This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The Lewis County Model Railroad Club will be holding the Annual Spring Model Railroad Show and Model Train Swap Meet at the SWW Fair Grounds in the Blue Pavilion on Saturday April 7 from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday April 8 from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
There will be display Model Train layouts in N scale along with Z scale and HO Scale European type, and this year there will be a special LEGO Train and layout. There will be various vendors with Model Train items for all scales and gauges for sale.
A food vendor will be available along with free parking. Admittance is $5. Children 10 years old and under will be free. One half of door admittance will be donated to the Lewis County Historical Museum, the rest will be used for the Model Railroad exhibit located in the Historical Museum. You will also be able to tour the Museum on Saturday for free from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. For more information contact Ted Livermore at 360-269-0921.
Tinker, create and explore with our natural world during First Friday Night: Nature Maker. Learn how animals and insects create amazing works of art and become a Nature Maker! Visit our NEW Outdoor Tinkering Stations! Pay-what-you-can admission with a suggested donation of $5 per family.
Bluegrass concert featuring Fern Hill Bluegrass Band 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Adna Grange #417. Concert: $15 per person (12 and under free). Pie & Ice Cream Social during intermission is by donation. Funds from the social will benefit Adna Grange purchasing new kitchen items and repair work. Raffle drawings at the end of the concert.
Join writer and curator Mayumi Tsutakawa as she discusses how Washington’s Japanese Americans faced the injustice of internment and how families who lost everything rebuild their lives. This event is sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
Bring your Redneck vehicles, big or little, rusty or shiny, loud or quiet, and join Team Laugh Out Loud for a fun-filled afternoon. Prizes for Biggest, Loudest, Most Redneck, Least Redneck and People’s Choice, and a kids’ “vehicle” division.
Lots of activities for the kids: sunflower seed spitting contest, kiddie tractor pull, sack races, tug-o-war, candy walk and more. Vendors, music and a silent auction. Proceeds this year to benefit The Cat’s Meow, low and no-cost spay/neuter services, and socialization and adoption of feral kittens.
Support Girl Scout Troop 42885 and help these girls get to camp! Your donation will make a big difference and your car will look squeaky clean.
Come join us for a fun evening of Bunco in support of Lewis County Work Opportunities! Ticket includes play of this fast-paced dice game, complimentary nacho bar and prizes.
The 5th Annual Southwest Washington Writers Conference presented by the Lewis County Writers Guild. A one-day event featuring Keynote Speaker, USA Today bestselling author of “The One That Got Away,” Simon Wood.
It’s the last Friday Farmers Market in downtown Chehalis! We’re wrapping it up with an amazing street concert from Paul Mauer and the Silence!! Come out for live music and hot food. Visit with your favorite farmers market vendors. Produce is abundant there are pumpkins and squash, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, beets, cabbage, gourmet cultivated mushrooms, flowers, herbs, plants, art, fresh eggs, hand and body salves, hand crafted teas, jellies and jams, organic cheeses and much more! We may be small, but we pack in the variety! Thank You Chehalis! Tuesday Market will be open through the end of October.
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