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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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Free vocal workshops coming to downtown Olympia in August
Masterworks Choral Ensemble is hosting two free drop-in vocal workshops called "Open Sing" on Tuesday, August 4, and Tuesday, August 11, at First United Methodist Church of Olympia, led by Artistic Director Ben Luedcke.
Community
Legends Arcade opens nine-hole indoor mini golf course in downtown Olympia
Legends Arcade at 109 State Ave. NE in downtown Olympia soft-opened a nine-hole indoor mini golf course on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, expanding the three-year-old business to about 8,000 square feet of games, food, drinks, and putting.
Community
14 new sculptures line Percival Landing, and one is drawing the most attention
Fourteen new sculptures are on display along Olympia's Percival Landing waterfront as part of the 2026 Percival Plinth Project, with Portland artist Christine Rose's "Liberty Wept" generating the most local attention; ranked-choice public voting for the People's Prize closes at midnight Friday, July 31.
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