What’s happening coming up?

Saturday Market at the West Central Park - Sat., May 7, starting 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

The Saturday Market at the West Central Park is a brand new farmers and crafters market that will feature live music each week. Click here to know more. 

Tiny Tides Story-time - Sat., May 7 from 10 a.m. onwards. 

Step into the Estuarium before we open to the public and come along as we explore our ecosystems through stories. Click here to know more. 

Downtown Sea Stroll with the Estuarium - Sun., May 8 at 1 p.m. 

Learn how the cultural and ecological history of Olympia’s historic shoreline intertwine during our Sea Stroll walking tours. Click here to know more. 

Swan Lake Presented by Ballet Northwest - Sun., May 8 at 2 p.m. 

When the beautiful Odette spurns the advances of the sorcerer von Rothbart, he delivers a curse that transforms her into a white swan. This year’s production features guest artist Brian Simcoe, Principal Dancer of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Click here to know more. 

History Talks! Mount St. Helens at 42: Anatomy of a Disaster - Tue., May 10 at 6:30 p.m. 

The explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, remains a vivid memory for many people in the Pacific Northwest. But the human history of that day is less well known. Click here to know more. 

An Evening with David Sedaris - Tue., May 10 at 7:30 p.m. 

Join bestselling author and NPR humorist, David Sedaris, for an evening filled with his trademark sardonic wit and incisive social critiques. Click here to know more. 

27th Annual Prairie Appreciation Day - Sat., May 14 at 10 a.m. 

Each year the Friends of Puget Prairies and their partners hold a celebration of spring on the South Sound prairies at Thurston County's Glacial Heritage Preserve, one of the largest remaining remnants of Western Washington’s endangered prairie ecosystem. Click here to know more.