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3rd Annual Juneteenth – Celebrating Belonging @ ASHHO Cultural Community Center

Jun 19 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us on Thursday, June 19th from 4PM to 7PM at the ASHHO Cultural Community Center for a vibrant Juneteenth celebration that honors belonging, culture, and community. This a FREE, family-friendly event that will feature:

Live Music
Delicious Soul-Food
Black Excellence Achievement Awards
Guided Art Session by Hearts for the Arts and Crafts

Jun

20

Fri

LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

Tickets

Jun 20 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Get ready for a fun-filled kick-off to summer with LoveOly SummerFest 2025 in Downtown Olympia!

The Olympia Downtown Alliance is excited to bring back LoveOly SummerFest 2025! This fun, FREE, three-day street festival is set for June 20, 21 and 22 in Downtown Olympia. Enjoy live music, along with family-friendly activities, delicious food trucks, a Biergarten, and independent vendors.

With all this and more, LoveOly SummerFest is sure to have everything you need to start the summer off right!

The festival schedule begins Friday, June 20, with afternoon activities, including face painting, caricature artists, and a Makers Market. Saturday, June 21, includes a full day of entertainment. Head to the festival area for Super Smash Bros. competition brackets and main stage entertainment. Sunday, June 22, will bring the brunch vibes. Experience the Queens of Diva Drag Brunch — an incredible performance and the perfect way to wrap up a fun-filled festival weekend!

Weekend Hours

Friday, June 20: 3 pm- 9 pm: Biergarten, live music, games, buskers, makers market vendors, and more
Saturday, June 21: 11 am – 9 pm: Children’s entertainment powered by Hands On Children’s Museum, live music, Biergarten, buskers, Super Smash Bros. competition, and more. Chalk Art competition. Voting happens Saturday to Sunday. Thank you, Selden’s, our Chalk Art Contest sponsor!
Sunday, June 22: 11 am: Diva Drag Brunch. And Scherler Sundays host Markly Morrison welcomes Olympia surf-punk combo The Proffits perform at 12 pm, interspersed with personal stories of growing up in the local music scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s, what’s different about Olympia music culture today, and what things will never change.
Pop-up options from local culinary favorites, Chicory, Dos Hermanos, Sofie’s Scoops, and more throughout the weekend!

The entertainment lineup includes amazing performances from local and regional musicians, including

Friday

Sarah Adams
Coven Dove
Seaside Tryst
Brittany Davis
LAKE
Little Lies

Saturday

The Rat Utopia Experiment
Sweet N’ Juicy
Beatrix Sky
Johnny Franco
Lovely Colours
Sera Cahoone
Horse Feathers
Glitterfox

Sunday

Diva Drag Brunch
The Proffits

LoveOly SummerFest 2025 will take place in Downtown Olympia at 5th Avenue and Washington Street.

For more information about the event, visit https://loveolydowntown.com/events/loveoly-summerfest/.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Music Concerts Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Volunteer and Community Enrichment

Swede Day Rochester’s Mid-Sommer Festival @ Swede Hall

Tickets

Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm

The Rochester Citizens Group is delighted to announce the schedule for this year’s highly anticipated Swede Day Celebration, taking place on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, in Rochester. This annual festival promises a weekend filled with traditional Swedish culture, delicious food, and community fun. Highlights of the festival include the beloved Traditional Swedish Pancakes Breakfast, a Meatball Lunch, Strawberry Shortcake, the grand Swede Day Parade, and the festive Maypole Dance.

Friday June 20th

6:00PM-7:00PM Royalty Court Coronation with Strawberry Shortcake following the announcement of the 2025 Queen

7:00PM-10:00PM Royalty Court Coronation Ball $10.00 Entry

Saturday June 21st Highlights

7:00AM -9:00AM Swedish Pancake Breakfast $7.00 Adults $5.00 kids 12 and under

8:00AM-8:45 History of Swede Hall and Independence Valley, presentation by Dick Erickson

9:00AM-3:00PM Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors

11:00AM The 46th Annual Swede Day Rochester Mid-Sommer Festival Parade Sponsored by Umpqua Bank

Even a May Pole Dance in the Afternoon.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Kids Local History Outdoor Recreation

Jun

21

Sat

Swede Day Rochester’s Mid-Sommer Festival @ Swede Hall

Tickets

Jun 21 @ 7:00 am

The Rochester Citizens Group is delighted to announce the schedule for this year’s highly anticipated Swede Day Celebration, taking place on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, in Rochester. This annual festival promises a weekend filled with traditional Swedish culture, delicious food, and community fun. Highlights of the festival include the beloved Traditional Swedish Pancakes Breakfast, a Meatball Lunch, Strawberry Shortcake, the grand Swede Day Parade, and the festive Maypole Dance.

Friday June 20th

6:00PM-7:00PM Royalty Court Coronation with Strawberry Shortcake following the announcement of the 2025 Queen

7:00PM-10:00PM Royalty Court Coronation Ball $10.00 Entry

Saturday June 21st Highlights

7:00AM -9:00AM Swedish Pancake Breakfast $7.00 Adults $5.00 kids 12 and under

8:00AM-8:45 History of Swede Hall and Independence Valley, presentation by Dick Erickson

9:00AM-3:00PM Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors

11:00AM The 46th Annual Swede Day Rochester Mid-Sommer Festival Parade Sponsored by Umpqua Bank

Even a May Pole Dance in the Afternoon.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Kids Local History Outdoor Recreation

Family Fun Day @ Tenino City Park

Tickets

Jun 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Family Fun Day (which is our community appreciation event) is shaping up to be a great day at Tenino City Park. We have bounce houses, a petting zoo, dunk tank, puppy adoption event, reptiles, stage music, and a WWII encampment and other history stuff, food trucks, coffee and treats, a Non-Profit fair, and a Vendor Fair. Youth under 18 get into the pool FREE with a paid adult. And we are still adding to this event! Mark your Calendars!!

Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids Outdoor Recreation

LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

Tickets

Jun 21 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Get ready for a fun-filled kick-off to summer with LoveOly SummerFest 2025 in Downtown Olympia!

The Olympia Downtown Alliance is excited to bring back LoveOly SummerFest 2025! This fun, FREE, three-day street festival is set for June 20, 21 and 22 in Downtown Olympia. Enjoy live music, along with family-friendly activities, delicious food trucks, a Biergarten, and independent vendors.

With all this and more, LoveOly SummerFest is sure to have everything you need to start the summer off right!

The festival schedule begins Friday, June 20, with afternoon activities, including face painting, caricature artists, and a Makers Market. Saturday, June 21, includes a full day of entertainment. Head to the festival area for Super Smash Bros. competition brackets and main stage entertainment. Sunday, June 22, will bring the brunch vibes. Experience the Queens of Diva Drag Brunch — an incredible performance and the perfect way to wrap up a fun-filled festival weekend!

Weekend Hours

Friday, June 20: 3 pm- 9 pm: Biergarten, live music, games, buskers, makers market vendors, and more
Saturday, June 21: 11 am – 9 pm: Children’s entertainment powered by Hands On Children’s Museum, live music, Biergarten, buskers, Super Smash Bros. competition, and more. Chalk Art competition. Voting happens Saturday to Sunday. Thank you, Selden’s, our Chalk Art Contest sponsor!
Sunday, June 22: 11 am: Diva Drag Brunch. And Scherler Sundays host Markly Morrison welcomes Olympia surf-punk combo The Proffits perform at 12 pm, interspersed with personal stories of growing up in the local music scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s, what’s different about Olympia music culture today, and what things will never change.
Pop-up options from local culinary favorites, Chicory, Dos Hermanos, Sofie’s Scoops, and more throughout the weekend!

The entertainment lineup includes amazing performances from local and regional musicians, including

Friday

Sarah Adams
Coven Dove
Seaside Tryst
Brittany Davis
LAKE
Little Lies

Saturday

The Rat Utopia Experiment
Sweet N’ Juicy
Beatrix Sky
Johnny Franco
Lovely Colours
Sera Cahoone
Horse Feathers
Glitterfox

Sunday

Diva Drag Brunch
The Proffits

LoveOly SummerFest 2025 will take place in Downtown Olympia at 5th Avenue and Washington Street.

For more information about the event, visit https://loveolydowntown.com/events/loveoly-summerfest/.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Music Concerts Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Volunteer and Community Enrichment

Jun

22

Sun

LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

Tickets

Jun 22 @ 11:00 am

Get ready for a fun-filled kick-off to summer with LoveOly SummerFest 2025 in Downtown Olympia!

The Olympia Downtown Alliance is excited to bring back LoveOly SummerFest 2025! This fun, FREE, three-day street festival is set for June 20, 21 and 22 in Downtown Olympia. Enjoy live music, along with family-friendly activities, delicious food trucks, a Biergarten, and independent vendors.

With all this and more, LoveOly SummerFest is sure to have everything you need to start the summer off right!

The festival schedule begins Friday, June 20, with afternoon activities, including face painting, caricature artists, and a Makers Market. Saturday, June 21, includes a full day of entertainment. Head to the festival area for Super Smash Bros. competition brackets and main stage entertainment. Sunday, June 22, will bring the brunch vibes. Experience the Queens of Diva Drag Brunch — an incredible performance and the perfect way to wrap up a fun-filled festival weekend!

Weekend Hours

Friday, June 20: 3 pm- 9 pm: Biergarten, live music, games, buskers, makers market vendors, and more
Saturday, June 21: 11 am – 9 pm: Children’s entertainment powered by Hands On Children’s Museum, live music, Biergarten, buskers, Super Smash Bros. competition, and more. Chalk Art competition. Voting happens Saturday to Sunday. Thank you, Selden’s, our Chalk Art Contest sponsor!
Sunday, June 22: 11 am: Diva Drag Brunch. And Scherler Sundays host Markly Morrison welcomes Olympia surf-punk combo The Proffits perform at 12 pm, interspersed with personal stories of growing up in the local music scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s, what’s different about Olympia music culture today, and what things will never change.
Pop-up options from local culinary favorites, Chicory, Dos Hermanos, Sofie’s Scoops, and more throughout the weekend!

The entertainment lineup includes amazing performances from local and regional musicians, including

Friday

Sarah Adams
Coven Dove
Seaside Tryst
Brittany Davis
LAKE
Little Lies

Saturday

The Rat Utopia Experiment
Sweet N’ Juicy
Beatrix Sky
Johnny Franco
Lovely Colours
Sera Cahoone
Horse Feathers
Glitterfox

Sunday

Diva Drag Brunch
The Proffits

LoveOly SummerFest 2025 will take place in Downtown Olympia at 5th Avenue and Washington Street.

For more information about the event, visit https://loveolydowntown.com/events/loveoly-summerfest/.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Music Concerts Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Volunteer and Community Enrichment

Jun

27

Fri

Capital City Pride Block Party @ Downtown Olympia

Tickets

Jun 27 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friday, June 27
• Block Party | 4–8 PM | 5th & Water St — Variety show with local artists, drag entertainers & games
• Pride Soirée | 8–11 PM | Wild Child Taps (21+, ticketed) — Music & performances sneak peek

Sunday, June 29

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Festivals, Expos, and Parade

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 27 @ 5:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 27 @ 8:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Jun

28

Sat

Capital City Pride Music & Art Fest @ Port Plaza & Percival Landing

Tickets

Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Friday, June 27
• Block Party | 4–8 PM | 5th & Water St — Variety show with local artists, drag entertainers & games
• Pride Soirée | 8–11 PM | Wild Child Taps (21+, ticketed) — Music & performances sneak peek

Sunday, June 29

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Festivals, Expos, and Parade

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 28 @ 5:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 28 @ 8:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Jun

29

Sun

Capital City Pride Pride Parade & Rally @ Tivoli Fountain to Heritage Park

Tickets

Jun 29 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Friday, June 27
• Block Party | 4–8 PM | 5th & Water St — Variety show with local artists, drag entertainers & games
• Pride Soirée | 8–11 PM | Wild Child Taps (21+, ticketed) — Music & performances sneak peek

Sunday, June 29

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Festivals, Expos, and Parade

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 29 @ 3:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jun 29 @ 6:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Jul

3

Thu

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jul 3 @ 5:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jul 3 @ 8:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Jul

4

Fri

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jul 4 @ 4:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

Shoestring Circus @ Under the Big Top at Swantown

Tickets

Jul 4 @ 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and absurd ways. See jugglers, aerialists, contortionists and more from Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, and beyond in this high-energy, stunning experience

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Kids

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