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Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
Community
Bon Odori folk dance festival returns to Olympia Saturday
Olympia's 34th annual Bon Odori Japanese Dance Festival moves to South Puget Sound Community College on Saturday, Aug. 8, with free taiko drumming, participatory folk dancing and food vendors, while the Summer Nights at the Port series continues Friday with 90s Rewind at NorthPoint.
Community
Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
Community
Nisqually Tribe hosts potlatch in decades with 100+ canoes
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is hosting the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch through Wednesday, Aug. 5, its first in a decade, with more than 100 canoes from across the Northwest, nightly songs and dances open to the public, and traffic impacts on Yelm Highway.
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Capital City PrideFest returns to Downtown Olympia June 26–28 for 35th anniversary
Capital City PrideFest 2026 runs Friday through Sunday, June 26–28, in downtown Olympia with a Friday block party, Saturday music festival featuring a free Olympia Symphony Orchestra concert, and Sunday parade — all free and open to all ages.
Community
Olympia's Evergreen Valley Lavender Farm opens U-Pick season June 26
Evergreen Valley Lavender Farm in Olympia opens its 2026 U-pick season on Friday, June 26, with fields and gift shops open Fridays and Saturdays through mid-July, plus a two-day Lavender Festival on July 10-11.
Community
Summer Splash Festival returns with parrots at the Hands On Children's Museum
The Hands On Children's Museum in downtown Olympia is hosting its Summer Splash! Festival of Fun through Monday, September 7, featuring weekly rotating acts including circus performers, a 25-foot rock wall, roller-skating parrots, and border collie athletes, all included with the $19.95 admission.
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