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

For location information, click here.

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
2
Fri
East Grays Harbor Relay For Life @ Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
Jun 2 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 3 @ 12:00 am
Relay For Life of Grays Harbor @ Hoquiam High School
Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm
Relay For Life of Grays Harbor @ Hoquiam High School  | Hoquiam | Washington | United States

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. With the support of thousands of volunteers like you, the American Cancer Society is helping save more than 500 lives a day. Please join us and take action against a disease that has taken too much!

Jun
3
Sat
Hood to Coast Relay Race @ Start for runners is located at Lake Isabella, WA. Walkers will start at Elma Elementary School.
Jun 3 @ 3:00 am – 9:00 am

Hood To Coast Washington is 77 miles long for running teams and 52 miles long for walking teams.

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

 

Second Tuesday of each month

For location information, click here.

Jun
17
Sat
Bike Rodeo @ Elma Timberland Library
Jun 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Bring your bicycle to the library! We will learn about bicycle safety and maintenance, and do some fun bicycle activities. This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Jun
22
Thu
Cancer Resource Center Grand Opening @ Providence Regional Cancer System Aberdeen Clinic
Jun 22 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cancer Resource Center Grand Opening @ Providence Regional Cancer System Aberdeen Clinic | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The public is invited to a grand opening and open house for the American Cancer Society Cancer Resource Center in the Providence Regional Cancer System Aberdeen Clinic, June 22.

For more information, read here.

Cancer Resource Center Grand Opening & Open House @ Providence Regional Cancer System
Jun 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for the Grand Opening & Open House of the American Cancer Society Cancer Resource Center.

Open House:   11:00 am – 1:00pm

(Refreshments Provided)

Ribbon Cutting and Blessing:  12:00pm

Aberdeen Community Stakeholder Meeting @ Aberdeen Timberland Library - Large meeting room
Jun 22 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Learn about Disability Rights Washington’s programs and activities and ways to get involved. Discuss DRW’s current priorities and share what issues are important to you and your community. Sit down with others for a focused discussion on an area of interest to you & watch short films produced by the video and social media project of Disability Rights Washington, Rooted in Rights. Additionally, there will be a separate session to learn about the new Office of DD Ombuds Program at each location.

 

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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Jul
11
Tue
Diabetic Health Workshop Series @ Summit Pacific Medical Center, Kelsey Conference Room
Jul 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

If you’re living with Type 2 diabetes or at risk for it we want to help you focus on your health. Join us for a no-cost series of fun workshops hosted by Amerigroup Washington, Inc. and Summit Pacific Medical Center. At each session, we’ll discuss different, useful topics with a diabetes expert.

Family and friends are welcome!

What’s included in the series? Healthy snacks at each session | A tour through a nearby grocery store | Resources and tools to help you feel your best

If you have questions you can reach your local Health Promotion team at HealthPromotionTeam@amerigroup.com.

Pre-registration is required.

Jul
25
Tue
Summit Pacific’s Summer Blood Drive @ Summit Pacific Medical Center Parking Lot, Bloodmobile
Jul 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Don’t take a vacation from donating blood! Summer at Bloodworks Northwest is a tough one as they typically see a sharp downturn in blood donations – 15% fewer people are donating due to holidays, vacations and nicer weather. It is incredibly difficult to generate enough donations during this time of year, yet the need for blood never takes a vacation.

Questions about eligibility? Contact our clinical specialist at ClinicalP@BloodWorksNW.org or call (206) 292-2543.

***When you donate, please remember to eat a good meal, drink plenty of water, and bring a photo I.D. ***

Find answers to questions about blood donation: https://goo.gl/Nmwx6d. Look up basic eligibility info: https://goo.gl/xxfFSa

Community Education Dinner: Advance Care Planning @ Summit Pacific Medical Center's Kelsey Conference Room
Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Community Education Dinner: Advance Care Planning @ Summit Pacific Medical Center's Kelsey Conference Room | Elma | Washington | United States

Join us for our July Community Education Dinner! The topic is Advance Care Planning. Our speaker, Mary Ellen Biggerstaff, DNP, is a primary care provider at Summit Pacific Healthcare Clinic in Elma. Mary Ellen will be speaking about the importance of having our medical wishes known with those we love throughout all stages of our lives.

An Advance Directive is a written statement of your wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should you be unable to communicate them. Advance Directives also ensure that your loved ones are not burdened with making stressful decisions.

Guests will be treated to complimentary dinner from Café Salute! No RSVP required.

Aug
5
Sat
Health Care Crisis Forum @ The Shoppes at Riverside
Aug 5 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Doctors in our area are retiring or leaving the Harbor; finding primary care providers is harder than ever. Our panel includes people who work in the healthcare and insurance industries to facilitate discussion on where we are today, as well as what we can do to improve the future of healthcare in our county and state.

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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Aug
23
Wed
QPR Suicide Prevention and Triage Training @ Grays Harbor College
Aug 23 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Are you a First Responder, EMS, or Corrections Professional? Need to know how to help people who are in suicidal crisis? Please join us for a one-day training for professionals who have a high degree of contact with those at elevated risk of suicide. You will increase your knowledge and skills in suicide risk detection and initial intervention to immediately reduce the risk of suicide. You will also learn about community mental health supports and resources.

Gene Schermer Instructional Building 4000, conference room 4134 A & B. Please join us anytime during the day, even if you are working and need to leave.

Sep
2
Sat
Kelper’s Festival & Shake Rat Rendezvous @ Pacific Beach
Sep 2 @ 8:00 am

Street dance, vendors, parades, Shake Rats. Shake Rats are a unique and distinguished group here in the North Beach. Many have been here for many proud generations engaged in the timber industry. The skills embraced by this lot are only for the hearty. Vendors on Main Street both days.

Sep
3
Sun
Kelper’s Festival & Shake Rat Rendezvous @ Pacific Beach
Sep 3 @ 8:00 am

Street dance, vendors, parades, Shake Rats. Shake Rats are a unique and distinguished group here in the North Beach. Many have been here for many proud generations engaged in the timber industry. The skills embraced by this lot are only for the hearty. Vendors on Main Street both days.

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

 

Second Tuesday of each month

For location information, click here.

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.