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2012 Olympia Area Community Event Calendar
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Date Event Location Phone
May 18-20 Bluegrass From the Forest * Shelton 360-898-4581
May 18-20 Kids Weekend Fishing Derby Offut Lake Resort 360-264-2438
May 19 POSSCA Artists' Garage Sale Olympia 360-556-4620
May 19-20 Lacey Spring Fun Fair St. Martins University 360-481-4393
May 19-20 Thurston County Flea Market Thurston County Fairgrounds 360-459-1178
May 20 Capital City Marathon Olympia no phone #
May 20 Lacey Spring Fun Fair Car Show St. Martins University 360-481-4393
May 26 South Sound Spectacular Spring Show Downtown Olympia no phone #
May 31 - June 3 Mason County Forest Festival * Shelton 360-426-8620
June 2012
June 2 New Market Pioneer Fair American Heritage Pavilion 360-943-8778
June 2 Deschutes Duck Dash Tumwater Falls Park no phone #
June 2-3 Roy Pioneer Rodeo * Roy no phone #
June 3 Mason County Car Show Off * Shelton 360-426-2423
June 6 Tumwater Farmers Market Opens Tumwater 360-464-5879
June 9 Swap Meet & Crafts ~ at McLane Grange Olympia 360-866-7254
June 15-17 Fathers Day Fishing Derby Offut Lake Resort 360-264-2438
June 16 Swede Day Midsommar Festival Rochester 360-273-7974
June 16 Father's Day Fun Downtown Olympia 360-528-5742
June 16-17 Olympic Air Show Olympia Airport 360-705-3925
June 16-17 Thurston County Flea Market Thurston County Fairgrounds 360-459-1178
June Prairie Days Celebration Yelm 360-458-6608
June 23-24 Tractor Pull ~ June Jubilee at Wilcox Farms Roy 360-458-6934
June 24 Teddy Bear Picnic ~ Mustang Gathering American Heritage Pavilion 360-943-8778
June 28 - July 1 America's Dixieland Jazz Festival St. Martins Pavilion 360-943-9123
July 2012
July 4 Tumater Artesian Festival ~
      Parade & Thunder Valley Fireworks Show! 		Tumwater 360-754-4160
July 7? Parade/ Bank Robbery Reenactment * Oakville 360-273-2702
July 7 Racing & Fireworks! South Sound Speedway 360-858-1464
July 7 South Sound BBQ Festival Cabellas 360-491-4141
July 4 Summerfest * ~ Demo Derby & Fireworks! Centralia 360-330-0331
July 7-8 Black Lake Regatta Black Lake no phone #
July 11, 28, 25 Olympia Music in the Park begins Sylvester Park 360-357-8948
July 13-15 McCleary Bear Festival * McCleary no phone #
July 14 Lacey Community Market Huntamer Park 360-491-3214
July 14 Lacey Outdoor Cinemas Begin Huntamer Park 360-491-0857
July 14-15 STP Bicycle Classic *  (official Midpoint) Centralia 360-748-8885
July 18-22 Capital Lakefair Downtown Olympia 360-943-7344
July 18-22 Lakefair Summer Sidewalk Sale Downtown Olympia 360-357-8948
July 21 Howl-Ins Begin! Wolf Haven 360-264-4695
July 21 Big Rig Races South Sound Speedway 360-858-1464
July 21 Dog-A-Thon * Steilacoom 253-383-2733
July 27-29 Oregon Trail Days Tenino City Park 360-264-4609
July 27-29 Gib Isaakson Memorial Black Powder Shoot Tenino City Park 360-352-4224
July 28-29 Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival Lacey 360-259-6672
July 28-29 Mason County Fair & Rodeo * Shelton 360-427-5599
August 2012
August 1-5 Thurston County Fair Lacey 360-786-5453
August 4 Oly Pub Crawl Olympia 360-970-6854
August 4 Antique Truck Show * Centralia 360-866-7716
August Wednesdays Olympia Music in the Park Sylvester Park 360-357-8948
August 8-12 Grays Harbor County Fair Grays Harbor Fairgrounds 360-482-2651
August 9-12 Morton Loggers Jubilee * Morton 360-496-6362
August 10-12 Mt. St. Helen's Bluegrass Festival * Toledo 360-785-3478
August 11 Lacey Community Market Huntamer Park 360-491-3214
August 14-19 Southwest Washington Fair * Chehalis 360-736-6072
August 24-26 Rainier Round-up Days & Parade Rainier no phone #
August 24-26 Rainier Bluegrass Pickin' Party Rainier 360-446-3259
August 24-26 Sand in the City Olympia Port Plaza 360-956-0818
August 24-26 Garlic Festival & Craft Show* Centralia 360-748-6836
Aug 31-Sept 2 Olympia Harbor Days Percival Landing no phone #
September 2012
September 1-2 Roy Pioneer Rodeo* Roy no phone #
September 7-9 10th Annual Bluegrass in Tumwater American Heritage Pavilion 360-943-8778
September 8 Lacey Community Market Huntamer Park 360-491-3214
September 15-16 Big Home and Garden Show St. Martin's Pavilion 360-754-0912
September 7-23 Puyallup Fair* Puyallup 253-845-1771
September Zucchini Jubilee Oakville 360-273-2702
September 15 Summer's End Car Show & Swap Meet Huntamer Park ~ Lacey 360-491-0857
September Nisqually Watershed Festival Nisqually Wildlife Refuge 360-753-9467
October 2012
October See the Wild Salmon Returning! Tumwater Falls Park 360-943-2550
October Schilter Farm Harvest Festival Nisqually 360-459-4023
October Apple Festival & Pumpkin Patch! Lattin's Country Cider Mill 360-491-7328
October 6 Children's Day Lacey 360-491-3860
October 6-7 Oysterfest* Shelton 360-426-2021
October Cider Sunday Tumwater Falls Park 360-943-6951
October Wilcox Farms Fall Harvest Festival* Roy 360-458-7774
October 5 Fall Arts Walk Downtown Olympia 360-209-2678
October 13 Rampage at the RAC Lacey 360-491-0857
October 13 Emergency Preparedness Expo Lacey 360-754-3360
October 20-21 Thurston County Flea Market Thurston County Fairgrounds 360-459-1178
November 2012
November Olympia Film Festival Capitol Theatre 360-754-6670
November 25 Downtown for the Holidays & Holiday Parade Downtown Olympia 360-357-8948
December 2012
December 1 Olympia Toy Run Downtown Olympia no phone #
December Parade of Lighted Ships Downtown Oly Waterfront no phone #
December Clyde & Dale's Holiday Trees & Gifts Olympia 360-352-8733
January 2013
January 1 Polar Bear Plunge Long Lake 360-491-0857
January Grays Harbor Wine and Seafood Festival Grays Harbor Fairgrounds 360-482-3055
February 2013
February 9 Toliva Shoal Sailboat Race View from Boston Harbor 360-753-1850
February Olympia Old Time Music Festival Downtown Olympia 360-528-9480
February Rain Dee Voo Littlerock 360-350-2896
March 2013
March Ethnic Celebration St. Martin's 360-491-0857
March Home & Garden Show* Chehalis 360-748-8885
March Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival* Ocean Shores 360-289-2451
March Vegfest* Seattle 206-706-2635
March Blintzapalooza! Olympia 360-754-8519
March Capital Food & Wine Festival St. Martin's Pavilion 360-438-4366
March Spring Community Garage Sale Centralia 360-736-6072
April 2013
April Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway Lacey 360-491-0857
April Puyallup Spring Fair* Puyallup 253-841-5045
April Olympia Farmer's Market opens for Season Downtown Olympia 360-352-9096
April Norway Day Lacey 360-459-3982
April Lacey Family Fish-In Lacey 360-491-0857
April Spring Arts Walk            MAP Downtown Olympia 360-709-2678
April Opening Weekend Fishing Derby Offut Lake Resort 360-264-2438
April Procession of the Species Downtown Olympia 360-705-1087
April Dragon Boat Festival Port Plaza ~ Olympia 360-438-4521
April Spring Mount Rainier Wine Festival Ashford 877-617-9951
April Nisqually Valley Home, Garden & Trade Show Yelm 360-458-6608
May 2013
May Alternative Energy Fair Lacey ~ Huntamer Park 360-491-0857
May Secondhand Safari Thurston County Fairgrounds no phone #
May Old Timer's Historical Fair* Matlock 360-482-3382
May Prairie Appreciation Day Mima Mounds 360-458-5450
May Olympia Wooden Boat Fair Olympia no phone #

* Events marked with an asterisk are outside of 'Thurston County'.

Every effort has been made to insure these listings are correct.
Event schedule subject to change. Not all events are listed

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