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:

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  • 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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May
21
Sat
Community Connections Year End Celebration @ Grays Harbor College
May 21 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Community Connections Year End Celebration @ Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Join students from Evergreen State College’s Grays Harbor program for a free, family-friendly event!

Students will share highlights from the year, including an overview of the OSPI Candidates Forum, oral history interviews, and other research projects.

Learn about the history of Harbor schools and discover what’s possible when communities and schools form partnerships.

Light refreshments will be served. Free art projects and face-painting for the little ones.

Come say hello and offer congratulations to our graduating seniors!

Jul
1
Fri
That Summer Gallery Opening @ South Beach Arts Association
Jul 1 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
That Summer Gallery Opening @ South Beach Arts Association | Westport | Washington | United States

South Beach Arts Association will open That Summer Gallery every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from July 1 through Sept 25. Over 50 artists from the Harbor and surrounding communities will display and sell their artwork. Wide variety of medium including glass, pottery, hand tied knots on glass floats, jewelry, mosaics, silver jewelry, painting, photography

During the summer, there will be special weekends at the gallery.  July 1–4 will feature artwork from grade school students who participated in the Fine Arts portion of the After School Program at Ocosta School. Members of the SBAA took turns teaching an art medium each month. The following is a schedule of other special weekends to look forward to this summer at the gallery: 

  • July 9–10:  Garden art and plant sale
  • Aug. 6–7: Join us for a collaborative urban art project.
  • Aug. 27: Silk scarf painting demonstration with Kristi Beitzel
  • Sept 24–25: Fall Out with the miniature art exhibit.

For more information about the gallery, visit SBAA’s Facebook page here.

Jul
23
Sat
Aberdeen Art Walk & Rod Fest @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jul 23 @ 10:00 am
Aberdeen Art Walk & Rod Fest @ Downtown Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

100 Artist and Craft Vendors surround the Downtiwn core. Kids cornet, live entertainment all day and 4 block of classic cars. Evening concert at the D&R Theater featuring KANSAS. All day family fun.

Aug
3
Wed
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay
Aug 3 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.

All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.

While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Aug
4
Thu
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay
Aug 4 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.

All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.

While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Aug
5
Fri
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay
Aug 5 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.

All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.

While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Aug
6
Sat
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay
Aug 6 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.

All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.

While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Aug
7
Sun
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay
Aug 7 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Art Show @ Oyhut Bay | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.

All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.

While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Oct
22
Sat
Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s @ Westport Timberland Library
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s @ Westport Timberland Library | Westport | Washington | United States

Westport Timberland Library presents Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s, 2-3 p.m., October 22 for adults and teens. Grays Harbor during the 1930s – the Great Depression years – was a very different place. Polson Museum’s John Larson will describe and show photos of what life was like in that era. This is part of Timberland Reads Together, an annual Timberland Regional Library district-wide program. For more information call 360-268-0521.

Oct
29
Sat
Alder Creek Clean Up
Oct 29 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Alder Creek Clean Up

Aberdeen Stream Team, Clean Streams and memes, GHC fish lab, GHC natural resources club, and Grays Harbor Stream Team will be holding a Alder Creek clean up event. We will be meeting at the mouth of Alder Creek across from south side Swansons. Come out and help clean up part our watershed.

Nov
4
Fri
Fall Gala Art Exhibit Opening Reception @ Spellman Library Gallery
Nov 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Fall Gala Art Exhibit Opening Reception @ Spellman Library Gallery | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The opening reception for the community’s annual Fall Gala art exhibit is slated for Friday, November 4, at the Spellman Library gallery on the Grays Harbor College campus in Aberdeen. The reception is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. This is the 24th annual Fall exhibit by the group of area artists.

Participating Harbor artists include Kathryn Cotnoir, Matthew Coyle, Julie Daniels, Ken Hunt, Kimmi Kerns, Brent Knott, Susan LaMadrid, Loni Lou LaQuill, Carrie L. Larson, Joan Lohr, Roy Lowry, Bev King Lufkin, Ivy M. Moyer, Douglas Orr, Brenda S. Peterson, Erik Sandgren, Ed Schroll, Barb Shillinger, Cara Beth Stevenson, Andrea Vingo, Ron Westman and Nathan Whorton.

The exhibit may also be viewed through December 9 during regular library hours, which are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursdays until 6 p.m., Fridays until 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Dec
10
Sat
Wilson Creek Clean Up @ Aberdeen Log Pavilion
Dec 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wilson Creek Clean Up @ Aberdeen Log Pavilion | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The Grays Harbor Stream Team, Clean Streams and Meme, and GHC Fish Lab are hosting a Wilson Creek Clean Up. We will be meeting at the Aberdeen Log Pavilion @ 9 AM! Come out and help keep clean up our watershed!

Dec
15
Thu
Holiday Mansion Spectacular @ Aberdeen Mansion
Dec 15 @ 6:00 pm

One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.

Dec
22
Thu
Holiday Mansion Spectacular @ Aberdeen Mansion
Dec 22 @ 6:00 pm

One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.

Dec
29
Thu
Holiday Mansion Spectacular @ Aberdeen Mansion
Dec 29 @ 6:00 pm

One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.

Jan
14
Sat
MLK Service Day – Native Planting at Discovery Trail @ Discovery Trail
Jan 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Pack a lunch and join us at the Discovery Trail! Celebrate the new year with new native plants, fresh air, and exercise.

What to expect: planting native plants along the Chehalis River; restoring previous planting efforts; some invasive removal; a winters day among friends; great birding opportunities.
What to bring: lunch and your preferred gloves. We have all the equipment needed and some gloves to spare!

Jan
24
Tue
Housing Stakeholder Coalition Meeting @ Harbor Room at the Pearsall Building
Jan 24 @ 9:00 am

Interested in learning more about efforts to address homelessness and affordable housing in our community? A Housing Stakeholder Coalition has been formed and is a platform for education and discussion around pertinent housing issues.

The January 24th meeting will cover:
· An update and request for feedback on USDA Technical Assistance plans and associated pilot project that aims to serve chronically homeless individuals with complex housing barriers with housing and employment
· An update from the “Vulnerable Populations” work group focused on developing solutions for i
Community Personal Preparedness Forum @ Hoquiam Library @ Hoquiam Library
Jan 24 @ 6:00 pm

COME LEARN ABOUT:
Site specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!!
Disaster medication preparation. – (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
Learn how to get involved in your community.

Personal Preparedness Forum @ Personal Preparedness Forum - Held at Hoquiam Library
Jan 24 @ 6:00 pm

Grays Harbor Emergency Management
Personal Preparedness Forum
**THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL**

COME LEARN ABOUT……..
1. Site specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
2. How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!
3. Disaster medication preparation. (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
4. Learn how to get involved in your community.

Feb
7
Tue
Personal Preparedness Forum @ Elma Library @ Elma Library
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm

Grays Harbor Emergency Management
Personal Preparedness Forum
**THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL**
COME LEARN ABOUT……
1. Site specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
2. How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!!
3. Disaster medication preparation. (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
4. Learn how to get involved in your community.

Feb
21
Tue
Personal Preparedness Forum @ Aberdeen Library @ Aberdeen Library
Feb 21 @ 6:00 pm

Grays Harbor Emergency Management
personal Preparedness Forum
**THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL**
COME LEARN ABOUT……
1. Site Specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
2. How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!!
3. Disaster medication preparation. (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
4. Learn how to get involved in your community.

Feb
24
Fri
Chocolate on the Beach Festival @ Pacific Beach
Feb 24 all-day
Chocolate on the Beach Festival @ Pacific Beach

The North Beach is celebrating a Decade of Decadence with “Death by Chocolate” at the 10th Annual Chocolate on the Beach Festival! Chocolate recipe contests, chocolate demonstrations, local chocolate food & drink contests and on Saturday and Sunday chocolatiers and craft vendors.