This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@GraysHarborTalk.com with the following information:
- Name of Event
- Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
- Organizer(s) name
- Cost
- URL to purchase tickets
- Website URL
- SHORT description of event
- Photo
Our editors will review and post within a few business days.
Thank you for letting us know about your event! Did you know you can post all your future events directly onto our site? It’s the fastest way to make sure we see it!
Here is How to Post an Event on GraysHarborTalk:
Follow this link directly to our calendar: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/grays-harbor-events-calendar/
Click the green “+ Post Your Event Button” which is located above the first calendar post, on the right.
Please be sure to include the following items. We cannot approve a post that does not contain AT LEAST:
- A start date AND time (Time is added by checking the “add time” box AFTER you select a date. An end time is helpful for readers but not necessary)
- A Location (including name of venue and address)
- A brief description (no more than two short paragraphs)
- A link to a website
A picture always make your posts more appealing to your audience so we highly suggest one, but it is not necessary.
Once you submit it, your event has to be approved by an editor. Please allow 2-3 days for this. Any questions can be sent to events@graysharbortalk.com.
Thank you for letting us know about your event! Did you know you can post all your future events directly onto our site? It’s the fastest way to make sure we see it!
Here is How to Post an Event on GraysHarborTalk:
Follow this link directly to our calendar: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/grays-harbor-events-calendar/
Click the green “+ Post Your Event Button” which is located above the first calendar post, on the right.
Please be sure to include the following items. We cannot approve a post that does not contain AT LEAST:
- A start date AND time (Time is added by checking the “add time” box AFTER you select a date. An end time is helpful for readers but not necessary)
- A Location (including name of venue and address)
- A brief description (no more than two short paragraphs)
- A link to a website
A picture always make your posts more appealing to your audience so we highly suggest one, but it is not necessary.
Once you submit it, your event has to be approved by an editor. Please allow 2-3 days for this. Any questions can be sent to events@graysharbortalk.com.
Thank you for letting us know about your event! Did you know you can post all your future events directly onto our site? It’s the fastest way to make sure we see it!
Here is How to Post an Event on GraysHarborTalk:
Follow this link directly to our calendar: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/grays-harbor-events-calendar/
Click the green “+ Post Your Event Button” which is located above the first calendar post, on the right.
Please be sure to include the following items. We cannot approve a post that does not contain AT LEAST:
- A start date AND time (Time is added by checking the “add time” box AFTER you select a date. An end time is helpful for readers but not necessary)
- A Location (including name of venue and address)
- A brief description (no more than two short paragraphs)
- A link to a website
A picture always make your posts more appealing to your audience so we highly suggest one, but it is not necessary.
Once you submit it, your event has to be approved by an editor. Please allow 2-3 days for this. Any questions can be sent to events@graysharbortalk.com.
Thank you for letting us know about your event! Did you know you can post all your future events directly onto our site? It’s the fastest way to make sure we see it!
Here is How to Post an Event on GraysHarborTalk:
Follow this link directly to our calendar: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/grays-harbor-events-calendar/
Click the green “+ Post Your Event Button” which is located above the first calendar post, on the right.
Please be sure to include the following items. We cannot approve a post that does not contain AT LEAST:
- A start date AND time (Time is added by checking the “add time” box AFTER you select a date. An end time is helpful for readers but not necessary)
- A Location (including name of venue and address)
- A brief description (no more than two short paragraphs)
- A link to a website
A picture always make your posts more appealing to your audience so we highly suggest one, but it is not necessary.
Once you submit it, your event has to be approved by an editor. Please allow 2-3 days for this. Any questions can be sent to events@graysharbortalk.com.
Thank you for letting us know about your event! Did you know you can post all your future events directly onto our site? It’s the fastest way to make sure we see it!
Here is How to Post an Event on GraysHarborTalk:
Follow this link directly to our calendar: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/grays-harbor-events-calendar/
Click the green “+ Post Your Event Button” which is located above the first calendar post, on the right.
Please be sure to include the following items. We cannot approve a post that does not contain AT LEAST:
- A start date AND time (Time is added by checking the “add time” box AFTER you select a date. An end time is helpful for readers but not necessary)
- A Location (including name of venue and address)
- A brief description (no more than two short paragraphs)
- A link to a website
A picture always make your posts more appealing to your audience so we highly suggest one, but it is not necessary.
Once you submit it, your event has to be approved by an editor. Please allow 2-3 days for this. Any questions can be sent to events@graysharbortalk.com.
Take a ride on the Simpson Railroad around the 2.25mile loop on of our historic speeder or newly added trailer car. Each ride includes a stop at Santa’s work shop. There you can sit next to Santa on the porch of his work shop and chat your Christmas wishes. And warm up next to the bon fire before returning.
Dates 12 -5th/6th 12th/13th
Hours 11am-4pm
Take a ride on the Simpson Railroad around the 2.25mile loop on of our historic speeder or newly added trailer car. Each ride includes a stop at Santa’s work shop. There you can sit next to Santa on the porch of his work shop and chat your Christmas wishes. And warm up next to the bon fire before returning.
Dates 12 -5th/6th 12th/13th
Hours 11am-4pm
Take a ride on the Simpson Railroad around the 2.25mile loop on of our historic speeder or newly added trailer car. Each ride includes a stop at Santa’s work shop. There you can sit next to Santa on the porch of his work shop and chat your Christmas wishes. And warm up next to the bon fire before returning.
Dates 12 -5th/6th 12th/13th
Hours 11am-4pm
Take a ride on the Simpson Railroad around the 2.25mile loop on of our historic speeder or newly added trailer car. Each ride includes a stop at Santa’s work shop. There you can sit next to Santa on the porch of his work shop and chat your Christmas wishes. And warm up next to the bon fire before returning.
Dates 12 -5th/6th 12th/13th
Hours 11am-4pm
In response to popular demand and the Covid pandemic, the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering a free series of online workshops for newer gardeners. These classes are designed to take you from planning your garden to planting and maintaining it. Workshops will be hosted on Zoom and pre-registration is required. They will run approximately 40 to 60 minutes and will end with suggestions on specific gardening tasks geared to our counties, plus, time for your questions.
Topic for this workshop: Starting your gardening adventure by investigating what to grow, assessing your site, and preparing your soils. Learn how to address limitations our growing sites may present and their solutions.
Take train ride on the non profit Simpson railroad. That ride includes a stop to hunt for Easter eggs and meet the Easter bunny. go to simpsonrailroad.org for more information
Take train ride on the non profit Simpson railroad. That ride includes a stop to hunt for Easter eggs and meet the Easter bunny. go to simpsonrailroad.org for more information
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, April 3 and Sunday April 4. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.
In response to popular demand and the Covid pandemic, the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering a free series of online workshops for newer gardeners. These classes are designed to take you from planning your garden to planting and maintaining it. Workshops will be hosted on Zoom and pre-registration is required. They will run approximately 40 to 60 minutes and will end with suggestions on specific gardening tasks geared to our counties, plus, time for your questions.
Topic for this workshop: When to start putting seeds in the ground, how to read crucial environmental signals such as first/last frost dates, and how to interpret and use the information from a seed packet.
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, April 3 and Sunday April 4. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.
In response to popular demand and the Covid pandemic, the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering a free series of online workshops for newer gardeners. These classes are designed to take you from planning your garden to planting and maintaining it. Workshops will be hosted on Zoom and pre-registration is required. They will run approximately 40 to 60 minutes and will end with suggestions on specific gardening tasks geared to our counties, plus, time for your questions.
Topic for this workshop: More suggestions: How to maximize using limited garden space, including vertical gardening -maximizing the space above ground – to small space gardening.
In response to popular demand and the Covid pandemic, the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering a free series of online workshops for newer gardeners. These classes are designed to take you from planning your garden to planting and maintaining it. Workshops will be hosted on Zoom and pre-registration is required. They will run approximately 40 to 60 minutes and will end with suggestions on specific gardening tasks geared to our counties, plus, time for your questions.
Topic for this workshop: The basics of planting, how to plan and where to plant what you want to grow. Also learn about the popular square foot gardening method of planting.
In response to popular demand and the Covid pandemic, the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are offering a free series of online workshops for newer gardeners. These classes are designed to take you from planning your garden to planting and maintaining it. Workshops will be hosted on Zoom and pre-registration is required. They will run approximately 40 to 60 minutes and will end with suggestions on specific gardening tasks geared to our counties, plus, time for your questions.
Topic for this workshop: Your plants are growing, now for answers to some common questions: fertilizing (or not), how much to water, and tips on weed and pest management.
OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers have approved four more days of razor clam digging at Mocrocks Beach only, after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.
The?approved morning?razor clam digs, along with low tides, are listed below:
- May 24, Monday; 5:32 AM; -0.7; Mocrocks only
- May 26, Wednesday; 7:09 AM; -1.6; Mocrocks only
- May 28, Friday; 8:46 AM; -2.5; Mocrocks only
- May 30, Sunday; 10:26 AM; -1.6; Mocrocks only.
No digging is allowed after noon during digs when low tide occurs in the morning.
“The marine toxin results are in, they are low enough, and we are happy to open four more days of digging on alternate days at Mocrocks, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. “Opening on alternate days allows us to share dates with our tribal co-managers and ensure everyone has opportunities to dig during favorable tides.”
No other beaches are scheduled to open at this time. “We will soon begin our summer razor clam stock assessment and will be looking forward to some great digging starting in the fall,” said Ayres.
Many ocean beaches are open to motor vehicles, but drivers are required to follow the “rules of the road,” said Ayres. “Mocrocks beach only has three points of road access, so we are asking beachgoers to arrive early and exercise good judgment when accessing the beach,” he added.
“Under state law, all vehicles – and horses – are required to travel along the extreme upper limit of the hard sand,” he said. “When in doubt, follow the path marked by multiple tire tracks.” Drivers who veer from that path pose a direct threat to fish and wildlife, Ayres said. Motorists who violate Washington state laws on beach driving can face a fine of $150, or much more for killing endangered seabirds, like snowy plovers.
“We manage recreational clam digging in Washington in a manner that we believe minimizes potential impacts to vulnerable ground nesting listed bird species,” said Ayres. “We do this by not scheduling digging after May 15 at key breeding areas for snowy plovers and streaked horned larks, including Long Beach and Twin Harbors.”
The May 15 date has been identified as the peak breeding season for these birds, which are listed as threatened under federal law and as endangered in Washington. In addition to the mid-May deadline, WDFW provides sanitation facilities, outreach and education to beach visitors to minimize impacts.
The agency continues to emphasize ‘digging while distancing’ and masking up when near others to support efforts by community health experts to ensure a fun and safe razor clam season. Razor clam diggers can find detailed beach maps that indicate locations and local names for beaches on?WDFW’s razor clam webpages.
All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licenses, ranging from a three-day razor clam license (starting at $9.70) to an annual combination fishing license, are available on?WDFW’s website?and from some 600 license vendors around the state. Under state law, diggers at open beaches can take 15 razor clams per day and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container.
More information can be found on WDFW’s razor clam?webpage?.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.
OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers have approved four more days of razor clam digging at Mocrocks Beach only, after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat.
The?approved morning?razor clam digs, along with low tides, are listed below:
- May 24, Monday; 5:32 AM; -0.7; Mocrocks only
- May 26, Wednesday; 7:09 AM; -1.6; Mocrocks only
- May 28, Friday; 8:46 AM; -2.5; Mocrocks only
- May 30, Sunday; 10:26 AM; -1.6; Mocrocks only.
No digging is allowed after noon during digs when low tide occurs in the morning.
“The marine toxin results are in, they are low enough, and we are happy to open four more days of digging on alternate days at Mocrocks, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. “Opening on alternate days allows us to share dates with our tribal co-managers and ensure everyone has opportunities to dig during favorable tides.”
No other beaches are scheduled to open at this time. “We will soon begin our summer razor clam stock assessment and will be looking forward to some great digging starting in the fall,” said Ayres.
Many ocean beaches are open to motor vehicles, but drivers are required to follow the “rules of the road,” said Ayres. “Mocrocks beach only has three points of road access, so we are asking beachgoers to arrive early and exercise good judgment when accessing the beach,” he added.
“Under state law, all vehicles – and horses – are required to travel along the extreme upper limit of the hard sand,” he said. “When in doubt, follow the path marked by multiple tire tracks.” Drivers who veer from that path pose a direct threat to fish and wildlife, Ayres said. Motorists who violate Washington state laws on beach driving can face a fine of $150, or much more for killing endangered seabirds, like snowy plovers.
“We manage recreational clam digging in Washington in a manner that we believe minimizes potential impacts to vulnerable ground nesting listed bird species,” said Ayres. “We do this by not scheduling digging after May 15 at key breeding areas for snowy plovers and streaked horned larks, including Long Beach and Twin Harbors.”
The May 15 date has been identified as the peak breeding season for these birds, which are listed as threatened under federal law and as endangered in Washington. In addition to the mid-May deadline, WDFW provides sanitation facilities, outreach and education to beach visitors to minimize impacts.
The agency continues to emphasize ‘digging while distancing’ and masking up when near others to support efforts by community health experts to ensure a fun and safe razor clam season. Razor clam diggers can find detailed beach maps that indicate locations and local names for beaches on?WDFW’s razor clam webpages.
All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licenses, ranging from a three-day razor clam license (starting at $9.70) to an annual combination fishing license, are available on?WDFW’s website?and from some 600 license vendors around the state. Under state law, diggers at open beaches can take 15 razor clams per day and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container.
More information can be found on WDFW’s razor clam?webpage?.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.
Come support local vendors and makers AND small businesses in this collaborative event! Juniper Tree Boutique will be releasing the fall line of clothing, while Brass Hub Coffeebar will be selling exclusive desserts and treats. There is a growing line of hand makers and vendors that will also be joining the event, making this a great way to support and shop local!
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, October 2 & Sunday October 3, ,2021. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.
