This weekend kicks off with National Coffee Day on September 29 and I’ll be sure to celebrate with my favorite baristas all day long. And, September comes officially to a close this weekend as we turn the page to October. We are fully embracing fall with articles on pumpkin patches, hikes to view changing leaves and migrating salmon in our waterways. What will your family do this weekend?
- Get your coffee fix at Dutch Bros in Lacey on Friday. $1 for every beverage is given to the NTPS Foundation.
- Attend Friday’s Women’s Business Conference. Details here.
- Take the kids to the Olympia Family Theater’s Cat in the Hat production all weekend.
- Pick the perfect pumpkin and have some family fun at a local Pumpkin Patch.
- Find fall fun for your family around our area with these thrifty tips.
- Mark your calendar now to attend OysterFest on October 7-8.
- Head to the South Sound Estuarium while in downtown Olympia.
- Plan ahead to attend Saint Martin’s screening of the thought-provoking documentary, Promised Land.
- Explore the Nisqually Watershed Festival.
- Pitch in at the fall downtown clean-up on Sunday morning.
- Book a kayak tour and meet our native wildlife up close.
- Celebrate National Land’s Day with free State and National Park admission on Saturday.
- Head out on a hike. Here’s five awesome local hikes for fall.
- Grab your tickets to the Big Brothers Big Sisters BIG Auction.
- Support Wolf Haven International at the Wolves and Wine fundraising event on Saturday.
- Be inspired by local dermatologist Sasha Cavanaugh’s selfless work for kids in Peru.
- Read these drone tips before heading out for a flight this weekend.
- Circle Capital Lake to support Suicide Awareness at the Out of the Darkness walk.
- Power through the soccer schedule with fresh juices and smoothies from Zoe Juice Bar.
- Accept GHB Insurance’s 90th anniversary challenge to make your community better.
- Learn how your family can bond at the South Sound YMCA together.
- Network with fellow women in business at Saturday’s Women’s Business Conference.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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