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November 14, 2026

Found 26 events

Veterans Build - SPS Habitat for Humanity

7:45 AM

Tâlíčn Neighborhood
1150 73rd Ave SE
Olympia, WA

Veterans Build is a day of action honoring members of the armed services, past and present.

'Beat the Black Friday Blues' Christmas Bazaar

9:00 AM

Olympia Friendly Ridge Clubhouse
1111 Archwood Dr., SW
Olympia, WA

Discover Christmas decor, baked & canned goods, sewn goods, quilts, handmade greeting cards, photographs, paintings.

Fall Holiday Bazaar

9:00 AM

Colonial Estates Clubhouse
3700 14th Ave SE
Lacey, WA

Step into a warm, joyful marketplace filled with one-of-a-kind, handcrafted gifts from talented local makers.

Fall Into Christmas Craft Bazaar

9:00 AM

Tumwater United Methodist Church
1401 Lake Park Drive
Tumwater, WA

Get a great start on your holiday shopping at Tumwater United Methodist Church's annual Fall Into Christmas Craft Bazaar!

Friendly Ridge Annual Holliday Bazaar

9:00 AM

Friendly Ridge Clubhouse
1111 ARCHWOOD DR SW
Olympia, WA

Join the Friendly Ridge neighborhood for their annual Christmas Bazaar. This event is full of handmade crafts, delicious food, and much more.

LWML Craft & Bake Sale

9:00 AM

Trinity Lutheran Church-LWML
2020 Franklin St SE
Olympia , WA

You are invited to the LWML Craft & Bake Sale.

Autumn Art

10:00 AM

WET Science Center
500 Adams Street NE
Olympia, WA

After the rich greens of summer, autumn arrives with a spectacular array of colors.

Building Through Play

10:00 AM

Capital Mall
625 BLACK LAKE BLVD
Olympia, WA

On Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Capitol Mall, CCAC is hosting a free family event, Building Through Play, featuring The Great Build Off!

Friends of the Tumwater Library - Book Sale

10:00 AM

Tumwater Timberland Library
7023 New Market St SE
Tumwater, WA

Bookmark your calendars now: the Friends of the Tumwater Library will host a book sale on Saturday, November 15, at the library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Friends of the Library raise funds for special projects, library programs, and …

Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale

10:00 AM

Abigail Stuart House/Woman's Club of Olympia
1002 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA

You don't want to miss this one in the historic Abigail Stuart House!

Nocturnal - Fine Art and Craft Exhibition

10:00 AM

Childhood's End Gallery
222 4th Ave. West
Olympia, WA

Inspired by the world that emerges after the light fades, Childhood’s End Gallery presents “Nocturnal” featuring new paintings by Liza Brenner and Jonathan Happ, alongside mixed media sculpture by Loralin Toney.

Salmon Experience at Bayshore Preserve

10:00 AM

Bayshore Preserve
3800 WA-3
Shelton, WA

Capitol Land Trust and Puget Sound Estuarium invite you to join us for Salmon Experience at Bayshore Preserve Nov. 11, 14, and 15 as we witness one of nature’s most extraordinary migrations.

A Compass to Leadership: Building Our Future Together Leadership event

11:14 AM

River Ridge High School
350 River Ridge Dr SE, Lacey, WA 98513
Lacey, WA

Participants will build practical leadership skills, discuss why we want to be leaders, network with mentors, peers and allies, and build lifelong opportunities.

Arts Olympia Holiday Show

12:00 PM

The Olympia Art Gallery
121 State Street NE
Olympia, WA

Come enjoy and purchase handcrafted items from Arts Olympia artists at The Olympia Art Gallery in downtown Olympia.

Call with Santa

12:00 PM

Women's Empowerment Center
415 Olympia Ave NE
Olympia, WA

A Magical Call From Santa! Make the holiday season extra special with a 5-minute personalized phone call from Santa! 

Holiday Gift Gallery

12:00 PM

119 Washington Street NE
Olympia, WA

Celebrate the season at the Holiday Gift Gallery, a welcoming showcase of locally made art and one-of-a-kind handmade gifts from Olympia-area artists.

Navigating Burnout with Care

1:00 PM

The Olympia Center
222 Columbia ST NW
Olympia, WA

Feeling stressed, burned out, or just plain done? Join Lexi Alberts, LICSW, for a welcoming community conversation about stress, burnout, and how to better care for ourselves and each other.

Girlfriends Holiday Market

2:00 PM

Thurston County Fairgrounds
3054 Carpenter Rd SE
Olympia, WA

The team will help you get in the holiday spirit, and shop two buildings full of the best vendors around. Food and drink on site.

StoryOly Storytelling Workshop

2:00 PM

Olympia Community Center
222 N. Columbia St
OLYMPIA, WA

Learn the basics of good, live performative oral storytelling in this 3-hour workshop.

Intro to Improv for Teens, Adults & Seniors

4:00 PM

Lacey Timberland Library
500 College Street SE
Lacey, WA

Get ready to think on your feet, get a little silly, and discover the fun of improv! Join instructor Areya Kugler for a welcoming, low-pressure introduction to improvisational theater designed especially for beginners.

SoundCore Exchange: Poetry Workshops

4:30 PM

Puget Sound Estuarium
309 State Ave. NE Olympia, WA 98501
Olympia, WA

Express your unique estuary experiences through poems and creative literature under the guidance of professional poets!

Come From Away

7:00 PM

Timberline High School Theatre
6120 Mullen Rd SE
Lacey, WA

Timberline High School Theatre is proud to present its 2026 Fall musical, Come From Away. Come From Away tells the inspiring story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 planes were diverted on September 11, 2001.

Clybourne Park

7:30 PM

SPSCC, KJM Center for the Arts
2011 Mottman Road, SW, Bldg. 21
Olympia, WA

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun, the two-act play explores race, real estate, and community change in the same Chicago home fifty years apart.

Harlequin's Miscast!

7:30 PM

State Theater
202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

It’s the chance of a lifetime for an actor: perform any song from the musical theater canon, even (in fact, especially) if the piece is one you would never ordinarily be able to sing.

CSMoFA: Indigenous Takeover at TCMOFA Celebrates “Temporal”

Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMOFA)
120 Olympia Ave NE
Olympia, WA

This multi-media event opens on October 2 for Fall Arts Walk, at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMOFA) and serves as a radical act of reclamation for Indigenous stories and arts.

OCC Winter Makers' Markets Series

Oly Creative Coop
112 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Come shop from a variety of small businesses, artists, designers and makers, all handmade.

November 14, 2026

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