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.

Jun
29
Sat
Five Star Dealership Sand & Sawdust Festival @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

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.

Mocktails & Melodies “Neil Diamond Nights” By Music Memories with Terry Bartelme @ McCleary Event Center
Jun 29 @ 3:00 pm
Mocktails & Melodies "Neil Diamond Nights" By Music Memories with Terry Bartelme @ McCleary Event Center

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

Jun
30
Sun
Five Star Dealership Sand & Sawdust Festival @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Jun 30 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

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.

Jul
10
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Jul 10 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

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.

Jul
13
Sat
Country Bear Fun Run @ the McCleary Bear Festival @ Beerbower Prak
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am
Country Bear Fun Run @ the McCleary Bear Festival @ Beerbower Prak

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

Cosi Art Fest @ Cosi Art Center
Jul 13 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cosi Art Fest @ Cosi Art Center

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

Jul
24
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Jul 24 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

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.

Aug
10
Sat
Songs from the American Songbook with Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown @ The McCleary Museum & Event Center
Aug 10 @ 3:00 pm
Songs from the American Songbook with Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown @ The McCleary Museum & Event Center

The McCleary Museum & Event Center will host the talented Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown at 3PM on Saturday, August 10th 2024 as they perform songs from the American Songbook.  This all ages event will transport you to the “Golden Age” of music as they play popular songs from the 1920’s through

Aug
14
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Aug 14 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

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.

Aug
28
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Aug 28 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

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.

Sep
7
Sat
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library
Sep 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library

Humanities Washington Speaker Event:
Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty-Aaron Whitefoot
What happens when the sovereignty of one nation conflicts with the laws and practices of another?

The Treaty of 1855 is a document signed by Native American leaders, Washington Territory’s Governor Isaac Stevens, and Oregon Territory’s Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Joel Palmer. Palmer and Stevens pushed for “exploitative treaties” by “cajoling and threatening the delegates,” according to historians at the National Park Service. Despite resistance from Yakama Chief Kamiakin, Nations were confined to reservations and other areas were opened for white settlement, including “ceded land.” While the Yakamas could continue to hunt and use this land, the treaty removed the Yakamas’ exclusive use of it, granting wide access to of the land to white settlers.

Northwest treaty rights continue to be frequently discussed in communities and courtrooms. In his talk, Yakama hunter and fisherman Aaron Paul Whitefoot discusses the history and tensions that linger from this treaty. While exercising the hunting and fishing rights reserved for him by the treaty, Whitefoot often clashes with state game wardens trying to implement state laws on ceded land. Learn how this struggle is emblematic of the larger history of colonialism, sovereignty, the value of nature, and traditional cultures.

Sep
28
Sat
The Ms. Maki Quartet @ McCleary Museum & Event Center
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm
The Ms. Maki Quartet @ McCleary Museum & Event Center

The Ms.Maki Quartet will be performing blues, swing and a little bit of everything.  Open to all ages.  Donations for the McCleary Food bank will be accepted.

Oct
5
Sat
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library
Oct 5 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library

Humanities Washington Speaker Event:
Race, Gender, and Monsters: What Vampires and Werewolves Reveal About Ourselves and Our Culture- Bernadette Calafell
Why do some monsters seem to resonate through time?

What do they say about our social and cultural anxieties around difference—in particular race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, and ability?

This talk explores the shifting meanings vampires and werewolves have taken in popular culture, with a particular focus on the 1980s through the 2000s. In addition, these figures will be compared to the early Universal horror film monsters Dracula and The Wolf Man. Discover how the monsters we love tell us a great deal about ourselves and our changing cultural ideas about difference.

Oct
26
Sat
Murder Mystery Dinner @ Lake Quinault Lodge
Oct 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Murder Mystery Dinner @ Lake Quinault Lodge

2nd seating time added due to demand! 8:00 PM-10:00 PM

Each performance will be unique so guests who sit down for the second performance don’t have to worry about spoilers!

Celebrate spooky season in the dark northwest forests by solving a murder mystery at the Lake Quinault Lodge. Come dressed in your best 1920s costume, enjoy a premium buffet dinner from the Roosevelt Room, and flout prohibition with cocktails and other drinks. Anticipate mystery, hijinks, and maybe even a haunting. Anything can happen out here.

All costumes are welcome. There will be a prize for the best dressed.

Nov
2
Sat
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event
Nov 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event

Humanities Washington Speaker Event:
What is a Chief? How native Values Can Teach Resilience-John Halliday
Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.

In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions, participate in our discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures.

Dec
1
Sun
The Olympia Women’s Jazz Choir Holiday Concert @ McCleary Museum & Event Center
Dec 1 @ 2:00 pm

The Olympia Women’s Jazz Choir will be bringing their holiday spirit as they share seasonal favorites under the direction of Jessica Blinn

Dec
7
Sat
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad
Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad

Train Ride with a stop to see Santa, Have a hot chocolate, Tour the museum and recently restored caboose 1201

Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library
Dec 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Humanities Washington Online Speaker Event @ Westport Timberland Library

Humanities Washington Speaker Event: Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State’s Museums-Harriet Baskas
Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.

In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions, participate in our discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures.

This is an online event may view the presentation from home or visit the library to view this online event.

Dec
8
Sun
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad
Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad

Train Ride with a stop to see Santa, Have a hot chocolate, Tour the museum and recently restored caboose 1201

Dec
14
Sat
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad

Train Ride with a stop to see Santa, Have a hot chocolate, Tour the museum and recently restored caboose 1201

“wHo, wHo, wHo Killed Christmas?” A Murder Mystery Dessert Bar @ McCleary Museum & Event Center
Dec 14 @ 2:00 pm

Put on your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and get ready to graze a full holiday dessert bar as we use the clues to find out wHo, wHo, wHo killed Christmas!

Dec
15
Sun
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Simpson Railroad Santa Special @ Simpson Railroad

Train Ride with a stop to see Santa, Have a hot chocolate, Tour the museum and recently restored caboose 1201