome summer to remember. Check out our full event calendar for things to do around town or rely on our Friday highlights each week. Cheers!
Here’s what is going on around Olympia this weekend.
- Take the family to Free Friday Night at the Hands On Children’s Museum. The action is from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Find 10 ways to cool off this weekend in this article.
- Enjoy the sunshine and work out during Zumba in the Park on Friday night outside the Hands On Children’s Museum or on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the East Bay Public Plaza.
- Kick off the start of summer with a free day at Washington State Parks on Saturday during National Trails Day.
- Get out on the water on Saturday during Olympia Area Rowing’s Learn to Row day. Stop by the boathouse to sign-up for a trial slot.
- Grab tickets to live theater or enjoy some live music around Olympia this weekend.
- Celebrate cancer survivors on Saturday during Providence’s annual event. Dr. Cobie Whitten is one of the speakers. Event information can be found here.
- Visit Tolmie State Park on Saturday and leave the Discover Pass at home. It’s a fee free day.
- Snap a photo with the U.S. Open trophy at The Home Course in Dupont on Saturday morning.
- Pick up a summer read during the Friends of the Lacey Library’s book sale throughout the day on Saturday.
- Get rid of unwanted, but personal, documents during a shredding event at Darlene Morales’ All State office in West Olympia. Stop by between 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
- Visit the Tenino Farmers Market on Saturday or the Yelm Farmers Market on Sunday. Learn more about six local Farmers Markets in this article.
- Meet all the animals at Nature Nurtures Farm on Saturday during their Spring Farm Festival from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Discover a new read during the Olympia Comics Festival on Saturday.
- Try a cooking class at GRuB Farmhouse on Sunday.
- Rent a kayak sometime this weekend. Learn more in this article.
- Get your kid signed up for a summer camp. There are 30 ideas in this article.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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