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
2
Sun
Scholarships Deadline July 2 @ Grays Harbor College
Jul 2 all-day
Scholarships Deadline July 2 @ Grays Harbor College

Current college and graduate school students, who graduated from a Grays Harbor County high school, are encouraged to seek financial assistance for their education by applying for the E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation scholarships.

For more information, go here.

Jul
7
Fri
Used Book Sale @ Ocean Shores Library
Jul 7 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Put on by the Friends of Ocean Shores Library. Book sales are held in the Library Meeting Room. Books Galore: all genres – paperbacks, hard covers, fiction, cookbooks, children’s books, local interest, audio, DVD. Most 2 for $1.00. All proceeds and donations support programming for all ages at the Library. Donations welcome.

Jul
8
Sat
Used Book Sale @ Ocean Shores Library
Jul 8 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Put on by the Friends of Ocean Shores Library. Book sales are held in the Library Meeting Room. Books Galore: all genres – paperbacks, hard covers, fiction, cookbooks, children’s books, local interest, audio, DVD. Most 2 for $1.00. All proceeds and donations support programming for all ages at the Library. Donations welcome.

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
12
Wed
QMA Dirt Grands National Event @ Grays Harbor Raceway
Jul 12 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Four fun days of racing with QMA! QMA is a family oriented sport that involves racing in special prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designed specifically for kids. They race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile. A child who is 5 to 16 years of age can race.

Jul
13
Thu
QMA Dirt Grands National Event @ Grays Harbor Raceway
Jul 13 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Four fun days of racing with QMA! QMA is a family oriented sport that involves racing in special prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designed specifically for kids. They race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile. A child who is 5 to 16 years of age can race.

Jul
14
Fri
QMA Dirt Grands National Event @ Grays Harbor Raceway
Jul 14 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Four fun days of racing with QMA! QMA is a family oriented sport that involves racing in special prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designed specifically for kids. They race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile. A child who is 5 to 16 years of age can race.

Montesano Car Show Poker Run @ Fosses Hot Rods & Cool Cars
Jul 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Kickoff Poker Run for the Montesano Car Show & Summerfest. Information for the car show, here.

Jul
15
Sat
Montesano Car Show & Summerfest @ Montesano
Jul 15 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

ALL proceeds go to Montesano Food Bank & other local charities. Over 40 awards, Poker Walk, Swap Meet, Vendors, Food, Door Prizes, 200 Goody Bags/Dash Plaques, Raffles, Kids Summerfest, Saturday Morning Market, Live Music, Tour Historic 1911 Courthouse, Cruise through Montesano to Root Beer Social. Friday Night Kickoff Poker Run information here.

QMA Dirt Grands National Event @ Grays Harbor Raceway
Jul 15 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Four fun days of racing with QMA! QMA is a family oriented sport that involves racing in special prepared cars. The cars, rules and safety procedures are designed specifically for kids. They race on oval tracks approximately 1/20 of a mile. A child who is 5 to 16 years of age can race.

Annual Garden Tour @ Grays Harbor County
Jul 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The 2017 Annual Garden Tour features five delightful gardens a short drive away in the Raymond area of Pacific County. Choose your own starting point, and visit all or as many gardens as you want. This is a self-guided tour. All proceeds benefit the WSU Master Gardener educational program of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.

Tickets are available at Aberdeen, Marshall’s Garden & Pet; Hoquiam, Harbor Drug & Gifts; Montesano, Valu Drug; Elma Variety Store; Grayland, the Rose Cottage; Ocean Shores, Galway Bay/Celtic Imports and Mermaid Cove; Raymond, Dennis Company and Everyone’s Video & More; South Bend, Elixir Café and Floral Design.

Mighty Alliance and Grays Harbor Youth Football Camp and Golf Tournament Fundraiser @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Jul 15 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Here’s a great opportunity to play golf, mingle with and dine with some amazing NFL and Collegiate celebrities at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino.

Guests include: Dick Vermeil, Dana LeDuc, Charlie McShane, Howard Mudd. Over 16 Super Bowl Titles in all.  Proceeds will benefit the Grays Harbor Youth Football Camp.

Jul
23
Sun
Art Attack Fun Run @ Bishop Athletic Complex
Jul 23 @ 9:00 am

Fun Run 2K, 5k, and 10k. Registration at 8:30 a.m. All fees go to support the Grays Harbor Search and Rescue.

Jul
25
Tue
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.

Jul
28
Fri
Bikers at the Beach @ Ocean Shores
Jul 28 @ 12:00 pm – 12:00 am

Bring Your bikes and friends to the annual rally on the beach at the Ocean Shores Convention Center and new satellite location in Westport. Group ride to and from Westport. Vendors, outdoor food court, beer gardens, bike shows, games and contests, ride through bike blessing booths, live music and two nights of biker parties.

Event proceeds benefit BACA and Communities in Schools

Jul
29
Sat
Bikers at the Beach @ Ocean Shores
Jul 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 am

Bring Your bikes and friends to the annual rally on the beach at the Ocean Shores Convention Center and new satellite location in Westport. Group ride to and from Westport. Vendors, outdoor food court, beer gardens, bike shows, games and contests, ride through bike blessing booths, live music and two nights of biker parties.

Event proceeds benefit BACA and Communities in Schools

BioBlitz Game @ Grays Harbor College
Jul 29 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Drop-in anytime during the event and join the race. A BioBlitz is a rally to find as many species of plant, animal, or fungi as possible. We’ll keep a set area, and a set time, making it a race against the clock to learn about our wild neighbors. We want to catch them all! (on camera)

We need your eyes and ears! Bring the whole family for a learning adventure fit for all ages. Don’t know any species? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered! We’re bringing species ID professionals and reference books galore.

Jul
30
Sun
Bikers at the Beach @ Ocean Shores
Jul 30 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Bring Your bikes and friends to the annual rally on the beach at the Ocean Shores Convention Center and new satellite location in Westport. Group ride to and from Westport. Vendors, outdoor food court, beer gardens, bike shows, games and contests, ride through bike blessing booths, live music and two nights of biker parties.

Event proceeds benefit BACA and Communities in Schools

Aug
5
Sat
Elk River Challenge @ Aberdeen
Aug 5 @ 11:00 am
Elk River Challenge @ Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Annual man-powered boat race. Racers under the age of 18 allowed with signed parent permission. Ribbons awarded to 3rd place in each category.

Aug
9
Wed
A Walk on the WIld Side @ Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
Aug 9 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

A Walk on the Wild Side provides wildlife education for the young and old alike. The show is an educational and entertaining close up of nature’s most amazing animals. The crowd pleasing program incorporates audio, visual, and live animal exhibits.

A Walk on the Wild Side will be appearing daily at the 2017 Grays Harbor County Fair

Aug
10
Thu
A Walk on the WIld Side @ Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
Aug 10 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

A Walk on the Wild Side provides wildlife education for the young and old alike. The show is an educational and entertaining close up of nature’s most amazing animals. The crowd pleasing program incorporates audio, visual, and live animal exhibits.

A Walk on the Wild Side will be appearing daily at the 2017 Grays Harbor County Fair

Paddle the Shores
Aug 10 @ 2:56 pm – 3:56 pm
Paddle the Shores

Attention paddling, rowing, SUP and water sports enthusiasts. All human-powered water craft are invited to a fun-filled day on the beautiful canals of Ocean Shores Washington.

In addition to the popular Poker Paddle, activities will include 2 or 6-mile human-powered boat races, rubber duck pond and race for the kids, a cardboard boat race, Quinault Paddle Exhibition, speakers, vendors, skills demonstrations and a Music Festival just across the way in our beautiful new grassy Amphitheater.  For more information, go here.