Olympia Events Calendar

The ThurstonTalk Events Calendar shares things to do around Thurston County including Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Tenino and beyond. Find fun activities and adventures throughout the region on our comprehensive events calendar. Have an event that isn’t listed? Click the green “Post your Event” button and our editors will review and approve within two business days.

Mar
19
Tue
Register Today!! Girls Rugby Spring Season @ Garfield Elementary & Chinook Middle School
Mar 19 all-day

Join us for our Girls Rugby Spring Season for Grades 2-8. Season begins 4/8 and runs through 6/1. See our link for location practice details, times, and registration!

Thurston/Mason County Resource Fair @ ESD 113 / Capital Event Center
Mar 19 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thurston/Mason County Resource Fair @ ESD 113 / Capital Event Center

Join us at the Thurston-Mason County Developmental Disabilities Resource and Transition Fair!  Open to all, this event is a valuable opportunity for students, families, and teachers to discover resources, support groups, and services that help empower and connect. Save the date and be a part of this inclusive community event!

Omnia Sol (everywhere light) @ Koval Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 19 @ 7:00 pm

The award-winning Timberline HS Choirs present “Omnia Sol” (everywhere light) on Tuesday, March 19 at 7pm at the Koval Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is FREE with donations gratefully accepted. Directed by Terry Shaw. This concert features Bass Choir, Treble Choir, Symphonic Choir, Chamber Choir and our Senior Bass Ensemble. Contact Terry Shaw for more info- tshaw@nthurston.k12.wa.us.

Mar
20
Wed
Band Classics @ Worthington Conference Center
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Band Classics @ Worthington Conference Center

“Band Classics” is a concert presented by the South Puget Sound New Horizons Band (SPSNHB), a sixty-member band of local musicians aged 50 and up. The band rehearses every week in northeast Olympia.

This free concert will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, March 20, 2024, at the Worthington Center on the St. Martin’s University campus in Lacey.

You will hear a special selection of band music that has stood the test of time, from composers such as Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Karl King, Percy Grainger and more!   Admission is free, although donations are always gladly accepted. (We are a 501c3 non-profit organization.)

You’re invited to come and enjoy our music! Please e-mail us at the band’s website (http://www.olynhb.us/) if you have questions about the band or the concert.

Hope to see you there!

I.Q./E.Q.—Learning How Your Child Learns @ Virtual on Zoom
Mar 20 @ 7:00 pm
I.Q./E.Q.—Learning How Your Child Learns @ Virtual on Zoom

We are excited to welcome Emily McMason of Evolving Parents as a presenter for our Community Education Series.

About the speaker:

Emily McMason is a personal & parent coach and sleep consultant. Which really means she works with all parts of the family–from newborn sleepless nights to teenage angst, from (re)discovering who you are to reconnecting with a partner, her job is to help create change that works. Emily’s undergraduate degree is in astrophysics, she has a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard, a graduate certificate in Coaching from PCI, and completed a postgraduate program for sleep. Emily’s private practice is in Olympia, and in addition to her coaching work she does consulting work with schools, non-profits, businesses and government agencies. Emily has two kids, and her daughter is a very proud NOVA alum.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater
Mar 20 @ 7:30 pm
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater

An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays (and 154 sonnets) in under two hours! Titus Andronicus becomes a cooking show, all the Histories are performed as a football game, and we go NUTS with Hamlet! All performed by three actors.

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield, new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Directed by Corey McDaniel and featuring Alyssa Kay, Eleise Moore, and Drew Doyle.

3/15 7:30pm, 3/16 2:00pm & 7:30pm, 3/17 2:00pm, 3/20 7:30pm, 3/21 7:30pm, 3/22 7:30pm, 3/23 2pm & 7:30pm, 3/24 2:00pm, 3/27 2:00pm, 3/28 7:30pm, 3/29 7:30pm, 3/30 2PM & 7:30PM, 3/31 2:00pm

Mar
21
Thu
Register Today!! Girls Rugby Spring Season @ Garfield Elementary & Chinook Middle School
Mar 21 all-day

Join us for our Girls Rugby Spring Season for Grades 2-8. Season begins 4/8 and runs through 6/1. See our link for location practice details, times, and registration!

The IN TEAM Business to Business Networking @ Ebony and Ivory Coffee House
Mar 21 @ 7:45 am – 9:00 am

Our Mission – To connect businesses and people through intentional relationships. The IN TEAM is an Intentionally Networking membership based group that is focused on a culture of intentionally building relationships, community, connections, referring business, and helping each other personally and professionally.

We have no mandatory attendance requirements. Members who show up will have the most advantages to building their business. We are currently 200+ Members strong. We have joined forces with some of the best networkers around which will provide opportunities to intentionally connect, share, and ultimately helping increase the bottom line for all our members. You won’t want to miss it. It’s going to be AMAZING and unlike anything this area has ever seen!

 

WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library
Mar 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
WorkSource Resume Writing Workshop @ Lacey Timberland Library

Need help with your resume?

WorkSource, in partnership with the Lacey Timberland Library, will be hosting a series of resume writing workshops, covering these topics:

* Resume overview, what to include
* Style and formatting
* Catering to each position using job-specific key words

Computers and internet access will be provided!

We recommend you bring a detailed list of your employment history and references, or a previous resume with this information.

You can also get a head start by completing your job-seeker profile at worksourcewa.com before the workshop.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Contact the library or visit tinyurl.com/TRLResumeWorkshops2024-2 to register.

Local Author Celebrates Women’s History @ The Abigail Stuart House - Woman's Club
Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm
Local Author Celebrates Women's History @ The Abigail Stuart House - Woman's Club

Local Author celebrates Women’s History Month with her books and will speak at The Woman’s Club of Olympia as a fundraiser for scholarships.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater
Mar 21 @ 7:30 pm
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater

An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays (and 154 sonnets) in under two hours! Titus Andronicus becomes a cooking show, all the Histories are performed as a football game, and we go NUTS with Hamlet! All performed by three actors.

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield, new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Directed by Corey McDaniel and featuring Alyssa Kay, Eleise Moore, and Drew Doyle.

3/15 7:30pm, 3/16 2:00pm & 7:30pm, 3/17 2:00pm, 3/20 7:30pm, 3/21 7:30pm, 3/22 7:30pm, 3/23 2pm & 7:30pm, 3/24 2:00pm, 3/27 2:00pm, 3/28 7:30pm, 3/29 7:30pm, 3/30 2PM & 7:30PM, 3/31 2:00pm

Mar
22
Fri
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library
Mar 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater
Mar 22 @ 7:30 pm
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] @ Washington Center Black Box Theater

An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays (and 154 sonnets) in under two hours! Titus Andronicus becomes a cooking show, all the Histories are performed as a football game, and we go NUTS with Hamlet! All performed by three actors.

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield, new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Directed by Corey McDaniel and featuring Alyssa Kay, Eleise Moore, and Drew Doyle.

3/15 7:30pm, 3/16 2:00pm & 7:30pm, 3/17 2:00pm, 3/20 7:30pm, 3/21 7:30pm, 3/22 7:30pm, 3/23 2pm & 7:30pm, 3/24 2:00pm, 3/27 2:00pm, 3/28 7:30pm, 3/29 7:30pm, 3/30 2PM & 7:30PM, 3/31 2:00pm

Mar
23
Sat
Register Today!! Girls Rugby Spring Season @ Garfield Elementary & Chinook Middle School
Mar 23 all-day

Join us for our Girls Rugby Spring Season for Grades 2-8. Season begins 4/8 and runs through 6/1. See our link for location practice details, times, and registration!

Dinos Rock! Spring Break Weeks @ Hands On Children's Museum
Mar 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Dinos Rock! Spring Break Weeks @ Hands On Children's Museum

This Spring Break, the Hands On Children’s Museum will chomp, stomp, and roar with awesome dinosaur-themed activities and exciting special guests from March 23 – April 14. Examine real fossils with experts from the Burke Museum and Fossil Team PDX. Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer and learn about birds of prey and their dinosaur ancestors. Explore epoch extinction events, create prehistoric cave paintings, dig for dino bones, watch wacky Dr. Science demos, join the dino stomp dance party, and more!

Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below.
Buy your tickets online to save $1 per ticket, get guaranteed admission, and enjoy quick check-in.

Exciting Spring Break Activities & Special Guests
• Build dinosaur skeletons
• Make dino feet, hats, and enjoy dinosaur coloring sheets in the Art Studio
• Make Pterodactyl flyers for the wind tunnel
• Draw with chalk and walk with giants as we compare ourselves to dinosaurs in the ODC
• Examine feathers, skins, and scales at the science table (March 25–30)
• Design dinosaur decorated rumble bots (March 25–30)
• The Museum will be closed for Easter, March 31
• Uncover ice cube archeology (April 1–4)
• Create prehistoric cave paintings (April 1–4)
• Explore epoch extinction events and make volcanoes erupt (April 1–7)
• Examine dinosaur fossils at the science table (April 1–7)
• Play with loose parts and learn about dino eating habits (April 1–7)
• Meet paleontologist and fossil preparator Kelsie Abrams and see real fossils from the Burke Museum (April 3–4, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
• Meet paleontologist and founder of Fossil Team PDX Nico Spadafora and enjoy their fossil collection (April 5–6, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
• Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer and learn about birds of prey and their dinosaur ancestors (April 5–6, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
• Launch comet catapults & design colorful asteroids (April 5–7)
• Silkscreen dino prints (April 6–7)
• Watch wacky Dr. Science demos (Intermittent)
• Join in the dino stomp dance party (Intermittent)
• Excavate dino bones in the ODC (weather permitting)
• Learn about the total solar eclipse (April 8)
• Examine fossils of the deep at the science table (April 8–14)
• Design dino pop up cards (April 9–14)
• Create tinfoil dino sculptures (April 9–14)

Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot
Mar 23 @ 9:00 am
Lacey Joggernauts @ Thrive Community Fitness Center upper parking lot

The Lacey Joggernauts have been a Run & Walk club since 2018 hosted by an all volunteer group of awesome people. We meet outside the Thrive Community Fitness Center each week for a free 5K (3.1 miles) and/or 8K (5 miles) run/walk. Each we we go on a new route through the neighborhoods or on the Chehalis Trail. It is never a boring routine.

Our name, Joggernauts, says it all. You can Jog or Not (walk). We meet at 9am, sign in, and get ready to roll out. This group is open to the entire community no matter what your age or ability. Young, old, fit, not-so-fit, kids, dogs, and strollers are all welcome.

Once you join us for 10 times or more, you receive a free medal from the Lacey Joggernauts. How cool is that? Oh and we have some of the coolest shirts available for purchase as well. That’s how we pay for those free medals.

Our goal is to give the community a free option to add to their fitness routine. From beginner to more advanced participant, you are sure to find someone to walk with or help keep a steady pace with.

Just show up on Saturday mornings and get ready for some fun. Find us on Facebook as well. Search Groups for The Lacey Joggernauts and click join.

Easter Bunny Photos! @ Thurston County Fairgrounds
Mar 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Easter Bunny Photos! @ Thurston County Fairgrounds

Bring Kids for Easter Bunny Photos

Discounted photos!

Photos printed on the spot!

Easter Bunny Special @ Simspon Railroad
Mar 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Easter Bunny Special @ Simspon Railroad

Take a Ride aboard the Simpson Railroad. That ride includes a stop to See the Easter Bunny, Hunt for Eggs, get your face painted and much more.

EGGstravaganza! @ First United Methodist Church of Olympia
Mar 23 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
EGGstravaganza! @ First United Methodist Church of Olympia

Join us for a huge community Easter Party!

We’ll have:
-pictures with the Easter Bunny
-Egg hunts for different age groups
-A bouncy house
-Games
-Fresh fruit and veggie trays
-Voyager Expresso & Kona Ice food trucks
-So much more!!

This is a free community event! Invite friends, family, neighbors and more! We cannot wait to celebrate with everyone! 🐰

North Thurston HS Winter Showcase @ North Thurston HS Gymnasium
Mar 23 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
North Thurston HS Winter Showcase @ North Thurston HS Gymnasium

Welcome to the 6th annual North Thurston Winterguard “Winter Showcase”. This competition will feature more than thirteen high school and WSU Winterguards in competition. It will also feature two indoor percussion lines, competing in two rounds (prelims and finals) for placement and awards in their division.

Doors open @ 11:30
Prelims from 12:00 until 2:00
Finals (with awards to follow) 3:30 to 5:30, with awards @ 5:45 PM.