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Date	Event	Location	Phone
February 4	Homemade Valentines	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
February 11	Toliva Shoal Sailboat Race	View from Boston Harbor	360-459-4942
February 11	Backyard Birding Workshop	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
February 16-19	Olympia Old Time Music Festival	Downtown Olympia	360-528-9480
February 17-19	Rain Dee Voo 2012	Littlerock	360-350-2896
February 26	"A Really Big Shoe Six!" Benefit Show for Homeless Children	Washington Center	360-357-4001
March 3	Learn about non toxic Personal Care Products	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
March 10	Ethnic Celebration	St. Martin's	360-491-0857
March 10	Save the Sound Presentation	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
March 17	World Water Day Presentation	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
March 23-25	Home & Garden Show*	Chehalis	360-748-8885
March 24	Sun-Catcher Saturday	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
March 24-25	Vegfest*	Seattle	206-706-2635
March 25	Blintzapalooza!	Olympia	360-754-8519
March 30 - April 1	Mild to Wild ~ Hot Rods and Hot Rides*	Puyallup	253-539-3929
March 31	Capital Food & Wine Festival	St. Martin's Pavilion	360-438-4366
March 31	Spring Community Garage Sale	Centralia	360-736-6072
March 31	The Drip Stops Here	Downtown Olympia	360-528-5742
April	Spring Funtastic Carnival	Lacey	360-491-6850
April 6-7	Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest*	Shelton	360-432-0815
April	Olympia Farmer's Market Opens!	Downtown Olympia	360-352-9096
April 6	Adult Flashlight Egg Scramble	Lacey	360-491-0857
April 14	Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway	Lacey	360-491-0857
April 14	An Evening at the Oasis	Olympia High School	360-459-3694
April 19-22	Puyallup Spring Fair*	Puyallup	253-841-5045
April 21	Norway Day	Lacey	360-459-3982
April 27-28	Spring Arts Walk	Downtown Olympia	360-709-2678
April	Lattin's Easter Egg Hunt	Lattin's Country Cider Mill	360-491-7328
April 28	Procession of the Species	Downtown Olympia	360-705-1087
April	Opening Weekend Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
April 28	Dragon Boat Festival	Port Plaza ~ Olympia	360-438-4521
April 28-29	Nisqually Valley Home, Garden & Trade Show	Yelm	360-458-6608
April 28	Spring Mount Rainier Wine Festival	Ashford	877-617-9951
May 5	Alternative Energy Fair	Lacey ~ Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
May 5	Secondhand Safari	Thurston County Fairgrounds	no phone #
May 12	Pets and People Health and Wellness Fair	Rainier	360-867-3858
May 12-13	Olympia Wooden Boat Fair	Olympia	no phone #
May 18-20	Bluegrass From the Forest *	Shelton	360-898-4581
May	Kids Weekend Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
May	Prairie Appreciation Day	Mima Mounds	360-458-5450
May	Tumwater Kiwanis Plant Sale	Tumwater	no phone #
May 19-20	Lacey Spring Fun Fair	St. Martins University	360-481-4393
May 20	Capital City Marathon	Olympia	no phone #
May 20	Lacey Spring Fun Fair Car Show	St. Martins University	360-481-4393
May	Tumwater Farmers Market Opens	Tumwater	360-464-5879
June	Mason County Forest Festival *	Shelton	360-426-8620
June 2	New Market Pioneer Fair	American Heritage Pavilion	360-943-8778
June	Deschutes Duck Dash	Tumwater Falls Park	360-412-8197
June	Roy Pioneer Rodeo *	Roy	no phone #
June	Mason County Car Show Off *	Shelton	360-426-2423
June	Fathers Day Fishing Derby	Offut Lake Resort	360-264-2438
June 16	Swede Day Midsommar Festival	Rochester	360-273-7974
June 16-17	Olympic Air Show	Olympia Airport	360-705-3925
June	Lacey Concerts in the Park Begin!	Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
June	Prairie Days Celebration	Yelm	360-458-6608
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	Racing & Fireworks!	South Sound Speedway	360-858-1464
July	Parade/ Bank Robbery Reenactment *	Oakville	360-273-2702
July 3	Lacey Fireworks Show	South Sound Center	360-491-6850
July	Summerfest * ~ Demo Derby & Fireworks!	Centralia	360-330-0331
July	Artesian Festival ~ Parade & Fireworks!	Tumwater	360-754-4160
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	McCleary Bear Festival *	McCleary	no phone #
July 14	Lacey Community Market	Huntamer Park	360-491-3214
July	South Sound BBQ Festival	Cabellas	360-491-4141
July	Howl-Ins Begin!	Wolf Haven	360-264-4695
July	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	Lacey Outdoor Cinemas Begin	Huntamer Park	360-491-0857
July	Big Rig Races	South Sound Speedway	360-858-1464
July 28-29	Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival	Lacey	no phone #
July	Gib Isaakson Memorial Black Powder Shoot	Tenino City Park	360-352-4224
July	Oregon Trail Days	Tenino City Park	360-264-4609
July	Dog-A-Thon *	Steilacoom	253-383-2733
July 28-29	Mason County Fair & Rodeo *	Shelton	360-427-5599
August	Thurston County Fair	Lacey	360-786-5453
August Wednesdays	Olympia Music in the Park	Sylvester Park	360-357-8948
August 11	Lacey Community Market	Huntamer Park	360-491-3214
August	Antique Truck Show *	Centralia	360-866-7716
August	Grays Harbor County Fair	Grays Harbor Fairgrounds	360-482-2651
August	Morton Loggers Jubilee *	Morton	360-496-6362
August	Mt. St. Helen's Bluegrass Festival *	Toledo	360-866-2601
August	Southwest Washington Fair *	Chehalis	360-736-6072
August	Rainier Bluegrass Pickin' Party	Rainier	360-446-3259
August	Sand in the City	Olympia Port Plaza	360-956-0818
August	Garlic Festival & Craft Show*	Centralia	360-748-6836
August	Rainier Round-up Days Parade	Rainier	no phone #
September	Olympia Harbor Days	Percival Landing	no phone #
September	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	Big Home and Garden Show	St. Martin's Pavilion	360-754-0912
September	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	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	Secondhand Safari	Thurston County Fairgrounds	360-786-5453
October	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
November	Olympia Film Festival	Capitol Theatre	360-754-6670
November 25	Downtown for the Holidays & Holiday Parade	Downtown Olympia	360-357-8948
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
2013	BEGIN YEAR 2013 EVENTS...	THURSTON COUNTY	360-943-8778
January 1	Polar Bear Plunge	Long Lake	360-491-0857
January	Grays Harbor Wine and Seafood Festival	Grays Harbor Fairgrounds	360-482-3055

* 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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