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

Our editors will review and post within a few business days.

Oct
26
Sun
YMCA Harvest Carnival @ YMCA of Grays Harbor
Oct 26 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Enjoy the best Harvest Carnival on the Harbor at the Y! A free, fun filled event, packed with loads of prizes, games, candy, and a costume contest. The YMCA Harvest Carnival provides a safe and enjoyable get-together for kids and families during the Halloween season.

Costume Contest
Candy Corns (ages 0-2) 12:10 p.m.
Pumpkins (ages 3-5) 12:20 p.m.
Ghosts (ages 6-8) 12:30 p.m.
Frankensteins (ages 9-12) 12:40 p.m.

Bring your son, daughter, nephew, niece, cousin, brother, sister, neighbor, grandchild, bring the entire family to the Y for a free, fun filled time!

Oct
28
Tue
Book Babies @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 28 @ 10:45 am – 11:15 am

For infants from birth to 24 months, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Join in programs of very short stories, songs, rhymes, and play and discover the joy of language with your baby. Afterward, adults can visit while babies play with toys and sturdy books.

 

Author Visit: Douglas Rhoades, “Labels, Leadville & Lore” @ Montesano Timberland Library
Oct 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Come hear from author Douglas Rhoades who discovered a trove of 19th century canned food labels, took them to PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, and turned it all into a book. This program is part of Timberland Reads Together, Timberland Regional Library’s one book-one community reading initiative for 2014.

Oct
29
Wed
Dialogues with Doc: Aristotle @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

William “Doc” Carter is back by popular demand with the third of four programs on Greek philosophy classics: Aristotle, The Nature of Tragedy from the ‘Poetics.’ Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Aberdeen Timberland Library.

Oct
30
Thu
Mother Goose Play Group @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

From birth to 6, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Join in songs, rhymes, stories, group games and free play. Chat with other caregivers as children explore books, toys and blocks. Arrival and departure times are flexible.

Knit Circle @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Oct 30 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Every Thursday in October from 2 to 4 p.m., share your love of knitting, or simply come learn knitting basics. Yarn provided for new knitters, but please bring needles.

Grays Harbor County CASA Flex Training In-Class Sessions @ South Shore Mall Community Room
Oct 30 @ 5:30 pm – Oct 31 @ 8:30 pm

There are 400 foster children in Grays Harbor.  They need a voice in court.  Please be that voice.

It takes about 10 hours per month to make a difference in the life of a child. CASA provides all training at no charge.

 

 

A Night at the Library: Monster Makeovers, Pizza and a Movie @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Teens! Come to the Library … if you dare. Learn how to create disgusting wounds, be monstrous, then watch a scary movie and eat some pizza. Creatures must be present to vote on which movie to be terrified by. Sponsored by the Friends of the Aberdeen Timberland Library.

Oct
31
Fri
Trick-or-Treat @ Westport Timberland Library
Oct 31 @ 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Stop by anytime on Halloween and craft your own treat. Treats provided by the Friends of the Westport Timberland Library.

Family Story Time @ Montesano Timberland Library
Oct 31 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

For children age 6 and younger and their families. All ages are welcome. Join in a program of stories, rhymes, songs and movement games.

Trick-or-Treating @ SouthShore Mall
Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Enjoy safe, dry, indoor trick-or-treating during SouthShore Mall’s trick-or-treat event this Halloween.

Teen Halloween Party @ Ocean Shores Public Library
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Teen Halloween party and scary movie. Wear your costume! There will be prizes for ‘Best Costume’ and ‘Scariest Costume.’ Snacks and drinks for everyone, and of course, CANDY!  Movie is “The Possession” (PG-13). Refreshments provided by the Ocean Shores Friends of the Library.

Nov
1
Sat
Nightmare Ball @ Quinault Beach Resort and Casino
Nov 1 @ 9:00 pm
Nightmare Ball @ Quinault Beach Resort and Casino | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Welcome to the scariest – and the sexiest – night of the year. Join us for a howlin’ good time at the Nightmare Ball, where your costume could win you CASH prizes!  Oh, and what happens at the Ball stays at the Ball, so get ready to let your hair down and party!

For more event details, click here.

Nov
4
Tue
Grays Harbor County CASA Flex Training In-Class Sessions @ South Shore Mall Community Room
Nov 4 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

There are 400 foster children in Grays Harbor.  They need a voice in court.  Please be that voice.

It takes about 10 hours per month to make a difference in the life of a child. CASA provides all training at no charge.

 

 

 

 

Nov
6
Thu
Mother Goose Play Group @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Nov 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

From birth to 6, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Join in songs, rhymes, stories, group games and free play. Chat with other caregivers as children explore books, toys and blocks. Arrival and departure times are flexible.

Author Talk: Bill Lindstrom @ Westport Timberland Library
Nov 6 @ 1:00 pm

Meet longtime Daily World City Editor Bill Lindstrom, who spent 28 years writing and researching his book.

Grays Harbor County CASA Flex Training In-Class Sessions @ South Shore Mall Community Room
Nov 6 @ 5:30 pm – Nov 7 @ 8:30 pm

There are 400 foster children in Grays Harbor.  They need a voice in court.  Please be that voice.

It takes about 10 hours per month to make a difference in the life of a child. CASA provides all training at no charge.

 

 

 

Nov
8
Sat
Bill Lindstrom Book Signing @ Chehalis Valley Museum
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Longtime Daily World City Editor Bill Lindstrom will answer questions and sign, personalizing it to your request.

Books at the Beach @ Westport Timberland Library
Nov 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen will share her experiences, read from her own work and help you compose your own poem. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Westport Timberland Library.

Toast the Harbor Food and Wine Festival @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Nov 8 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Toast the Harbor Food and Wine Festival @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino | Hoquiam | Washington | United States

Lions Club 10th Annual Toast the Harbor Food and Wine Festival. There will be Wine, Food, Music, Silent Auctions, and much more. Come have a good time and support the Aberdeen Lions Club, a Community Service Organization.

Bill Lindstrom Book Signing @ Matlock Grange
Nov 8 @ 5:30 pm

Longtime Daily World City Editor Bill Lindstrom will sign books and answer questions. A premiere viewing of the re-enactment of the Bauer boys shooting will also be shown. Hotdogs and snack available

Nov
9
Sun
Bill Lindstrom Book Signing @ Chehalis Valley Museum
Nov 9 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Longtime Daily World City Editor will answer questions and sign books, personalized as you request it.