Enjoy 2 days of free rides, kids’ world activities and live entertainment plus shop from over 70 artisan and commercial vendors and food vendors! Don’t miss the S.T.E.A.M. Fair on Saturday and Car Show on Sunday. Free parking and admission. For over 35 years families have enjoyed this springtime tradition.
Join us for a day of free family fun at Saint Martin’s University on Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm. Share the heritage and cultures of our community at the Cultural Celebration. This year will be bigger than ever as we bring the world to you. Enjoy music and dance presentations …
Fun Fair is THE place to be for free fun! Enjoy live entertainment, kids activities, rides like the giant slide and swings, the circus train and more all FREE! Saturday there will be a S.T.E.M. Fair with lots of cool stuff to check out and Sunday enjoy the car show! Shop from lots of great …
Lacey’s Cultural Celebration returns to Saint Martin’s University this month after two years found solely online.
BBQ, Bands, and Family Fun at Rainier Vista Park by TOM SIMPSON On Tuesday, July 3, the City of Lacey hosts a pre-Fourth-of-July family event at Rainier Vista Park. The entertainment lasts from 4 p.m. until after the fireworks at 11 p.m. The afternoon and evening includes an oversized inflatable bounce house and slide for children, a …
By TOM SIMPSON Late in June, Lacey in Tune hosts the 133rd Army Band’s rock group, Full Metal Racket, which performs Top 40 hits, classic rock, country, grunge, pop, hard rock and patriotic songs recompiled as rock medleys. Members of the 133rd Army Band range in age from the late teens to mid-50s. Among them …
By TOM SIMPSON Musical Family Adventure The Harmonica Pocket is a family-friendly band from Port Townsend, Washington, that comes to Lacey in Tune as part of the Timberland Regional Library’s summer-reading program. Songwriter Keeth Monta Apgar leads the group with thick, jazz chord progressions and thoughtful, storytelling lyrics merged into songs that entrance audiences young …
by Adam McKinney for OLY ARTS The Lacey Ethnic Celebration returns in 2018 with a bevy of exciting performances, food, music and community-oriented activities. This is a free event appropriate for the whole family to enjoy. Children and families can enjoy music and dance from around the world while sampling exotic flavors and arts from …
by Kelli Samson for OLY ARTS With the help of Lacey Timberland Library, Lacey Loves to Read and the North Thurston School District, Lacey’s Parks and Recreation Department gives all families a reason to get out of the house this fall. This year marks the 21st-annual Children’s Day, which is held rain or shine. Its …
by Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS Perhaps making up for the pervasive aroma of fertilizer wafting from its mushroom farm in Lacey, Ostrom’s is one of the primary sponsors of the Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival. This year the event marks its 10th anniversary, and it’s grown — well, like a mushroom. Proceeds benefit Boys & …