This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Annual WSU Lewis County Master Gardener Plant Sale, May 13; 9 AM – 4 PM and May 14; 10 AM – 2 PM. Thousands of plants, all grown by Master Gardeners, includes over a thousand tomato plants with nearly 40 varieties, which includes many heirloom varieties. Other plants included but not limited to annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, berries, grapes, herbs, shrubs and native plants. In addition to plants we have raffle items and lots of great garden accessories such as bird and bat houses, mason bee blocks and planter boxes.
Every year the Home & Garden Show attracts visitors that come from far and wide to gather inspiration for their homes and outdoor spaces. This year’s show will feature speakers from the Lewis County Master Gardeners, Ciscoe Morris from King 5, and kid’s events on Sunday such as Kids Zone, Home Depot kids project, Olympia Master Builder’s kids Lego contest and magician Jeff Evans. Visitors can also enjoy a giveaway-a-day drawing as well as a passport that they can fill out and enter to win a big prize provided by Home Depot. Vendors can expect a large turnout and great opportunities to expand their customer base as well as make great connections with other businesses in attendance.
Learn why companion planting works and how to be more successful in your next garden. Learn how it saves time, money and effort, as well as how to use your space more effectively.
Pre-registration required. Composting Happens! Whether you plan or don’t plan your compost pile it will happen! Learn the whys, what manure does, how manure affects your compost pile, worm castings and worm tea, and how the Green Cone Digester works.
Join us for our radical home economics series! Drop-in and learn how to make sustainable and budget-friendly items for use around the house. Each program will have a different theme, with demonstrations and examples you can take with you. Come and learn new techniques or share your own DIY experiences! All supplies will be provided. This month we will learn how to make some DIY Bath and Beauty products.
Learn an inexpensive, creative way to add beauty to your garden
A question and answer session with the recycling experts. Also learn about making non toxic “green” cleaning supplies.
Come celebrate all things geeky and nerdy. Wear your favorite cosplay and come to this after-hours event where we will play video games, compete in a cosplay fashion show, eat some tasty food, chat about what we’re fanatical about and much more! Pick up your ticket at any Lewis County Timberland Library beginning the first day of Summer Reading.