This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
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The annual auction is Rotary’s primary fundraising activity of the year and the proceeds fund the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation for scholarships, community grants and youth activities.
The evening begins with a hosted cocktail hour and silent auctions at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. with the live auction following. This year’s auctioneers are Gary Morean and Vini Samuel. Some of the auction items include a hot air balloon ride for two over greater Seattle and Eastside area plus two nights at the famous Cottage Lake Tree House named “The Nest” designed by HG TV’s Tree House Masters host Pete Nelson; a 55″ LG 4k LED Ultra High Def Smart TV; entertainment and hotel packages including: prime seats for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at the Fifth Avenue Theatre; tickets to the Billy Joel concert on May 20, 2016; tickets to Motown – the Musical at the Paramount.
Funds raised by the auction are distributed by the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation to local scholarship opportunities for students, community needs such as United Way and YMCA, sponsorship of Aberdeen Rotary Business Week at Aberdeen High School, the Aberdeen Rotary Homeless Youth Education Fund, annual distribution of dictionaries to fourth graders in all Aberdeen and Cosmopolis elementary schools. Past projects have included the A. J. West Playground, improvements to the GH Community Hospital, and the Aberdeen Rotary Log Pavilion built by Rotarians and donated to the City of Aberdeen. The club is part of Rotary International with 1.2 million members around the world.
Enjoy a night of clean, family-friendly comedy and music… and don’t forget to save room for dessert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free childcare will be available.
The annual Home and Garden Show at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds in Elma features local home and garden experts and a delightful variety of plants of all kinds from nurseries. Shop, ask questions, compare products, and get gardening and remodeling ideas all in one convenient location. This annual two-day event is sponsored by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties, who troubleshoot problems at the plant clinic and give short presentations. There are great activities for kids, too. New this year: the monthly Indoor Swap Meet joins the show. Free admission.
The Raymond First Baptist Church is teaming up with The Raymond Timberland Library to bring you the Summer Kick-Off Celebration.
Enjoy free nachos, beverages, cookies, games, prizes and two bouncy houses.
The Beach Volleyball Tournament is hosted by the AVA Volleyball Association and will run from Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. through Sunday evening. This Grand Slam tournament will showcase juniors, adult, and professional volleyball players from all over the region. This will be exciting to watch as they compete for prize money equaling $10K! Come early, bring beach chairs, and spend your day on the sand!
The Beginner’s Fun 4s tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday. Non-pro, co-ed adult teams of 4 people. 100% of the money raised from registration fees of the Beginner’s 4s ($100 per team) will go to support Grays Harbor Community Hospital. You will get 4 t-shirts for your team with registration fee. Please see the AVA website for links on how to sign your team up and tournament details. REGISTER HERE.
Rusty Anchor Fitness Fun Run-Saturday June 18-proceeds go to GHCH Foundation
- Registration begins at 10AM at Crescent Park
- $30 for Adults
- $15 for kids under 12
- Includes a We Heart Dads T-shirt and entrance to Fun Run.
There will be a 5k for all ages (with some hills and difficulty) and a much shorter fun dash for the little runners 6 and under. Races will start around 11:00 a.m. , so try and get all registered before 11:00 a.m. Prizes for fastest lady runner, fastest gentleman runner, and overall quickest to the finish line will be given. Everyone will get a participation ribbon also.
Mill 109 BBQs in the Park:
- Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Home-made Beans & Potato Salad
- Noon (after Fun Run) and 630PM (after Volleyball Tourney ends)
- $15 for adults & kids over 12
- $8 for kids under 12
If running or beach volleyball isn’t your thing, come to watch and for the BBQs which will have sack races & other family activities also! It is all for a GREAT CAUSE!
Water To Go from Aberdeen is providing water stations at both the park and beach approach to volleyball tournament where we will be selling $5 reusable Washington CoastSavers water bottles to help minimize plastic water bottle trash on the beach.
You can fill your CoastSavers logo water bottle up all weekend for free!
The Beach Volleyball Tournament is hosted by the AVA Volleyball Association and will run from Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. through Sunday evening. This Grand Slam tournament will showcase juniors, adult, and professional volleyball players from all over the region. This will be exciting to watch as they compete for prize money equaling $10K! Come early, bring beach chairs, and spend your day on the sand!
The Beginner’s Fun 4s tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday. Non-pro, co-ed adult teams of 4 people. 100% of the money raised from registration fees of the Beginner’s 4s ($100 per team) will go to support Grays Harbor Community Hospital. You will get 4 t-shirts for your team with registration fee. Please see the AVA website for links on how to sign your team up and tournament details. REGISTER HERE.
Rusty Anchor Fitness Fun Run-Saturday June 18-proceeds go to GHCH Foundation
- Registration begins at 10AM at Crescent Park
- $30 for Adults
- $15 for kids under 12
- Includes a We Heart Dads T-shirt and entrance to Fun Run.
There will be a 5k for all ages (with some hills and difficulty) and a much shorter fun dash for the little runners 6 and under. Races will start around 11:00 a.m. , so try and get all registered before 11:00 a.m. Prizes for fastest lady runner, fastest gentleman runner, and overall quickest to the finish line will be given. Everyone will get a participation ribbon also.
Mill 109 BBQs in the Park:
- Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Home-made Beans & Potato Salad
- Noon (after Fun Run) and 630PM (after Volleyball Tourney ends)
- $15 for adults & kids over 12
- $8 for kids under 12
If running or beach volleyball isn’t your thing, come to watch and for the BBQs which will have sack races & other family activities also! It is all for a GREAT CAUSE!
Water To Go from Aberdeen is providing water stations at both the park and beach approach to volleyball tournament where we will be selling $5 reusable Washington CoastSavers water bottles to help minimize plastic water bottle trash on the beach.
You can fill your CoastSavers logo water bottle up all weekend for free!
The Beach Volleyball Tournament is hosted by the AVA Volleyball Association and will run from Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. through Sunday evening. This Grand Slam tournament will showcase juniors, adult, and professional volleyball players from all over the region. This will be exciting to watch as they compete for prize money equaling $10K! Come early, bring beach chairs, and spend your day on the sand!
The Beginner’s Fun 4s tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday. Non-pro, co-ed adult teams of 4 people. 100% of the money raised from registration fees of the Beginner’s 4s ($100 per team) will go to support Grays Harbor Community Hospital. You will get 4 t-shirts for your team with registration fee. Please see the AVA website for links on how to sign your team up and tournament details. REGISTER HERE.
Rusty Anchor Fitness Fun Run-Saturday June 18-proceeds go to GHCH Foundation
- Registration begins at 10AM at Crescent Park
- $30 for Adults
- $15 for kids under 12
- Includes a We Heart Dads T-shirt and entrance to Fun Run.
There will be a 5k for all ages (with some hills and difficulty) and a much shorter fun dash for the little runners 6 and under. Races will start around 11:00 a.m. , so try and get all registered before 11:00 a.m. Prizes for fastest lady runner, fastest gentleman runner, and overall quickest to the finish line will be given. Everyone will get a participation ribbon also.
Mill 109 BBQs in the Park:
- Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Home-made Beans & Potato Salad
- Noon (after Fun Run) and 630PM (after Volleyball Tourney ends)
- $15 for adults & kids over 12
- $8 for kids under 12
If running or beach volleyball isn’t your thing, come to watch and for the BBQs which will have sack races & other family activities also! It is all for a GREAT CAUSE!
Water To Go from Aberdeen is providing water stations at both the park and beach approach to volleyball tournament where we will be selling $5 reusable Washington CoastSavers water bottles to help minimize plastic water bottle trash on the beach.
You can fill your CoastSavers logo water bottle up all weekend for free!
Tour eight special gardens in Aberdeen and Cosmopolis. Sponsored by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific County, this is the 18th annual tour in the area.
A self-directed tour with addresses in the ticket book.
Purchase tickets at
Marshall’s Garden and Pet, Aberdeen; Harbor Drug and Gifts, Hoquiam; Valu Drug, Montesano; Elma Variety Store; Everybody’s Video and More, Raymond; Rose Cottage, Grayland; Galway Bay Celtic Imports, and Mermaid Cove, both in Ocean Shores.
Get ready a toe tapping, knee slapping performance by the Tacoma Banjo Band. This two and half hour special event includes a steam train ride to the museum for the concert and catered BBQ by the experts at Longhorn BBQ. Seating on the train is limited and this is a catered event so please place advance reservations.
Join us for an evening of friends, fun, and food in Seabrook, WA.
Coastal Harvest is the lead distributor of food to food banks and feeding programs in Southwest Washington for more information about our organization check out our website www.coastalharvest.us
For complete event information, click here.
Westport Timberland Library presents Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s, 2-3 p.m., October 22 for adults and teens. Grays Harbor during the 1930s – the Great Depression years – was a very different place. Polson Museum’s John Larson will describe and show photos of what life was like in that era. This is part of Timberland Reads Together, an annual Timberland Regional Library district-wide program. For more information call 360-268-0521.
Aberdeen Stream Team, Clean Streams and memes, GHC fish lab, GHC natural resources club, and Grays Harbor Stream Team will be holding a Alder Creek clean up event. We will be meeting at the mouth of Alder Creek across from south side Swansons. Come out and help clean up part our watershed.
The Aberdeen Lions Club presents its 12th annual Toast the Harbor Food and Wine Festival.
Patrons will be able to taste wines from a dozen different wineries, beer from two breweries andspirits from a local distiller, plus shop at many different food and retail vendors. We will have bottles of your favorite wines available for purchase.
You will be able to browse and participate in the silent auction items throughout the open hours. We will have an abundance of wonderful items from our local businesses: fine jewelry, vacation stays, fishing charters, many unique gift baskets, fine art, home decor, gift certificates and so much more to choose from. Bring your generous hearts and your fun loving competitive spirit.
The Grays Harbor Stream Team, Clean Streams and Meme, and GHC Fish Lab are hosting a Wilson Creek Clean Up. We will be meeting at the Aberdeen Log Pavilion @ 9 AM! Come out and help keep clean up our watershed!
One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.
One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.
One way to re-visit what Aberdeen might have been like during the Holidays on the 1900’s is to enjoy a tour of a local Victorian Mansion. Feel the warmth of the twinkling lights that adorn the outside of the three-story mansion, accompanied by several beautifully decorated Christmas trees and decorations filling every corner of the home. Tours offered December 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Owners Al and Joan Waters welcome guests in Victorian themed costumes to set the stage while leading the tours of the classic manor. The finale to the tour is hot spiced cider and cookies in the formal dining area full of local history.
Pack a lunch and join us at the Discovery Trail! Celebrate the new year with new native plants, fresh air, and exercise.
What to expect: planting native plants along the Chehalis River; restoring previous planting efforts; some invasive removal; a winters day among friends; great birding opportunities.
What to bring: lunch and your preferred gloves. We have all the equipment needed and some gloves to spare!
Interested in learning more about efforts to address homelessness and affordable housing in our community? A Housing Stakeholder Coalition has been formed and is a platform for education and discussion around pertinent housing issues.
COME LEARN ABOUT:
Site specific risk and hazards for emergency and natural disasters.
How to better prepare yourself to reduce the impact of any disaster event in your community, home, family and pets too!!!
Disaster medication preparation. – (Sharon Wallace, Ph.D., RN)
Learn how to get involved in your community.
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.
