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

Come join the fun, create your very own wreath!
Eleven years in the making, started back in 2005 with bringing awareness and hope together toward finding a cure for SMA -Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This is a make-and-take (or online pre-order) event with all supplies provided. If unavailable to create your own wreaths, pre-orders can be placed online to be picked up the day of the event (11-18-16) just specify when ordering. This is held once again, in our local Historic Townsend Barn (between Centralia and Bucoda). Crafts for all ages, raffle items, free refreshments, entertainment and free parking!
CANNOT MAKE THE EVENT? Please feel free to place order of pre-made event or you can donate to the cause.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wreaths-of-hope-tickets-28511111502
Rake up and bag your leaves so gardeners & composters can put them to good use! Bagged leaves may be dropped off and will be available that day on a first come, first served basis! Lewis County Master Recycler/Composter volunteers will be present helping the leaf exchange run smoothly.
Come on down to the Lewis County Historical Museum for Evening with the Authors. Choose local first for all your Christmas needs for that special literary person in your life!
4:30pm-5:30 for members only
5:30-7:30 for the generally public
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! We welcome you to attend the 67th Annual Santa Parade in downtown Chehalis. Bring the family out to this nostalgic parade filled with whimsical floats, lead by this years Grand Marshal, Dr. Jennifer Polley, and of course finished with an appearance by Santa himself! This year’s winner of “Best Theme/Best Entry Overall” will win $500 to donate to a local nonprofit of their choice. Make sure to stop by Courage Coffee’s mobile espresso, located by the Chehalis Theatre the day of the parade, where the first 230 cups of coffee will be free courtesy of the Chamber!

There is nothing better than celebrating the holiday season with a family outing. This year, the historic Centralia Fox Theatre is proud to present the 4th annual Voetberg Family Christmas Show on December 17 and 18. It will be the first live music event since the theater reopened on October 29.
Read more about the event here.

There is nothing better than celebrating the holiday season with a family outing. This year, the historic Centralia Fox Theatre is proud to present the 4th annual Voetberg Family Christmas Show on December 17 and 18. It will be the first live music event since the theater reopened on October 29.
Read more about the event here.

There is nothing better than celebrating the holiday season with a family outing. This year, the historic Centralia Fox Theatre is proud to present the 4th annual Voetberg Family Christmas Show on December 17 and 18. It will be the first live music event since the theater reopened on October 29.
Read more about the event here.

Join us as 2016 rolls over to 2017 with our Blizzard Beach Bash! Watch the ball drop every hour. Don your Hawaiian shirts, make your own leis, but don’t leave your mittens and hats at home! Meet warm and cold-blooded animals, set ice on fire, freeze tropical fruits and smash them with Dr. Science. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor: Twin Star Credit Union and Hospitality Sponsor: Abby’s Cookies & Cupcakes!

Join Billie’s Sewing Circle at Billie’s Designer Fabrics tomorrow, January 11th, from 10 – 2 pm as we make Kitty Crack catnip toys to be used as a fundraiser for The Almost Home Project no-kill animal rescue (facebook.com/thealmosthomeproject). Fabric, catnip and sewing machines will be provided. This sewing circle also makes hats and mittens for our local giving trees. Billie’s is a wonderful store located at in downtown Chehalis at 510 N. Market Blvd with lots of fabulous fabrics and sewing machines worth drooling over not to mention the reasonable repair work they do.