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.

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April – May 2024 Apr – May 2024
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Apr
19
Fri
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
Apr 19 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

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Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Apr
20
Sat
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot
Tickets
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

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Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking
Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park
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Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

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Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports
Olympia Yacht Club Sponsors Annual Marine Safety and Environmental Awareness Day @ Olympia Yacht Club
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Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Current or potential boaters can learn about marine Safety and Environmental Awareness during the Olympia Yacht Club’s annual SEA Day Saturday, April 20.

The free event from 9 a.m. to noon at 201 Simmons Street includes freebees such as bilge pads and even fresh oysters on the half shelf, in addition to information about cruising and whale watching in Puget Sound and Canada.

Visitors also can learn how to dispose of hazardous waste, prevent black water discharge, or drop off expired flares. Vendors will display the latest safety gear and inspect, service or replace fire extinguishers. US Power Squadron volunteers can provide free safety inspections of boats.

A marine swap meet previously held in conjunction with SEA Day will now be held from 9 to noon on May 18 in the Olympia Yacht Club’s parking lot.

For more information, contact John Sherman at (503) 936-7245 or Stephen Hueffed at (360) 880-7783.

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Apr
21
Sun
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
Apr 21 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

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Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
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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

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Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Apr
24
Wed
United Way of Thurston County Hosts Annual Shelter Shower Drive & Drop Event @ United Way of Thurston County
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Apr 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

United Way of Thurston County is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated annual Shelter Shower on April 24, 2024, from 12 pm to 4 pm. The event will take place at the United Way of Thurston County headquarters, 3525 7th Ave SW, Suite 201, in Olympia.

The Shelter Shower is a vital initiative to gather essential shelter items for the Family Support Center of South Sound and SafePlace. Items such as diapers, wipes, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, and more are desperately needed to support individuals and families facing homelessness in our community.

The success of the Shelter Shower relies on the generous support of individuals, families, and businesses. There are several ways to get involved:

Donate: Consider donating essential shelter items to an individual or family. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a meaningful difference. You’ll find a wish list on our website.

Volunteer: Join us at the event as a volunteer and help collect, organize, and distribute donations.

Engage Your Workplace: Encourage your workplace team to participate in this worthy cause. We provide event kits complete with detailed instructions, timeline suggestions, posters for print, and social media posts to make it easy for your organization to get involved.

To learn more about the Shelter Shower Drive & Drop Event and how you can make a difference, please visit United Way of Thurston County’s website.

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Categories: Health and Wellness Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Apr
26
Fri
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
Apr 26 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Apr
27
Sat
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
Apr 27 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot
Tickets
Apr 27 @ 9:00 am
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Read more
Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking
Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park
Tickets
Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports
Apr
28
Sun
Prayers for World Peace @ Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Tickets
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

Read more
Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Apr
29
Mon
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
Apr 29 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
May
1
Wed
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
May 1 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
Grow Your Own Produce: The Workshop Series @ Zoom
Tickets
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

February 7th – November 6th 2024:  1st Wednesday of the month $250 for all 10 classes, $130 for a 5 class series, or $30 per class 6 pm – 8 pm PST

Grow Your Own Produce is a 10 class monthly series taught by permaculture expert Marisha Auerbach. Each class features seasonally-relevant information about planning, growing, maintaining, and harvesting food from your own vegetable garden.

Each month, the class is designed to help you maximize your yields and efforts in the garden by providing an overview of key activities to engage in at the right time each month from February through November. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month through Zoom. Before the class meeting, participants will receive a collection of handouts supporting the key topics for the month with a garden checklist for the month ahead. We will discuss different subjects that are pertinent to the garden that month using slides and the month’s handouts as reference. There will be ample time each class session for questions. After each class, participants receive a video of the class and pdf of the slides.

Marisha Auerbach has spent many years observing and interacting in her garden and in the gardens of the greater Pacific Northwest bioregion. She has been growing most of her own produce year ‘round for over the past decade. To learn more about Marisha, please visit her bio page. This is the 11th year that Marisha will be offering the workshop series.

2024’s schedule of Classes: 

Wednesday, February 7:  Planning, Design, & Framework

Wednesday, March 6:  Indoor Seedstarting, Early Season Plantings, & Perennial Vegetables

Wednesday, April 3:  Cole Crops, Greens, & Soil Building

Wednesday, May 1:  Warm Season Crops, Edible Flowers, & Attracting Pollinators

Wednesday, June 5:   Maintenance & Harvest

Wednesday, July 3:  Berries, Herbs, & Water Catchment

Wednesday, August 7:  Seedsaving & the Winter Garden

Wednesday, September 4:  Putting up the Harvest

Wednesday, October 9:  Garlic, Cover Crops, & Compost

Wednesday, November 6:  Nourishing Soups, Wildlife in the Garden, & Planning for the Coming Year

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Categories: Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Home and Garden
Neurodivergent Teen Book Club at Sensory Tool House @ Sensory Tool House
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May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Neurodivergent Teen Book Club at Sensory Tool House @ Sensory Tool House

Join us at Sensory Tool House for a book club for neurodivergent (ND) youth ages 13 to 18! This group’s mission is to provide a space for ND teens to find community with their peers and find joy in reading!

This book club program takes place in the sensory room at Sensory Tool House, and will be facilitated by library staff with support from staff at Sensory Tool House. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to stay nearby, but to leave the room if it is safe to do so, as a way of encouraging the teens’ social interaction and participation.

Please contact Naomi at the Lacey Library (nbell@TRL.org) or Claire at the Olympia Library (csandovalpeck@TRL.org) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Register at https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/656a7ae8bf3fd82800d26356. Once successfully registered, Claire or Naomi will reach out to coordinate how best to get you a copy of the book we will all be reading.

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Categories: Health and Wellness Kids Tags: autism bookclub neurodivergent teens
May
2
Thu
Alzheimer’s Association Offers Caregiver Support Group in Olympia @ Capital Medical Center, Rainier Room
Tickets
May 2 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss.

About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. For more information, visit www.alz.org.

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Categories: Health and Wellness Tags: free health support group
May
3
Fri
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Tickets
May 3 all-day
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-profit Fundraising Events Sports Volunteer and Community Enrichment
May
4
Sat
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot
Tickets
May 4 @ 9:00 am
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Read more
Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: #funrun fitness jog jogging running walking
Learn to Play Pickleball @ Rainier Vista Community Park
Tickets
May 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Want to learn how to play pickleball? Thurston County Pickleball Club (TCPC) provides FREE beginner and member intermediate classes on Saturdays starting April 6. Beginners: 9-10:45a and Intermediates: 11-12:30p; Rainier Vista Community Park. More info about TCPC, https://tcpcwa.com

Read more
Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports
April – May 2024 Apr – May 2024