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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Sep
18
Fri
Harbor Art Guild Plein Air @ Poulson Museum - Hoquiam
Sep 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Come join us to paint, draw or visit socially (with masks) at this beautiful location. Many unique places to paint (barn, machinery, mansion, rose garden and wooded area).

Nov
6
Fri
Twin Harbor Voices: Reading the Tidelines @ Zoom
Nov 6 all-day
Twin Harbor Voices: Reading the Tidelines @ Zoom

“Each item on the beach has a story, and each day at the beach tells a story. If you learn how to read each tideline it’s like a page of a book. It tells you not only what’s happened, but it will tell you what’s coming.” – Alan Rammer

Looking for ways to explore the outdoors after the weather begins to get stormy? Join us for an interactive and lively conversation with marine educator and beach combing enthusiast Alan Rammer. Beach combing – like salmon fishing, picking wild blackberries, harvesting fiddlehead ferns, and logging – is part of the cultural fabric of life on the coast of Washington. It has served as a form of supplemental income for coastal residents and reflects the deep cultural knowledge connected to this place. Bring your questions, the items you’ve found on the coast, and your curiosity as we gear up for coastal winter storms and the stories they share.

Register and learn more here: https://waculture.org/2020/10/22/reading-the-tidelines/?fbclid=IwAR0RNYBWS4UadUGfwa96RQqvIX2KqHYDYh7UEjLyyiy4CqGVUU6LKFe8gvI

Apr
3
Sat
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma
Apr 3 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma

Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, April 3 and Sunday April 4. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.

Apr
4
Sun
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma
Apr 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma

Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, April 3 and Sunday April 4. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.

May
29
Sat
Simpson Railroad “Caboose Hop” @ Simpson Railroad
May 29 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Simpson Railroad "Caboose Hop" @ Simpson Railroad

Memorial Day weekend May 29th – 30th – 31st will be the first time the Simpson Railroad will be offering locomotive pulled rides. Our “Caboose Hop” will be around the 2.25 mile loop aboard historic 40 year old caboose #201. The 201 and it’s two sisters were the last commercially produced in the United States, marking an end of an era. Scheduled to operate is locomotive #1200 built in May of 1956 making her 65 years old and is still going strong. Caboose 201 was built in June 1981. These two pieces of our museum collection have always been in logging service and represent 105 years of collective history that the Peninsular Railway & Lumbermen’s Museum is dedicated to preserving. So come out and take a ride with the us aboard logging railroad history.

May
30
Sun
Simpson Railroad “Caboose Hop” @ Simpson Railroad
May 30 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Simpson Railroad "Caboose Hop" @ Simpson Railroad

Memorial Day weekend May 29th – 30th – 31st will be the first time the Simpson Railroad will be offering locomotive pulled rides. Our “Caboose Hop” will be around the 2.25 mile loop aboard historic 40 year old caboose #201. The 201 and it’s two sisters were the last commercially produced in the United States, marking an end of an era. Scheduled to operate is locomotive #1200 built in May of 1956 making her 65 years old and is still going strong. Caboose 201 was built in June 1981. These two pieces of our museum collection have always been in logging service and represent 105 years of collective history that the Peninsular Railway & Lumbermen’s Museum is dedicated to preserving. So come out and take a ride with the us aboard logging railroad history.

May
31
Mon
Simpson Railroad “Caboose Hop” @ Simpson Railroad
May 31 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Simpson Railroad "Caboose Hop" @ Simpson Railroad

Memorial Day weekend May 29th – 30th – 31st will be the first time the Simpson Railroad will be offering locomotive pulled rides. Our “Caboose Hop” will be around the 2.25 mile loop aboard historic 40 year old caboose #201. The 201 and it’s two sisters were the last commercially produced in the United States, marking an end of an era. Scheduled to operate is locomotive #1200 built in May of 1956 making her 65 years old and is still going strong. Caboose 201 was built in June 1981. These two pieces of our museum collection have always been in logging service and represent 105 years of collective history that the Peninsular Railway & Lumbermen’s Museum is dedicated to preserving. So come out and take a ride with the us aboard logging railroad history.

Jul
10
Sat
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Sam Benn Park
Jul 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Sam Benn Park

Aberdeen Shakespearean Theater presents “Pieces of Shakespeare”. The performance will include Jeff Ryser performing a monologue from Hamlet and Wynonna Baldwin performing the Juliet monologue. In addition we will be workshopping “Merry Wives of Windsor.” Workshopping is a theater term referring to performing with scripts in hand with suggesting changes in order to better the material.

Jul
17
Sat
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Central Park Playfield
Jul 17 @ 2:00 pm
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Central Park Playfield

Aberdeen Shakespearean Theater presents “Pieces of Shakespeare.” This afternoon will include performances of the Hamlet monologue by Jeff Ryser, the Juliet monologue by Wynonna Baldwin and we will be workshopping “Merry Wives of Windsor”. Workshopping is a theatrical term referring to performance of a piece with script in hand while the audience gives suggestions in the hope of improving the piece.

Jul
24
Sat
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Westport
Jul 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Pieces of Shakespeare @ Westport

Aberdeen Shakespearean Theater presents “Pieces of Shakespeare.” This afternoon will include performances of the Hamlet monologue by Jeff Ryser, the Juliet monologue by Wynonna Baldwin and we will be workshopping “Merry Wives of Windsor”. Workshopping is a theatrical term referring to performance of a piece with script in hand while the audience gives suggestions in the hope of improving the piece.

Oct
1
Fri
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 1 @ 7:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
2
Sat
Indoor Swap Meet @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma
Oct 2 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Indoor Swap Meet @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma

Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, October 2 & Sunday October 3, ,2021. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.

Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
3
Sun
Indoor Swap Meet @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Indoor Swap Meet @ Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Elma

Indoor Swap Meet at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma. Saturday, October 2 & Sunday October 3, ,2021. Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Please note: COVID masking and GH County COVID protocol enforced. Concession stand open! Questions? Call 360-482-2651.

Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
8
Fri
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
9
Sat
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
10
Sun
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club
Oct 10 @ 2:00 pm
Stage West Community Theatre presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End @ Ocean Shore Lions Club

This one-woman play stars Stacy Steele as Erma Bombeck. This is a funny, poignant and heartwarming show suitable for the whole family. Show times are:
October 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th at 7:00pm Matinees on Sundays October 3 and 10 at 2:00pm.
Tickets available online at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org ,at The Dusty Trunk or Mocha Madness in Ocean Shores. $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. Audience members must remain masked while attending the performance.

Oct
16
Sat
Walking Tour @ Aberdeen Historical Downtown
Oct 16 @ 1:00 pm

“What is doing downtown?” This is the daily question asked by Sam Benn, founding father of Aberdeen. Come join the 4M Klub to uncover the mystery, murder, Mannheim, and madames that lie beneath the sawdust.
A two hour tour of the city with a spectacular, panoramic view of the harbor from atop the Becker Building, its history
The mission is to unite our residence. Enjoy a “new” downtown with its history to connect our community with the “old fashioned” hometown atmosphere; showing off local artists, Sunday market(in season), Friends of the Museum, and programs for our younger generation, discussed during the tour. Tours start promptly at 1:00 PM. “Phil Talks” also available Sundays, starting at 1:00 PM in Game Day Sports Bar and Grill.

Oct
23
Sat
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad
Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad

The event starts with a ride aboard the Simpson Railroad trailer car around the loop over to the event grounds. This year events are located in our operations area to provide more space. There we will have a hay bale/straw maze to navigate thru -hopefully it is not haunted with loggers past. Grab a cup of hot cider to sip while you listen to not too scary short stories read by Area youth and literary groups. Don’t forget just before you get back on the trailer car for the short ride back stop at the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin to take home. While at the activities grounds keep a sharp eye out for trick or treat candy.
Kids are encouraged to wear and show off their costumes.

Walking Tour/Aberdeen Historical Downtown @ Aberdeen Tours
Oct 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2 hour walking tour with panoramic view of harbor atop The Becker Building. “Phil Talk”
and photo history in the 210 s. I St. office if weather is too uncomfortable to talk.
This is a weekly event/every Saturday, Sunday @ 1: PM.
Come join the 4M Klub to uncover the history beneath the sawdust.

Oct
24
Sun
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad

The event starts with a ride aboard the Simpson Railroad trailer car around the loop over to the event grounds. This year events are located in our operations area to provide more space. There we will have a hay bale/straw maze to navigate thru -hopefully it is not haunted with loggers past. Grab a cup of hot cider to sip while you listen to not too scary short stories read by Area youth and literary groups. Don’t forget just before you get back on the trailer car for the short ride back stop at the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin to take home. While at the activities grounds keep a sharp eye out for trick or treat candy.
Kids are encouraged to wear and show off their costumes.