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  • ISM Festival

    downtown olympia Downtown Olympia at 5th Avenue and Washington Street, Olympia

    ISM Festival is a 3 day experimental music / visual / movement / film / performance-art event. It features 80+ performances in 7 venues across Downtown Olympia. ISM was created to catalyze the inventive, experimental performance art that Olympia has historically been known for (worldwide). Some venues are free. Tickets start at $15. All performances ...

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  • Auditions for Variety Show

    Wild Child 414 4th Ave E, Olympia, Olympia

    The Lord Franzannian Royal Olympia Spectacular Vaudeville show is seeking new original acts for its 20th anniversary show! NOW is the time to GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER in preparation for the September auditions. We are seeking dancers, singers, clowns, puppeteers, comics, sketch artists, strongmen/women, freaks, burlesque performers, acrobats, and ___________ plus anything else you can think ...

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  • LoveOly Music in the Park 2026

    LoveOly Music in the Park 2026
    Sylvester Park, 615 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501 615 Washington St SE, Olympia +1 more

    The Olympia Downtown Alliance is excited to bring back Music in the Park, presented by Olympia Federal Savings, a beloved summer tradition featuring live, local music in beautiful downtown settings. Join us for four Wednesdays of free outdoor concerts at Sylvester Park and Port Plaza. Whether you're dancing with friends or relaxing on a picnic ...

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  • Tales Told in Ten: OFT’S 24 hour play Festival!

    Tales Told in Ten: OFT’S 24 hour play Festival!
    Olympia Family Theater 612 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United States

    A company of local actors come together to write, direct, and perform in 6 original one acts in just 24 hours! What happens when writers, actors, directors, designers, technicians, and stage managers have just 24 hours to create six brand new plays from scratch? You get Tales Told in Ten Olympia Family Theater’s annual 24 Hour Play ...

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  • Vitality Ritual, Grex (OAK), Baraka Blues

    Le Voyeur 404 4th Ave E, Olympia

    Oakland experimental/art rock band Grex returns to Olympia, on a bill with Baraka Blues (Arrington de Dionyso and Brahim) and extreme improvisation band Vitality Ritual. Grex celebrates the release of its new album “Auntie + Tebs,” which explores stories of revolution in the Philippines and South Africa.

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  • Free Range Drag and Variety Show

    421 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501 421 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501, Olympia

    Come and join us for October's edition of Free Range Drag and Variety Show! With Vanessa The Witch hosting, and performances by Anita Range(Portland), O'rion Hollywood, Luna Tikke, Vida Catastrophe, and Luna DeLyte! Wear your Halloween Costume to be a part of our annual Costume Contest Doors 730 PM

    $10 – $15

  • The Music of Billy Joel

    The Music of Billy Joel
    Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United States

    Terry Shaw and His Band play the hits of Billy Joel.  Dinner service is available at 5:45 (dinner sold separately).  Reservations HIGHLY recommended.

    $15 – $25

  • Olympia Symphony Presents LIFT: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

    The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia

    LIFT opens Olympia Symphony’s 2026/27 season, Kaleidoscope, with American music in full color. From Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, a searching reimagining of the national anthem, to Wynton Marsalis’s sweeping Blues Symphony, this concert listens to America through joy, memory, resilience, and hope. Guest artist Calder Failla joins the orchestra for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, where classical ...

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    $10 – $72