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2009 Community Event Calendar*

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Date	Event	Location	Phone
January 1	Polar Bear Plunge	Long Lake	360-491-0857
January 24	Elma Wine and Seafood Festival	Grays Harbor Fairgrounds	360-482-3055
February 7	Ethnic Celebration	Washington Center	360-570-5858
February 13-15	Rain De Voo	Littlerock	360-482-3469
February 14	Toliva Shoal Sailboat Race	View from Boston Harbor	360-894-4288
February 21-22	SA' HEH' WA' MISH DAYS*	Little Creek Casino	360-427-3027
March 7	World Sacred Music Festival	SPSCC	360-357-7224
March 13-14	Old Time Music Festival	Tenino	360-264-5380
March 28	Capital Food & Wine Festival	St. Martin's Pavilion	360-438-4366
March 29	Blintzapalooza!	Downtown Olympia	360-725-1915
April 2-5	Olympia Farmer's Market Opens!	Downtown Olympia	360-352-9096
April 3-5	Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest*	Shelton	360-432-0815
April 3-12	Spring Funtastic Carnival	Lacey	360-491-6850
April 11	Lattin's Easter Egg Hunt	Lattin's Cider Mill	360-491-7328
April 11	Tumwater Egg Dash	Tumwater High School	360-754-4160
April 18	Centralia Community Garage Sale*	Centralia	360-740-2655
April 18	Kids Klassic Family Fish-In	Lacey	360-491-0857
April 18	Native American Heritage Day	SPSCC	360-596-5501
April 25-26	Home Garden & Trade Show	Yelm	360-458-6608
April 24-25	Spring Arts Walk	Downtown Olympia	360-570-5858
April 24-26	Season Opener Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
April 25	Procession of the Species	Downtown Olympia	360-705-1087
April 26	Dragon Boat Festival	Capitol Lake	360-438-4304
May 1-3	Outdoor Life Festival	Heritage Park	360-956-1699
May 2	Lacey Alternative Energy Fair	Lacey ~ Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
May 2	Secondhand Safari ($1 admission) Community Garage Sale/Reuse Fair	Thurston County Fairgrounds	360-786-5453
May 2-3	Old Timers' Historical Fair*	Matlock School	no phone #
May 3	Alternative Fuel Fair	Lacey ~ Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
May 8-9	Spring Antique, Gift, & Garden Show*	Centralia	360-736-6072
May 9 & 16	Kiwanis Youth Foundation Plant Sale	Peter G Schmidt Elem.	360-786-1373
May 9-10	Wooden Boat Fair	Olympia~Percival Landing	360-866-6018
May 15-17	Bluegrass From the Forest*	Shelton	360-898-4581
May 15-17	Kids Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
May 16	Tumwater Chamber Golf Classic & Community Fair	Tumwater Valley	360-357-5153
May 16-17	Lacey Spring Fun Fair	St. Martins University	360-481-4393
May 18	Classic Car Show	St. Martins University	360-481-4393
May 27	Tumwater Farmers Market Opens!	Tumwater	360-464-5879
May 28-31	Mason County Forest Festival*	Shelton	no phone #
May 31	Car Show Off*	Shelton	no phone #
May 30	New Market Pioneer Fair	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
June 6	Deschutes Duck Dash	Tumwater Falls Park	360-412-8197
June 6-7	Roy Pioneer Rodeo*	Roy	no phone #
June 13	There is no Super Saturday this year	Evergreen State College	360-867-6001
June 19-21	Fathers Day Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
June 20	Swede Day Midsommar Festival	Rochester	360-273-7974
June 20-21	Olympic Air Show	Olympia Airport	360-705-3925
June 20-21	Thurston County Flea Market	Thurston County Fairgrounds	360-459-1178
June 24	Lacey Concerts in the Park Begin!	Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
June 25-28	Prairie Days Celebration	Yelm	360-458-6608
June 27	Car Show	Yelm	360-458-6608
June 27-28	Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival	Lacey	360-456-4545
June 25-28	America's Dixieland Jazz Festival	St. Martins Pavilion	360-943-9123
June 28	Teddy Bear Picnic~Mustang Gathering	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
July 3	Lacey Fireworks Show	South Sound Center	360-491-6850
July 4	Racing & Fireworks!	South Sound Speedway	360-273-6420
July 4	Summerfest* Demolition Derby & Fireworks!	Centralia	360-748-1615
July 4	Artesian Festival, Parade & Fireworks	Tumwater	360-754-4160
July 4	Eagan's 4th of July Cruise In	Tumwater	360-357-9349
July 4	Parade/ Bank Robbery Reenactment*	Oakville	360-273-2702
July 4	Dolllars for Scholars 5K	Tumwater	360-357-5153
July 8	Olympia Music in the Park begins	Sylvester Park	360-357-8948
July 10-12	McCleary Bear Festival*	McCleary	360-495-3703
July 12	McCleary Bear Festival Car Show*	McCleary	360-495-3703
July 11	Lacey Community Market Opens!	Huntamer Park	360-491-3214
July 11	Lacey Outdoor Cinemas Begin	Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
July 11	Wildlife Festival	Wolf Haven	360-264-4695
July 11	Colgate Country Showdown	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
July 15-19	Capital Lakefair	Downtown Olympia	360-943-7344
July 18	Big Rig Races	South Sound Speedway	360-273-6420
July 24-25	Tenino Wine & Music Festival	Tenino City Park	360-264-9163
July 24-26	Mason County Fair & Rodeo*	Shelton	360-427-7789
July 25-26	Oregon Trail Days	Tenino City Park	360-264-4609
July 25-26	Black Powder Shoot	Tenino City Park	360-352-4224
July 29--Aug 2	Thurston County Fair	Lacey	360-786-5453
July 31	Free Family Outdoor Concert	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
August 1	Howl-Ins begin! (reservations required)	Wolf Haven	360-264-4695
August 2	Prairie Street Rod's NW Car Show	Yelm	360-894-3951
August 6-9	Morton Loggers Jubilee*	Morton	360-496-6362
August 7	Music at the Port!	Port Plaza ~ Olympia	360-357-8948
August 7-9	Mt. St. Helen's Bluegrass Festival*	Toledo	360-866-2601
August 8	Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts All Chevy, GMC Truck Show & Shine	American Heritage Pavilion	360-570-1860
August 18-23	Southwest Washington Fair*	Chehalis	360-736-6072
August 21-23	Rainier Bluegrass Pickin' Party	Rainier	360-446-3259
August 21-23	Sand in the City	Olympia Port Plaza	360-956-0818
August 22	Rainier Roundup Day	Rainier	360-446-2265
August 28-30	Garlic Festival & Craft Show*	Centralia	360-748-6836
September	Rutledge Corn Maze Opens	Tumwater	360-357-3700
September 4-6	Harbor Days	Percival Landing	no phone #
September 5-7	Roy Pioneer Rodeo*	Roy	no phone #
September 7	World of Outlaws*	Grays Harbor Raceway	no phone #
Sept 11-27	Puyallup Fair*	Puyallup	253-845-1771
Sept 10-12	Bluegrass in Tumwater VIII	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
Sept 12-13	Big Home and Garden Show	St. Martin's Pavilion	360-754-0912
September 19	Summer's End Car Show	Huntamer Park ~ Lacey	360-491-0857
Sept 25-Oct 30	Apple Festival Begins!	Lattin's Country Cider Mill	360-491-7328
Sept 26	Nisqually Watershed Festival	Nisqually Wildlife Refuge	360-438-8715
October	See the Wild Salmon Returning!	Tumwater Falls Park	360-943-2550
October 2	Fall Arts Walk	Downtown Olympia	360-570-5858
October 3	Wilcox Farms Fall Harvest Festival*	Roy	360-458-7774
October 3-4	Oysterfest*	Shelton	1-800-576-2021
October 4	Tumwater Falls Harvest Festival	Tumwater Falls Park	360-754-4217
October 17-23	National Wolf Awareness Week	Wolf Haven	360-264-4695
November 12	'Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey'	Washington State Library	360-704-5269
December	Clyde & Dale Christmas & Tree Farm	Olympia	360-352-8733
December	Parade of Lighted Ships	Downtown Oly Waterfront	no phone #
December 5	Olympia Toy Run	Downtown Olympia	no phone #
December 5	Christmas in the Park	Yelm City Park	360-458-6608
December	Winterfest	Tenino	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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