Chehalis Centralia Events Calendar

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

Aug
20
Thu
Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 20 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum

Learn how to arrange natural materials like petals, feathers, and shells into beautiful designs.

FREE with admission

Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel

Event dates and times: 8/18-8/22 9:30am-4:30pm
Sunday 8/23 10:30am-5:30pm

Aug
21
Fri
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 21 all-day
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum

Test your skills on our 25-foot outdoor climbing wall! Presented by TwinStar Credit Union.

FREE with admission

Event dates/times:8/20-8/22 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
8/23 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Collaborative Art with artist P. Calavara @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Collaborative Art with artist P. Calavara @ Hands On Children's Museum

Help create a collaborative illustrated book with artist P. Calavara – recognizable from Gallery Boom and around Olympia, especially his large plywood monsters known as Krommitters. P. Calavera is the alter ego of local artist Rick Perry. Rick has provided mask-wearing Krommitters to greet visitors as they enter the lobby and additional examples of his art for the lobby wall. A storyteller as well as artist, Rick spins fanciful collaborative tales incorporating kid’s ideas and inspiration. He likes drawing monsters with kids because there is no wrong way to draw a monster.

FREE with admission

Presented by: Dawkins Charitable Trust

Event dates and times: 8/18-8/22 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 21 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum

Learn how to arrange natural materials like petals, feathers, and shells into beautiful designs.

FREE with admission

Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel

Event dates and times: 8/18-8/22 9:30am-4:30pm
Sunday 8/23 10:30am-5:30pm

Aug
22
Sat
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 22 all-day
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum

Test your skills on our 25-foot outdoor climbing wall! Presented by TwinStar Credit Union.

FREE with admission

Event dates/times:8/20-8/22 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
8/23 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Collaborative Art with artist P. Calavara @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 22 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Collaborative Art with artist P. Calavara @ Hands On Children's Museum

Help create a collaborative illustrated book with artist P. Calavara – recognizable from Gallery Boom and around Olympia, especially his large plywood monsters known as Krommitters. P. Calavera is the alter ego of local artist Rick Perry. Rick has provided mask-wearing Krommitters to greet visitors as they enter the lobby and additional examples of his art for the lobby wall. A storyteller as well as artist, Rick spins fanciful collaborative tales incorporating kid’s ideas and inspiration. He likes drawing monsters with kids because there is no wrong way to draw a monster.

FREE with admission

Presented by: Dawkins Charitable Trust

Event dates and times: 8/18-8/22 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 22 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Nature Mandalas @ Hands On Children's Museum

Learn how to arrange natural materials like petals, feathers, and shells into beautiful designs.

FREE with admission

Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel

Event dates and times: 8/18-8/22 9:30am-4:30pm
Sunday 8/23 10:30am-5:30pm

Parrot Ambassadors @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 22 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Parrot Ambassadors @ Hands On Children's Museum

Live Animals! Meet Debbie Goodrich and the Parrot Ambassadors – her troop of fun-loving, talking, roller-skating, and basketball-playing parrots.

FREE with admission

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Virtual Pet Parade @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 22 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 am
Virtual Pet Parade @ Hands On Children's Museum

Watch the Virtual Pet Parade live via our Facebook page. A recording will also be posted on our Virtual Pet Parade page, shown on screens throughout the Museum, and shared on social media for everyone to see.

Olympia’s 91st annual Pet Parade is hosted for the first time by the Museum as part of the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun. Special thanks to The Olympian newspaper for keeping this long-standing family tradition alive and to WSECU and Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry for your Summer Splash! sponsorship.

Begins at 10:00 a.m. via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/handsonchildrensmuseum

Aug
23
Sun
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 23 all-day
Climbing Wall @ Hands On Children's Museum

Test your skills on our 25-foot outdoor climbing wall! Presented by TwinStar Credit Union.

FREE with admission

Event dates/times:8/20-8/22 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
8/23 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.