Happy Holidays, Olympia! Every Friday, ThurstonTalk Editors comb through our event calendar and articles to bring you a highlighted list of things to do around town. If you have kids out of school, in-laws in town, or just need to get outside the house for a bit, we trust that you will find something entertaining in Olympia. Cheers!
- Drive our Christmas light tour.
- Plan your Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day.
- Dig razor clams through December 26 at Copalis Beach. Tide information is here.
- Catch a screening of “The Prince of Egypt” at the Capitol Theater on Christmas Day. Event information can be found here.
- Close out the Christmas holiday by watching Harlequin Productions’ Stardust.
- Check out major Christmas light displays at Ken Lake and Oly Lightstravaganza.
- Uplift your hear with this story of generosity at South Puget Sound Community College.
- Manage your stress levels with these tips from Eastside Chiropractic.
- Commit to learning something new in 2016, like adult music lessons.
- Stretch your legs with one of these 10 walks around Thurston County.
- Let someone else clean-up. Learn about the gift of time from Elite Cleaning.
- Keep your in-laws busy with this bucket list of 10 “must do” activities in Olympia.
- Prep your home for the onslaught of winter weather.
- Make New Year’s Eve plans at either the Red Lion Hotel or Quinault Beach Resort.
- Take a look at the history of Christmas Island, which is now on display in Maytown.
- Read about wonderful non-profit organizations in our community. They each do good work every day.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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*Photo credit: Kim Merriman.