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.

Jul
23
Sat
Emergency Preparedness EXPO @ Parking Lot at former Shoppes at Riverside or South Shore Mall
Jul 23 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

FREE Family Event – with Emergency Response Vehicle Displays, Food, Vendors, Interactive Booths, Dunk Tank, FREE Raffles and More!

Aberdeen Rain Glow Festival @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jul 23 @ 4:00 pm
Aberdeen Rain Glow Festival @ Downtown Aberdeen

9 Glow Worlds set in downtown Aberdeen. 9:30 to 12:30. Vendors Alley, Live bands and DJ’s, Kids World, Pop-Up Art Galleries, Glow Fairies, Best Illuminated Costume prizes, Food Trucks, Street Tacos, Beer Gardens, Elton Bennett World. Vendors Alley opens at 4pm until 12:30am.

Sep
3
Sat
76th Annual Seafood Festival & Craft Show @ Westport Maritime Museum Grounds
Sep 3 @ 10:00 am
76th Annual Seafood Festival & Craft Show @ Westport Maritime Museum Grounds

A family feast with fresh fish, oysters and more. Live music and local crafts. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For Crafters Registration and Indemnification and Release Agreement forms, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.

Sep
16
Fri
25th Annual 30 Miles of Junque @ Ocosta - Westport - Tokeland
Sep 16 all-day

From Tokeland to Westport and Ocosta – Garage Sales Galore. More than 25 locations. For more information, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For the Application, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.. Maps for the 2022 event will be available online approximately one week before the event.

Sep
17
Sat
25th Annual 30 Miles of Junque @ Ocosta - Westport - Tokeland
Sep 17 all-day

From Tokeland to Westport and Ocosta – Garage Sales Galore. More than 25 locations. For more information, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For the Application, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.. Maps for the 2022 event will be available online approximately one week before the event.

Sep
18
Sun
25th Annual 30 Miles of Junque @ Ocosta - Westport - Tokeland
Sep 18 all-day

From Tokeland to Westport and Ocosta – Garage Sales Galore. More than 25 locations. For more information, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For the Application, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.. Maps for the 2022 event will be available online approximately one week before the event.

Lake Sylvia Fall Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park
Sep 18 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

The FOSLS LAKE SYLVIA FALL FESTIVAL is back for its 11th year!  Come join us this year on SUNDAY, September 18th from 8 am – 3 pm.  We will be featuring Trail Races for all ages in the morning, a handcrafted Artists Market beginning at 9 am, Live Music, Food, a live Children’s Entertainer, Buck’s Bikes Bicycle Rentals, Vintage children’s games, Fish and Forest Education, a presentation on the history of Lake Sylvia and a Bird Watching presentation in our new Pavilion, and even a Kayak group Paddle.    Two free shuttle buses will transport folks to the festival at regular 10 minute intervals.  Come take a family photo, start your holiday shopping and share lunch with the family while listening to some great music on the shores of Lake Sylvia with us!  Watch our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LakeSylviaStateParkFallFestival for up to date information, applications, and schedules.

Oct
8
Sat
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall
Oct 8 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall

Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.

Oct
9
Sun
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall

Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.

Dec
3
Sat
Artisan Faire @ Ocean Shores Lions Club
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artisan Faire @ Ocean Shores Lions Club

This inaugural event brings Fair Trade gift items, local vendors and the Patisserie featuring Loli Gay’s Cheesecake, tasty baked goods from Ocean Shores IGA and Oyhut Market Bakery. Global artisans from Ukraine, Haiti, Mexico, US and around the world will be featured. Grays Harbor will be introduced to new Fair Trade pieces. Net proceeds benefit North Beach Medical Equipment.

Harbor Dice Con @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Harbor Dice Con @ Ocean Shores Convention Center

Visit local geeky, gaming vendors at this 2 day Warhammer Tournament.

Dec
4
Sun
Artisan Faire @ Ocean Shores Lions Club
Dec 4 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artisan Faire @ Ocean Shores Lions Club

This inaugural event brings Fair Trade gift items, local vendors and the Patisserie featuring Loli Gay’s Cheesecake, tasty baked goods from Ocean Shores IGA and Oyhut Market Bakery. Global artisans from Ukraine, Haiti, Mexico, US and around the world will be featured. Grays Harbor will be introduced to new Fair Trade pieces. Net proceeds benefit North Beach Medical Equipment.

Harbor Dice Con @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Dec 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Harbor Dice Con @ Ocean Shores Convention Center

Visit local geeky, gaming vendors at this 2 day Warhammer Tournament.

Feb
11
Sat
Artisan Faire “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” @ VFW Post #8956
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artisan Faire "Hearts & Flowers... & Chocolate" @ VFW Post #8956

Artisan Faire with the theme “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” features NEW Fair Trade gift items from five continents, select PNW vendors and the Patisserie highlighting CHOCOLATE. The Grizzly Den will be offering a catered menu tailored for this two-day event. Artisan Faire Adopt-A-Resident offers individually created gift packages for the residents of Green Lake Assisted Living in Ocean Shores. Adopt one or more of the residents with special Valentine’s gifts and Easter Baskets focused on the Fair Trade and show gift items. Net proceeds benefit Garden by the Sea – a Community Garden where the community grows flowers and produce for the community including beds providing fresh produce for Ocean Shores Food Bank recipients.

Feb
12
Sun
Artisan Faire “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” @ VFW Post #8956
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Artisan Faire "Hearts & Flowers... & Chocolate" @ VFW Post #8956

Artisan Faire with the theme “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” features NEW Fair Trade gift items from five continents, select PNW vendors and the Patisserie highlighting CHOCOLATE. The Grizzly Den will be offering a catered menu tailored for this two-day event. Artisan Faire Adopt-A-Resident offers individually created gift packages for the residents of Green Lake Assisted Living in Ocean Shores. Adopt one or more of the residents with special Valentine’s gifts and Easter Baskets focused on the Fair Trade and show gift items. Net proceeds benefit Garden by the Sea – a Community Garden where the community grows flowers and produce for the community including beds providing fresh produce for Ocean Shores Food Bank recipients.

Mar
24
Fri
Annual Nonprofit Leaders Conference @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Mar 24 @ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Annual Nonprofit Leaders Conference @ Ocean Shores Convention Center

This is a one-day conference for rural and coastal nonprofits that provides information and training on the following topics-
• Communications
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Finance/Fiscal Management
• Nonprofit Management Nuts and Bolts
• Leadership – board and staff
• Adaptability
• Volunteer Management

The mission of Nonprofit Leaders Conference is to strengthen rural and coastal area nonprofits.

The Nonprofit Leaders Conference for Coastal and SW Washington became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the summer of 2015.

7:00am Check-in and grab breakfast                                                                      8:00am Program starts                                                                                          5:00pm Program ends

Apr
1
Sat
Polson Museum Presents: Local History, Local Resources @ Polson Museum
Apr 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Polson Museum Presents: Local History, Local Resources @ Polson Museum

This event takes place at the Polson Museum.

To celebrate the reopening of the Polson Museum, join Museum Director John Larson and Hoquiam Librarian Katie Lutz with a discussion of what resources are available to the public for researching Grays Harbor history. Lutz and Larson will share their knowledge of online sites as well as those found in university, library and museum archives located regionally and beyond. Practical handouts will be provided at this museum open house event.

Apr
8
Sat
Genealogy Café @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Apr 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Genealogy Café @ Hoquiam Timberland Library

The Grays Harbor Genealogical Society will be hosting a Genealogy Café at the Hoquiam and Montesano libraries. Whether you’re new to genealogy or experienced, you’ll learn about local resources, as well as get individualized help using the library’s online resources and print materials. This free program is provided on a first come, first served basis, no registration is necessary. Drop-in anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sat., April 8th.

Apr
22
Sat
Plant Swap @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Plant Swap @ Hoquiam Timberland Library

Do you like plants? Why not get something new for your plant collection? To celebrate Earth Day, we’re hosting a plant swap at the Hoquiam Timberland Library! Bring a cutting or small potted plant and pick up a new plant to take home. WSU Master Gardeners will be available to help identify plants, give advice on their care, and answer other plant questions. You can come by the library the week before and ask staff for a free pot to transport plants for the program, or transplant day-of.

Apr
29
Sat
Historic Hoquiam Memories @ Historic Hoquiam Memories
Apr 29 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Local history collections of the Hoquiam area. Several businesses and private history collections on exhibit.

Jul
22
Sat
Emergency Preparedness EXPO @ Moore Wright Group
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness EXPO @ Moore Wright Group

FREE Family Event!
We have all witnessed or experienced a time where we have been underprepared for any emergency situation. Please join us Saturday, July 22nd for the annual Emergency Preparedness EXPO where you can learn how to better prepare yourself and family for the next unexpected emergency or learn about local hazards.

Come dunk your favorite Law and Fire Personnel! Enter a Bike Rodeo! FREE Raffle! Go-Bag Scavenger Hunt! Get up close to Emergency Response Vehicles and meet your local first responders! Over 40 vendors and much more!!

Sep
10
Sun
Lake Sylvia State Park Fall Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park
Sep 10 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Lake Sylvia State Park Fall Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park

The FOSLS LAKE SYLVIA STATE PARK FALL FESTIVAL continues the tradition for our 12th year!
Come join us on SUNDAY, September 10th, 2023 from 8:30 – 4:00 for a day filled with fun and family activities.

If you enjoy running we have trail Races that begin at 8:30 am. From 10 – 4, you can find one of a kind art and hand crafted treasures at the Artisans Market and eat delicious food while enjoying great live music by talented local acts all on the peaceful shores of beautiful Lake Sylvia. There will also be a kayak paddling adventure, a Watershed Festival by the GH Stream Team, Galaxy Harbor Dancers and educational exhibits in the Legacy Pavilion. You can decorate a pumpkin or take a group photo in our photo booth and we will have kids activities as well.

Park for free at Simpson School (519 Simpson Ave W, Montesano WA), and take a free shuttle to the Festival. Parking inside the park is limited and requires a Discover Pass. Free Disabled Parking is available inside the park. Watch our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LakeSylviaStateParkFallFestival for up to date information, applications, and schedules.