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

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Jun
10
Sat
Flag Day Parade @ Downtown Ocean Shores
Jun 10 @ 11:00 am

A chance to show our patriotic spirit. The parade features more than 75 entries and a Grand Marshall. One of the only Flag Day parades in Western Washington.

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
Pre-Fair Horse Show @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center
Jun 17 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

With fair only a short time away, come on by the Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18 for the Pre-Fair Horse Show. Watch as the riders prepare to qualify for performing during the 2017 Grays Harbor County Fair.

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
Pre-Fair Horse Show @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center
Jun 18 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

With fair only a short time away, come on by the Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18 for the Pre-Fair Horse Show. Watch as the riders prepare to qualify for performing during the 2017 Grays Harbor County Fair.

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.

Elma City-Wide Garage Sale Days @ Elma Visitors Station
Jun 23 @ 8:00 am

Looking for Garage Sales! Elma has enough to keep you busy during Elma City-Wide Garage Sale Days, June 23 – 24, 2017.  Pick up your free official Garage Sale Days map at Elma Visitors Station, corner of Main and Third Streets, Elma City Hall and various businesses in Elma.  Maps will be ready beginning the afternoon of June 22nd.

Junk Queens Vintage, Antique Market @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center
Jun 23 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Junk Queens Vintage, Antique Market @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center | Elma | Washington | United States

Junk Queens Invites you to our special event with 60 + hand-picked vendors with primitives, antiques, country collectibles, steam punk, vintage, one of a kinds, recycled, reused and repurposed, live music and more!

Sand & Sawdust Festival @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am

The Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to the Sand and Sawdust Festival at the beach! Master, Intermediate, & Novice Sand-Sculptors. At the Convention Center master woodcarvers compete in this amazing annual competition. There are food, craft and specialty vendors. Live auctions are held daily on carvings!

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.

Elma City-Wide Garage Sale Days @ Elma Visitors Station
Jun 24 @ 8:00 am

Looking for Garage Sales! Elma has enough to keep you busy during Elma City-Wide Garage Sale Days, June 23 – 24, 2017.  Pick up your free official Garage Sale Days map at Elma Visitors Station, corner of Main and Third Streets, Elma City Hall and various businesses in Elma.  Maps will be ready beginning the afternoon of June 22nd.

Junk Queens Vintage, Antique Market @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center
Jun 24 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Junk Queens Vintage, Antique Market @ Grays Harbor Fair & Event Center | Elma | Washington | United States

Junk Queens Invites you to our special event with 60 + hand-picked vendors with primitives, antiques, country collectibles, steam punk, vintage, one of a kinds, recycled, reused and repurposed, live music and more!

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
1
Sat
Aberdeen Founders’ Day Parade and Events @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jul 1 @ 11:00 am
Aberdeen Founders' Day Parade and Events @ Downtown Aberdeen  | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The 4th Annual Aberdeen Founders’ Day Parade and Events is a full day of fun family time. The parade launches at 11 A.M. with the food and craft vending starting at Noon.
Stay for the street dance at 6 P.M. in the wine and beer garden on Broadway Street.
Along with food and crafts there will be a children’s area for fun.

21 and older in the wine and beer garden.

Come and join us…

Tokeland Fourth of July Parade
Jul 1 @ 11:00 am

Join the Tokeland Fourth of July Parade at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, then picnic on the grounds of the Historic Tokeland Hotel. It’s free to enter the parade (your imagination is the only thing required) and the picnic lunch and games for all ages on the grounds are free, also. Prizes will be awarded for best parade entry and winners of all of the different games.

For more July 4 fun, click here.

Jul
3
Mon
Chief Taholah Days @ Quinault Indian Nation
Jul 3 @ 9:00 am
Chief Taholah Days @ Quinault Indian Nation | Washington | United States

Chief Taholah Days, commemorating the signing of the Quinault Treaty on July 1, 1855, commences Saturday, July 1, and continues through Tuesday, July 4. The event, which is Quinault Indian Nation’s biggest celebration of the year, features a vast array of events ranging from basketball and boxing tournaments to cedar canoe races on the Quinault River. For more information including a schedule, click here.

Porch Illumination Celebration
Jul 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Guests and homeowners alike decorate their porches while residents, guests and visitors walk around to pick their favorites. Everyone has a chance to stop at Crescent Park to vote for their favorite home by 9:00 p.m. where the s’mores roasting begins! The people’s choice and judge’s choice winners will be announced at the Flag Presentation at 11:00 a.m. on July 4 at the Front Street Amphitheater flag pole. A bike parade and Farmers Market follow.

For more July 4 fun, click here.

Jul
4
Tue
Old Fashioned 4th Of July @ Westport Maritime Museum
Jul 4 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Step back in time this Independence Day with the Westport Maritime Museum’s Old Fashioned 4th. Kid’s activities, games, music, craft and food vendors will be on-site all day long. Stay for the evening and enjoy the Booming Bay Fireworks Display at dusk over the Westport Marina.

For more July 4 fun, click here.

Chief Taholah Days @ Quinault Indian Nation
Jul 4 @ 12:00 pm
Chief Taholah Days @ Quinault Indian Nation | Washington | United States

Chief Taholah Days, commemorating the signing of the Quinault Treaty on July 1, 1855, commences Saturday, July 1, and continues through Tuesday, July 4. The event, which is Quinault Indian Nation’s biggest celebration of the year, features a vast array of events ranging from basketball and boxing tournaments to cedar canoe races on the Quinault River. For more information including a schedule, click here.

Splash Festival @ Morrison Park and Seaport Landing
Jul 4 @ 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The day-long festival with inflatable games, rides, live music, food and craft vendors, and family entertainment begins at noon and runs until 5:00 p.m. at Morrison Waterfront Park. For the evening, the Splash Festival switches to Seaport Landing (the historic seaport on the opposite side of the Chehalis River) from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. The fireworks display, which may be seen from either side of the river, begins at 10:00 p.m.

For more July 4 fun, click here.

Fireworks @ Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Jul 4 @ 10:00 pm

Head to the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino then enjoy the pyrotechnic display provided by the Resort starting at 10:00 p.m.

For more July 4 fun, click here.