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.

May
5
Fri
Elma Citizen of the Year Awards Recognition Banquet @ Elma Eagles Banquet Hall
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please join the Elma Chamber of Commerce to honor Elma Citizens of the Year. Help recognize these special individuals who have given so much to the Elma Community.

Tickets include a prime rib and prawn dinner, silent auction, entertainment and presentation of awards. Entertainment is 6-7 p.m. by Ericka Corbin our Grays Harbor Voice star!

May
8
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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May
12
Fri
Coastal Interpretive Center Board Meeting @ Coastal Interpretive Center
May 12 @ 4:30 pm

To reach long term goals, we recognize the need to have a solid strategic plan. Coastal Interpretive Center would like to add a member to the Board of Directors whose primary purpose would be to lead that effort. Are you great at strategic planning? We want you, we want you now! Come to the next board meeting.

Jun
12
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Jul
10
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Jul 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Aug
7
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Aug 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Sep
11
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Sep 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Sep
16
Sat
8th Annual Lake Sylvia Fall Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park
Sep 16 @ 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Shuttle service will be available at Simpson Elementary School. For those wishing to park at the lake, you must have a Discover Pass (passes are available at the park).

Activities include: Camp Pancake Breakfast; Trail Races; Music in the Park; Kids Games and Races; Artists’ Market; Food Vendors and more.

Sep
21
Thu
State of the Watershed: A Report Card for the Chehalis River @ Swede Hall
Sep 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

This session will be the capstone event for “Learnings from the Chehalis.” Over the past 15 years, community volunteers, citizens, and government agencies have been putting effort in to making the Chehalis River clean and healthy for people, fish and wildlife. How well have we done? This session will look at progress made on water quality improvement, salmon habitat restoration, water conservation, and the impacts of regulations and policies.

Our capstone talk will be held by a panel from the Chehalis Basin Partnership. The Chehalis Basin Partnership was formed in 1998 to provide a framework for local citizens, interest groups, and government organizations to work collaboratively to identify and solve water-related issues. Come with questions!

Sep
23
Sat
Author Talk: The Razor’s Edge: The Washington Razor Clam Phenomenon @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Sep 23 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

A challenge to dig up but delicious to eat, razor clams are entwined with the state’s commerce, identity, and history. Join author and clam digger David Berger to explore the twists and turns of a quintessential Northwest activity, from its pre-settlement days to the present. This program is cosponsored by Humanities Washington. For Adults.

Author Talk: The Razor’s Edge: The Washington Razor Clam Phenomenon @ Westport Timberland Library
Sep 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

A challenge to dig up but delicious to eat, razor clams are entwined with the state’s commerce, identity, and history. Join author and clam digger David Berger to explore the twists and turns of a quintessential Northwest activity, from its pre-settlement days to the present. This program is cosponsored by Humanities Washington. For Adults.

Oct
3
Tue
Map Your Family’s Migration @ Timberland Libraries
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am

All October long, pick up a colorful world map at the Information Desk to trace your family’s passage from your ancestral homeland to Grays Harbor, with landing points along the way. We will supply markers and other crafting supplies for you to use. Maps will be available starting Oct. 3. Supplies are limited. Submissions may be posted to library social media.

Participating libraries: Aberdeen, Amanda Park, Westport

Oct
5
Thu
HYPE – First Thursday @ 8th Street Ale House
Oct 5 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
HYPE - First Thursday @ 8th Street Ale House | Hoquiam | Washington | United States

A fun, purely social event with no agenda other than meeting other young professionals age 21 – 40. Come and meet with other young professionals from around Grays Harbor.

Oct
9
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Oct 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Oct
14
Sat
For Love and Profit: Independent Authors Today @ McCleary Timberland Library
Oct 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Timberland Regional Library’s District Manager and author Ryan M. Williams for an informative discussion on writing and publishing opportunities today. Learn how the library can help with your dream of publishing.

Tell Your Immigration Story: A Writing Workshop @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Explore the story of your immigration or an ancestor’s in this writing workshop under the guidance of author and poet Joanne Clarkson. Clarkson most recently published a volume of poetry, “The Fates,” which touched on her grandmothers’ immigration experiences.

Oct
19
Thu
Lecture Series: Rayonier – 90 Years of Land Management @ Home Port Restaurant Banquet Room
Oct 19 @ 6:30 pm
Lecture Series: Rayonier - 90 Years of Land Management @ Home Port Restaurant Banquet Room | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Coastal Interpretive Center’s Rayonier: 90 Years of Land Management is a presentation about the 90-year history of Rayonier’s land management and modern forestry practices, presented by Mark Smalley, Engineering Manager, and Dan Stransky, the Senior Timber Marketing Manager for Rayonier’s lands in Oregon and Washington.

Oct
24
Tue
Housing Stakeholder Coalition Meeting @ Harbor Room at the Pearsall Building
Oct 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 October meeting will include:

  • Update from Union Gospel  Mission on their remodel and new day services
  • Update on new High Intensity Behavioral Health programs coming online in Grays Harbor and potential impact to housing services
  • Budget recap: current impacts and long term sustainability planning
  • Housing resources in context of “Local Supply and Demand”
  • Updates from Committees (Coordinated Entry, Affordable Housing, Serving Vulnerable Populations)
Nov
4
Sat
Sasquatch: Man-Ape or Myth? @ Lacey Timberland Library
Nov 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Sasquatch: Man-Ape or Myth? @ Lacey Timberland Library | Lacey | Washington | United States

Throughout the Northwest, people have been reporting encounters with the Sasquatch— a hairy, eight to ten-foot-tall hominid —for hundreds of years. Yet no scientifically accepted evidence has been offered to establish this being’s existence.

Author David George Gordon evaluates the data gathered about the legendary Northwest icon, discusses the rules of critical thinking and the workings of the scientific method, and explains how one can become an effective “citizen scientist” by gathering credible evidence that can be used to substantiate the Sasquatch’s status as either Man-Ape or Myth.

He is the author of “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual: Using Citizen Science to Uncover North America’s Most Elusive Creature“.  Read more about the author here.

Nov
13
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Nov 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Dec
9
Sat
Open House @ Riley Jackson Real Estate Westport Office
Dec 9 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Open House @ Riley Jackson Real Estate Westport Office | Westport | Washington | United States

Riley Jackson Real Estate, Inc.’s Westport office Open House. Riley Jackson has moved to a new location in Westport, and to celebrate, we are opening our doors to the community.

* Refreshments
* Door Prizes

We are excited to share our new offices with you, and celebrate a very successful two years as Westport’s newest real estate brokerage.

Feb
10
Sat
Renewable Energy For Your Farm or Rural Business Workshop @ Grays Harbor PUD Nichols Building
Feb 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This workshop will cover a host of renewable energy topics including solar electric, solar thermal, wind, anaerobic digestion, and in-line hydropower. It will provide information on how to get grant writing assistance, receive available utility incentives, tax subsidies and financing for farmers and rural business owners who wish to purchase renewable energy equipment. The USDA Renewable Energy For America Program (REAP) grant deadline is March 31, 2018.

To RSVP, email us.