Winds are blowing. Dark nights are settling in early. Rain drops are falling hard and frequent. It must be October – and therefore time for some frightful (or fright-less) fun. Harvest festivals, Halloween parties, pumpkin patches, and freaky haunted houses are all on the agenda for the weekend. Use our full event calendar to plan your activities or skim through our highlights below.
- Celebrate the fall harvest at Lattin’s Cider Mill. Get more details here.
- Find the perfect pumpkin at a pumpkin patch around Olympia.
- Tackle a scary haunted house or corn maze this weekend. Find our list here.
- Enjoy live music at Forza in Lacey on Friday and Saturday night.
- Catch a performance of Harlequin Productions‘ “Clybourne Park.” Showtimes are scheduled throughout the weekend.
- Cheer for your favorite rugby player during the Wheelchair Rugby Extravaganza on Saturday afternoon.
- Get a signed copy of Olympia author, Mary Gentry’s new book on Saturday at Orca Books.
- Listen to Sacred Music at Saint Martin’s University during concerts on Saturday night and Sunday matinee. Get more details here.
- Cheer for your champion during the Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo championship throughout the day on Saturday.
- Clean off your desk and take a bag of documents to O Bee Credit Union to be shredded. The Shred Event is on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m at the Yelm branch.
- Taste rare varieties of apples during the Apple Affair at Rignall Hall on Sunday morning. Click here for more information.
- Observe salmon migrating throughout the weekend. Here are details on where to watch the action.
- Check off a few more items on our “60 Don’t Miss Activities” list with your family.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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