This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Each February we promote healthy smiles by joining with our dental community to offer free dental screenings right inside the Museum! Kids can pretend to be the dentist in our Puget Sound Dental Office exhibit and meet special guests like Amazon of Olympia. Fun, engaging activities are offered all month long.
Meet and get your photo taken with:
• The Tinker Fairy, Feb. 12, 12-4 p.m.
• Amazon of Olympia (Wonder Woman), Feb. 19 & 26, 12–2 p.m.
• Batman in Seattle, Feb. 26, 12-2 p.m.
Sew a Toothy Pillow
Make a Monster Mouth puppet
Practice Drilling Like a Moon Snail
Explore the Dental Exhibit in the Emergency! Gallery, open every day!
Free Dental Screenings for kids every Saturday in Feb. from 2-4 p.m. & First Friday Night Feb. 4 from 4-6 p.m.
• Reservations are required. Call (360) 956-0818 ext. 0.
Families who bring their children in for screening receive free Museum admission upon request.
Thanks to our Dental Sponsor
Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
• Scott T. Rowley, DMD, MSD
• Benjamin D. Ruder, DDS
• Maureen H. Craig, DDS, MSD
• Rosaleen J. Shavron, DMD
• Aarika D. Anderson Elter, DMD
• With support from SPSCC Dental Assisting Program
Check out our Dental Health Month page for more information and a complete list of sponsors.
Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.
Work Party at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail
Saturday, March 26th from 9 am ‘til 12:00 noon
Sponsored by the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust
What: Discovery Trail Work Party to repair recent flood damage.
Snacks and drinking water will be available (bring your own bottle).
Due to hazards left by the floods, this event is not suitable for young children.
You must pre-register for this event. See instructions below.
Where: Chehalis River Discovery Trail, 1545 Goodrich Rd, Centralia. Parking for high
ground clearance vehicles will be at the old barn (follow the signs). Rides will
be provided as needed from the trail’s regular lot at the treatment plant.
When: 9 AM until 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 26th, 2022. Masking is optional.
Please join Chehalis River Basin Land Trust volunteers, the Great Old Broads and others as we work to repair recent flood damage along the Discovery Trail. (See: Discovery Trail along the Chehalis River (lewiscountytrails.org) Please arrive early to sign the waiver.
Sturdy gloves and suitable work clothes are recommended. We will have some garden tools and gloves available at the site. Please feel free to bring your own hand tools if you’d like.
Please pre-register for this event by emailing your RSVP to:
office@chehalislandtrust.org
Be sure to include the number of people you expect in your party.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
“”The best time to learn anything, from first aid to firearm operation, is before you need it. The worst time to learn it is when you need that knowledge the most and yet know nothing.” Come and learn how to operate a handgun. Learn how to grip, align sights, press the trigger, how to stand and more. Don’t have a handgun, no problem. Just bring 9mm Luger/Parabellum and/or .22LR and you can use mine. You can try a semi-auto in both 9 mm and .22LR as well as a .22LR revolver. To register call Dolly at 360-978-4338. There is a $25 non-refundable deposit required at time of registration and balance due at the door. Bring a notebook, eye/ear protection and a baseball cap.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities March 21 – April 16! Meet a vulture and an eagle owl up close. Greet bunnies and quail. Visit a Puget Sound touch tank and explore real dinosaur bones. Grate, grind and chop your way through our kitchen tool maker bench and build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils. You can even silkscreen your own superhero cape. Delight your kids with daily new adventures sponsored by T-Mobile.
Special events and activities vary daily. See dates and times below. Online reservations required.
Visiting critters! Bunnies and quails, March 27 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Help us build a collaborative town from recycled kitchen utensils, daily
Dissect different fruits and flowers, March 24–27 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Learn the basics of electricity with circuit blocks and conductivity games, March 25–30 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Touch tank with Puget Sound Estuarium
Meet costumed Butterfly Magic Heroine from Part of Your World Princesses, March 27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Learn different animation techniques
For additional weeks of activities, please see our website.
Starting April 1: FREE family passes will be available at T-Mobile stores in Tumwater, Olympia, and Lacey, while supplies last.
