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These events are permitted or sponsored by the City of Olympia. 

Festival and entertainment links are provided as a convenience only. This service is not an endorsement or recommendation by the City of any of these sites, the materials published on or through the sites, or the organizations' activities.

January 

February

• ETHNIC CELEBRATION (Saturday, February 6, 2010) in downtown Olympia at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department. Experience It!

March

April

• YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY (Saturday, April 17, 2010; 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.), 500 block of Franklin Street in front of the downtown Olympia YMCA building.
• SPRING ARTS WALK (Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, 2010) at various locations through out downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the City of Olympia Arts Commission. Experience It!
• PROCESSION OF THE SPECIES (Saturday of Arts Walk, April 24, 2010) in downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Earthbound Productions. Held as part of the City of Olympia's Spring Arts Walk.
• DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 4th Sunday) at Port of Olympia Plaza in downtown Olympia. Sponsored by St. Martin's University.

May

• OLYMPIA WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL (Mother's Day weekend - Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9, 2010 at Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Wooden Boat Association.
• CAPITAL CITY MARATHON (Sunday, May 16, 2010). Start and finish in downtown Olympia at Sylvester Park. Sponsored by the Capital City Marathon Association. Ranked by Marathon Guide as one of the top 30 races to run for a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon.
• ARTISTS GARAGE SALE (Saturday, May 22, 2010; 10 am - 3 pm) at the National Guard Armory, 515 Eastside Street SE, Olympia. Sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the City of Olympia Arts Commission. Experience It!

June

• HERSHEY TRACK MEET FOR KIDS (Saturday, June 4, 2010) at South Sound Stadium, 4301 6th Avenue NE, Lacey. Sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Departments from the Cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County. Experience It!
• CAPITAL CITY PRIDE FESTIVAL AND PARADE (Friday - Sunday, June 18-20, 2010) at Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Capital City Pride.
• OLYMPIC AIR SHOW (Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20, 2010), Olympic Flight Museum as the Olympia Regional Airport, 7637 A Old Hwy 99 SE.
• GREATER OLYMPIA DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL (June 24-27, 2010), The Worthington Center at St. Martin's University, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE.

July

• MUSIC IN THE PARK (Wednesday evenings, July 7 thru August, 2010) at Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association.
• CAPITAL LAKEFAIR FESTIVAL AND PARADE (July 14-18, 2010; 5 day festival, mid-July; parade on Saturday of the Festival). Main venue at Heritage/Capital Lake Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Capital Lakefair.
• WASHINGTON STATE SENIOR GAMES (July 23-25, 2010). Various venues in Thurston County/Olympia.

August

• MUSIC IN THE PARK (Wednesday evenings) at Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association.
• BON ODORI (Saturday, August 14, 2010; 4:00 -9:00 p.m.; usually the 2nd Saturday) at Heritage/Capital Lake Park and Water Street, downtown Olympia. Co-sponsored by the Olympia Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Olympia-Kato City Sister City Association, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and the City of Olympia.
• PET PARADE (Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m.) in downtown Olympia, parade ending at Sylvester Park. Sponsored by The Olympian newspaper.
• SAND IN THE CITY (August 27-29, 2010) at Port Plaza and adjacent streets, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Hands on Children's Museum.
• OLYMPIA HEMP, LOVE AND FREEDOM RALLY (August 28 and 29, 2010 - 4th Saturday & Sunday) at Heritage/Capital Lake Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Oly Hemp Fest Committee.

September 

• OLYMPIA HARBOR DAYS (Friday - Sunday, September 3-5, 2010; Labor Day Weekend) at or near Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Sound Sound Maritime Heritage Foundation.

October

 

• FALL ARTS WALK (1st Friday, October 1, 2010) at various locations in downtown Olympia. Arts Walk is sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the City of Olympia Arts Commission. Experience It!

November

• DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS CELEBRATION AND PARADE (Sunday after Thanksgiving) at Sylvester Park and Capitol Way in downtown Olympia. Entertainment, tree lighting, and holiday parade. Sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association.

December

• OLYMPIA TOY RUN MOTORCYCLE RALLY (Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 1st Saturday). Gathers at South Sound Center, with road rally to downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Toy Run Coalition.

Other Olympia Calendars of Events

Olympia event calendars are also published on the following websites:

• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau
• Olympia Downtown Association
• Radio station MIXX-96
• Everyday Olympia

Olympia Entertainment

• Capital Playhouse
• Dixieland Jazz Festival (early July) - Worthington Center, St. Martin's University
• Harlequin Productions
• Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College
• Masterworks Choral Ensemble
• Olympia Farmers Market (April-December)
• Olympia Film Society
• Olympia Little Theatre
• Olympia Symphony Orchestra
• Theater Artists Olympia(TAO)
• The Evergreen State College Performing & Media Arts
• The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Olympia Performance Space

The Olympia Arts Commission publishes a listing of rental spaces available for rehearsals and performances.