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.

Jun
18
Sat
Mending Lab @ Mending Lab with Bespoke Hogaboom
Jun 18 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mending Lab @ Mending Lab with Bespoke Hogaboom

Come have your jeans repaired, and learn both hand- and machine-mending techniques for garment repair!

Kelly Hogaboom of Bespoke Hogaboom (Aberdeen, WA) will be joined by Traci Kay Pryde of Pryde Hantverk (Graham, WA) to a Mending Lab in Hoquiam at ART HQx! Saturday June 18th!

They will be demonstrating jean and garment repair – you can bring YOUR item that needs to be mended or altered, and they will take a look! They will do as much mending as they can onsite, and they will also have resources to share about how to mend and care for your clothing for a more sustainable, cost-savings wardrobe.

Music provided by the wonderful DJ Ohms of Analog Boss!

Jun
25
Sat
Fire Rescue Spectacular @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fire Rescue Spectacular @ Hands On Children's Museum

Kick Off a Summer of Fun at the Fire Rescue Spectacular street fair. Explore a fleet of emergency vehicles, meet first responders, and try your hand at the water-spraying and obstacle course challenges!

Explore Olympia’s Fleet of Emergency Vehicles on the Street!
• Climb aboard giant fire trucks, a police cruiser & motorcycle, and emergency vehicles
• Meet local firefighters and first responders
• See vintage fire trucks & vote for your favorite!
• Greet Sparky the Fire Dog & Smokey the Bear
• Try your hand at the Spray Gallery
• Take the Junior Firefighter Challenge
• Enjoy festival food & free ice cream (12 p.m. & 3 p.m.)

Experience More Hands-On Fun inside the Museum!
• See Dr. Science Experiments (11:00 am., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.)
• Learn how to safely build a fire
• Discover fire’s role in the forest life cycle
• Explore Wilderness First Aid with Olympia Mountaineers
• Climb aboard a 1921 vintage fire truck
• Silkscreen a poster for free or 2 bandanas for $12
• Make your own fire hat and badge in the Art Studio
• Go on a Firefighter Scavenger Hunt

All activities on the street are free to the public. Museum activities are free with admission and membership. Online reservations required.

Presented by Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network, in partnership with the City of Olympia Fire Department

Jun
29
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Jun 29 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Jul
20
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Jul 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Aug
10
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Aug 10 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Aug
31
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Aug 31 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Sep
21
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Sep 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Oct
1
Sat
Coastal Interpretive Annual Dinner @ Ocean Shores Lion Club
Oct 1 @ 6:00 pm
Coastal Interpretive Annual Dinner @ Ocean Shores Lion Club

Coastal Interpretive Annual Dinner

Going Coastal: A shell of a good time

Ocean Shores, WA- The Coastal Interpretive Center is holding our annual dinner and auction on Saturday, October 1, 6:00 PM at the Ocean Shores Lions Club. Going Coastal, our theme for the event, represents the work we do in educating the public on the natural and cultural history of Washington’s Pacific Coast.

Doors open at 5:45 and the event will feature a white elephant wine table, a live auction with auctioneer Rhys Davis, a desert dash, and the Ocean Shores Pirates! Our dinner is a seafood pasta buffet catered by Galway Bay. Tickets are $50/person and proceeds support the education, exhibits, and outreach programs we use to inspire the joy and wonder of nature.

Tickets may be purchased at the Coastal Interpretive Center or online at www.interpretivecenter.org. For more information call 360-289-4617.

Oct
8
Sat
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall
Oct 8 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall

Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.

Oct
9
Sun
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
29th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival @ Grayland Community Hall

Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.

Oct
12
Wed
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual
Oct 12 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters @ Virtual

Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.

Oct
14
Fri
Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training @ McCausland Hall at the Westport Maritime Museum
Oct 14 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a one-day Sea Safety and Survival Course (Drill Instructor) for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.

This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills. Coursework combines lecture and hands-on experience with the safety and survival equipment now required for commercial fishing vessels. Participants will learn about emergency procedures and be trained to develop appropriate emergency drills for their own vessels.

What to bring: deck boots, survival suit and a change of clothes.

Oct
15
Sat
Harvest Dinner & Auction @ Mary M. Knight School
Oct 15 @ 4:00 pm
Harvest Dinner & Auction @ Mary M. Knight School

Please join Mary M. Knight PTO & Boosters for an fundraising Dinner & Auction.

4:00 PM Silent Auction
4:30 PM Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar, Corn on the Cob, Steamed Vegetables, Dessert
5:00 PM Live Auction

Oct
22
Sat
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 22 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Sensory-Friendly Boo Bash:
Special Boo Bash activities for families of children with sensory sensitivities will be available October 23 & 30 during our normal Sensory Friendly Hour (9-10 a.m.). A sensory friendly room is also available Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during Boo Bash.

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad

Come on out to the Simpson Railroad and take a ride this Halloween. During that ride you can get off at the pumpkin patch and visit our haunted house, kids can get there face painted and don’t forget to pick out a pumpkin to take home and much more. More exciting and fun filled than last year. Simpsonrailroad.org for all the details.

Oct
23
Sun
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Sensory-Friendly Boo Bash:
Special Boo Bash activities for families of children with sensory sensitivities will be available October 23 & 30 during our normal Sensory Friendly Hour (9-10 a.m.). A sensory friendly room is also available Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during Boo Bash.

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad
Oct 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pumpkin Pickers Special @ Simpson Railroad

Come on out to the Simpson Railroad and take a ride this Halloween. During that ride you can get off at the pumpkin patch and visit our haunted house, kids can get there face painted and don’t forget to pick out a pumpkin to take home and much more. More exciting and fun filled than last year. Simpsonrailroad.org for all the details.

Oct
24
Mon
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 24 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Oct
25
Tue
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Sensory-Friendly Boo Bash:
Special Boo Bash activities for families of children with sensory sensitivities will be available October 23 & 30 during our normal Sensory Friendly Hour (9-10 a.m.). A sensory friendly room is also available Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during Boo Bash.

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Oct
26
Wed
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Oct
27
Thu
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Sensory-Friendly Boo Bash:
Special Boo Bash activities for families of children with sensory sensitivities will be available October 23 & 30 during our normal Sensory Friendly Hour (9-10 a.m.). A sensory friendly room is also available Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during Boo Bash.

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Oct
28
Fri
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Oct 28 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boo Bash! @ Hands On Children's Museum

Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring your little ghosts, dinos, superheroes, and princesses to the Hands On Children’s Museum for a spooktacular good time. Enjoy Halloween-inspired fun and exciting activities without the fright.

Boo Bash Activities:
Special event activities operate 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activities vary depending on the day of the week and may be added at any time. See the online event calendar for dates and times. Online reservations recommended.
• Navigate the spooky straw bale trail
• Explore skeletons galore in the bone bonanza room
• Decorate a mini pumpkin
• Find long-lost gold and gems at the ghostly gold mine
• Discover the science of food fungi and microscopic decomposers at moldy marvels
• Make a mini ghost & fly it through the Airways Maze
• Pound golf tees into pumpkins
• Celebrate bats in the Art Studio with your own unique design
• Build a haunted house and add it to the spooky town
• Make a ghost puppet
• Press, grind, and smash seeds and grain
• Go on a scavenger hunt
• Silkscreen a treat bag (for an additional fee)
• Join the costume dance party

Weekends Only
• Press apples into cider
• Watch exciting demos by Dr. Science

Sensory-Friendly Boo Bash:
Special Boo Bash activities for families of children with sensory sensitivities will be available October 23 & 30 during our normal Sensory Friendly Hour (9-10 a.m.). A sensory friendly room is also available Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during Boo Bash.

Boo Bash is proudly sponsored by Hanson Subaru.
Activities are sponsored by Young Spines, Trader Joe’s, ThurstonTalk, Rutledge Family Farm, and DoubleTree by Hilton.