Submitted by Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce
The 2025 Tenino Oregon Trail Days Festival will feature the Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade, Cascadia Country with the Pioneer Village with 25 hands-on activities for families including, the 31st Annual WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous, the Cascadiens, Dutch Oven Society and Mountain Man Rendezvous, The Tenino Depot Museum 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Move of the Depot, Food Booths, Arts and Crafts Vendors, Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show, Tenino Young-At-Heart Theatre production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Creekside Conservancy Salmon Bake, Tenino Timberland Library Book Sale, Tenino Farmers Market Blue Ribbon Pie Contest, South Thurston Fire and EMS Demonstrations and Dunk Tank, Gospel Sunday Community Worship Service in the Park, and Capital City 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. Visitors are encouraged to check out the Tenino City Park playground equipment, three pump tracks, trails, and the Tenino Quarry Pool while at the festival. The festival is coordinated by the Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce. A complete schedule of events can be found at the Tenino Oregon Trail Days website.
Tenino Oregon Trail Days 2025 Schedule
Thursday, July 24, 2025
7:00 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid, Tenino High School
Friday, July 25, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Christmas in July Craft Fair
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center/Tenino Food Bank Plus
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
10:00 a.m. Flag Ceremony by VFW Post 5878
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tenino Depot Museum, Depot 50th Anniversary of the Move history exhibit, Wooden Money Printing, Oregon Trail History, Blacksmith
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Food, Art, and Craft Vendors
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tenino Quarry Pool hours
5:00 p.m. Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles Dinner and Grooveyard Band
7:00 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid, Tenino High School
Saturday, July 26, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3, Parkside School
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tenino Eagles Christmas in July Craft Fair
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Information Center staffed by Tenino Community Service Center/Tenino Food Bank Plus
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tenino Depot Museum, Depot 50th Anniversary of the Move history exhibit, Wooden Money Printing, Oregon Trail History, Blacksmith
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Food, Art, and Craft Vendors
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tenino Farmers Market Blue Ribbon Pie Contest
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tenino Timberland Friends of the Library Book Sale at Farmers Market
10:45 a.m. – Noon The Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Heernett Environmental Foundation, aka, Creekside Conservancy Traditional Salmon Bake
12:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3 Dunk Contest
Noon – 4:00 p.m. South Thurston Fire & EMS Dunk Tank 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tenino Quarry Pool hours
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. The Prairie Steppers Square and Round Dance Club Demonstration
2:00 p.m. Tenino Depot Museum 50th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony
2:00 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid at the High School
5:00 p.m. Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles Dinner and Haywire Band
6:00 p.m. Stone City Events Center The Olson Bros Band Concert
Sunday, July 27, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3 Parkside School
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. WAMS Rock & Gem Show
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tenino Eagles Christmas in July Craft Fair
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center/Tenino Food Bank Plus
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tenino Depot Museum, Wooden Money Printing, Oregon Trail History, Blacksmith
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Food, Art, and Craft Vendors
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Community Worship Service in the Park led by First Presbyterian Church of Tenino at the Quarry House Stage
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
12:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3 3 Point Contest
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tenino Quarry Pool hours
2:00 p.m. Tenino Young-At-Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid at the High School
4:00 p.m. Tenino VFW Post 5878 Closing Flag Ceremony
July 31, August 1 7:00 p.m., August 2, 3, 2:00 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid, Tenino High School
Complete Schedule details and description of events.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Tenino Young-At Heart Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 7:00 p.m. at Tenino High School. Show times are Weekdays at 7:00 p.m., Weekends at 2 p.m., and Pay-What-You-Can on July 30th. Adults $16, Students & Seniors $14 for tickets and more information visit the Tenino Young at Heart Theatre website.
Friday, July 25, 2025
WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Washington Agate and Mineral Society, the state’s oldest organized rock club, is hosting its 31st Annual Rock, Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Show in conjunction with Tenino’s Oregon Trail Days celebration. The show is educational and fun for all ages. Who doesn’t like rocks? The show is a wonderful way to introduce your kids to science through geology. Admission to the show is free and is located at the Tenino City Park in Cascadia Country on the ball fields near the Blue Pump Track. The hours of the show are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday, July 25th, and Saturday, July 26th; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 27th. Twenty-two vendors will be selling a wide variety of rocks and minerals, jewelry, beads, gems, crystals, fossils, and lapidary equipment for rock cutting, polishing, etc. The club will have its beloved spinning wheel and door prize tickets for sale. Several demonstrators will be showcasing how to make stone arrowheads, knives, beads, and cabochons. There will also be demonstrations of rock polishing and sterling silver wire-wrapping.
Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Christmas in July Craft Fair 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Breakfast Special, Raffles, unique handcrafted gifts.
First Aid Station by South Thurston Fire and EMS, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tenino VFW Post 5878 Opening Flag Ceremony 10:00 a.m. at the War Memorial
Join the Tenino VFW and American Legion at the Memorial Wall for an opening Flag Ceremony. National Anthem sung by Mayra Pena.
Cascadia Country
Cascadia Country, located on the Ball Fields near the Blue Pump Track in the Tenino City Park will be home to Pioneer Village, WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous, Dutch Oven Society, Cascadiens, and Primitives Mountain Man Rendezvous.
Pioneer Village 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities at the Depot Museum- The best edutainment festival for families to share the experiences of what life was like for pioneers more than 100+ years ago.
- Axe Handle Making with a draw knife- Visitors will use a draw knife to shave a limb until it turns into an axe handle.
- Antler Jewelry- Visitors will cut antlers into pieces, drill holes in them, put string through the drilled holes and wear around neck as a necklace.
- Arrowhead Carving- Visitors will learn about Arrowheads and the opportunity to carve one out of wax.
- Blacksmithing- Visitors have the chance to watch as iron is heated in a forge and shaped by pounding it.
- Candle Making- Visitors will dip strings into melted wax to make a candle. Supplies provided by Swan Candles.
- Cascadien Group- Dressed in costume, the group sets up a historically accurate camp and performs various activities with visitors.
- Cedar Post and Rail Making- Visitors are invited to drive wedges into a log and continue to drive other wedges down the log until eventually the log splits, and rails and posts are created.
- Cedar Shake Making- Visitors will drive a Froe (or Frow) shake axe into a cedar block. Then pull back on the handle and a shake breaks off from the block.
- Cedar Bark- Rope-making exhibit.
- Corn Husk Dolls- Visitors have the opportunity to make small dolls with the husk of corn.
- Crosscut Saw Display
- Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration- Visitors will sample a variety of treats that have been cooked in a Dutch Oven and learn about the process of cooking with it.
- Electric and Bicycle Sharpener displays- Visitors will sit and push pedals to turn the large round stone and witness axes and knives being sharpened.
- Lashing Sticks- Visitors will learn how to use twine to lash together sticks or poles to create features.
- Log Cabin Notching- Visitors will learn how to place a log on a sawhorse, saw two cuts, and then take a mallet and a wood chisel and carve out a notch.
- Log cutting with a Crosscut Saw- Visitors will place a log onto sawhorses, then two people will take the crosscut saw and pull back and forth to cut the log.
- Lumber Making with Carpenters Adze- Visitors learn how to lay a log on the ground, straddle it, and use an Adze to chip away, moving backwards to flatten one side. By continuing this process on all sides, the log eventually becomes lumber.
- Old Fashioned Toys- Visitors are invited to play with several different old toys used in the 1800’s.
- OHOP Pioneer Farm Activities- Visitors are invited to try out many different farm activities from the OHOP Valley near Eatonville.
- Pitchwood Fire Starter- Visitors will learn the history of Pitchwood and how it comes from an old stump in the woods. They will shave off several pieces and demonstrate how it can start a fire.
- Primitives- Mountain Man Rendezvous
- Rope Making- Visitors have the chance to use a 100-year-old device to twist three strings of twine to make it into rope.
- Textile Activities- Connect paper squares with designs and make a paper quilt.
- Trading Post- Display consisting of a variety of old and unique items that visitors may provide a donation for in order to take the item home.
- Washing Clothes with a Scrub Board and Wringer- Visitors have the chance to put clothes in a tub of soap and water, use the scrub board to clean them and then rinse the clothes in clean water, use the wringer to get rid of the water and then hang the clothes to dry.
- Wood Carving/Whittling- Visitors have the chance to use a pocketknife to carve and whittle on a stick to create a walking stick.
- Wood Chisel Carving- Learn to carve on Alder wood to make sculptures.
- Woodworking Station- Visitors can try out several old carpentry tools including hand drills, hammers, nail pullers and planner.
- Wood Carving- Use wood fine tools to create carvings out of pine boards.
Watch a new issue of Tenino Wooden Money be printed. The experience will feature historical displays about the Depot Move in 1975. There will also be displays about how the Oregon Trail came through Tenino. Visit the museum, pick up a scavenger hunt, learn about the Depot Move and adventure down the Old Oregon Trail. Friday through Sunday.
Food, Arts & Craft Vendors 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. coordinated by the Tenino Community Service Center Food Bank Plus. Food vendors include Bulgogi Hustle, Elotes y Tacos, Riley Novelty Sales Ice Cream, Tony’s Ynot Italian Ice, Kreative Kettle Corn, Lone Tree Coffee Co., LLC, Cosmic Dog, Fried Bread Tacos. More than 40 Arts, Crafts, and Commercial Vendors will participate as well.
Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show coordinated by Briar Cottage Quilting Fabrics and Notions 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. in the Quarry House.
Tenino Quarry Pool open Noon-6:00 p.m.
Tenino Eagles Oregon Trail Days – Dinner and Grooveyard Band 5:00 p.m.
Tenino Young-At Heart Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 7:00 p.m. at Tenino High School. Show times are Weekdays at 7:00 p.m., Weekends at 2:00 p.m., and Pay-What-You-Can on July 30th. Adults $16, Students & Seniors $14 for tickets and more information visit Tenino Young at Heart Theatre website.
Saturday, July 27, 2023
Capital City 3on3 Games: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Dunk Contest 12:00 p.m.
WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Washington Agate and Mineral Society, the state’s oldest organized rock club, is hosting its 31st Annual Rock, Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Show in conjunction with Tenino’s Oregon Trail Days celebration. The show is educational and fun for all ages. Who doesn’t like rocks? The show is a wonderful way to introduce your kids to science through geology. Admission to the show is free and is located at the Tenino City Park in Cascadia Country on the ball fields near the Blue Pump Track. The hours of the show are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday, July 25th, and Saturday, July 26th; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 27th. Twenty-two vendors will be selling a wide variety of rocks and minerals, jewelry, beads, gems, crystals, fossils, and lapidary equipment for rock cutting, polishing, etc. The club will have its beloved spinning wheel and door prize tickets for sale. Several demonstrators will be showcasing how to make stone arrowheads, knives, beads, and cabochons. There will also be demonstrations of rock polishing and sterling silver wire-wrapping.
Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Christmas in July Craft Fair 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Breakfast Special, Raffles, unique handcrafted gifts.
Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center Food Bank Plus 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
First Aid Station by South Thurston Fire and EMS, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pioneer Village 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
- Axe Handle Making with a draw knife- Visitors will use a draw knife to shave a limb until it turns into an axe handle.
- Antler Jewelry- Visitors will cut antlers into pieces, drill holes in them, put string through the drilled holes and wear around neck as a necklace.
- Arrowhead Carving- Visitors will learn about Arrowheads and the opportunity to carve one out of wax.
- Blacksmithing- Visitors have the chance to watch as iron is heated in a forge and shaped by pounding it.
- Candle Making- Visitors will dip strings into melted wax to make a candle. Supplies provided by Swan Candles.
- Cascadien Group- Dressed in costume, the group sets up a historically accurate camp and performs various activities with visitors.
- Cedar Post and Rail Making- Visitors are invited to drive wedges into a log and continue to drive other wedges down the log until eventually the log splits, and rails and posts are created.
- Cedar Shake Making- Visitors will drive a Froe (or Frow) shake axe into a cedar block. Then pull back on the handle and a shake breaks off from the block.
- Cedar Bark- Rope-making exhibit.
- Corn Husk Dolls- Visitors have the opportunity to make small dolls with the husk of corn.
- Crosscut Saw Display
- Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration- Visitors will sample a variety of treats that have been cooked in a Dutch Oven and learn about the process of cooking with it.
- Electric and Bicycle Sharpener displays- Visitors will sit and push pedals to turn the large round stone and witness axes and knives being sharpened.
- Lashing Sticks- Visitors will learn how to use twine to lash together sticks or poles to create features.
- Log Cabin Notching- Visitors will learn how to place a log on a sawhorse, saw two cuts, and then take a mallet and a wood chisel and carve out a notch.
- Log cutting with a Crosscut Saw- Visitors will place a log onto sawhorses, then two people will take the crosscut saw and pull back and forth to cut the log.
- Lumber Making with Carpenters Adze- Visitors learn how to lay a log on the ground, straddle it, and use an Adze to chip away, moving backwards to flatten one side. By continuing this process on all sides, the log eventually becomes lumber.
- Old Fashioned Toys- Visitors are invited to play with several different old toys used in the 1800’s.
- OHOP Pioneer Farm Activities- Visitors are invited to try out many different farm activities from the OHOP Valley near Eatonville.
- Pitchwood Fire Starter- Visitors will learn the history of Pitchwood and how it comes from an old stump in the woods. They will shave off several pieces and demonstrate how it can start a fire.
- Primitives- Mountain Man Rendezvous
- Rope Making- Visitors have the chance to use a 100-year-old device to twist three strings of twine to make it into rope.
- Textile Activities- Connect paper squares with designs and make a paper quilt.
- Trading Post- Display consisting of a variety of old and unique items that visitors may provide a donation for in order to take the item home.
- Washing Clothes with a Scrub Board and Wringer- Visitors have the chance to put clothes in a tub of soap and water, use the scrub board to clean them, and then rinse the clothes in clean water, use the wringer to get rid of the water and then hang the clothes to dry.
- Wood Carving/Whittling- Visitors have the chance to use a pocketknife to carve and whittle on a stick to create a walking stick.
- Wood Chisel Carving- Learn to carve on Alder wood to make sculptures.
- Woodworking Station- Visitors can try out several old carpentry tools including hand drills, hammers, nail pullers and planner.
- Wood Carving- Use wood fine tools to create carvings out of pine boards.
Watch a new issue of Tenino Wooden Money be printed. The experience will feature historical displays about the Depot Move in 1975. There will also be displays about how the Oregon Trail came through Tenino. Visit the museum, pick up a scavenger hunt, learn about the Depot Move and adventure down the Old Oregon Trail. Friday through Sunday.
The Prairie Steppers Square and Roud Dance Club Demonstration 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show coordinated by Briar Cottage Quilting Fabrics and Notions 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Quarry House.
Tenino Farmer’s Market (Olympia Street) Saturday, July 26 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. *Blue Ribbon Pie Contest Day 1:00 p.m.
Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade- 10:45 a.m., on Sussex Avenue
Coordinated by the Tenino Lions Club and led by the Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team. The Parade is one of the many highlights of Tenino’s Oregon Trail Days and includes the Grand Marshal, Citizen of the Year, Dignitaries, Royalty from other Festivals, High School Bands, Floats, Horses, and cool cars.
Creekside Conservancy Traditional Salmon Bake, Saturday, July 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., near the Quarry Pool lawn. Enjoy delicious Salmon and sides prepared by the Chehalis Tribe and Lucky Eagle Casino. $15 per person/ Flavored Sparkling water available for purchase. The proceeds go to support the Creekside Conservancy’s efforts to provide safe and healthy habitat for flora and fauna.
South Thurston Fire and EMS Dunk Tank Noon – 4:00 p.m. near Information Center and the Backstop
Tenino Quarry Pool open Noon-6:00 p.m.
The Tenino Depot Museum Official Ceremony of the Move, Saturday July 26, 2:00 p.m.
Participate in the ceremony to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the move. Dignitary speakers, unveiling of the new Tenino Wooden Money that is being printed in July. Enjoy cake and beverages.
Tenino Young-At Heart Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 7:00 p.m. at Tenino High School. Show times are Weekdays at 7:00 p.m., Weekends at 2:00 p.m., and Pay-What-You-Can on July 30th. Adults $16, Students & Seniors $14 for tickets and more information visit the Tenino Young at Heart Theatre website.
Tenino Eagles Oregon Trail Days – Dinner & Grooveyard Band 5:00 p.m.
Stone City Event Center The Olson Brothers Concert 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Capital City 3on3 Games: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., 3-Point Contest 12:00 p.m.
WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Washington Agate and Mineral Society, the state’s oldest organized rock club, is hosting its 31st Annual Rock, Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Show in conjunction with Tenino’s Oregon Trail Days celebration. The show is educational and fun for all ages. Who doesn’t like rocks? The show is a wonderful way to introduce your kids to science through geology. Admission to the show is free and is located at the Tenino City Park in Cascadia Country on the ball fields near the Blue Pump Track. The hours of the show are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday, July 25th, and Saturday, July 26th; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 27th. Twenty-two vendors will be selling a wide variety of rocks and minerals, jewelry, beads, gems, crystals, fossils, and lapidary equipment for rock cutting, polishing, etc. The club will have its beloved spinning wheel and door prize tickets for sale. Several demonstrators will be showcasing how to make stone arrowheads, knives, beads, and cabochons. There will also be demonstrations of rock polishing and sterling silver wire-wrapping.
Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Christmas in July Craft Fair 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Breakfast Special, Raffles, unique handcrafted gifts.
Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center Food Bank Plus 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
First Aid Station by South Thurston Fire and EMS, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Tenino Depot Museum’s Celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Depot Move 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Daily
Watch a new issue of Tenino Wooden Money be printed. The experience will feature historical displays about the Depot Move in 1975. There will also be displays about how the Oregon Trail came through Tenino. Visit the museum, pick up a scavenger hunt, learn about the Depot Move and adventure down the Old Oregon Trail. Friday through Sunday.
Food, Arts & Craft Vendors 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. coordinated by the Tenino Community Service Center Food Bank Plus. Food vendors include Bulgogi Hustle, Elotes y Tacos, Riley Novelty Sales Ice Cream, Tony’s Ynot Italian Ice, Kreative Kettle Corn, Lone Tree Coffee Co., LLC, Cosmic Dog, Fried Bread Tacos. More than 40 Arts, Crafts, and Commercial Vendors will participate as well.
Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show coordinated by Briar Cottage Quilting Fabrics and Notions 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Quarry House.
Community Worship Service led by First Presbyterian Church of Tenino in the Park at the Quarry House Stage 10:30 a.m.
Pioneer Village 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities at the Depot Museum- The best edutainment festival for families to share the experiences of what life was like for pioneers more than 100+ years ago.
- Axe Handle Making with a draw knife- Visitors will use a draw knife to shave a limb until it turns into an axe handle.
- Antler Jewelry- Visitors will cut antlers into pieces, drill holes in them, put string through the drilled holes and wear around neck as a necklace.
- Arrowhead Carving- Visitors will learn about Arrowheads and the opportunity to carve one out of wax.
- Blacksmithing- Visitors have the chance to watch as iron is heated in a forge and shaped by pounding it.
- Candle Making- Visitors will dip strings into melted wax to make a candle. Supplies provided by Swan Candles.
- Cascadien Group- Dressed in costume, the group sets up a historically accurate camp and performs various activities with visitors.
- Cedar Post and Rail Making- Visitors are invited to drive wedges into a log and continue to drive other wedges down the log until eventually the log splits, and rails and posts are created.
- Cedar Shake Making- Visitors will drive a Froe (or Frow) shake axe into a cedar block. Then pull back on the handle and a shake breaks off from the block.
- Cedar Bark- Rope-making exhibit.
- Corn Husk Dolls- Visitors have the opportunity to make small dolls with the husk of corn.
- Crosscut Saw Display
- Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration- Visitors will sample a variety of treats that have been cooked in a Dutch Oven and learn about the process of cooking with it.
- Electric and Bicycle Sharpener displays- Visitors will sit and push pedals to turn the large round stone and witness axes and knives being sharpened.
- Lashing Sticks- Visitors will learn how to use twine to lash together sticks or poles to create features.
- Log Cabin Notching- Visitors will learn how to place a log on a sawhorse, saw two cuts, and then take a mallet and a wood chisel and carve out a notch.
- Log cutting with a Crosscut Saw- Visitors will place a log onto sawhorses, then two people will take the crosscut saw and pull back and forth to cut the log.
- Lumber Making with Carpenters Adze- Visitors learn how to lay a log on the ground, straddle it, and use an Adze to chip away, moving backwards to flatten one side. By continuing this process on all sides, the log eventually becomes lumber.
- Old Fashioned Toys- Visitors are invited to play with several different old toys used in the 1800’s.
- OHOP Pioneer Farm Activities- Visitors are invited to try out many different farm activities from the OHOP Valley near Eatonville.
- Pitchwood Fire Starter- Visitors will learn the history of Pitchwood and how it comes from an old stump in the woods. They will shave off several pieces and demonstrate how it can start a fire.
- Primitives- Mountain Man Rendezvous
- Rope Making- Visitors have the chance to use a 100-year-old device to twist three strings of twine to make it into rope.
- Textile Activities- Connect paper squares with designs and make a paper quilt.
- Trading Post- Display consisting of a variety of old and unique items that visitors may provide a donation for in order to take the item home.
- Washing Clothes with a Scrub Board and Wringer- Visitors have the chance to put clothes in a tub of soap and water, use the scrub board to clean them and then rinse the clothes in clean water, use the wringer to get rid of the water and then hang the clothes to dry.
- Wood Carving/Whittling- Visitors have the chance to use a pocketknife to carve and whittle on a stick to create a walking stick.
- Wood Chisel Carving- Learn to carve on Alder wood to make sculptures.
- Woodworking Station- Visitors can try out several old carpentry tools including hand drills, hammers, nail pullers and planner.
- Wood Carving- Use wood fine tools to create carvings out of pine boards.
Tenino Quarry Pool open Noon-6:00 p.m.
Tenino Young-At Heart Theatre presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid at 2:00 p.m. at Tenino High School. Show times are Weekdays at 7:00 p.m., Weekends at 2:00 p.m., and Pay-What-You-Can on July 30th. Adults $16, Students & Seniors $14 for tickets and more information visit the Tenino Young at Heart Theatre website.
Tenino VFW Post 5878 Closing Flag Ceremony 4:00 p.m. at the War Memorial.
Please check our Tenino Oregon Trail Days Facebook page for updates to the schedule.
Purchase Tenino Oregon Trail Days T-shirts, Hoodies, and Trucker Hats here.
Tenino Oregon Trail Days are coordinated annually by the Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Tenino, Tenino Community Service Center Food Bank Plus, South Thurston County Historical Society, Tenino Lions Club, Washington Agate, and Mineral Society, South Thurston Fire and EMS, Tenino Young-At-Heart Theatre, Tenino Farmers Market, Tenino Timberland Library, 90 Ten Training Academy, Briar Cottage Quilting Fabrics and Notions and Colvin Ranch.
Tenino Oregon Trail Days is sponsored by Lucky Eagle Casino, Thurston County Lodging Tax Committee, Puget Sound Energy, Hallett, Conklin, Whitworth Edward Jones Financial Management Team, Tenino Timberland Regional Library, Colleen Casey Farmers Insurance, Briar Cottage Quilting Fabrics and Notions, Tenino Market Fresh, Scatter Creek Aerials, The Kodiak Room and Tenino Tabs and Titles.
