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
20
Sat
Voices from the Harbor – What Makes Communities Work @ Amazing Grace Lutheran Church
May 20 @ 2:00 pm
Voices from the Harbor - What Makes Communities Work @ Amazing Grace Lutheran Church | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Engage in conversation and problem-solving around contemporary issues relating to housing and homelessness in the Harbor region. Attendees will hear from a panel, engage in small group discussion, and leave with personal action steps they can take to strengthen their community.

Voices from the Harbor is an event series produced with funding from Humanities Washington. What Makes Communities Work is the third event in the three-part series.

May
23
Tue
Personal Preparedness Forum @ Westport Library @ Westport Timberland Library
May 23 @ 5:00 pm

Grays Harbor Emergency Management
Personal Preparedness Forum
**THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL**
COME LEARN ABOUT…..
1. Site specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
2. How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!
3. Disaster medication preparation. (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
4. Learn how to get involved in your community.

May
27
Sat
Free Outdoor Walk and Talk Workshop @ Grays Harbor College, Schermer Instructional Bldg, Room 4331
May 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Free Outdoor Walk and Talk Workshop @ Grays Harbor College, Schermer Instructional Bldg, Room 4331 | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Bill Brookreson, chair of the South Sound Chapter of the Washington Native Plants Society will begin the day with a talk at the Grays Harbor Community College where we will learn the ins and outs of our unique coastal ecosystems. Then we will head out into one of CRBLT’s most beautiful properties to shine a new light on the flora of our PNW coastal lowlands. Prepare for a short drive (carpooling is encouraged!) from the Grays Harbor College to our 175-acre surge plains to enjoy a beautiful nature walk. Be sure to bring rain gear, boots, or sunscreen as needed for a walk in unpredictable weather!

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
13
Tue
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Help choose books for the 2017-2018 series this month. The group chooses its titles by consensus.

Jun
14
Wed
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jun 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.

Jun
16
Fri
Cookin’ the Blues @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Jun 16 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Quinault Beach Resort and Casino celebrates their 17th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than at the annual Cookin’ The Blues Festival, conveniently held on the weekend of June 17.

For more about the event, read here.

Jun
17
Sat
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jun 17 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.

Cookin’ the Blues @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm

Quinault Beach Resort and Casino celebrates their 17th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than at the annual Cookin’ The Blues Festival, conveniently held on the weekend of June 17.

For more about the event, read here.

Jun
18
Sun
Cookin’ the Blues @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Jun 18 @ 12:00 pm

Quinault Beach Resort and Casino celebrates their 17th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than at the annual Cookin’ The Blues Festival, conveniently held on the weekend of June 17.

For more about the event, read here.

Jun
23
Fri
Sand and Sawdust Festival @ On the beach
Jun 23 all-day

Ocean Shores will once again bring together two defining characteristics of Grays Harbor — the beach and the trees — with the Sand and Sawdust Festival. Over 100 food and craft vendors will also be at the Ocean Shores Convention Center throughout the festival. Master chainsaw carvers will be competing at the convention center.

Jun
24
Sat
Sand and Sawdust Festival @ On the beach
Jun 24 all-day

Ocean Shores will once again bring together two defining characteristics of Grays Harbor — the beach and the trees — with the Sand and Sawdust Festival. Over 100 food and craft vendors will also be at the Ocean Shores Convention Center throughout the festival. Master chainsaw carvers will be competing at the convention center.

Jun
25
Sun
Sand and Sawdust Festival @ On the beach
Jun 25 all-day

Ocean Shores will once again bring together two defining characteristics of Grays Harbor — the beach and the trees — with the Sand and Sawdust Festival. Over 100 food and craft vendors will also be at the Ocean Shores Convention Center throughout the festival. Master chainsaw carvers will be competing at the convention center.

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.

PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jul 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.

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
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.