Fireside at the Museum of Glass
Dec
21

Fireside at the Museum of Glass

Join Museum of Glass for a festive holiday evening as we welcome the Tacoma Yacht Club’s annual Lighted Boat Parade to the Thea Foss Waterway! Enjoy the parade from the Museum’s Grand Plaza, where we’ll have an outdoor fireside station set up to keep everyone toasty while they enjoy the lights. Inside the Museum, explore newly opened exhibitions Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature and Nancy Callan: Forces at Play through docent-led tours, watch live glassblowing in the Hot Shop and flameworking demos in the Grand Hall, create your own works of art in glass in one of our Glass Tile Workshops or By the Furnace: Hot Shop Experience sessions, and more.

Café Perk will also have extended hours during the Fireside event, so you can cozy up by the fire with a special holiday beverage!

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Fall Arts Walk
Oct
4
to Oct 5

Fall Arts Walk

Olympia Arts Walk is a semi-annual community event celebrating the arts. Since 1990, thousands gather in downtown Olympia in both the Spring and Fall for a festive arts experience that uses creativity to connect and engage. 2023 Dates are April 28-29 and October 6-7. Street Closure Hours: Friday 6-10pm and Saturday noon-6pm. For the full schedule visit the events page at artswalkoly.com/events

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Northwest Glass Fest
Aug
10

Northwest Glass Fest

AUGUST 10 • 10AM-5PM • FREE!

Join us for the return of Glass Fest Northwest at Museum of Glass! Glass Fest Northwest puts art and the Pacific Northwest center-stage by bringing together local artists and artisans, live glassmaking demonstrations, food, drinks, music, and hands-on activities. Enjoy artist booths, food vendors, music, and more on the Museum Plaza, and explore exhibitions and installations in the Museum with FREE admission for the day.

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Spring Arts Walk
Apr
26
to Apr 27

Spring Arts Walk

  • 5th Avenue between Washington St and Franklin ST Downtown OIympia, Washington United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Celebrate the visual and performing arts in downtown Olympia! Whether you are looking for a rich arts tradition to share with family and friends, or innovative experiences, Olympia Arts Walk has something for you. Many of our unique downtown businesses and organizations transform their spaces into creative hubs filled with art, demonstrations, and performances. On the streets and sidewalks, you will find pop-up performances and places to connect around almost every corner.

Olympia Arts Walk is a semi-annual community event celebrating the arts. Since 1990, thousands gather in downtown Olympia in both the Spring and Fall for a festive arts experience that uses creativity to connect and engage.

April 26-27.

Street Closure Hours: Friday 6-10pm and Saturday noon-6pm. For the full schedule visit the events page at artswalkoly.com/events

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All Hallows Fantasy Festival
Oct
28
to Oct 29

All Hallows Fantasy Festival

  • Southwest Washington Fairgrounds (map)
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We have a new event coming up in October

full of fun and adventure. This is an all indoor event so you don't have to worry about the cold or wet weather! We will have our monster hunt, and a new attraction called Inkwood with games and lots to do! There will also be food like Pizza and we are looking into having someone do caramel apples! Of course Charlie from Stars Aligned will be there with a special festival flavor.

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Fall Arts Walk
Oct
6
to Oct 7

Fall Arts Walk

Olympia Arts Walk is a semi-annual community event celebrating the arts. Since 1990, thousands gather in downtown Olympia in both the Spring and Fall for a festive arts experience that uses creativity to connect and engage. 2023 Dates are April 28-29 and October 6-7. Street Closure Hours: Friday 6-10pm and Saturday noon-6pm. For the full schedule visit the events page at artswalkoly.com/events

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Tumwater Falls Fest
Sep
30

Tumwater Falls Fest

Presented by the City of Tumwater and Olympia Tumwater Foundation 
with cooperation from The Copper Wolf Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery

Save the Date | Saturday, September 30, 2023 | Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls

Celebrating Tumwater Falls as a sacred and historically-significant place in our community. 

Join us for a day of celebrating the transformative effect of water as a place of healing and community. Grab a cup of coffee and take a stroll through the luminous park grounds, soaking in the fall color as an Olympia Symphony Ensemble plays, or bring the entire family – there are activities for all! Kids are invited to join a printmaking workshop, and have their faces painted. All ages are welcome to attend an educational talk by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife about the return of salmon or watch a stone carving demonstration. The event will also feature local artists, makers, food vendors, and a Stream Team scavenger hunt.

Constructed in 1962 by the Olympia Tumwater Foundation, the 15-acre Brewery Park along the Deschutes River attracts thousands to the city of Tumwater each year. Visitors come to gaze at the waterfalls, bask in the fall color, and experience the annual salmon return. The park, which was originally created to attract visitors on their way to the World’s Fair in Seattle, has a long history of being a gathering place, and a source of economy for the communities that have called it home. 

Tumwater Falls is part of the Squaxin Island Tribes’ ancestral homeland. The falls and the nearby village were gathering places for trade, and a ceremonial sport for local indigenous people in the region. The Squaxin Island Tribe considers the falls historically sacred and has conducted water ceremonies at its shores for centuries. 

The falls also mark the end of the Oregon Trail and the journey of the influential Bush and Simmons families, some of the first American settlers in what is now Washington. In subsequent years, the falls were harnessed to provide energy to flour, saw, and shingle mills, a door factory, a lumberyard, an electric company, and eventually, the Capital Brewing Company. 

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Oly Sticker Fest
Sep
23

Oly Sticker Fest

First ever sticker themed market held by Gallery Boom! Located in the beautiful Armory on the Eastside of Olympia, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

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Vampire Garlic Festival
Aug
25
to Aug 27

Vampire Garlic Festival

  • Southwest Washington Fairgrounds (map)
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The Second Annual Urban Unglued 2023 Vampire Market is coming back to Garlic Fest August 25,26 and 27th. Come to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds and see the Garlic Fest through a different set of eyes.

Although no one talks about Bite Fest .. everyone is talking about The Vampire Market and that age old forbidden love between the vampires and the garlic.

We shall have thoughtfully procured vendors with fangs, coffins, dead things and bats, to tickle your dark little hearts and delight your dead spirits!

You'll find Urban Unglued inside the fairgrounds during the Washington State Garlic Fest. We will be under the grandstands in a lovely air conditioned space, right next to all the yummy food concessions ... we hear there will even be garlic ice cream!

Southwest Washington Fairgrounds is located at 1909 S Gold St Centralia WA

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Northwest Glass Fest
Aug
12

Northwest Glass Fest

AUGUST 12 • 10AM-5PM • FREE!

Join us for the return of Glass Fest Northwest at Museum of Glass! Glass Fest Northwest puts art and the Pacific Northwest center-stage by bringing together local artists and artisans, live glassmaking demonstrations, food, drinks, music, and hands-on activities. Enjoy artist booths, food vendors, music, and more on the Museum Plaza, and explore exhibitions and installations in the Museum with FREE admission for the day.

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Oly Night Market
Jul
29

Oly Night Market

As vendors & business owners, we understand the amount of effort it takes to prepare for a market/pop-up event; hours of creating and prep work, the marketing, commute, set-up, and tear down all require thorough attention to detail and hard work.

At the Oly Night Market, we take pride in creating a community over competition environment. We aim to provide and curate fun-filled events for our community while ensuring we give our best effort in presenting our vendors with high exposure for their brand/product and networking opportunities.

We want to thank all the vendors that have joined us at the Oly Night Market, and we look forward to continuing showcasing your brand and products!

Please visit our website for more event info if you are a local small business looking to grow and share your crafts and talents with the community!

🎆 OLYNIGHTMARKET.COM

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Free Spirit Makers' Market
Jul
9

Free Spirit Makers' Market

  • 611 South Baker Street Tacoma, WA, 98402 United States (map)
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We are back at the Dystopian State Brewing Co. Taproom starting on MARCH 12th and every Second-Sunday of every month* from NOON~5:30pm.

(*except for August)

 

Come support over 25 local vendors plus groovy music, tasty food trucks, and beer/cider on tap!

 

As always, our Second-Sunday Maker’s Markets are:

* FREE

* ALL-AGES

* DOG-FRIENDLY

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Plant Swap
Jul
8

Plant Swap

July 8th is our next House Plant Sip 'n Swap. These meet-ups are so much fun! Bring plants, pots, cuttings, veggies, starts, seeds, etc to trade with fellow plant lovers. Or just come sip a beer and talk plants with us! Hosted by Rae from Underhill Plants. Carbon Pop will be here serving smash burgers. So much good plantiness. Make sure plants are pest free. One drink minimum. Cheers Oly!

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Punk Rock Flea Market Tacoma
May
28

Punk Rock Flea Market Tacoma

PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET returns to the aromatic environs of TACOMA, WA with our special healing blend of bargains, beats and booze! Hundreds of vendors from across the region will sell their finest wares, DJ’s will fill the air with their sweet noise, we’ll have alcoholic drinks for the grownups, fattening treats for the kids, savory food for pretty much everyone and the kind of open and welcoming atmosphere that makes you wish we could scrap consumer society altogether and just start over!

The PRFM remains an ALL AGES event. Bring the kids, bring your parents, bring the whole damn crew. And we are PROUD to say that since 2006 it costs just ONE DOLLAR to take a deep dive into the bowels of punk rock ephemera while supporting local independent business.

As always, the PRFM supports our friends the Low Income Housing Institute, aka. LIHI, with a donation from our proceeds. LIHI is a non-profit organization that provides homes for homeless and low-income people all around the Puget Sound, and is currently leading the effort to build tiny self –contained houses for homeless people and families around our region. More info about them at www.lihi.org.

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Oly Night Market
May
27

Oly Night Market

As vendors & business owners, we understand the amount of effort it takes to prepare for a market/pop-up event; hours of creating and prep work, the marketing, commute, set-up, and tear down all require thorough attention to detail and hard work.

At the Oly Night Market, we take pride in creating a community over competition environment. We aim to provide and curate fun-filled events for our community while ensuring we give our best effort in presenting our vendors with high exposure for their brand/product and networking opportunities.

We want to thank all the vendors that have joined us at the Oly Night Market, and we look forward to continuing showcasing your brand and products!

Please visit our website for more event info if you are a local small business looking to grow and share your crafts and talents with the community!

🎆 OLYNIGHTMARKET.COM

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Pac Ave Makers Market
May
13

Pac Ave Makers Market

🎨 Welcome to the first ever Pac Ave Makers Market on Pacific Avenue, Tacoma WA! The Saturday before Mother's Day we're hosting a spot to grab gifts and treats from local makers.

Pac Ave Makers Market (P.A.M.M.) will be the perfect place to shop for gifts and get yourself stuff.
May 13th, 11am-4pm on Pac Ave in Tacoma! 🎨
Right next door to Stocklist, this cool gift shop, and down the street from UW Tacoma.

Free event!
Pet friendly!

There will be jewelry, pottery, snow cones, flowers, accessories, cute candles, art, and handmade merch by locals you'll love to meet. We're excited to see you!

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