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.

Aug
20
Sun
Westport Art Festival @ Westport
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am

017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Westport Art Festival, and we’re celebrating! With great things planned for the entire 4 day weekend, including the solar eclipse. 2 full days of discovering fine works from more than 80 artists. Enjoy great food and lively music while strolling along the beautiful Westport Marina and the Maritime Museum grounds. Take a break with a local microbrew at the Blackbeard’s Brewery Beer Garden.

Aug
21
Mon
Westport Art Festival @ Westport
Aug 21 @ 10:00 am

017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Westport Art Festival, and we’re celebrating! With great things planned for the entire 4 day weekend, including the solar eclipse. 2 full days of discovering fine works from more than 80 artists. Enjoy great food and lively music while strolling along the beautiful Westport Marina and the Maritime Museum grounds. Take a break with a local microbrew at the Blackbeard’s Brewery Beer Garden.

Aug
28
Mon
Live at the Library: Kerry Grombacher, Western Troubadour @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Please join us for an evening of cowboy music and poetry with Kerry Grombacher. Kerry plays contemporary folk and Western songs on the guitar and mandolin. In the spirit of the troubadours of old, he paints vivid portraits with stories set in the landscapes of his life, from his home on New Orleans’ Bayou St. John to the Southwest desert, and up to Montana and the Northwest forests.

Sep
1
Fri
Coastal Interpretive Center Garage Sale @ VFW Post 8956
Sep 1 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Garage sale to support Coastal Interpretive Center and North Beach VFW Post 8956

First Fridays Art Project @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Sep 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Drop by the library to make an Autumn Craft as part of the monthly First Friday event in downtown Aberdeen. All supplies provided. All ages welcome

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.

Coastal Interpretive Center Garage Sale @ VFW Post 8956
Sep 2 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Garage sale to support Coastal Interpretive Center and North Beach VFW Post 8956

Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 2 @ 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.

Turning Circles Sand Workshop @ Seabrook Beach
Sep 2 @ 3:00 pm

All tools and instructions provided. Please sign up prior to workshop in Cottage Rentals office. Limited spaces available. Please give Justin a call directly with any questions. This is an all ages, interactive activity.

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.

Coastal Interpretive Center Garage Sale @ VFW Post 8956
Sep 3 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Garage sale to support Coastal Interpretive Center and North Beach VFW Post 8956

Sep
9
Sat
Turning Circles Sand Workshop @ Seabrook Beach
Sep 9 @ 11:00 am

All tools and instructions provided. Please sign up prior to workshop in Cottage Rentals office. Limited spaces available. Please give Justin a call directly with any questions. This is an all ages, interactive activity.

Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 9 @ 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
10
Sun
S’mores Wars @ Crescent Park
Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm
Head to Crescent Park fire-pits with your family team or team of friends with all of your favorite ingredients to compete in this sweet competition!
How to participate:
1) Sign up at Cottage Rentals office or email Jaclyn@seabrookwa.com with your team name and contact information
2) print up a sheet that names your s’more with your team name and ingredients
3) bring your A-Game- this competition is stiff!
Prizes will be given for- Tastiest, Most Creative, Best Presentation
Sep
16
Sat
8th Annual Lake Sylvia Fall Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park
Sep 16 @ 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Shuttle service will be available at Simpson Elementary School. For those wishing to park at the lake, you must have a Discover Pass (passes are available at the park).

Activities include: Camp Pancake Breakfast; Trail Races; Music in the Park; Kids Games and Races; Artists’ Market; Food Vendors and more.

Chehalis Watershed Festival @ Lake Sylvia State Park
Sep 16 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Chehalis Watershed Festival will be a part of the festivities at the Lake Sylvia Fall Festival. Look for exhibitors by the lake and try out the fun arts, crafts and water-related learning activities with your whole family.

Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 16 @ 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
22
Fri
Coastal Harvest Benefit Dinner @ Town Hall
Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for the third annual “Harvest by the Sea”, a benefit dinner honoring Coastal Harvest. The evening starts off with Cocktail Hour at 6:00 pm featuring beer brewed right here in the harbor by Steam Donkey Brewing Company and a wine paring poured by GH Wine Sellars. As you are enjoying a selection of delicious appetizers, entertainment will be provided by Ericka Corban, as seen on “The Voice”. Dinner will be catered by Mill 109 and served at 7:00 pm. The evening will wrap up with a “Desert Auction” where you will have the opportunity to select from a variety of cakes, cupcakes, pies and much more made specially for this event.

Sep
23
Sat
Hobbit Day Party @ Amanda Park Timberland Library
Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Celebrate Tolkien Week at a birthday party for Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Make a dwarven beard, write in Elvish, and play Mt. Doom ring toss. For children and teens.

9th Annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser @ Westport Winery
Sep 23 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
9th Annual Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser @ Westport Winery | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Opal Art Glass is holding it’s annual fundraiser with a portion of proceeds going to the Aberdeen Girls Softball Association. For more information, read here.

Saturday Matinee @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 23 @ 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
30
Sat
Reach The Beach @ Olympia to Westport
Sep 30 @ 6:00 am

The American Lung Association is holding Reach the Beach, an inaugural bike riding fundraiser, on Saturday, September 30. This event has staggered starts in Lacey (100 mile), Olympia (80 mile), Elma (44 mile), Cosmopolis 25 mile) with the finish line in Westport.

The last stop on the ride before the finish is at Westport Winery Garden Resort between 1pm and 4pm. The event closes with dinner on the beach for the anticipated 1000 participants. The race organizers will be selling Westport’s wines by the glass to participants and their guests during dinner.