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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  • Website URL
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Jun
19
Thu
3rd Annual Juneteenth – Celebrating Belonging @ ASHHO Cultural Community Center
Jun 19 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
3rd Annual Juneteenth - Celebrating Belonging @ ASHHO Cultural Community Center

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
Jun 20 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

 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/.

Jun
21
Sat
LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia
Jun 21 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

 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/.

Jun
22
Sun
LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia
Jun 22 @ 11:00 am
LoveOly SummerFest @ Downtown Olympia

 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/.

Aug
21
Thu
BIG Swing TOGETHER Fore Kids! @ Tumwater Valley Golf Course
Aug 21 @ 8:00 am
BIG Swing TOGETHER Fore Kids! @ Tumwater Valley Golf Course

This year, TOGETHER! has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington, an organization with a longstanding commitment to empowering youth through mentorship, to support their impactful mentoring services for Tumwater youth. Through this collaboration, proceeds from the event will be shared between the two organizations, to help meet critical student needs in Tumwater. Read more on ThurstonTalk about our partnership!

Join us Thursday, August 21 at Tumwater Valley Golf Course for a day of fun and FORE a great cause! All proceeds support youth mentorship + student needs right here in Tumwater.

Lunch, prizes, good vibes & community impact await.
Register now to golf or sponsor!