This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Garlic beer. Garlic smoked brisket. Garlic gorgonzola fries. Garlic butter. Everything garlic is honored at this festival that has grown exponentially over the years! Several bands will grace the stages at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds to entertain the throngs of garlic lovers at the unique festival. Local chefs will also demo how to cook succulent recipes with garlic, and vendors will arrive by the dozen to offer more food than you could possibly choose from.
The High Pass Challenge is an epic bicycling journey from Packwood to Windy Ridge and back, covering more than 7,500 feet of elevation gain along U.S. Highway 12 and Forest Service roads leading to Mount St. Helens.
Packwood is the most popular and largest flea market in the Pacific Northwest. Over 800 vendors in attendance.”There is nothing you can’t find here.” For more information, go here.
Don’t miss the 3rd Annual Rust or Shine Car Show! See rat rods, hot rods, muscle cars, classes, customs, bikes, trucks and more. Food, prizes and live music.
For the past 26 years, the lush fairways of Riverside Golf Club in Chehalis have been the sight of the United Way of Lewis County Golf Tournament. This popular event includes green fees, range balls, a golf cart, a team photo, hot dog lunch, and a delicious barbecue dinner following the tournament, provided by Country Cousins Restaurant.
Grand Enteries at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Salmon dinner at 5:00 p.m. Dance contents, drums and more.
Willamette Valley Wool will be at the store with a trunk show! Lynette has beautiful yarns and fibers!
Two local designers (Jennifer Denney and Rachel McSweeney) will also be at the store with patterns for you to purchase and samples for you to touch and feel. There will be a free knit pattern or a free crochet pattern for you at each store.
There will be a $35 gift certificate given away each day of the yarn crawl at each store. If you go to all 8 stores, you will receive a “finishing” prize and be entered for an additional $100 gift certificate (drawing to be held on Monday, Oct 2).
