This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
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.
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
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.
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
Create a mud pie masterpiece by decorating your humble mud pie with natural materials.
FREE with admission
Event dates and times: Mondays in August-September 7th. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Itsa Shash is a Native American storyteller, poet, and multi-talented musician and vocalist and an active member of the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association. He will be sharing animal-themed stories.
FREE with admission
Presented by: Nisqually Indian Tribe
Shows at 10:30am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm
Learn some cool knots with giant rope and then practice lashing together sticks into sculptures and structures.
FREE with admission
Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel
Learn some cool knots with giant rope and then practice lashing together sticks into sculptures and structures.
FREE with admission
Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel
Learn some cool knots with giant rope and then practice lashing together sticks into sculptures and structures.
FREE with admission
Presented by: Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel
Climb inside and explore a real Huey Helicopter from the Olympic Flight Museum.
FREE with admission
Presented by: Olympic Flight Museum
Event dates and times: 8/27-8/28 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
