The holidays are in full swing with festive parties, delightful concerts, and general holiday merriment. Add in a snow day and you have the makings for a perfect December holiday weekend in Olympia. Find things to do around town this weekend, using ThurstonTalk’s event calendar.
- Hop in the car and take our free Christmas light tour in Thurston County.
- Find your perfect Christmas tree at one of these local farms.
- Sign up your kids for a winter break camp at the South Sound YMCA.
- Delight in the sounds of SOGO’s HO HO concert on Saturday afternoon.
- Attend a performance of the Nutcracker at The Washington Center.
- Make plans to visit with Santa at one of these stops around town.
- Take a tour of Thurston County taprooms with our writer, Douglas Scott.
- Head to Rainier and pick up a Christmas tree from the Sprouffske family.
- Plan to attend a holiday concert with one of these Thurston County musical groups.
- Watch the Tumwater tree lighting event on Saturday afternoon.
- Find a gift for the special someone on your list at the Olympia Farmers Market, open Saturdays and Sundays in December. Get some ideas in this article.
- Opt for a gift of experience this year.
- Score great deals at the Centralia Outlets this holiday season.
- Purchase handmade goods at Saturday’s Duck the Malls arts and crafts sale at the Capitol Theater.
- Load up on razor clams during this weekend’s dig. Find tide information here.
- Catch live theater at Harlequin Productions’ Stardust.
- Buy tickets for next weekend’s Voetberg Family Christmas Show at the Centralia Fox Theatre.
- Learn how Bob Partlow turns into Santa.
- Visit Dondei Wines on Sunday, one of the rare open house days.
- Check out the festive spirit inside The Washington Center this holiday season.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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