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.

Jun
29
Sat
Community Crafting @ Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
Jun 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Make arts and crafts with members of your community! Collaboration encouraged. For all ages. This event is part of the Summer Library Program, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Local Artist Spotlight- Kaitee Carney, Mason Gaul and Whiskey Crows @ The Chehalis Theater
Jun 29 @ 8:00 pm

ALL AGES
21+ BALCONY SEATING IN BAR
$5 COVER

Join us for an evening of great acoustic and country music!
Start the night off with the WHISKEY CROW’S opening for MASON GAUL and finish the night with great music from KAITEE CARNEY

Karaoke with JB and Debbie @ Tower Tavern
Jun 29 @ 9:00 pm
Karaoke with JB and Debbie @ Tower Tavern

Come join JB and Debbie at the Tower Tavern in downtown Centralia for karaoke and dance jams starting at 9:00 p.m. Food and Drink Specials. It’s always a party with JB and Debbie at the Tower Tavern.

Jul
4
Thu
Pioneer Independence Celebration @ Historic Borst Home Museum
Jul 4 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

An Independence Day Celebration … mid-19th century style!

Jul
13
Sat
Restoration Work Party @ Discovery Trail
Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Restoration Work Party @ Discovery Trail

Join us for a day by the Chehalis River. Come prepared to pull blackberry with appropriate gear for the weather, sturdy shoes and a reusable water bottle. We will provide snacks, coffee, and water. Register today for this exciting volunteer opportunity. Help us conserve, protect and restore!

Jul
14
Sun
Annual Pioneer Pie Social @ Historic Claquato Church
Jul 14 @ 1:30 pm

The annual Pioneer Pie Social happens Sunday, July 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the historic Claquato Church.

Over 30 pies will be up for live and silent auction as well as gift baskets and other items donated by friends of the museum. Live bluegrass music will be provided by The Lewis County Pickers.

This year’s auctioneer is Todd Mason. Enjoy pie by the slice, a game of corn hole, balloon animals, and the candy hunt.

The Daughters of the Pioneers will be giving tours of the historic Claquato Church.

Jul
20
Sat
Community Crafting @ Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
Jul 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Make arts and crafts with members of your community! Collaboration encouraged. For all ages. This event is part of the Summer Library Program, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Aug
10
Sat
The Harvest Kitchen @ Historic Borst Home Museum
Aug 10 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The Harvest Kitchen @ Historic Borst Home Museum

Putting up the bountiful harvest for a long winter. Activities and discussion of how to put up and store foods in the mid-19th century. Panel of our Living Historians. Mary Borst had a lovely, in that day, very modern cook stove. Joseph also built her a state of the art pantry, which kept things cool ~ one of my personal favorites in the house.

Sep
7
Sat
Harvest Moon: Storyteller @ Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
Sep 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Harvest Moon: Storyteller @ Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library

Join storyteller and Quinault Tribal Ambassador Harvest Moon to hear tales from the Northwest Coast Indian tradition. This program is part of Timberland Reads Together, featuring “There There” by Tommy Orange and Native Voices, focused on Indigenous Peoples history and culture.

Sep
14
Sat
Friendship Quilts ~ Signature Blocks @ Historic Borst Home Museum
Sep 14 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Friendship Quilts ~ Signature Blocks @ Historic Borst Home Museum

Living Historian Beverly York will present Friendship Quilts, how the pioneers moving west would take a part of their friends and family history with them. Volunteer Coordinator Sara Light-Waller will show how to put a signature on the quilt block, as they did in the mid-19th century.