Welcome to our community calendar of arts events — the best arts calendar in the South Sound! OLY ARTS does not charge for posting arts events. Events are submitted by organizations and community members and published at OLY ARTS’ discretion. Events are not sponsored or endorsed by OLY ARTS. Please do not upload images or files larger than 1 MB. Please only post once, and your event is sent to the OLY ARTS’ Editor for review and approval.
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Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance
The Olympia Center 222 columbia st, OlympiaThis class is for kiddos ages 2-3 who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum and their caregivers. Please bring headphones for your child if they benefit from wearing them, we will have a few spare pairs as well!
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Sensory Friendly Dance Ages 10-13
Jacob Smith House 4500 Intelco Loop S, LaceyThis specialized recreation class is designed for children developmentally ages 10-13 who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. We provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self expression, and mind-body connection. Supported with props from sensory toolhouse LLC. Together we will explore creative movement, concept based games, and movement elements ...
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Gandhi’s wife tells her side of the story
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesWho was Kasturba Gandhi? As Mahatma Gandhi’s wife, Kasturba Gandhi was an activist, a freedom fighter in her own right, and an inspiration to many in India’s struggle for independence. South Sound Story Guild zooms in storyteller Roopa Mohan, a native of India, now from San Francisco, California. Roopa takes on the persona of Kasturba ...
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Artist Meet and Greet Power of Place, The Governor’s Mansion
The Governor's MansionMeet artists, chat about their art, and enjoy an early afternoon reception with appetizers and dessert at the Governor's Mansion! Get ready to connect in person with amazing artists at the Power of Place Meet and Greet! Whether you're an art lover, history enthusiast, or simply curious about Washington's rich heritage, this is a unique chance to experience the ...
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Welcome to the Void: a Countershade Introduction and Drag Show
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, OlympiaThe world is circling down the drain. At least it feels like it is! In this new world of flux and flow, new alternative methods of thinking are required, stat. A queer publishing press is popping up in Olympia, specializing in speculative fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, etc). But what's this got to do with the ...
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The Music of Billy Joel
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesTerry Shaw and His Band play the hits of Billy Joel. Dinner service is available at 5:45 (dinner sold separately). Reservations HIGHLY recommended.
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Olympia Symphony Presents LIFT: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaLIFT 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 ...
$10 – $72 -
Reading the World: A Panel on Literary Translation
Saint Martin's University 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesThis event will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th, in the Worthington Conference Center. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Oly Fed In this evening presentation, which is free and open to the public, three award-winning translators will discuss the pleasures and challenges of translating texts into English. How does ...
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Randy Rainbow: National Freakin’ Treasure
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesEqual parts cabaret, comedy, and catharsis — Randy Rainbow is exactly what we need right now. The four-time Emmy®-nominated comedian, producer, actor, writer, and Internet phenomenon is bringing his wildly popular National Freakin’ Treasure tour. Famous for skewering politics with show-tune precision and a dazzling sense of humor, Randy has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning, The ...
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Women Who Step Up, Not Aside with Trillium-239
Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesIn this event—part music performance and part talk—acoustic music trio Trillium-239 shares songs and stories of trail-breaking women like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman, Malala Yousafzai, Annie Oakley, and others. What drove them to step out of their expected roles to forge more difficult paths, knowing they’d face many challenges and barriers? What can we learn ...
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SOGO Fall Concert
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaKick off SOGO’s season with an afternoon of excitement, beauty, and dazzling virtuosity! The Conservatory Orchestra opens with Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, a fast-paced audience favorite, before slowing the pace with the warmth and charm of Edward Elgar’s The Wand of Youth, from Suite No. 1. Throughout the season, we’ll be celebrating SOGO musicians ...
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Write in the Harbor
Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus 3993 Hunt Street Northwest, Gig HarborJoin us for Write in the Harbor, the annual regional writer's conference held at Tacoma Community College's Gig Harbor Campus! Featuring Keynote Speaker Suzanne Morrison, this year's conference theme is "Shaping the Narrative." An early bird rate is available through Sept. 18, and a discounted rate is available for students with current Washington State college ...