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.

Dec
31
Fri
Noon Year’s Eve Countdown Party! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Dec 31 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Noon Year's Eve Countdown Party! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up as your favorite fairy tale character and ring in the new year early at the Noon Year’s Eve Countdown Party, Dec. 31. Noon Year’s countdown, dance party, ball drop, and parade every hour! Meet a Celtic princess, enjoy exciting fairy tale and dragon activities, and watch inspiring Dr. Science demos. Online reservations required.

Discover dragon eggs
Design your family crest
Make a clothespin fairy friend
Defend the kingdom with arrows and catapults
Create dragon hats and crowns, fanciful fairy necklaces, and magic wands
Silkscreen a silvery souvenir t-shirt, bag, onesie, or apron
Learn spinning and weaving and braid a beaded bracelet
Investigate how dragons are part of cultures around the world
Meet a Celtic princess and see Dr. Science demos

Jan
14
Fri
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jan 14 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun! Meet Ice Princesses, skate in your socks, use real tools to shave ice, explore an ice cave, and see exciting Dr. Science demos, Jan 14-16.
Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 17.

Online reservations required.

Special Guests & Activities:
Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
Use real tools to shave ice
Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14 & 15, 11 am – 3 pm)
See Dr. Science light ice on fire and experiment with liquid nitrogen
Meet and get your photo taken with Ice Princesses (Jan. 15 & 16, 11 am – 4 pm)
Greet a giant polar bear puppet (Jan. 14 – 16, 12 pm – 2 pm)
Learn snowflake science
Skate indoors in your socks
Explore an ice cave
Craft a melted snowman
Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
Build penguin ramps
Design and play winter pegboard pinball
Create snowman catapults

Jan
15
Sat
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jan 15 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun! Meet Ice Princesses, skate in your socks, use real tools to shave ice, explore an ice cave, and see exciting Dr. Science demos, Jan 14-16.
Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 17.

Online reservations required.

Special Guests & Activities:
Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
Use real tools to shave ice
Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14 & 15, 11 am – 3 pm)
See Dr. Science light ice on fire and experiment with liquid nitrogen
Meet and get your photo taken with Ice Princesses (Jan. 15 & 16, 11 am – 4 pm)
Greet a giant polar bear puppet (Jan. 14 – 16, 12 pm – 2 pm)
Learn snowflake science
Skate indoors in your socks
Explore an ice cave
Craft a melted snowman
Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
Build penguin ramps
Design and play winter pegboard pinball
Create snowman catapults

Jan
16
Sun
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jan 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun! Meet Ice Princesses, skate in your socks, use real tools to shave ice, explore an ice cave, and see exciting Dr. Science demos, Jan 14-16.
Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 17.

Online reservations required.

Special Guests & Activities:
Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
Use real tools to shave ice
Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14 & 15, 11 am – 3 pm)
See Dr. Science light ice on fire and experiment with liquid nitrogen
Meet and get your photo taken with Ice Princesses (Jan. 15 & 16, 11 am – 4 pm)
Greet a giant polar bear puppet (Jan. 14 – 16, 12 pm – 2 pm)
Learn snowflake science
Skate indoors in your socks
Explore an ice cave
Craft a melted snowman
Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
Build penguin ramps
Design and play winter pegboard pinball
Create snowman catapults

Apr
9
Sat
Centralia Gun Show @ Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
Apr 9 – Apr 10 all-day
Centralia Gun Show @ Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

SHOW HOURS
Sat. 9 AM – 5 PM Sun. 9 AM – 3 PM
**ADMISSION TO GUN SHOW **
General Admission – $8 per day

Military/Veterans – $6 per day

2-Day Passes: $12
(12 and under free)

Apr
22
Fri
Earth Day Celebration at Nature Nurture Farmacy @ Nature Nurture Farmacy
Apr 22 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Earth Day Celebration at Nature Nurture Farmacy @ Nature Nurture Farmacy

Join Nature Nurture Farmacy for an Earth Day celebration on Friday the 22nd of April from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find garden kit giveaways and raffles. Plus, Ravens Wind Farm mushrooms will be there, garden education and more!

May
14
Sat
Centralia Gun Show @ Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
May 14 – May 15 all-day
Centralia Gun Show @ Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

SHOW HOURS
Sat. 9 AM – 5 PM Sun. 9 AM – 3 PM
**ADMISSION TO GUN SHOW **
General Admission – $8 per day

Military/Veterans – $6 per day

2-Day Passes: $12
(12 and under free)

Lewis County Bridal Expo @ The Loft
May 14 – May 15 all-day
Lewis County Bridal Expo @ The Loft

We are so EXCITED to co-partner with The Vintage Grand Room & Wilde Souls to host and partcipate in bringing a local BRIDAL EXPO between 2 downtown historic event venues for 2 Days. Featuring all the FABULOUS vendors from Lewis County & surrounding areas to a weekend Bridal EXPO.

Saturday May 14th 9 to 5
Sunday May 15th 10 to 3

*Engaged couples bring your entire tribe for only $5 at the door to receive your complimentary swag bag!*

*Interested VENDORS PM for google doc link for space availability*

Boistfort Valley Spring Fest Craft Fair and Plant Sale @ Baw Faw Grange
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Boistfort Valley Spring Fest Craft Fair and Plant Sale @ Baw Faw Grange

Come join us for the 13th Annual Boistfort Valley Spring Fest! We’ll have an indoor / outdoor art and craft fair, plant sale, hot lunch, and lots of pies and other desserts for sale. There will also be a raffle, featuring a handmade queen size quilt, and spring photo booth. Come out to the beautiful Boistfort Valley and stock up for your garden this year!
Contact us if you are interested in a vendor application.

May
21
Sat
Lewis County Master Gardener’s Spring Plant Sale @ Spring Plant Sale
May 21 – May 22 all-day
Lewis County Master Gardener’s Spring Plant Sale @ Spring Plant Sale

The Master Gardner Foundation of Lewis County is please to announce that our annual Spring Plant Sale is coming soon. You will find high quality plants, all grown by Master Gardeners, for a great price. There will be thousands of plants to choose from. Tomatoes, including heirloom varieties, vegetables, annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, herbs and much, much more!

Join us on Saturday, May 21st, 9am-4pm and & Sunday, May 22nd, 9am-2pm, at the Southwest WA Fairgrounds, Blue Pavilion, in Chehalis WA.

For more information, contact us @ 360-740-1216.