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Calendar of Events
A master events calendar for the Olympia area is published on the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau's website.
A list of events sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association is posted on the ODA's website.
Radio station MIXX-96 also posts a regional festivals and parades calendar on its website as a community service.
Olympia Community Festivals
Historically, the City of Olympia has formally sponsored, supported, and/or permitted the following community festivals and events. Inclusion on the list does not denote reservation of the date for future years or that a permit has been issued for 2008.
January
Ethnic Celebration (4th Saturday) - downtown Olympia at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. The Ethnic Celebration is sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department. Experience It!
April
Spring Arts Walk (Friday & Saturday, April 25-26, 2008) - various locations thorughout downtown Olympia. Arts Walk is sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department. Experience It!
Procession of the Species (Saturday of Arts Walk, April 26, 2008) - downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Earthbound Productions.
Dragon Boat Festival (Sunday, April 27, 2008) - Heritage Park and Capital Lake in downtown Olympia. Sponsored by St. Martin's University.
May
Olympia Wooden Boat Festival (Mother's Day weekend, May 10-11, 2008) - Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Wooden Boat Association.
Capital City Marathon (3rd Sunday) - route throughout Olympia
June
Super Saturday (2nd Saturday) at The Evergreen State College. Sponsored by The Evergreen State College.
Capital City Pride Festival and Parade (Sunday, June 22, 2008) - Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Capital City Pride.
July
Wolf Haven Wildlife Festival (July 11 and 12, 2008) - Wolf Haven International, working for wolf conservation since 1982
Capital Lakefair Festival and Parade (5 day festival, mid-July; parade on Saturday of the Festival, July 16-20, 2008) - Heritage Park and Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Capital Lakefair.
Music in the Park (Wednesday evenings) - Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association.
August
Music in the Park (Wednesday evenings) - Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Downtown Association.
Bon Odori (Saturday, August 9, 2008) - Heritage Park and Water Street, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Olympia Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
Pet Parade (mid-August) - downtown Olympia. Sponsored by The Olympian newspaper.
Olympia Hemp Fest (August 23 & 24, 2008) - Heritage Park, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Oly Hemp Fest Committee.
Sand in the City (August 22-24, 2008) - Port Plaza and adjacent streets, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Hands on Children's Museum.
Olympia Harbor Days (August 29-31, 2008) - Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by the Sound Sound Maritime Heritage Founcation.
September
Percival Play Day (Saturday, September 13, 2008) - Percival Landing Boardwalk, downtown Olympia. Percival Play Day is sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department. Experience It!
October
Fall Arts Walk (1st Friday) - various locations in downtown Olympia. Arts Walk is sponsored by the City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department. Experience It!
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.
The City of Olympia provides festival and entertainment links 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.