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
31
Wed
Nerd Club @ Amanda Park Timberland Library
May 31 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Nerds, assemble! Talk about games, manga, comics and all things nerdy.

Jun
2
Fri
First Fridays Art Project @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jun 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Get creative! Drop by the library to make a Father’s Day Craft as part of the monthly First Friday event in downtown Aberdeen. All supplies provided.

Jun
3
Sat
Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show – Somewhere In Time @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Jun 3 @ 6:30 pm
Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show - Somewhere In Time @ Ocean Shores Convention Center | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Artists of all media are invited to create functional and not so functional pieces of “clothing” and accessories to be presented in a one-of-a-kind runway fashion show to be held at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. This show is intended to create opportunities for local citizens, artists, and designers explore artistic expression in a fun, safe and encouraging environment by providing them a unique way to display their work. Tickets available at the Ocean Shores Convention Center Visitors Bureau and Dolores’ and Fay’s Boutique in Ocean Shores. A no-host bar will be available. Show is suitable for well behaved children 13 and older.

Mark Farner formerly of Grand Funk Railroad @ D & R Theatre
Jun 3 @ 7:00 pm

Mark Farner, formery of Grand Funk Railroad, will be at the historic D & R Theatre in Aberdeen.

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 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join the group and help select the titles we will read in the 2017-18 season. Everyone is welcome to attend and make suggestions.

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
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.

Trial by Jury: Opera Series @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm

On Saturday, June 17th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, June 18th at 3 pm at the Bishop Center for Performing Arts, Grays Harbor College’s Opera Workshop concludes its inaugural season with a modern twist on Gilbert and Sullivan’s one-act courtroom farce, Trial by Jury.

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.

Trial by Jury: Opera Series @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jun 18 @ 3:00 pm

On Saturday, June 17th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, June 18th at 3 pm at the Bishop Center for Performing Arts, Grays Harbor College’s Opera Workshop concludes its inaugural season with a modern twist on Gilbert and Sullivan’s one-act courtroom farce, Trial by Jury.

Jun
22
Thu
Talent Show Auditions @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center
Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Try your hand at auditioning for a talent show.

Jun
24
Sat
Teens After Hours: Pizza & Movie @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Jun 24 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Take over the library after it closes. Teens in attendance will choose the movie we watch. This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Jun
29
Thu
Snacks & A Movie for Teens @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jun 29 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Spend the afternoon watching a movie and eating snacks. Snacks will be provided. This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.

Jun
30
Fri
Library in the Gardens @ Cultivating Roots Garden
Jun 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join the library at the Cultivating Roots Community Garden for stories, art and science projects, tours of the garden, and more! This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library districtwide program.

A Felonious Founder’s Day @ Aberdeen Museum of History
Jun 30 @ 6:00 pm
A Felonious Founder's Day @ Aberdeen Museum of History | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The Aberdeen Founder’s Day Parade of 1947 had come to a successful end when Mayor Hopkins suddenly drops dead on the reviewing stand.

It wasn’t a natural death.

It was murder!

Mark your calendars and join us at the 4th Annual Founders’ Day Dinner and help solve the mysterious death in “A Felonious Founder’s Day”, a tale most foul, adapted by Roy Vataja. Tickets go on sale soon!

Jul
17
Mon
Sean Gaskell Plays West African Kora @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Musician Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the Kora, an ancient 21-string harp from West Africa.

He will play both traditional songs and original compositions. The Kora is native to the Mande peoples who live within the countries of Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Guinea Bissau.

Jul
20
Thu
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jul 20 @ 7:30 pm
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

With an electrifying score that swings from folk to rock, Spring Awakening follows the unforgettable journey of a group of students in late 19th century Germany as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Facing both the devastation and the wonder of sexuality and self-discovery, the characters navigate through their coming-of-age despite parents and authority figures who are intent on withholding information and suppressing thought and expression. Adapted from Frank Wedekinds 1891 expressionist play abouth the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, which was banned in its time, this modern masterpiece is an exhilarating fusion of morality, seuality and rock & roll.
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED-Sexual Themes, Strong Language

Sponsored by Marion J Weatherwax Endowment & Ingram, Zelasko, & Goodwin, LLP

Jul
21
Fri
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jul 21 @ 7:30 pm
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

With an electrifying score that swings from folk to rock, Spring Awakening follows the unforgettable journey of a group of students in late 19th century Germany as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Facing both the devastation and the wonder of sexuality and self-discovery, the characters navigate through their coming-of-age despite parents and authority figures who are intent on withholding information and suppressing thought and expression. Adapted from Frank Wedekinds 1891 expressionist play abouth the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, which was banned in its time, this modern masterpiece is an exhilarating fusion of morality, seuality and rock & roll.
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED-Sexual Themes, Strong Language

Sponsored by Marion J Weatherwax Endowment & Ingram, Zelasko, & Goodwin, LLP

Jul
22
Sat
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jul 22 @ 7:30 pm
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

With an electrifying score that swings from folk to rock, Spring Awakening follows the unforgettable journey of a group of students in late 19th century Germany as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Facing both the devastation and the wonder of sexuality and self-discovery, the characters navigate through their coming-of-age despite parents and authority figures who are intent on withholding information and suppressing thought and expression. Adapted from Frank Wedekinds 1891 expressionist play abouth the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, which was banned in its time, this modern masterpiece is an exhilarating fusion of morality, seuality and rock & roll.
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED-Sexual Themes, Strong Language

Sponsored by Marion J Weatherwax Endowment & Ingram, Zelasko, & Goodwin, LLP

Jul
23
Sun
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Jul 23 @ 2:00 pm
Summer Musical Spring Awakening @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

With an electrifying score that swings from folk to rock, Spring Awakening follows the unforgettable journey of a group of students in late 19th century Germany as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Facing both the devastation and the wonder of sexuality and self-discovery, the characters navigate through their coming-of-age despite parents and authority figures who are intent on withholding information and suppressing thought and expression. Adapted from Frank Wedekinds 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, which was banned in its time, this modern masterpiece is an exhilarating fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll. PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED-Sexual Themes, Strong Language

Sponsored by Marion J Weatherwax Endowment & Ingram, Zelasko, & Goodwin, LLP

Jul
28
Fri
Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad @ D&R Theatre
Jul 28 @ 7:00 pm
Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad @ D&R Theatre | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad will be at The D&R Theatre. Farner is known for hits like “American Band,” “Some Kind of Wonderful, ” “Closer to Home.”

… and watch for us to announce the supporting act