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.

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Apr
26
Fri
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Apr 26 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Puget Sound Estuarium Open House @ Puget Sound Estuarium
Apr 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Puget Sound Estuarium Open House @ Puget Sound Estuarium

Join us for a Benefit Auction Open House during Olympia Arts Walk! Our Annual Benefit Auction will be held online from April 19th to 26th, ending in an Open House to allow our supporters to view and make their final bids on a variety of tempting donations from local business, partners, and artists!

Admission to the Estuarium will be FREE during this event, so guests can meet our tank animals, enjoy light refreshments, participate in arts and crafts, and support the Estuarium! Not only that, the surf rock band the Jacked Lords will be playing outside of the Estuarium from 6:30-8:30pm!

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the numerous donors whose generosity fuels the Estuarium’s mission and enriches our community. Discover more about this extraordinary event by visiting the link provided HERE.

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of art, community, and support!

Apr
27
Sat
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Apr 27 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

GROWL Hall of Fame Dinner & Auction @ SPSCC Student Union Building
Apr 27 @ 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Come support OHS athletics at the annual G.R.O.W.L dinner and auction!  Bid on items generously donated to the silent and live auctions, enjoy dinner, get an update on current OHS athletics, and honor this year’s Hall of Fame inductees:

Rockey Isley – Lifetime Achievement Award

Mike Ramsey (Track)- Class of 1980

Stefani (Bouchele) Smith (Soccer) -Class of 1988

Maureen Webb (Soccer) – Class of 1990

Adam Conley (Baseball) – Class of 2008

 

Apr
28
Sun
Touch A Truck and Spaghetti Lunch @ Garfield Elementary School
Apr 28 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    • ​​Touch a Truck – 12 – 3 PM. Sensory friendly time 12:00 – 12:30 PM – no lights, sirens or horns. Join Garfield Elementary PTA, City of Olympia Public Works, Parks Arts & Recreation, Police, Fire, Thurston County Sheriff’s Dive Team, and WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for a FREE hands on look at their big rigs. Sit in the driver’s seat of police cars, dump trucks, hydro excavators, dive boats, and more! All ages welcome!
    • Spaghetti Lunch  – 12 – 2 PM. Join Garfield PTA for a Spaghetti Lunch fundraiser in the Garfield Cafeteria during the Touch a Truck event. Spring fundraiser donations are appreciated at this event! Lunch is sponsored by Olive Garden.
2nd Annual Boutique Clothing Swap @ The Olympia Ballroom
Apr 28 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Swapping is the new shopping! According to the British Fashion Council, there are enough clothes on the planet right now to dress the next six generations of the human race!? So, pull out those items from your closet that are still in fabulous condition and bring them to our clothing swap boutique! Bring clean and good condition 5-10 items of clothing/bags/purses/jewelry (NO shoes) and you’ll get to take home 5-10 new to you items. We’ll have drinks and snacks and music, dressing rooms and mirrors and a photo station for some fun selfies with friends. There will be education about fast fashion, garment worker rights, fashion pollution and how you can volunteer in your community with the Olympia Surfrider Foundation. Plus, JR from Tailor’s Ring Vintage will be available for appointments to alter any great swaps you find. Clothes arent made for us, we sometimes have to make them fit, so JR can do those alterations for you! Thank you for being the change in this fashion revolution!
Thank you to Compass Rose Shop Olympia for helping sponsor!
Thank you to Lark Boutique, Hot Toddy, Tailors Ring Vintage & The Window vintage for helping make the event cooler than your average swap! We support small business and remember to shop local when you can!
*Thank you for paying the little bit extra to cover the Eventbrite costs On your ticket

Apr
29
Mon
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
Apr 29 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
1
Wed
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 1 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
3
Fri
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 3 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
4
Sat
Olympia Family Theater Annual Fundraising Gala @ South Puget Sound Community College
May 4 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Olympia Family Theater Annual Fundraising Gala @ South Puget Sound Community College

Each year Olympia Family Theater hosts an extra special fundraiser Gala and auction extravaganza, and the 2024 event will be held from 5-8 PM on May 4 at South Puget Sound Community College.

All fans of the arts are invited to join the fun! The event will feature dinner and drinks that come with the ticket price, live performance entertainment, games (including OFT’s famous wine toss,) a delicious dessert dash, and both silent and live auctions featuring everything from stayaway trips to local treats! Plus, an online auction launches April 28 and culminates at the event. Tickets are $100 and include access to all the fun at the event, including tasty dinner and delicious cocktails!

All of the proceeds from the event will go to support Olympia Family Theater, the longtime treasured Olympia nonprofit providing theatrical opportunities to audiences of all ages. Programs that will directly benefit from the fundraiser include Olympia Family Theater’s radical Access-for-ALL Program, which makes all tickets and class tuition available to everyone on a sliding scale starting at FREE.

More information and to purchase your tickets, visit www.OlyFT.org/Gala-2024.

Our Mission: Olympia Family Theater engages audiences of all ages in performances and programs that entertain and educate.

Fund the Future Gala @ Hands On Children's Museum
May 4 @ 7:00 pm
Fund the Future Gala @ Hands On Children's Museum

Fund the Future of South Sound Symphonic Music!

Help expand the educational and community engagement opportunities to enrich, educate, and entertain in our community and beyond!

Embrace your inner-child at a festive night at the Hands On Children’s Museum while we celebrate successes and share our vision for the future, to further expand access to and opportunity for live local symphonic music throughout the South Sound region.

  • Immerse yourself in the spacious galleries filled with more than 150 fun, hands-on exhibits!
  • Enjoy toe-tapping hand-clapping sounds of music!
  • Tempt your tastebuds with tasty bites!

BIG music, BIG artists, BIG experiences, BIG collaborations, BIG impact – that is what our community expects when they come to see the Olympia Symphony. Big dreams require big funding to make it happen!

Be a part of the movement that transforms the South Sound through the power of live, local, symphonic music by funding the future!
May
5
Sun
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 5 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
7
Tue
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 7 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

Regional mental health needs highlight Changing Minds @ Grand Hyatt Seattle's Leonnesa Ballroom
May 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Regional mental health needs highlight Changing Minds @ Grand Hyatt Seattle's Leonnesa Ballroom

Regional mental health needs highlight Changing Minds event

Funds support MultiCare Behavioral Health

Tickets are now available for Changing Minds, an annual benefit of the MultiCare Behavioral Health Foundation to create awareness of and support for mental health issues.

The fundraiser highlights the demand for mental health services in our region, and how MultiCare Behavioral Health has responded by integrating mental health treatment into primary care settings through collaborative care and school-based partnerships.

A luncheon will be held Tuesday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Seattle’s Leonesa Ballroom, 721 Pine St., Seattle. While tickets are free, guests will be asked to make a minimum donation of $150.

Former Evening Magazine host Angela Poe Russell will emcee the event. Other speakers at Changing Minds include MultiCare Behavioral Health providers and a patient who will discuss the impact of accessible behavioral health care.

The deadline to reserve tickets to the luncheon is April 30.

About MultiCare Foundations

MultiCare Foundations is a group of local, community-based 501(c)3 organizations that help children, families, and individuals access quality health care close to home, regardless of their ability to pay.

Donations to the Foundations help MultiCare expand access to care so that children, youth and adults can receive the medical support they need through every stage of life.

Programs and services that are supported by MultiCare Foundations include behavioral health, cardiac care, oncology and more. Find opportunities to give or get involved at give.multicare.org 

About MultiCare  

MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization with 12 hospitals and more than 22,000 team members. We are committed to achieving our mission of healing and a healthy future for all and delivering world-class health outcomes and an exceptional experience.

As the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state, our comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and dedicated specialty services. For more information, visit multicare.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

May
9
Thu
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 9 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
11
Sat
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 11 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
12
Sun
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 12 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
14
Tue
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 14 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
15
Wed
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 15 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register

May
16
Thu
Register Today! Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club
May 16 all-day
Register Today!  Rally for Kids Pickleball Tournament @ Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club

Our 2nd annual pickleball tournament will be held at Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club on Memorial Day Weekend (26th and 27th.) Visit https://ow.ly/1j7350R6Zgm to register