This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Spend a fun evening at the Juice Box Summer Night Market enjoying live music, local art, craft beer, and delicious food! Free and family friendly event.
The Fire Rescue Spectacular, July 8, is the ultimate firefighter and first-responder experience for kids! At the free street fair kids can explore a fleet of emergency vehicles, meet first responders, take the Junior Fighter Challenge, enjoy free ice cream, and so much more!
Presented by Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network in partnership with Olympia Fire Dept., and thanks to Access Partner Macy’s.
Free Street Fair Activities
• Explore Olympia’s fleet of emergency vehicles and meet first responders
• Meet Sparky the Fire Dog & Smokey the Bear
• See vintage fire trucks
• Experience the Spray Gallery
• Take the Junior Firefighter Challenge
• Enjoy special activities, festival food & free ice cream and popsicles
Inside the Museum
• See wacky Dr. Science demos
• Make an emergency candle or fire starter
• Learn how to start a campfire
• Explore first aid techniques
• Rescue toy animals from ice
All activities on the street are free to the public. Special activities in the Museum are free with admission – online reservations recommended.
Meet the raptor ambassadors and learn about prey and predators with The Falconer!
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Sponsored by Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
Feel the beat and join the rhythm of an African drumming circle with Javoen Byrd and Awodi Drumming. 5 musical educators will be on hand with 50 drums to take kids on a powerful musical journey through indigenous West African and African American music.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Visiting Artists Series in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts and sponsored by the City of Olympia
Feel the beat and join the rhythm of an African drumming circle with Javoen Byrd and Awodi Drumming. 5 musical educators will be on hand with 50 drums to take kids on a powerful musical journey through indigenous West African and African American music.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Visiting Artists Series in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts and sponsored by the City of Olympia
Learn about bees and their vital role in our ecosystem with the Olympia Beekeepers Association and their observation hive!
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Sponsored by Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
Feel the beat and join the rhythm of an African drumming circle with Javoen Byrd and Awodi Drumming. 5 musical educators will be on hand with 50 drums to take kids on a powerful musical journey through indigenous West African and African American music.
Free with admission or membership. Online reservations recommended.
Visiting Artists Series in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts and sponsored by the City of Olympia
This will be a wine and dessert event for Chehalis River Basin Land Trust members and friends. We will have live music, a featured speaker, and live auction, along with updates on recent Land Trust projects and activities.
Olympia Highlanders Bagpipes and Drum Corps are coming to perform our wide array of music. Band plays at 2 pm. Bring your chairs and enjoy a bit of the Highlands along the banks of the river.
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OPENS AT CENTRALIA OUTLETS
IN CENTRALIA, WA ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH 2023
Columbia Sportswear Brings Performance Footwear, Apparel and Accessories
that are Tested Tough to Centralia!
Grand Opening Celebration Set for 8/25!
Portland, Oregon – 07/25/2023 – A global leader and innovator in outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment, Columbia Sportswear will open its newest Clearance Store at Centralia Outlets.
For more than 80 years, Columbia has developed innovated products and technologies with one simple
goal: To unlock the outdoors for everyone. Based in the ever-inclement Pacific Northwest, innovative
products are developed and rigorously tested in a variety of weather. The company continues to
adhere to founder Gert Boyle’s mantra, “It’s perfect. Now make it better.”
“We’re excited to announce that the Columbia retail footprint is growing with the opening of a new Clearance
Store in Centralia, WA. Central to Portland, Seattle, mountains, and beaches, we have the equipment to fuel
your outdoor thrills. Whether hiking the trails in Lewis County, kayaking down the Skookumchuck River, or
camping at Mayfield Lake.” said Russell Anderson, Vice President of Retail Operations for Columbia
Sportswear. “Whatever the adventure, Columbia has you covered with apparel, footwear and gear that is
Tested Tough, and will keep everyone in the family warm, dry, cool and protected all year-round.”
The new Columbia Sportswear clearance store is located at 140 W High St Suite 140 in the Centralia
Outlets – Centralia, WA For more information and the entire Columbia Sportswear selection, please
visit http://www.columbia.com/
About Columbia
Columbia, the flagship brand of Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Company, has been
creating innovative apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment for outdoor enthusiasts since 1938.
Columbia has become a leading global brand by channeling the company’s passion for the outdoors
and innovative spirit into technologies and performance products that keep people warm, dry, cool
and protected year-round. To learn more, please visit the company’s website at www.columbia.com.
