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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Jul
29
Mon
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Jul 29 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
Jul 29 @ 6:30 pm
Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
  1. Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle: Mondays @ 6:30pm July-15-August 1- (no experience needed,

* Ages 16 and up ( younger with instructor permission)

  1. Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle: Tuesdays @ 6:30pm July 30- August 20 ( 1 year of experience required or with instructor permission)

*Ages 16 and up (younger with instructor permission)

Course description, cost and links to register for both classes: https://olyfiddle.com/teen-adult-group-classes/

Jul
30
Tue
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Jul 30 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
Jul 30 @ 6:30 pm
Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
  1. Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle: Mondays @ 6:30pm July-15-August 1- (no experience needed,

* Ages 16 and up ( younger with instructor permission)

  1. Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle: Tuesdays @ 6:30pm July 30- August 20 ( 1 year of experience required or with instructor permission)

*Ages 16 and up (younger with instructor permission)

Course description, cost and links to register for both classes: https://olyfiddle.com/teen-adult-group-classes/

Jul
31
Wed
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Jul 31 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Aug
1
Thu
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 1 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Aug
2
Fri
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 2 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Women’s Liberation Book Club @ Orca Books Cooperative
Aug 2 @ 6:00 pm
Women's Liberation Book Club @ Orca Books Cooperative

We will be meeting to discuss I Love Myself When I Am Laughing… And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive by Zora Neale Hurston. Copies are available in store now.

Aug
5
Mon
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center
Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center

Nominated for Best of South Sound Summer Camps, the Nisqually Reach Nature Center (NRNC) has hosted numerous summer day camps at Luhr Beach. These camps are designed to connect students entering grades 2nd-7th with nature through a hands-on, inquiry-based science program. Each 4-day camp enrolls 14 campers.

Our summer camps emphasize basic science concepts through engaging activities, educational games, and free time on the beach. In addition to the NRNC core curriculum, new elements are introduced each year. These include guest speakers and innovative activities. Past presentations have focused on the geology of sand/mud, nature journaling, salmon life cycle and habitat, prey/predator relationships, dogfish dissection, and much more. Many campers return year after year to build on and refresh what they experienced the previous summer.

Camps run from 9 am to 4pm, with 8:30 early drop off available.  Cost is $300. Camp scholarships are available.  The camps are run at the Nature Center located on the Sound at: 4949 D’Milluhr Dr, Olympia, WA 98516.

Go to the following link for more information and to register: www.nisquallyestuary.org/education/summer-camps/classic-beach-camps

Questions?  Contact our education coordinator, Anna Marchand, at anna@nisquallyestuary.org or call 360-459-0387.

Summer Camp dates:

July 8-11, 4th-5th grade

July 16-19, 2nd-3rd grade

July 22-25, 6th-7th grade

August 5-8, 2nd-3rd grade

Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
Aug 5 @ 6:30 pm
Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
  1. Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle: Mondays @ 6:30pm July-15-August 1- (no experience needed,

* Ages 16 and up ( younger with instructor permission)

  1. Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle: Tuesdays @ 6:30pm July 30- August 20 ( 1 year of experience required or with instructor permission)

*Ages 16 and up (younger with instructor permission)

Course description, cost and links to register for both classes: https://olyfiddle.com/teen-adult-group-classes/

Aug
6
Tue
Lacey South Sound Chamber Military Affairs Meeting @ O'Blarney's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Aug 6 @ 8:00 am

We work to enhance communications and business opportunities between the Thurston County business community and local military installations and units.

Representatives from various units on JBLM, the National Guard and Reserve Forces provide an update on their ongoing activities and current events.  If you want to take the opportunity to develop relationships with our local military individuals and be aware of their activities, please consider attending the meeting.

Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center
Aug 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center

Nominated for Best of South Sound Summer Camps, the Nisqually Reach Nature Center (NRNC) has hosted numerous summer day camps at Luhr Beach. These camps are designed to connect students entering grades 2nd-7th with nature through a hands-on, inquiry-based science program. Each 4-day camp enrolls 14 campers.

Our summer camps emphasize basic science concepts through engaging activities, educational games, and free time on the beach. In addition to the NRNC core curriculum, new elements are introduced each year. These include guest speakers and innovative activities. Past presentations have focused on the geology of sand/mud, nature journaling, salmon life cycle and habitat, prey/predator relationships, dogfish dissection, and much more. Many campers return year after year to build on and refresh what they experienced the previous summer.

Camps run from 9 am to 4pm, with 8:30 early drop off available.  Cost is $300. Camp scholarships are available.  The camps are run at the Nature Center located on the Sound at: 4949 D’Milluhr Dr, Olympia, WA 98516.

Go to the following link for more information and to register: www.nisquallyestuary.org/education/summer-camps/classic-beach-camps

Questions?  Contact our education coordinator, Anna Marchand, at anna@nisquallyestuary.org or call 360-459-0387.

Summer Camp dates:

July 8-11, 4th-5th grade

July 16-19, 2nd-3rd grade

July 22-25, 6th-7th grade

August 5-8, 2nd-3rd grade

Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
Aug 6 @ 6:30 pm
Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle @ Squaxin Park
  1. Teen/Adult Beginning Fiddle: Mondays @ 6:30pm July-15-August 1- (no experience needed,

* Ages 16 and up ( younger with instructor permission)

  1. Teen/ Adult Continuing Fiddle: Tuesdays @ 6:30pm July 30- August 20 ( 1 year of experience required or with instructor permission)

*Ages 16 and up (younger with instructor permission)

Course description, cost and links to register for both classes: https://olyfiddle.com/teen-adult-group-classes/

Washington Agate Mineral Society (WAMS) monthly meeting @ First Baptist Church of Lacey
Aug 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The monthly meeting of the Washington Agate and mineral club is the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00. WAMS was established in Olympia in 1937. It is the oldest nonprofit gem and mineral club in Washington state.
Club meetings include demonstrations and informative presentations about rocks and minerals. There is a show and tell for members to share their favorite specimens and lapidary work. Light refreshments are served. Junior rockhounds meet from 6:30-7:15.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in rocks and minerals.
WAMS will gladly accept donations of rocks, minerals, fossils and lapidary equipment. All donations are offered for sale at our big July show at Oregon Trail Days in Tenino.
Proceeds go towards funding educational programs for children and adults.
If you would like to make a donation please contact us at wamsolympia@gmail.com or call Audrey at 315-941-8348.
Thank you and hope we see you soon!

Aug
7
Wed
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center
Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center

Nominated for Best of South Sound Summer Camps, the Nisqually Reach Nature Center (NRNC) has hosted numerous summer day camps at Luhr Beach. These camps are designed to connect students entering grades 2nd-7th with nature through a hands-on, inquiry-based science program. Each 4-day camp enrolls 14 campers.

Our summer camps emphasize basic science concepts through engaging activities, educational games, and free time on the beach. In addition to the NRNC core curriculum, new elements are introduced each year. These include guest speakers and innovative activities. Past presentations have focused on the geology of sand/mud, nature journaling, salmon life cycle and habitat, prey/predator relationships, dogfish dissection, and much more. Many campers return year after year to build on and refresh what they experienced the previous summer.

Camps run from 9 am to 4pm, with 8:30 early drop off available.  Cost is $300. Camp scholarships are available.  The camps are run at the Nature Center located on the Sound at: 4949 D’Milluhr Dr, Olympia, WA 98516.

Go to the following link for more information and to register: www.nisquallyestuary.org/education/summer-camps/classic-beach-camps

Questions?  Contact our education coordinator, Anna Marchand, at anna@nisquallyestuary.org or call 360-459-0387.

Summer Camp dates:

July 8-11, 4th-5th grade

July 16-19, 2nd-3rd grade

July 22-25, 6th-7th grade

August 5-8, 2nd-3rd grade

Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!

Aug
8
Thu
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center
Aug 8 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Classic Beach Summer Camps @ Nisqually Reach Nature Center

Nominated for Best of South Sound Summer Camps, the Nisqually Reach Nature Center (NRNC) has hosted numerous summer day camps at Luhr Beach. These camps are designed to connect students entering grades 2nd-7th with nature through a hands-on, inquiry-based science program. Each 4-day camp enrolls 14 campers.

Our summer camps emphasize basic science concepts through engaging activities, educational games, and free time on the beach. In addition to the NRNC core curriculum, new elements are introduced each year. These include guest speakers and innovative activities. Past presentations have focused on the geology of sand/mud, nature journaling, salmon life cycle and habitat, prey/predator relationships, dogfish dissection, and much more. Many campers return year after year to build on and refresh what they experienced the previous summer.

Camps run from 9 am to 4pm, with 8:30 early drop off available.  Cost is $300. Camp scholarships are available.  The camps are run at the Nature Center located on the Sound at: 4949 D’Milluhr Dr, Olympia, WA 98516.

Go to the following link for more information and to register: www.nisquallyestuary.org/education/summer-camps/classic-beach-camps

Questions?  Contact our education coordinator, Anna Marchand, at anna@nisquallyestuary.org or call 360-459-0387.

Summer Camp dates:

July 8-11, 4th-5th grade

July 16-19, 2nd-3rd grade

July 22-25, 6th-7th grade

August 5-8, 2nd-3rd grade

Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School
Aug 8 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Olympia Community School Summer Camp @ Olympia Community School

It’s that time of year again! OCS is happy to offer a total of 9 weeks of Summer Camp. Sign up for as many weeks as you like.  With weekly themes, fantastic staff and plenty of outdoor fun, you’re kiddo(s) are guaranteed to have a blast!