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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Come celebrate summer at the beach with one of the largest events in Ocean Shores – Five Star Dealerships’ Sand and Sawdust Festival on Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th. This free annual festival located at the Ocean Shores Convention Center celebrates our State’s timberlands and our beaches with a Chainsaw Art Show and Auction and Sandcastle and Sand Sculpture Contest.
The McCleary Museum is hosting an open house for the community to see the updates that have been made to the historic building that they moved to in 2021, as well as see new and updated displays. Refreshments offered.
Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.
Join the McCleary Museum and Event Center for a Mocktail Social from 3:00-3:30 followed by “Neil Diamond Nights” a tribute performance from Music Memories with Terry Bartelme from 3:30-4:30
Come celebrate summer at the beach with one of the largest events in Ocean Shores – Five Star Dealerships’ Sand and Sawdust Festival on Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th. This free annual festival located at the Ocean Shores Convention Center celebrates our State’s timberlands and our beaches with a Chainsaw Art Show and Auction and Sandcastle and Sand Sculpture Contest.
This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Get up close to local farm animals from Animal Encounters!
Join us for an unforgettable experience where you can meet and greet farm animals up close and learn neat facts about them. Each one lives in a loving, lifetime home, ensuring they are happy, healthy, gentle, and ready to meet you!
Come make memories and forge new friendships with furry friends.
Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.
This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will hold four concerts this summer as part of our summer lawn concert series. The performances will be held Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28 at 6:30 PM.
Performers for the series will include:
Jul 10 – Approaching Standards, Local Jazz Group
Jul 24 – The Other Thing, Bellingham-based Jazz Group
Aug 14 – Angel Phoenix, Local Vocalist
Aug 28 – The Coast Trio, Featuring John & Leslie O’Brien and Debbie Akerlund
Concerts are free; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. If inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside of the church.
First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen is located at 420 N Broadway, Aberdeen, WA 98520. For more info, go to our web site at www.aberdeenpres.org.
Learn about cool critters of the intertidal zone with educators and a touch tank from the Puget Sound Estuarium!
Summer Adventures Sponsored By Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
As part of the Bear Festival festivities, the McCleary Civic Renewal Council is hosting a 1.25-mile or 5Kish run, trot, and walk through the city of McCleary. Costumes are encouraged, and prizes will be awarded for best costumes! Judging will be done by the Bear Festival Royalty Court
Get pumped for the Fire Rescue Spectacular – the ultimate firefighter and first-responder experience for kids! This FREE street fair is filled with awesome activities, excitement, and exploration!
It’s located on Jefferson St. NE between the Hands On Children’s Museum and LOTT Clean Water Alliance. Presented by MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network in partnership with the Olympia Fire Department.
Street Activities
- Explore Olympia’s fleet of emergency vehicles
- Meet Sparky the Fire Dog & Smokey the Bear
- See vintage fire trucks
- Experience the Spray Gallery
- Take the Junior Fire Fighter Challenge
CALLING ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
COSI ART FESTIVAL
JULY 13th COSMOPOLIS First and E Streets. 11 AM TO 4 PM.
SEEKING Students and Adults who are pros, hobbyists or dabblers!
All mediums and crafts: Painting, drawing, digital, jewelry, wood crafts, floral, fabric items, book authors, knitting & crochet, metalwork, photography et.al.
MUSICIANS. Student groups encouraged – play as long as you want. Schedule now.
SEND your details: include your EMAIL. & particular art or craft.
Booth fees from $10 to $30. Food Vendor spaces available. We will EMAIL follow-up details.
APPLICATION: Cosi Art Center. cosiartcenter@gmail.com
Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.
North Beach PAWS, a private, all volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hoquiam, is hosting its second low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center located at 805 WA-105 in Westport. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines include rabies, DAPP, and Bordetella for dogs, and rabies and FVRCP for cats. Flea treatment for cats will also be available for $20. North Beach PAWS recently held a vaccination clinic at The Feed Bin in Rochester where approximately 60 animals received vaccinations and/or microchips.
No appointments are needed or will be accepted, the event is first-come, first-served. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.
Remaining North Beach PAWS 2024 Vaccination Clinics:
• Saturday, June 15 in Westport at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training
Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14 in Montesano at Farm and Home from 1 – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 10 in Aberdeen at Grays Harbor College from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, September 21 in Ocean Shores at ACE Hardware from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Learn about cool critters of the intertidal zone with educators and a touch tank from the Puget Sound Estuarium!
Summer Adventures Sponsored By Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry
This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Free Family Event, Emergency Response Vehicles, Interactive Booths, Dunk Tank, Go-Bag Scavenger Hunt, Free Raffles & Much More!!
Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.
