Olympia Harbor Days

Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …

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Olympia Harbor Days

Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …

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Olympia Harbor Days Festival

Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …

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Tenino Arts Creative Market

Save your 2nd Saturday for us! Tenino has a heart of stone.  And one of glass, watercolor, metal, wood, drama, music, mystery and so much more!  On the second Saturday of each month through September, Tenino Arts brings together a collection of local artisans for a street fair they call the Creative Market.   Nestled …

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Tenino Arts Creative Market

Save your 2nd Saturday for us! Tenino has a heart of stone.  And one of glass, watercolor, metal, wood, drama, music, mystery and so much more!  On the second Saturday of each month through September, Tenino Arts brings together a collection of local artisans for a street fair they call the Creative Market.   Nestled …

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Tenino Arts Creative Market

Save your 2nd Saturday for us! Tenino Arts Creative Market is a fine art and fine craft street fair in downtown Tenino. We are open on 2nd Saturdays from May to September. May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10.  There will be an additional market for Oregon Trail Days July 23. …

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OFT summer workshops, 2016

Olympia Family Theater: Educating Young Artists All Year Long

By REBEKAH FINN Olympia Family Theater has been inspiring young minds for over a decade. This summer that legacy continues with camps and workshops for every age, ranging from 5-year-olds to teenagers, first-time campers to seasoned theater veterans. “One of the things that always excites us is the mix of returning students and new kids …

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Chef Amadeus

Fungi for the Whole Family

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 & …

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Hands On Children's Museum Summer Splash

Summer Splash at Hands On Children’s Museum

by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS This summer at the Hands On Children’s Museum, kids can fight fires, meet superheroes, climb a rock wall and explore the wonders of outer space. All this and more are part of the museum’s second-annual “Summer Splash,” a summer-long series of special events and activities that last year drew …

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The Olympia Farmers Market

A Taste of The Olympia Farmers Market

by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS Looking for something to do this weekend — or any other weekend, for that matter? There’s a veritable festival happening year round at The Olympia Farmers Market, said Mary DiMatteo, the market’s community-outreach manager. “We have live music, food, ice cream, seven distinct restaurants and over 100 vendors from …

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