This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The ten entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be:
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20: Presidents Day
- April 15-16 & April 22-23: National Park Week Weekends
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites people to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a free visit to Washington’s state parks.
At Rainbow Falls State Park, join Ranger Kathy Jacobson on a short walk to learn about the Chehalis River, the history of Rainbow Falls, and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Please meet at the picnic shelter in the day use area. Dress for the weather, as the program will be held rain or shine.
Free days apply only to day use access by vehicle, not to overnight stays or rented facilities.
Cosmic Comics and Games is taking over the Tiki Tap House to help you shake off your case of the Mondays!
We’ll have over a dozen games for you to play while you nom on some hot pizza and drink a cold beer.
Games are free; pizza and beer are not. Bring your friends and family- just not the kiddos. This event is for 18 and over. Trust us, you’ll thank us later.

Learn local history at the 2nd Forest Grove Cemetery Tour. Your tour guide will take you through the cemetery where you will encounter living history vignettes. Come early for a daylight tour or at sundown for the lamplighter tour. Will feature tales of immigrants, pioneers, Seatco Prison, a bear attack, a country doctor and more. Proceeds benefit Boy Scout Troop 9014 and is made possible with the help of friends and the South Thurston County Historical Society.
Remembering Two Giants of Hollywood: Crosby & Flynn Saturday
Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland in Santa Fe Trail
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali.
Join us for fun, music, movement and community — every Third Thursday in Historic Downtown Centralia, WA.
SWW RDQG bi-annual quilt show celebrating it’s members and community support. Over 100 guild member quilts will be on display.
Slient Auction, Door Prizes, Make and Takes, Vendors, and more.
SWW RDQG bi-annual quilt show celebrating it’s members and community support. Over 100 guild member quilts will be on display.
Slient Auction, Door Prizes, Make and Takes, Vendors, and more.

Ballet Theatre of Washington will present The Moonlight Madness Ballet Showcase on Saturday October 21 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the historic Liberty Theater, located in the Bethel Church Downtown building at 413 N Tower in Centralia. Families will be able to see excerpts from classic ballets like The Sleeping Beauty and Giselle, as well as new works choreographed by the young company members of BTW. There will also be a bake sale, a boo-tique and games. Everyone is invited to come in (non-scary) costumes!! Attendees will also be able to be the first to purchase tickets to BTW’s premiere of their new full length production of The Nutcracker, before they officially go on sale!
Tickets are just $5 and may be purchased at Book n Brush in Chehalis, Centralia Ballet Academy and Holley’s Place Frozen Yogurt in Centralia, or at brownpapertickets.com. For more information, call or text 360-623-9010 or email at info@balletwashington.org!