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.

Sep
7
Sat
60 Years of Dancing to The Country Four & More! @ South Union Grange #860
Sep 7 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
60 Years of Dancing to The Country Four & More! @ South Union Grange #860

Country Dancing for 60 years! Come learn how and enjoy a family friendly dancing to country music. Grange members make a light repast (lunch of sandwiches, dessert, coffee/tea and soda pop). A Raffle is held. Suggested Donations: $6 at the door and maybe $5 or so per meal enjoyed. All while shuffling across the dance floor to delightful
country music classics.

Oct
12
Sat
Plant Care in a Greenhouse/Poly tunnel with Lewis County Master Gardeners @ Greenhouse at Fort Borst Demo Gardens
Oct 12 @ 10:00 am

Learn the tricks for basic set-up and maintenance of a greenhouse or poly tunnel to grow plants year round. Workshop includes a tour of the Master Gardener Greenhouse at Borst Park in Centralia.

Oct
18
Fri
Tree and Plant ID Educational Session @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail
Oct 18 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Tree and Plant ID Educational Session @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail

Have you always wanted to learn about some of our native trees, plants and shrubs growing along the river when hiking? This free educational session may be a perfect way to spend your morning!

Please join the Chehalis Land Trust team and Naturalist and Wildlife Guide Ryan Johnson for a walk at Chehalis River Discovery Trail.

In this session, Ryan will point out key trees and plants for us to learn, while discussing strategies and tips for identifying them in the field, as well as some of their relevant ethnobotanical history!

This hike will be considered easy difficulty. We’ll cover less than two miles, with frequent stops to review and interpret different plants we see along the path.

Please RSVP at the link below, the event is free!

Oct
19
Sat
Seed Saving with Lewis County Master Gardeners @ Fort Borst Demo Garden, Fort Borst Park
Oct 19 all-day

There are many reasons to save seeds! To preserve and ensure you have a favorite plant to attract beneficial insects, to save money, for trading, the list goes on and on. Learn some simple techniques to the art of Saving Seeds!

Capital Comedy: You Can’t be Serious @ Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Capital Comedy: You Can't be Serious @ Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts

See Capitol Comedy’s new show, “You Can’t Be Serious,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. The talented performers of the Capitol Comedy troupe send up the Biden-Harris Administration, the Trump-Vance challenge, and a host of public figures with song parodies, comedy sketches, mock commercials and fake news updates.

Oct
20
Sun
Liberty Quartet in concert @ Christian Fellowship Of Winlock
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Liberty Quartet in concert @ Christian Fellowship Of Winlock

Liberty Quartet is based in Boise Idaho. They sing full time in venues across the USA and Canada. This will be a fun evening with upbeat music appropriate for all ages.

Nov
30
Sat
Tree Planting Work Party with the Chehalis Land Trust @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail
Nov 30 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Every winter, the Chehalis Land Trust Team plants over 50 trees along the river at Discovery Trail to help support the reinvigoration of this critical habitat!

Please join our November 30th Work party at Chehalis River Discovery Trail to prepare the planting sites for the Winter 2024 tree group.

Work will include removing invasive thistles, invasive canary grass, scouting tree locations, learning tree species, and digging and planting trees.

The hike to our planting site is about 1/2 mile or less. Garden tools will be provided, but if you have gloves and other tools and gear you enjoy using feel free to bring those along!

Jan
18
Sat
ZooZoo @ Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
Jan 18 @ 7:30 pm
ZooZoo @ Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts

Imago’s shows have been described as Cirque Du Soleil-evoking acrobatics mixed with Mummenschanz-like mime, set in a unique, yet accessible, French-influenced, avant-garde playground. ZooZoo is penguins playing musical chairs, a cat trapped in a giant paper bag, hippos with insomnia, anteaters as waiters, and a madcap revue of illusion, comedy and fun that has inspired audiences nationwide. Imago has performed in China, Europe and at some of North America’s most revered festivals.

A good time for the entire family!

Jan
25
Sat
Chehalis Land Trust Tree Planting Work Party @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail
Jan 25 @ 9:30 am
Chehalis Land Trust Tree Planting Work Party @ Chehalis River Discovery Trail

Every winter, the Chehalis Land Trust Team plants trees along the river at Discovery Trail to help support the reinvigoration of this critical habitat!

Work will include removing invasive thistles, invasive canary grass, scouting tree locations, learning tree species, digging and planting bare root trees, and collaring saplings for protection.

We appreciate your support, and we hope you can join us!

Feb
22
Sat
Looking Out for the Little Guys: Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Workshop @ Stillman Creek - RSVP for exact location
Feb 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a hands-on workshop learning all about the tiny critters living in our local waterways! Daron Williams, a Habitat Biologist for the Department of Fish and Wildlife, will guide us in sampling and identifying macroinvertebrates, and speak on what they can tell us about the health of our streams. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to explore an important conservation area (managed by Capitol Land Trust) and get up close and personal with these fascinating (and often overlooked) creatures. Exact location provided after RSVP – limited spots available!

We recommend dressing warm and waterproof! Rubber boots are recommended, as you will have a chance to step into the stream to collect samples. Terrain is relatively flat but bumpy. Participants will not be expected to walk more than half a mile. There are no facilities on site, so please make sure to go before the workshop if a bush is not your ideal bathroom!