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Olympia Farmers Market
2025-01-11 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-04 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver)
Olympia Farmers Market
Saturdays, January – March, 10am – 3 pm
Shop at the Market for fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, seafood, handmade crafts, artisanal foods, wine, baked goods, and more! With eight restaurants and daily live entertainment, The Market is your destination for mid-day lunch and family fun on the weekend!
700 Capitol Way N., Olympia
olympiafarmersmarket.org

The Nutcracker- Tacoma City Ballet
2025-01-11 - 2025-01-19, 2025-01-10 - 2025-01-18, 2025-01-04 - 2025-01-12, 2025-01-03 - 2025-01-11
The Nutcracker
December 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st
Pantages Theater

The Nutcracker
Tacoma City Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a glorious production filled with spectacular dancing, live music played by the Tacoma City Ballet Orchestra, grand scenery, and lavish costumes. Presented in the beautiful Pantages Theater this historical recreation of The Nutcracker, which first premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1892, transports you to another era. Experience the splendor of this magical holiday classic ballet that has entertained generations for well over a century. Join Tacoma City Ballet as we celebrate our 41st season of performing this Tacoma family holiday tradition at the Pantages Theater.
Website: tacomacityballet.com
Phone Number: (253) 591-5894 (Box Office)

Butchering & Curing Heritage Skills Workshop
2025-01-11
Butchering & Curing Heritage Skills Workshop
January 11th, 10am-4pm

Registration is now open for our Butchering & Curing Heritage Skills Workshop!
Learn skills of butchering and curing methods from the 19th Century. The instructor will demonstrate traditional seam-butchery where only knives and cleavers are used. There will also be a focus on principles of traditional nitrate-free whole-muscle curing with bacon and ham. This class is a six-hour, intimate observational experience, with occasional hands-on opportunities.

City of Lakewood MLK Welcome Walk
2025-01-11 00:00 - 15:00
Welcome Walk for “Our Beloved Community
January 11, noon -3pm

New to the city of Lakewood or simply want to meet new people? Join us for a walk around Lake Waughop in beautiful Fort Steilacoom Park.
Group walks will take off throughout the event. Families, new residents, existing residents, people of all ages are welcome. We’ll have giveaways of City of Lakewood SWAG, opportunities to connect with people and more.

Fort Steilacoom Park
871487th Ave, Lakewood
City of Lakewood Welcome Walk – City of Lakewood

Downtown Olympia for the Holidays and Oly on Ice
2025-01-10, 2025-01-03
Downtown Olympia for the Holidays and Oly on Ice
November 22- December 24
Kick-off Downtown for the Holidays Downtown
Downtown Olympia and Isthmus Park
529 4th Ave W, Olympia
360-753-8383
Olyonice.com

Oly on Ice
2025-01-10, 2025-01-03
Oly on Ice
Oly on Ice is back for its 6th season

The 2024-25 season runs from November 22 to January 20. Join us for Winter fun at the rink!
Closed Friday, Dec 24th through December 30 for the holiday.
Tickets are available online or on-site. We recommend buying tickets in advance online to secure your preferred time. On-site purchases are subject to availability, and if the rink is full, you’ll be given the next available slot. On-site tickets can be purchased via smartphone, cash, or credit card.

Location & Parking
Oly on Ice is located at Isthmus Park, 529 4th Ave W, Olympia, WA. Free parking is available next to the rink and at city lots during evening and weekend hours. Street parking is also available downtown. Please do not park in private lots (e.g., Bayview Thriftway).

Spotlight on Chihuly
2025-01-08, 2025-01-01
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Now– January 2025
Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories.
Spotlight on Chihuly celebrates Chihuly’s lively perspectives on glass by showcasing examples of some of his most recognizable series from the Museum’s Permanent Collection.
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock St, Tacoma

History After Hours: The Mountain Was Out
2025-01-07
History After Hours: The Mountain Was Out

Celebrate the new year with an evening of music and adventure at History After Hours: The Mountain Was Out, held at the Washington State History Museum on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Sea Change: The Art of Karen Hackenberg
2025-01-06
Sea Change: The Art of Karen Hackenberg
Artist Karen Hackenberg focuses on manmade bits of detritus – plastic bottles, cans, toys – that she finds on the beaches near her home in Port Townsend, WA, in this one-person exhibition of approximately 40 works.

December 7, 2024 – April 6, 2025

Senior Services Water Color Group
2025-01-06, 2024-12-30
Senior Services Water Color Group
Lacey with Micheal
Mondays 1pm-3pm
Open to anyone who wants to learn watercolor. Bring your own supplies.
Activities | Senior Services for South Sound

What is Native Art? Eugene Landry and the Creative Spirit
2025-01-05, 2024-12-29
What is Native Art? Eugene Landry and the Creative Spirit
On view through March 30, 2025
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe artist Eugene Landry (1937-1988) was a gifted painter who captured local scenery and people. He was largely forgotten outside the Tribe until 2019 when Judith Altruda found nearly 70 of his paintings in a barn. Learn about Landry’s creative spirit and legacy in this exhibition.
Image: Eugene Landry, Decaying Boat, 21“x 24” oil on panel 1964. Photo by Marcy Merrill.

Washington families can save with confidence with GET
2025-01-03
Washington families can save with confidence with GET
State-backed GET Prepaid 529 can be used for nearly any post-high school education or training

Olympia—Washington’s popular Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Friday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future education and career training costswhile their children are young. The 2024-2025 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2025, and provides a unique opportunity to prepay future education costs by locking in today’s rates. The unit purchase price for the new enrollment period is $123.76.
GET is a 529 prepaid tuition program, carrying a state-backed guarantee that units purchased today will always keep pace with in-state college tuition costs. “GET savers can literally buy tomorrow’s education at today’s price, whether they plan to use those funds five, 10, or even 18 years from now,” says Washington College Savings Plans director, Luke Minor.
Savers can open a new GET account with as little as $25, making it easy to start saving. Savings in a GET account grow tax-free and are not subject to the ups and downs of financial markets, so families can save with confidence.
Washington residents who want to help a student save for future education costs can open a GET or DreamAhead account online at 529.wa.gov with no enrollment fee. The website also offers details, charts, planning tools, and answers to questions. The GET contact center is ready to help at 800-955-2318 or GETInfo@wsac.wa.gov. For questions about DreamAhead, the DreamAhead contact center can be reached at 844-529-5845.

Zoolights
2025-01-03
Zoolights
November 29 – January 5, 4:30 – 10pm
Magical lights and a classic holiday tradition dazzling our community for 35 years.
Online timed tickets required.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma
pdza.org

Polar Bear Plunge
2025-01-01

Noon Years Eve
2024-12-31 11:30 - 13:00
Noon Years Eve
December 31, 11:30-1pm
Activity Center, 210 W Pioneer #103, Puyallup
Celebrate New Years at noon with our exclusive party! Enjoy an afternoon filled with Delicious hors d’oeuvres and festive beverage as you laugh and share memories with friends.ssrs rr
Senior Services | Puyallup, WA

Hands on Childrens Museum - Noon Year's Eve Party
2024-12-31 10:00 - 16:00
Noon Year’s Eve Party
Ring in the new year early at our Noon Year’s Eve Party on December 31. Celebrate with a family countdown, Times-Square-style ball drop, and a bubble dance party every hour from 10 am – 4 pm!

Epic Movie Music Battles!
2024-12-31
Epic Movie Music Battles! Olympia Symphony
NYE Concert
Tuesday Dec. 31 at 7:30pm
Alexandra Arrieche, Music Director and Conductor
Rupert Gregson-Willams/arr. Lopez: Wonder Woman
John Williams: Superman VS Danny Elfman: Batman
Jerry Goldsmith/arr. Custer: Star Trek VS
Wiliams: Star Wars

A Magical Cirque Christmas
2024-12-29 19:00 - 21:00
A Magical Cirque Christmas
December 29th, 7pm
Washingfton Center
512 Washington St., Olympia
360.753.8586
More information at Washingtoncenter.org
