Chehalis Centralia Events Calendar

This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.

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Oct
23
Fri
Boo Bash Festival @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 23 – Nov 1 all-day
Boo Bash Festival @ Hands On Children's Museum

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.

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May
31
Mon
1/2 Price Admission for Military Families at the Hands On Children’s Museum @ Hands On Children's Museum
May 31 all-day
1/2 Price Admission for Military Families at the Hands On Children's Museum @ Hands On Children's Museum

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

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Jul
24
Sat
Burnt Ridge Nursery Farm Tour @ Burnt Ridge Nursery
Jul 24 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Burnt Ridge Nursery Farm Tour @ Burnt Ridge Nursery

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.

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Jun
4
Sat
Summer Market at The Loft @ The Loft
Jun 4 – Jun 5 all-day
Summer Market at The Loft @ The Loft

Come Join Wilde Soul & The Loft in presenting our Summer Market!

OVER 20 NEW VENDORS ADDED!

When:
Saturday June 4th from 9~4 pm
&
Sunday June 5th from 9 ~ 4 pm

Where:
The Loft
547 NW Pacific Ave,
Chehalis, WA 98532

Come join us at The Loft and shop our amazing group of vendors and artisans and eat some delicious food!

The Loft was built for mercantile and implements in 1906. The Sears came in the 1940’s. Mixed with history of timeless details of brick & mortar with hand-hewn old growth! This building is absolutely stunning! You won’t want to miss this Market!

Admission is FREE
Parking is FREE

We will be doing a door prize of a basket with goodies from our vendors! All the proceeds from the Raffle will go to the Lewis County Animal Shelter! Raffle tickets are $1 each!

Vendor Inquiry:
wildesoulus@gmail.com or Message me!

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Jan
13
Fri
Coven Dove Concert at the Juice Box @ The Juice Box
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Coven Dove Concert at the Juice Box @ The Juice Box

Coven Dove Album Release Show! Come enjoy live music, good beer, and good food.

Join us for the album release of “Mortality”. Enjoy tap house fare as Coven Dove takes you on a journey into unexplored corners of the mind.

Find Coven Dove on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, or SoundCloud.

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Dec
2
Sat
Gingerbread Cookies with Mak! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Dec 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Gingerbread Cookies with Mak! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Delight in the fragrance of delicious gingerbread cookies you will bake with Makayla Roberson of Mak’s Snack Shack! While your cookies are baking in the oven, you will decorate previously baked gingerbread cookies with royal icing and fun toppings! One adult chef and one child chef (age 5-8) per registration can enjoy this winter celebration that is sure to awaken your internal baking show contestant!

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Apr
5
Fri
Meet Fossil Team PDX @ Hands On Children's Museum
Apr 5 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Meet Fossil Team PDX @ Hands On Children's Museum

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.

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Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer @ Hands On Children's Museum
Apr 5 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer @ Hands On Children's Museum

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.

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Apr
6
Sat
Meet Fossil Team PDX @ Hands On Children's Museum
Apr 6 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Meet Fossil Team PDX @ Hands On Children's Museum

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.

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Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer @ Hands On Children's Museum
Apr 6 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Meet the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer @ Hands On Children's Museum

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.

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