This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Fairyblossom Festival features fun & games for all ages! Shop the The Fairy Market merchants, feast at our Stone Soup Community Potluck, become a Knight-for-a-Day and enjoy Northwest musicians and performers!
Kids’ Day is fun for all. Expect lots of activities and prizes, as well as bounce houses, balloon twisting, and a huge prize drawing are part of the excitement. Emergency vehicles are on hand for kids to see and learn about. This event features free hot dogs, ice cream, fruit, snacks, and drinks for kids (and by donation for adults).
There will be Santa, raffle tickets and lots more at the fire station in Glenoma. Directions if coming from Chehalis, take I-5 Exit 68 for Morton/Yakima. We are eight miles east of Morton across the highway from the Glenoma Post Office.
Unleash your inner engineer! Create with LEGO® bricks, connecting straws, blocks and other interactive toys. Drop in or stay the whole time. For birth to 6th grade.
Explore your creativity and exercise your brain. Have fun building with LEGO® bricks at the library.
Unleash your inner engineer! Create with LEGO® bricks, connecting straws, blocks and other interactive toys. Drop in or stay the whole time. For birth to 6th grade.
Explore your creativity and exercise your brain. Have fun building with LEGO® bricks at the library. For children 3-11.
Explore your creativity and exercise your brain. Have fun building with LEGO® bricks at the library. For children ages 3-11.
Burnt Ridge Nursery founder Michael Dolan will lead a tour of our 20-acre organic fruit and nut orchard, with a focus on crops that ripen in the summer including blueberries, mulberries, and figs. Cultivation and propagation techniques will be discussed, as well as the specific characteristics of the varieties that do well here in the Pacific Northwest. Fruit samples and snacks will be provided to-go this year, and all events will be held outdoors in compliance with Washington state COVID guidelines. 2 tours: 10 am -noon and 1:30-3:30. Limit of 30 guests per tour. $15 per individual; $30 for a family (up to 4 people). Parking is limited, please carpool if possible. Plants, produce, and preserves from our farm will be available to purchase after each tour. Tickets at www.burntridgenursery.com or 360-985-2873.
The Fire Rescue Spectacular, July 8, is the ultimate firefighter and first-responder experience for kids! At the free street fair kids can explore a fleet of emergency vehicles, meet first responders, take the Junior Fighter Challenge, enjoy free ice cream, and so much more!
Presented by Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network in partnership with Olympia Fire Dept., and thanks to Access Partner Macy’s.
Free Street Fair Activities
• Explore Olympia’s fleet of emergency vehicles and meet first responders
• Meet Sparky the Fire Dog & Smokey the Bear
• See vintage fire trucks
• Experience the Spray Gallery
• Take the Junior Firefighter Challenge
• Enjoy special activities, festival food & free ice cream and popsicles
Inside the Museum
• See wacky Dr. Science demos
• Make an emergency candle or fire starter
• Learn how to start a campfire
• Explore first aid techniques
• Rescue toy animals from ice
All activities on the street are free to the public. Special activities in the Museum are free with admission – online reservations recommended.
