That bright sun didn’t leave us for long this week. Looking into the weekend forecast, it’s another beautiful Saturday and Sunday around Olympia. Soak up all that Olympia has to offer by being outside this weekend, enjoying Lakefair, and celebrating the Puget Sound.
Here’s what is going on around Olympia this weekend.
- Hit Lakefair. If you like carnival rides, live music, fair food (sales benefit local non-profits) and celebratory fireworks, you won’t want to miss Lakefair in downtown Olympia. Find a complete entertainment schedule in this article.
- Use our budget-friendly guide to Lakefair to keep more dollars in your wallet.
- Locate an excellent find at the Panorama Patio Sale on Saturday. The Lacey retirement community is bursting with products for your home. Read more about the event in this article.
- Watch the fireworks explode over Olympia on Sunday evening. The Lakefair fireworks kick off at 10:00 p.m.
- Catch a live outdoor concert at the Artesian Commons on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
- Organize a backpacking trip with kids. Find our list of suggested routes here.
- Vote for your favorite design of traffic box covers for the City of Olympia. Voting starts here.
- Enjoy a performance of Harlequin Productions‘ Sixties Chicks Too. You can read more about the show’s recent extension here.
- Tour Olympia-area breweries this weekend to stay out of the heat. Use our brewery guide to plan your route.
- Cool off at a free movie for kids at the Capitol Theater on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
- Step aboard the Sandman Tugboat this weekend.
- Learn how to make your own shampoo and conditioner at a Saturday afternoon class at the Olympia Food Co-op. Find the Co-op’s complete class scheduled here.
- Eat dinner in the Nisqually Valley during Slow Food of Greater Olympia’s Farm Dinner at Pigman’s Organic Produce Patch on Saturday evening.
- Pick blueberries at a local farm. Find a list of u-pick farms in this article.
- Cheer for your favorite Big Rig during the Saturday night race at South Sound Speedway.
- Listen to live music at Huntamer Park on Saturday night as part of the Lacey In Tune concert series. It’s free!
- Watch Goonies following the Lacey In Tune concert on Saturday night. It’s also free!
- Take a Riverwalk Tour with a local historian on Sunday afternoon. There are only three scheduled for Sunday afternoons so grab a spot.
- Plan a hike near Hood Canal for some amazing scenery.
- Keep it cheap and use our list of 25 Free Things To Do With Kids around Olympia this summer.
- Splash around at these local swimming pools and lakes to stay cool this 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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