This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
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Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
How To Prepare For Emergencies On Your Farm
A Virtual Event Presented By Community Farm Land Trust
Provided with grant funding by Union Pacific
October 27 at 6:00pm
Prepare your family, farm, livestock, and pets for emergencies on the farm. Emergency, safety, and health issues we will cover: fires,weather & alerts, power outages, water, hazardous materials, threats and civil disturbance, AgrAbility, health & suicide prevention, emergency resources & supplies.
Event speakers:
Patrick Knouff, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Olympia I Fire Department
Nora White, Education & Outreach Specialist, Thurston Conservation District
Kristen VanValkenburg, AgrAbility Coordinator, WSU Skagit County Extension
Don McMoran, Director, WSU Skagit County Extension
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Dress up the family and bring your little superheroes, princesses, and monsters to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright at Boo Bash, October 22-31. Navigate a straw bale maze, explore a black-light cavern, design a scarecrow family, go on a scavenger hunt, decorate mini pumpkins, watch Dr. Science demos, join the costume parade, and more! Hands On is the premier children’s museum in the PNW. Explore 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre outdoor play space where kids can ride trikes, sluice for treasure, captain a vintage schooner, climb a giant boulder, and go up the lighthouse lookout.
Sensory-friendly Boo Bash activities will be offered during our regular Sensory Friendly Hour, October 24 & 31 at 9 am.
Online reservations required for museum admission. Special event activities vary depending on the days of the week and visitation levels, please see the events calendar for updated information. Activities may be added at any time.
Pay just $1 to play on the first Friday night of the month! Free for members.
Activities include:
*Patchwork Potholders & Woven Wonders Gift Making
*Fungus Among Us
*Letters to Veterans
*Turkey Building Challenge
*Tree of Thankful Thoughts
*Art Cards
*Drawing & Coloring
*3D Sculptures with Recycled Materials
Military families get 1/2 price admission on Veterans Day.
Activities include:
*PlayWise: Outside Inside: Natural Materials Collage
*Letters to Veterans
*Silkscreen Gift Making
*Frogs & Bogs
*Crazy Cranberry Construction
*Turkey Building Challenge
*Art Cards
*Drawing & Coloring
*Tree of Thankful Thoughts
*3D Sculptures with Recycled Materials
*Hula Hoops
The Grays Harbor Stream Team is partnering up with the Washington State Parks and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to offer a salmon viewing tour and educational opportunity for students and community members.
We will be offering this educational opportunity where the community can learn about salmon in our watershed, their life cycle and see them spawning! The Parks will offer a Junior Ranger Program at this event.
Come join us for an informative guided tour of spawning salmon in the East Fork Satsop River. Curt Holt our Fish and Wildlife, Chehalis Basin area biologist will lead us through salmon identification, life histories, and much more! Get all your salmon questions answered! We look forward to your company, bring family and friends.
Educational materials, refreshments, and hot cocoa will be provided.
Please email graysharborstreamteam@gmail.com to pre-register.
Come meet us at Schafer State Park!
The Grays Harbor Stream Team in partnership with the City of Aberdeen presents: Stormwater Solutions via Zoom; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7959100530
Please join us! This is a training for contractors, general stormwater permit holders, and community members. Jess Eakens with the Department of Ecology will present on the following:
-Type of activities require a general stormwater permit
-Best practices to eliminate pollution
-How to apply for a stormwater permit
-What non-point pollution to look out for
-How to report pollution
Please pre-register by emailing graysharborstreamteam@gmail.com
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
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
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
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
Celebrate kindness & community! Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with special art activities and collaborative projects, January 17th.
Draw inspiration from and celebrate artists of color
Write letters of kindness to your neighbors
Silkscreen a peace print
Learn about Black History STEAM Heroes
Create faux stained glass art pieces and add them to the collaborative art project
Play with lights and shadows
Enjoy a quiet and reflective reading room
Make a drawing of an important date in MLK’s life and add it to the collaborative timeline project
Each February we promote healthy smiles by joining with our dental community to offer free dental screenings right inside the Museum! Kids can pretend to be the dentist in our Puget Sound Dental Office exhibit and meet special guests like Amazon of Olympia. Fun, engaging activities are offered all month long.
Meet and get your photo taken with:
• The Tinker Fairy, Feb. 12, 12-4 p.m.
• Amazon of Olympia (Wonder Woman), Feb. 19 & 26, 12–2 p.m.
• Batman in Seattle, Feb. 26, 12-2 p.m.
Sew a Toothy Pillow
Make a Monster Mouth puppet
Practice Drilling Like a Moon Snail
Explore the Dental Exhibit in the Emergency! Gallery, open every day!
Free Dental Screenings for kids every Saturday in Feb. from 2-4 p.m. & First Friday Night Feb. 4 from 4-6 p.m.
• Reservations are required. Call (360) 956-0818 ext. 0.
Families who bring their children in for screening receive free Museum admission upon request.
Thanks to our Dental Sponsor
Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
• Scott T. Rowley, DMD, MSD
• Benjamin D. Ruder, DDS
• Maureen H. Craig, DDS, MSD
• Rosaleen J. Shavron, DMD
• Aarika D. Anderson Elter, DMD
• With support from SPSCC Dental Assisting Program
Check out our Dental Health Month page for more information and a complete list of sponsors.
Each February we promote healthy smiles by joining with our dental community to offer free dental screenings right inside the Museum! Kids can pretend to be the dentist in our Puget Sound Dental Office exhibit and meet special guests like Amazon of Olympia. Fun, engaging activities are offered all month long.
Meet and get your photo taken with:
• The Tinker Fairy, Feb. 12, 12-4 p.m.
• Amazon of Olympia (Wonder Woman), Feb. 19 & 26, 12–2 p.m.
• Batman in Seattle, Feb. 26, 12-2 p.m.
Sew a Toothy Pillow
Make a Monster Mouth puppet
Practice Drilling Like a Moon Snail
Explore the Dental Exhibit in the Emergency! Gallery, open every day!
Free Dental Screenings for kids every Saturday in Feb. from 2-4 p.m. & First Friday Night Feb. 4 from 4-6 p.m.
• Reservations are required. Call (360) 956-0818 ext. 0.
Families who bring their children in for screening receive free Museum admission upon request.
Thanks to our Dental Sponsor
Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
• Scott T. Rowley, DMD, MSD
• Benjamin D. Ruder, DDS
• Maureen H. Craig, DDS, MSD
• Rosaleen J. Shavron, DMD
• Aarika D. Anderson Elter, DMD
• With support from SPSCC Dental Assisting Program
Check out our Dental Health Month page for more information and a complete list of sponsors.
Each February we promote healthy smiles by joining with our dental community to offer free dental screenings right inside the Museum! Kids can pretend to be the dentist in our Puget Sound Dental Office exhibit and meet special guests like Amazon of Olympia. Fun, engaging activities are offered all month long.
Meet and get your photo taken with:
• The Tinker Fairy, Feb. 12, 12–4 p.m.
• Amazon of Olympia (Wonder Woman), Feb. 19 & 26, 12–2 p.m.
• Batman in Seattle, Feb. 26, 12–2 p.m.
Sew a Toothy Pillow
Make a Monster Mouth puppet
Practice Drilling Like a Moon Snail
Explore the Dental Exhibit in the Emergency! Gallery, open every day!
Free Dental Screenings for kids every Saturday in Feb. from 2–4 p.m. & First Friday Night Feb. 4 from 4–6 p.m.
• Reservations are required. Call (360) 956-0818 ext. 0.
Families who bring their children in for screening receive free Museum admission upon request.
Thanks to our Dental Sponsor
Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
• Scott T. Rowley, DMD, MSD
• Benjamin D. Ruder, DDS
• Maureen H. Craig, DDS, MSD
• Rosaleen J. Shavron, DMD
• Aarika D. Anderson Elter, DMD
• With support from SPSCC Dental Assisting Program
Check out our Dental Health Month page for more information and a complete list of sponsors.
