This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
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.
Join us for 10 days for Spooktacular fun! The Boo Bash Festival offers Halloween-inspired activities, costumes, and more without the fright!
Explore a straw bale maze, press apples into cider, decorate a pumpkin and float it in the regatta, watch weird Dr. Science demos, silkscreen a treat bag, and more!
Presented by Hanson Subaru.
Special Event Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Friday – Sunday, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Activities are FREE with Museum admission or membership. Capacity limited per play session. Online reservations required. Photo taken pre-COVID.
Celebrate World Fish Migration Day 2020
“Salmon Come Home”
Chehalis Basin Walks,
Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail
The Chehalis Lead Entity in cooperation with the Lewis Conservation District are sponsoring “Salmon Come Home” to the Chehalis basin walks. The walks will be held at 10:00am and 1:00pm along the Chehalis River Discovery Trail in Centralia.
While enjoying a leisurely walk along the Chehalis River, participants be guided to notice the rivers’ restored Black cottonwood and Douglas fir riparian zones, and will discover the vital role our native anadromous salmon play in the Chehalis basin. Participants will learn about other successful salmon restoration projects in the basin, and ways we can all protect our local salmon. Hopefully, we’ll even spot salmon on their return to the Chehalis basin!
Family groups welcome.
Pre-registration is required. To register, or for more information, contact Kenna Kosnacht at Kenna.fosnacht@lewiscdwa.com or Alexa Brown, at graysharborstreamteam@gmail.com. Specific meeting location details, and other pertinent information will be provided upon pre-registration.
For the walks, COVID-19 protocols will be in place — 6ft+ distancing, masks will be required, and group sizes will be limited.
World Fish Migration Day is celebrated to raise global attention to restore river connections for migrating fish, to achieve healthier fish stocks, and more productive rivers.
www.worldfishmigrationday.com
Military families get 1/2 price admission on Memorial Day. Special activities include Patriotic Light Play and Pounded Plant Flags.
Additional Memorial Day Weekend activities include:
*Artist Trading Cards
*Drawing, Coloring & Collage
*MakeSpace Tools: Hot Glue
*Cardboard Engineering with Recycled Materials
*Big Bubbles
*Bug Bingo
*Hula Hoops & Cornhole
*Sidewalk Chalk
Military families can also save $20 on a Basic or Deluxe Museum membership, May 21-31.
Online reservations required https://bit.ly/2F07hyt
Sponsored by: Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty
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.
Chomp, stomp, and roar with awesome dinosaur-themed activities and exciting special guests, March 23 – April 14 at Hands On!
April 5–6, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., meet paleontologist and founder of Fossil Team PDX Nico Spadafora and enjoy their fossil collection.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Chomp, stomp, and roar with awesome dinosaur-themed activities and exciting special guests, March 23 – April 14 at Hands On!
April 5–6, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer and learn about birds of prey and their dinosaur ancestors.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Chomp, stomp, and roar with awesome dinosaur-themed activities and exciting special guests, March 23 – April 14 at Hands On!
April 5–6, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., meet paleontologist and founder of Fossil Team PDX Nico Spadafora and enjoy their fossil collection.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Chomp, stomp, and roar with awesome dinosaur-themed activities and exciting special guests, March 23 – April 14 at Hands On!
April 5–6, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer and learn about birds of prey and their dinosaur ancestors.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
