Olympia Events Calendar

The ThurstonTalk Events Calendar shares things to do around Thurston County including Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Tenino and beyond. Find fun activities and adventures throughout the region on our comprehensive events calendar. Have an event that isn’t listed? Click the green “Post your Event” button and our editors will review and approve within two business days.

Mar
29
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Mar 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Mar
31
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Mar 31 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Apr
3
Wed
Celebration of the Species: Otters & Kelp! @ Olympia Timberland Library
Apr 3 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Celebration of the Species: Otters & Kelp! @ Olympia Timberland Library

The library is celebrating the long-awaited return of Olympia’s Procession of the Species with two special after hours programs. Up first, otters & kelp!

Amy Olsen, a Research Scientist at the Seattle Aquarium, will present on the Aquarium’s research on Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) including results from the annual population survey, as well as a long-term foraging study on what the otters are eating.

Amy will be joined by kelp biologist Max Wiecek from the Puget Sound Estuarium.

Apr
5
Fri
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School
Apr 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School

Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.

April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm

-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle

-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps

-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions

-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!

Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.

The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Apr
6
Sat
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School
Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School

Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.

April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm

-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle

-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps

-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions

-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!

Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.

Apr
7
Sun
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School
Apr 7 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle @ Arbutus Folk School

Join visiting guest instructor Ben Kahn from Port Townsend for a special canoe paddle making class this spring, generously sponsored by the Port of Olympia and the Linders-Plimpton Family.

April 5-7 (Friday-Sunday), 9am-4pm

-Learn how to shape a 2’x6’ piece of wood into a canoe paddle

-Use an assortment of tools to shape the wood: a bandsaw, block plane, spokeshave, spar gauge, draw knife, chisels and rasps

-Gain hands-on skills rooted in our region’s unique maritime woodworking traditions

-Leave with a beautiful and useful paddle for boating!

Well suited for students with some woodworking experience, or anyone with patience and the ability to follow multiple steps.

Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Apr
11
Thu
WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library

Need help with your resume?

WorkSource, in partnership with the Lacey Timberland Library, will be hosting a series of resume writing workshops, covering these topics:

* Resume overview, what to include
* Style and formatting
* Catering to each position using job-specific key words

Computers and internet access will be provided!

We recommend you bring a detailed list of your employment history and references, or a previous resume with this information.

You can also get a head start by completing your job-seeker profile at worksourcewa.com before the workshop.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Contact the library or visit linktr.ee/LaceyLibrary to register.

Apr
12
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Apr
14
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Apr
18
Thu
Free Mediumship Meet up w Heidi Connolly, Author, Medium, Musician @ Olympia Timberland Library
Apr 18 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

The gift of a message from loved ones on the other side is an unconditional blessing of pure joy and healing. Join me to receive these loving messages and learn how to tap into your own intuitive abilities to connect with Spirit and your Higher Self. Private sessions with Heidi now available at heidiconnolly.com or message me here.

Apr
19
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Apr
21
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

Apr
24
Wed
Celebration of the Species: Oysters!! @ Olympia Timberland Library
Apr 24 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Celebration of the Species: Oysters!! @ Olympia Timberland Library

We are celebrating the return of Olympia’s Procession of the Species with a special program about Oysters!!

Get to know the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved bivalve: the oyster. In this talk, author David George Gordon discusses three species— the Olympia, Eastern, and Pacific oysters— along with the people who have cultivated these delicacies for many generations. Learn about the Native American sea gardens and clam beds that existed 11,500 years ago, as well as the contemporary efforts in our state to cultivate oysters, both native and introduced. Along the way, learn about the many surprising innovations that have made oysters such an enduringly popular and environmentally sustainable food. As the old saying goes: when the tide is out, the table is set.

This event is sponsored by Humanities Washington.

Apr
25
Thu
WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library

Need help with your resume?

WorkSource, in partnership with the Lacey Timberland Library, will be hosting a series of resume writing workshops, covering these topics:

* Resume overview, what to include
* Style and formatting
* Catering to each position using job-specific key words

Computers and internet access will be provided!

We recommend you bring a detailed list of your employment history and references, or a previous resume with this information.

You can also get a head start by completing your job-seeker profile at worksourcewa.com before the workshop.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Contact the library or visit linktr.ee/LaceyLibrary to register.

Apr
26
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Apr 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Apr
28
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome

May
3
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
May 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

May
5
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center | Olympia | Washington | United States

Prayers for World Peace
Sundays 10:00 – 11:15am
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer peace will naturally come about.
Everybody Welcome