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View MoreOlympia's fall arts lineup brings Pulitzer drama, Tig Notaro
Harlequin Productions opens Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok's "Sanctuary City" at the State Theater on Friday, Oct. 9, headlining a fall arts season that also includes comedian Tig Notaro at the Washington Center and the Olympia Peace Choir's free debut concert under new director Matthew Melendez.
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View MoreCapital Mall offers free indoor trick-or-treating Oct. 31
Capital Mall in Olympia hosts a free Halloween trick-or-treating event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, featuring a costume contest, live DJ, photo booth, glitter tattoos and balloon animals in Macy's Court.
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View MoreOlympia Fall Arts Walk returns Friday with stages, galleries
Olympia's Fall Arts Walk runs Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, across downtown, with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts hosting a new Artistic Partner Season Spotlight on the Main Stage Saturday afternoon.
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View MoreAmy Tan, Skerryvore, Randy Rainbow play Olympia in October
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts hosts three headline acts in October: best-selling author Amy Tan on Oct. 7, Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore on Oct. 9 and comedian Randy Rainbow on Oct. 15, with pre-show events and a Concert Closet clothing drive for young musicians.
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View MoreIndigenous artists take over Olympia museum for 'Temporal' exhibition
The exhibition "Temporal: Stories of Indigenous Present, Re-imagining Indigenous Futures" opens Oct. 2 at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts in Olympia, featuring 14 Indigenous artists in a free show running through Dec. 11.
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View MoreStoryOly Grand Slam marks 10th year at Olympia's Capitol Theater
The 10th annual StoryOly Grand Slam brings top storytellers to the Capitol Theater on Saturday, Sept. 19, while painter Debra Van Tuinen opens a nearly six-decade retrospective at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
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View MoreOlympia artist Katie Harmon headlines Harlequin's fall gallery
Olympia ink-and-watercolor artist Katie Harmon is Harlequin Productions' featured artist this fall, with a free public reception on Thursday, Oct. 8.
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View MoreFree Lula Fest celebrates Hispanic heritage in Olympia Sept. 26
Lula Fest 2026 returns to the Historic Capitol Theater on Saturday, Sept. 26, with live music, classic cars and family activities, all free to the community.
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View MoreOlympia's Washington Center hosts free Dolly Day screening Sept. 25
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts will screen the 1980 comedy "9 to 5" for free on Friday, Sept. 25, as part of a nationwide "Dolly Day" tribute to the late Dolly Parton, with a children's book drive benefiting the South Sound Reading Foundation.
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View MorePort Plaza Night Market hits Olympia waterfront Saturday
The SWAE Night Market brings local food vendors, small businesses and live music by Sam Dawson to Port Plaza on the Olympia waterfront Saturday, Sept. 12, from 4 to 9 p.m., free and open to all ages.
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View MoreSleater-Kinney plays final South Sound Block Party in Olympia
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker headlined the final South Sound Block Party on Aug. 28, acknowledging their Evergreen State College roots from the stage, while more than 200 alumni from 49 of 54 graduating classes gathered on campus the next day for the college's annual Return to Evergreen weekend.
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View MoreDeschutes Falls Park parking expansion starts Sept. 11
Thurston County crews will expand the parking lot at Deschutes Falls Park starting Sept. 11, a $155,000 project expected to wrap by month's end while the 155-acre park stays open.
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