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.

May
18
Sat
Race for Recovery 5K @ Quinault Wellness Center
May 18 @ 8:00 am
Race for Recovery 5K @ Quinault Wellness Center

The 2nd Annual Race for Recovery will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, starting at 8:00 am. The Race for Recovery is organized by the Quinault Wellness Center in Aberdeen, Washington. The Quinault Wellness Center supports the local community by providing a holistic approach for the treatment of substance use disorders. All community members are accepted; you do not have to be a tribal member to be a patient. Our low barrier services aim to provide accessible and non-judgmental care to individuals seeking help, regardless of their circumstances. We understand that life can be challenging and that everyone has unique experiences, that’s why our services are tailored to meet our clients specific needs.

At Quinault Wellness Center, we understand the profound impact of substance use disorders on individuals, families, and the community at large. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate care that addresses not only the addiction itself but also the underlying issues that contribute to it.

Your race registration will include a gift bag and a t-shirt. If you would like to make an additional donation please reach out to the Quinault Wellness Center at accounts.payable@quinaultwc.org.

Kids 12 and under can race for free if participating with an adult! Take advantage of this great deal using coupon code:  Child#24.

Division winners will receive a gift basket, and hold the honors of being “the best”.

If you are in need of assistance to cover the cost of the race please reach out to the Quinault Wellness Center at accounts.payable@quinaultwc.org for our coupon code.

Jun
6
Thu
Moving Forward Together @ Virtual Event
Jun 6 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Moving Forward Together @ Virtual Event

Timberland Regional Library and the Capital STEM Allianceat ESD113 welcome you to our third Moving Forward Together virtual summit on Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 4:30-6:00 pm. Our focus will be on childcare – an issue that affects employers, families, educators, and communities throughout the Capital region.

Our Keynote speaker, Gary Burris of the Child Care Action Council, will kick off the event, followed by a panel discussion around family-friendly workplaces, child care recruitment and retention, and universal access for families.

Jun
15
Sat
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center
Jun 15 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center

North Beach PAWS, a private, all volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hoquiam, is hosting its second low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center located at 805 WA-105 in Westport. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines include rabies, DAPP, and Bordetella for dogs, and rabies and FVRCP for cats. Flea treatment for cats will also be available for $20. North Beach PAWS recently held a vaccination clinic at The Feed Bin in Rochester where approximately 60 animals received vaccinations and/or microchips.
No appointments are needed or will be accepted, the event is first-come, first-served. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.

Remaining North Beach PAWS 2024 Vaccination Clinics:
• Saturday, June 15 in Westport at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training
Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14 in Montesano at Farm and Home from 1 – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 10 in Aberdeen at Grays Harbor College from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, September 21 in Ocean Shores at ACE Hardware from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Jun
21
Fri
World Music Day @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
World Music Day @ Downtown Aberdeen

Local musicians playing throughout downtown

Preview of Kurt Cobain Tribute Gallery

Gibson Les Paul Guitar drawing for participating musicians

Group “Come As You Are” song by Nirvana

Artist Stage, Bridge Stage, Local Venues, and much more (something for everyone)

Special Appearance from Portlandia “Angel Bouchet” as her blues band

Roger Fisher’s (Heart) The Human Tribe on The Music Project’s Main Stage

The Boni Fide Band featuring Krist Novoselic on The Music Project’s Main Stage

Jun
28
Fri
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jun 28 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum

Get up close to local farm animals from Animal Encounters!

Join us for an unforgettable experience where you can meet and greet farm animals up close and learn neat facts about them. Each one lives in a loving, lifetime home, ensuring they are happy, healthy, gentle, and ready to meet you!

Come make memories and forge new friendships with furry friends.

Jun
29
Sat
Mocktails & Melodies “Neil Diamond Nights” By Music Memories with Terry Bartelme @ McCleary Event Center
Jun 29 @ 3:00 pm
Mocktails & Melodies "Neil Diamond Nights" By Music Memories with Terry Bartelme @ McCleary Event Center

Join the McCleary Museum and Event Center for a Mocktail Social from 3:00-3:30 followed by “Neil Diamond Nights” a tribute performance from Music Memories with Terry Bartelme from 3:30-4:30

Jul
6
Sat
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum
Jul 6 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum

Get up close to local farm animals from Animal Encounters!

Join us for an unforgettable experience where you can meet and greet farm animals up close and learn neat facts about them. Each one lives in a loving, lifetime home, ensuring they are happy, healthy, gentle, and ready to meet you!

Come make memories and forge new friendships with furry friends.

Jul
10
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Jul 10 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will hold four concerts this summer as part of our summer lawn concert series. The performances will be held Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28 at 6:30 PM.

Performers for the series will include:

Jul 10 – Approaching Standards, Local Jazz Group
Jul 24 – The Other Thing, Bellingham-based Jazz Group
Aug 14 – Angel Phoenix, Local Vocalist
Aug 28 – The Coast Trio, Featuring John & Leslie O’Brien and Debbie Akerlund

Concerts are free; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. If inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside of the church.

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen is located at 420 N Broadway, Aberdeen, WA 98520. For more info, go to our web site at www.aberdeenpres.org.

Jul
13
Sat
Fire Rescue Spectacular @ Jefferson St. NE Olympia
Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fire Rescue Spectacular @ Jefferson St. NE Olympia

Get pumped for the Fire Rescue Spectacular – the ultimate firefighter and first-responder experience for kids! This FREE street fair is filled with awesome activities, excitement, and exploration!

It’s located on Jefferson St. NE between the Hands On Children’s Museum and LOTT Clean Water Alliance. Presented by MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network in partnership with the Olympia Fire Department.

Street Activities

  • Explore Olympia’s fleet of emergency vehicles
  • Meet Sparky the Fire Dog & Smokey the Bear
  • See vintage fire trucks
  • Experience the Spray Gallery
  • Take the Junior Fire Fighter Challenge
Jul
14
Sun
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ Montesano at Farm and Home
Jul 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ Montesano at Farm and Home

North Beach PAWS, a private, all volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hoquiam, is hosting its second low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center located at 805 WA-105 in Westport. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines include rabies, DAPP, and Bordetella for dogs, and rabies and FVRCP for cats. Flea treatment for cats will also be available for $20. North Beach PAWS recently held a vaccination clinic at The Feed Bin in Rochester where approximately 60 animals received vaccinations and/or microchips.
No appointments are needed or will be accepted, the event is first-come, first-served. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.

Remaining North Beach PAWS 2024 Vaccination Clinics:
• Saturday, June 15 in Westport at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training
Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14 in Montesano at Farm and Home from 1 – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 10 in Aberdeen at Grays Harbor College from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, September 21 in Ocean Shores at ACE Hardware from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Jul
20
Sat
Emergency Preparedness EXPO @ Gateway Plaza by Tractor Supply
Jul 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness EXPO @ Gateway Plaza by Tractor Supply

Free Family Event, Emergency Response Vehicles, Interactive Booths, Dunk Tank, Go-Bag Scavenger Hunt, Free Raffles & Much More!!

Jul
24
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Jul 24 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will hold four concerts this summer as part of our summer lawn concert series. The performances will be held Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28 at 6:30 PM.

Performers for the series will include:

Jul 10 – Approaching Standards, Local Jazz Group
Jul 24 – The Other Thing, Bellingham-based Jazz Group
Aug 14 – Angel Phoenix, Local Vocalist
Aug 28 – The Coast Trio, Featuring John & Leslie O’Brien and Debbie Akerlund

Concerts are free; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. If inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside of the church.

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen is located at 420 N Broadway, Aberdeen, WA 98520. For more info, go to our web site at www.aberdeenpres.org.

Aug
10
Sat
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ Grays Harbor College
Aug 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ Grays Harbor College

North Beach PAWS, a private, all volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hoquiam, is hosting its second low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center located at 805 WA-105 in Westport. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines include rabies, DAPP, and Bordetella for dogs, and rabies and FVRCP for cats. Flea treatment for cats will also be available for $20. North Beach PAWS recently held a vaccination clinic at The Feed Bin in Rochester where approximately 60 animals received vaccinations and/or microchips.
No appointments are needed or will be accepted, the event is first-come, first-served. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.

Remaining North Beach PAWS 2024 Vaccination Clinics:
• Saturday, June 15 in Westport at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training
Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14 in Montesano at Farm and Home from 1 – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 10 in Aberdeen at Grays Harbor College from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, September 21 in Ocean Shores at ACE Hardware from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Songs from the American Songbook with Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown @ The McCleary Museum & Event Center
Aug 10 @ 3:00 pm
Songs from the American Songbook with Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown @ The McCleary Museum & Event Center

The McCleary Museum & Event Center will host the talented Jessica Blinn & Vince Brown at 3PM on Saturday, August 10th 2024 as they perform songs from the American Songbook.  This all ages event will transport you to the “Golden Age” of music as they play popular songs from the 1920’s through

Aug
14
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Aug 14 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will hold four concerts this summer as part of our summer lawn concert series. The performances will be held Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28 at 6:30 PM.

Performers for the series will include:

Jul 10 – Approaching Standards, Local Jazz Group
Jul 24 – The Other Thing, Bellingham-based Jazz Group
Aug 14 – Angel Phoenix, Local Vocalist
Aug 28 – The Coast Trio, Featuring John & Leslie O’Brien and Debbie Akerlund

Concerts are free; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. If inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside of the church.

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen is located at 420 N Broadway, Aberdeen, WA 98520. For more info, go to our web site at www.aberdeenpres.org.

Aug
17
Sat
Free Books! @ Closed Used Book Store
Aug 17 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

All sorts of genres, fiction and nonfiction, paperback and hardback. Military fiction, arts & crafts, religious & spiritual, sports, romance, gunsmithing, plant care, cookbooks, murder mysteries, board games, etc.  We want to rehome as many books as possible to prevent them from being disposed of. Fill your bags and boxes and cars! Take home books for your neighbors and friends!

Aug
28
Wed
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen
Aug 28 @ 6:30 pm
Summer Concert Series @ First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will hold four concerts this summer as part of our summer lawn concert series. The performances will be held Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 14, and August 28 at 6:30 PM.

Performers for the series will include:

Jul 10 – Approaching Standards, Local Jazz Group
Jul 24 – The Other Thing, Bellingham-based Jazz Group
Aug 14 – Angel Phoenix, Local Vocalist
Aug 28 – The Coast Trio, Featuring John & Leslie O’Brien and Debbie Akerlund

Concerts are free; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. If inclement weather, the concerts will be moved inside of the church.

First Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen is located at 420 N Broadway, Aberdeen, WA 98520. For more info, go to our web site at www.aberdeenpres.org.

Aug
29
Thu
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum
Aug 29 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Animal Encounters @ Hands On Children's Museum

Get up close to local farm animals from Animal Encounters!

Join us for an unforgettable experience where you can meet and greet farm animals up close and learn neat facts about them. Each one lives in a loving, lifetime home, ensuring they are happy, healthy, gentle, and ready to meet you!

Come make memories and forge new friendships with furry friends.

Sep
21
Sat
Swedish Pancake Fundraiser @ Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian Church
Sep 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Swedish Pancake Fundraiser @ Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian Church

Join us for a yummy breakfast of Swedish Pancakes! Proceeds benefit the West Wall & Stained-Glass project here at Saron-1st. Tickets are available through the office and at church functions for $10 each or $30 for 4

Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ ACE Hardware
Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Low-Cost Dog and Cat Vaccination @ ACE Hardware

North Beach PAWS, a private, all volunteer, no-kill animal shelter headquartered in Hoquiam, is hosting its second low-cost vaccination clinic of 2024 scheduled for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training Center located at 805 WA-105 in Westport. Vaccinations and microchips are $20 each. Core vaccines include rabies, DAPP, and Bordetella for dogs, and rabies and FVRCP for cats. Flea treatment for cats will also be available for $20. North Beach PAWS recently held a vaccination clinic at The Feed Bin in Rochester where approximately 60 animals received vaccinations and/or microchips.
No appointments are needed or will be accepted, the event is first-come, first-served. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.

Remaining North Beach PAWS 2024 Vaccination Clinics:
• Saturday, June 15 in Westport at the South Beach Regional Fire Authority Training
Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14 in Montesano at Farm and Home from 1 – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 10 in Aberdeen at Grays Harbor College from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Saturday, September 21 in Ocean Shores at ACE Hardware from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sep
28
Sat
The Ms. Maki Quartet @ McCleary Museum & Event Center
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm
The Ms. Maki Quartet @ McCleary Museum & Event Center

The Ms.Maki Quartet will be performing blues, swing and a little bit of everything.  Open to all ages.  Donations for the McCleary Food bank will be accepted.

Nov
17
Sun
North Beach PAWS Volunteer Recruitment Event @ North Beach PAWS
Nov 17 @ 2:00 pm

North Beach PAWS — a private, independent, no-kill animal shelter dedicated to saving the lives of unwanted and homeless dogs and cats — is hosting a VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT EVENT Sunday, November 17th at 2 p.m.! Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of local animals? Whether you want to work with adorable cats and dogs, help out at the weekly garage sale, or support their mission in other ways, there’s a role for everyone! Space is limited, so please contact North Beach PAWS to reserve your spot. Bring a friend who’s as passionate as you are. The event will take place at North Beach PAWS, which is conveniently located at 2222 State Route 109 just outside Ocean Shores near Hogan’s Corner. Call 360-660-4178 to RSVP!