I‘m a mom and Mother’s Day weekend for me usually means a weekend in the yard, planting my patio pots while someone else makes the meals. Some years means a trip downtown to enjoy Percival Landing at the annual Wooden Boat Fair. And sometimes, it means soccer games, laundry and homework, because, well, I’m the mom. Try and treat your mom this weekend to something a bit different than her daily routine, something that makes her smile. We have choices a plenty on our Weekend Event Calendar below and even more listed on our full Events Calendar. Happy Mother’s Day to all Thurston County moms!
- Spend Friday or Saturday shopping with your mom (or girlfriends) at Girls Night Out in downtown Olympia.
- Grab mom the newest glassybaby at this pop-up charity shop Friday at Bay Mercantile.
- Support moms and their pre-term babies at the March for Babies on Saturday.
- Browse through Gallery Boom and explore the local artists and their wares.
- Grab something perfect for mom, and your wallet, at the Centralia Outlets where Mother’s Day deals reign.
- Tap your toes to John Michael Montgomery at Little Creek Casino on Friday night all to benefit Big Brother Big Sisters.
- Enjoy community and the waterfront at the annual Wooden Boat Fair Saturday and Sunday.
- Hand-make your mom something special. Shipwreck Beads has what you need to impress.
- Enjoy Ballet Northwest’s Sleeping Beauty all weekend at The Washington Center.
- Tour a vintage B17 Bomber at the Olympic Flight Museum on Friday through Sunday.
- Celebrate Mother’s Day using ideas from this list of great ways to spend time together around Thurston County.
- Sneak a peek at gorgeous local gardens at Olympia Garden Club’s Secret Garden Tour on Saturday.
- Experience the beauty outdoors at Prairie Appreciation Day on Saturday.
- Drop the kids at the Hands On Children’s Museum’s Parent’s Night Out on Saturday and enjoy some time off.
- Catch a fish at Columbus Park’s Fun Fair and Kids Fishing Day.
- Make your lips happy with OlyBella’s natural lip balms. Details on their event here.
- Spend Saturday night at the track with the cars at Grays Harbor Raceway.
- Be mesmerized by the enchanting free Mother’s Day Flute Concert in the Capitol Rotunda.
- See Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! speak at Capitol Theater Saturday.
- Attend one of more than five theater shows playing this weekend. We’ve sorted the list for you here.
- Spend an hour with your coffee getting your child signed up for a summer camp. New options added to our list weekly.
- Take a springtime stroll with mom. Perfect Sunday strolls found in this list.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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