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

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Jul
31
Tue
Harry Potter Birthday Party! @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Jul 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Celebrate the birthday of “The Boy Who Lived” with games, crafts, and refreshments. Costumes are encouraged. Sponsored by the Friends of the Elma Timberland Library. This event is part of the Summer Library Program, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Aug
1
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Aug 1 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Aug
4
Sat
Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Aug 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Aug
8
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Aug 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Aug
11
Sat
Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Aug 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Aug
15
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Aug 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Aug
18
Sat
Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Aug 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Scattercreek Farm and Conservancey Tour @ Scattercreek Farm
Aug 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Scattercreek Farm and Conservancey Tour @ Scattercreek Farm | Rochester | Washington | United States

Take a guided tour around this organic farm that also fosters new farmers. The farm activities, stock and produce, as well as the land, and habitat conserved will be seen. Young farmers will share their dreams and successes.

August has been hot so come prepared with water bottle, hat, and close toed shoes. The best tour requires about a 1 mile level walk

Aug
20
Mon
Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am
Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy @ Aberdeen Timberland Library | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy
Info Session every 1st Monday Monthly at 10:00AM

Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy is a tuition-free career training and education program that will connect students with the skills and educational opportunities they need to establish real careers in the high-demand healthcare and information technology industries. Students in the Cascades program receive FREE college education on local campuses, wrap around services, and extensive tutoring, mentoring, and skills development. Students also have the opportunity to earn Microsoft Imagine Academy certifications and industry-recognized credentials in healthcare or information technology via hands-on, practical experience.

Attend the information/application workshops for Cascades Job Corps College & Career Academy onsite at the Aberdeen Timberland Library and learn about this exciting NEW Job Corps Pilot Program. We offer two specific Career Pathways:

Healthcare
Associates of Sciences Degree in Pre Nursing or Biology
-Medical Administrative Specialist
-Certified Medical Assistant

Information Technology
Associates of Technical Arts Degree
-Computer Applications Support Technician
-Network Technician
-Game & Web Development

Basic Qualifications:
• 16-21 years of age
• Meet income standards (varies by applicant)
• No pending court dates
• No fines over $500
• Motivated and committed

This program is completely FREE to eligible students!

If you are ready to take the next step contact, or visit www.CascadesJobCorpsCCA.com

Eric Thompson
Office: 206-212-6189
Text: 253-265-7054
Thompson.eric@jobcorps.org

Aug
22
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Aug 22 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Aug
23
Thu
Star Wars Ship Creator Showing Rare Footage (free to attend) @ Sucher and Son Star Wars Shop
Aug 23 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Star Wars Ship Creator Showing Rare Footage (free to attend) @ Sucher and Son Star Wars Shop | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Colin Cantwell is the original concept artist and modeler for all things that flew in the first Star Wars movie, A New Hope. His designs include the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Death Star, Star Destroyer, original Millennium Falcon, Y-Wing and others.

Colin will give a free presentation featuring exclusive videos describing his interaction with George Lucas and his work on Star Wars. Also featured will be an audience choice of videos showing some of his other iconic projects including his work on 2001, A Space Odyssey and War Games, as well as his being the Hal 9000 Computer that fed Walter Cronkite the progress of the Apollo 11 moon landing as Walter was broadcasting on live TV in 1969. This will be followed by an opportunity for fans to meet Colin, ask questions and share stories.

Autographs will be on sale for $25 and include a free 8×12 print of either his original 1974 Star Wars concept art or his 1975 photos of the first Star Wars models.
You can learn more about Colin on social media and at https://www.colincantwell.com

Aug
25
Sat
Free Day at Washington State Parks
Aug 25 @ 6:00 am – 7:00 am

Washington State Parks are offering eleven fee-free days for park entry. No Discovery passes needed on these dates.

Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Aug 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Aug
29
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Aug 29 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Sep
1
Sat
Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 1 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Sep
5
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Sep 5 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Sensory Friendly Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Sep 5 @ 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Enjoy stories, songs and movement games that are especially welcoming to children on the autism spectrum or with other special needs, in a safe, non-judgmental, sensory-sensitive environment. Presented by Shawn McLaughlin of South Sound Parent to Parent. This is an early learning program.

Sep
8
Sat
Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us each Saturday for movies at the library on the big screen. Bring a comfy pillow and bottled water. Popcorn will be provided. Call or stop in for this month’s titles. For all ages.

Sep
12
Wed
Family Storytime @ Elma Timberland Regional Library
Sep 12 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

This engaging program includes rich stories, rhymes, songs, and movement games for the whole family! All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Public forum on Paid Family and Medical Leave @ Aberdeen High School
Sep 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Public forum on Paid Family and Medical Leave @ Aberdeen High School | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

We are ready. Are you? Paid Family & Medical Leave is a mandatory insurance program that allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for themselves or family members during serious illness or injury. While employees can’t take the benefit till 2020, businesses have requirements starting in 2019.

This one-hour forum will include:
• A presentation by Paid Family & Medical Leave staff.
• Time for you to ask questions and get answers.

Sep
13
Thu
1968: The Year That Rocked Washington exhibit opening @ State Reception Room, Washington State Capitol
Sep 13 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
1968: The Year That Rocked Washington exhibit opening @ State Reception Room, Washington State Capitol | Olympia | Washington | United States

In 1968, Vietnam, civil rights, women’s liberation, and conservation coalesced—and tragedy led the 6 o’clock news. It changed us in ways still rippling a half-century later. 1968: The Year That Rocked Washington features a collection of online stories and an exhibit at the Washington State Capitol with profiles, compelling photos, and artifacts that document the activism and aftershocks of a landmark year in world history.

Sep
15
Sat
Exploring Art in Nature @ Discovery Trail
Sep 15 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Come and try it– explore natural art hands-on! Presented by local artists, techniques will include: puddle painting, painting with coffee, water colors, leaves and more.

All supplies are provided. No prior experience required.

Family fun — ages 4 to 94