Aberdeen Events Calendar

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

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Sep
18
Fri
Harbor Art Guild Plein Air @ Poulson Museum - Hoquiam
Sep 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Come join us to paint, draw or visit socially (with masks) at this beautiful location. Many unique places to paint (barn, machinery, mansion, rose garden and wooded area).

Sep
21
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Sep 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sep
23
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Sep 23 @ 6:30 pm
Sep
29
Tue
WA Wage Law Webinar for Business Owners @ On Line
Sep 29 @ 9:00 am
WA Wage Law Webinar for Business Owners @ On Line

L&I Essentials for Business series: Employment Standards/Wage & Hour Rules

Join the Washington SBDC to receive basic employer information for employers in Washington state. This webinar will be help current employers check to see if they are covering the bases and is essential for new and pivoting employers. Considerations from hiring independent contractors to minimum wage, overtime (including recent rule changes), paid sick leave & protected leave, Equal pay Act, worker protections,

This no cost webinar will cover:

Paying wages
Meal and rest periods
Employing minors
Leaves
Prevailing Wage
Record keeping
The presenter will be Mia Johnstone, Washington SBDC Certified Business advisor.

Oct
14
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Oct 14 @ 7:15 pm
Oct
17
Sat
Tree Planting Party! @ Lower Satsop River, near Elma
Oct 17 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tree Planting Party! @ Lower Satsop River, near Elma

The Grays Harbor Stream Team will be planting native trees with the Grays Harbor Conservation District in order to increase habitat for fish, amphibians, and birds.

Oct
19
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oct
27
Tue
Stories of Resilience – Graduate MicroBusiness Showcase @ Virtual
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Stories of Resilience - Graduate MicroBusiness Showcase @ Virtual

Meet some of our region’s smallest businesses, including McCleary’s own Raised Bed Blooms at E4E’s annual MicroBusiness Showcase and celebrate their resilience with us!

Hear the amazing stories of entrepreneurs who have recently graduated from Enterprise for Equity’s Business Planning Program. You will leave feeling inspired and connected to your local community after listening to these microbusiness owners share their stories of resilience and growth during this pandemic and economic recovery.

This is a virtual event that will start streaming at 7 P.M., Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
Those who register by 9 P.M. on Wednesday, October 21st will be entered into a drawing for the chance to win some amazing items donated by the same businesses you will meet at the showcase, including The Raised Bed Blooms, located in McCleary.

Enterprise for Equity (E4E) is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals with low or limited incomes start and grow their small businesses. In our programs we emphasize sustainability, personal development, and serve rural communities throughout Western Washington.

Oct
28
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm
Oct
31
Sat
Halloween Spooktacular and Community Laser Light Show @ Hoquiam High School Field
Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Halloween Spooktacular and Community Laser Light Show @ Hoquiam High School Field

Free Laser Display and Live DJ’s

Watch from the saftey of your car or enjoy responsibly distance thourgout the park and playing fields (Masks and Social Distancing Required)

Trick or Treating is provided by Immanuel Baptist Church

Donations benefit Malden, WA Fire Relief Efforts

Nov
5
Thu
Open Enrollment In-Person Mobile Pop up event @ Shops at Riverside parkinglot
Nov 5 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Open Enrollment In-Person Mobile Pop up event @ Shops at Riverside parkinglot

Join us!
Open Enrollment health insurance pre scheduled appointments and walk ups welcome. Sign up in advance for an in-person appointment during this event by following this link:
https://calendly.com/crhn_navigator/aberdeen or call 360-819-7836

Get non-bias, confidential and knowledgeable assistance with your Washington HealthPlanFinder health insurance application.

Additionally there will be:
Swag, Snacks & Beverages
Masks & other PPE
Other assorted resources and tokens of appreciation

Nov
6
Fri
Twin Harbor Voices: Reading the Tidelines @ Zoom
Nov 6 all-day
Twin Harbor Voices: Reading the Tidelines @ Zoom

“Each item on the beach has a story, and each day at the beach tells a story. If you learn how to read each tideline it’s like a page of a book. It tells you not only what’s happened, but it will tell you what’s coming.” – Alan Rammer

Looking for ways to explore the outdoors after the weather begins to get stormy? Join us for an interactive and lively conversation with marine educator and beach combing enthusiast Alan Rammer. Beach combing – like salmon fishing, picking wild blackberries, harvesting fiddlehead ferns, and logging – is part of the cultural fabric of life on the coast of Washington. It has served as a form of supplemental income for coastal residents and reflects the deep cultural knowledge connected to this place. Bring your questions, the items you’ve found on the coast, and your curiosity as we gear up for coastal winter storms and the stories they share.

Register and learn more here: https://waculture.org/2020/10/22/reading-the-tidelines/?fbclid=IwAR0RNYBWS4UadUGfwa96RQqvIX2KqHYDYh7UEjLyyiy4CqGVUU6LKFe8gvI

Nov
7
Sat
Spawning Salmon Tour @ Forterra Property
Nov 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Spawning Salmon Tour @ Forterra Property

Come join us for an informative guided tour of spawning salmon in the East Fork Satsop River. Megan Tuttle from Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife will be there to answer your questions.

Please pre-register at graysharborstreamteam@gmail.com.

Don’t forget your boots!

Directions: Continue 5 miles up the Middle Satsop Rd, pass the boat launch, and you will see a sign on your right, look for the blue tent.

We will be following social distancing guidelines, please bring your own face mask.

Spawning Salmon Tour! @ Satsop River
Nov 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Spawning Salmon Tour! @ Satsop River

Come see salmon migrating up the Satsop River! Join the Grays Harbor Stream Team with an informative walk to see spawning salmon (conditions permitting). We will be following socially distancing guidelines. Please come only with members of your own household, and bring a face mask. Please pre-register by e-mailing graysharborstreamteam@gmail.com. Can’t wait to see you there!

Nov
11
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Nov 11 @ 7:15 pm
Nov
16
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Nov
17
Tue
Open Enrollment In-Person Mobile Pop up event @ Summit Pacific Medical Center Pop up Open Enrollment event
Nov 17 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Open Enrollment In-Person Mobile Pop up event @ Summit Pacific Medical Center Pop up Open Enrollment event

Join us!
Open Enrollment health insurance pre scheduled appointments and walk ups welcome. Sign up in advance for an in-person appointment during this event by following this link:
https://calendly.com/crhn_navigator/spmc or call 360-819-7836

Get non-bias, confidential and knowledgeable assistance with your Washington HealthPlanFinder health insurance application.

Nov
25
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Nov 25 @ 6:30 pm
Dec
5
Sat
Simpson Santa Special @ Simpson railroad
Dec 5 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Simpson Santa Special @ Simpson railroad

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

Dec
6
Sun
Simpson Santa Special @ Simpson railroad
Dec 6 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Simpson Santa Special @ Simpson railroad

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

Dec
9
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Dec 9 @ 7:15 pm
Dec
10
Thu
Enterprise for Equity 20th Anniversary Fundraising Virtual Gala: Stories of Resilience @ Virtual
Dec 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Enterprise for Equity 20th Anniversary Fundraising Virtual Gala: Stories of Resilience @ Virtual

Enterprise for Equity believes in the power of business ownership for people with limited incomes to change lives, grow futures and build economies! Attend our virtual 20th Anniversary Fundraising Gala to support individuals starting and growing small businesses in nine counties in Western Washington. Financial well-being is at the heart of E4E’s financial education and strength-based workshops, business training programs, business coaching and microloan fund in Grays Harbor and eight other Washington counties.