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View MoreNisqually 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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View MoreBon 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.
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View MoreTumwater hosts free paint recycling drop-off Sept. 12
The Port of Olympia, Thurston County and the City of Tumwater are hosting a free paint recycling drop-off on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7141 Cleanwater Drive SW, with pre-registration available to manage traffic flow.
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View MoreHarlequin's Bold Voices series brings Pulitzer winner 'Sweat' to Olympia stage this weekend
Harlequin Productions presents a staged reading of Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Sweat" at the State Theater in downtown Olympia on Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9, as part of its Bold Voices series.
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View MoreTumwater Parks & Rec offers beginner East Coast Swing course starting Aug. 3
Tumwater Parks and Recreation is offering a four-week beginner East Coast Swing dance course starting Monday, Aug. 3, at the Old Town Center, taught by instructor Nadine Harrell for $55 per person.
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View MoreHarlequin Productions unveils 'Fact/Fiction' season at downtown Olympia gala
Harlequin Productions revealed its 36th season, themed "Fact/Fiction," at a gala Saturday, August 1, that split between Altitude 15 and the State Theater in downtown Olympia, with seven-show subscriptions now on sale at a 35% discount.
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View MoreWET Science Center offers free themed activities every Saturday in August
The WET Science Center in downtown Olympia offers free themed Saturday activities throughout August 2026, plus outdoor Bubble Festival pop-ups at East Bay Public Plaza, and is recruiting Water Squad volunteers.
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View MoreFree Jerry Garcia birthday bash returns to West Central Park on Saturday
The 6th Annual Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash brings two bands and three hours of free Grateful Dead music to West Central Park on Olympia's west side Saturday, Aug. 1, from 7 to 10 p.m.
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View MoreLacey firefighter sets bench press record, earns eight medals at national and world championships
Lacey Fire District 3 firefighter Mike Perry, 50, set the U.S. Police & Fire Championships bench press record with a 375-pound lift in June 2026 and has earned eight medals across national and world first-responder competitions while battling PTSD from his 30-year career.
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View MoreWriting studio OlyPages to open above Browsers Bookshop on Capitol Way
Star Wuerdemann will open OlyPages Writing Arts Studio on the second floor of 107 Capitol Way N on September 13, partnering with Browsers Bookshop below and offering both free and fee-based writing classes in downtown Olympia.
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View MoreDowntown Olympia gallery has never taken commission from artists
The Mark Olympia, a restaurant and art gallery at 407/409 Columbia St. SW, has let local artists keep 100 percent of their sales since opening in 2001.
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View MoreBjörk-themed outdoor circus comes to Olympia's Eastside on Aug. 1
The Brotherhood Takes Flight brings "Possibly//Maybe," a free, all-ages Björk-themed outdoor aerial circus show, to a field on Olympia's Eastside on Saturday, August 1, with performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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