Oly AHA First Friday: Women’s Suffrage with the Olympia Historical Society

To celebrate America’s birthday, the Olympia Historical Society joins us as our First Friday featured guest, sharing the story of women’s suffrage in Olympia. Expect period dress and fun facts about our city’s civic history! 

Visitors who attend this First Friday feature can pick up discounted tickets to the Bigelow House Museum.

FREE and open to the public.

Get pumped for Fire Rescue Spectacular, the ultimate firefighter and first-responder experience for kids! The free street fair is held outside the Museum and is guaranteed to be an action-packed day. Kids can explore Olympia’s fleet of emergency vehicles, take the Jr. Firefighter Challenge, meet Sparky the Fire Dog, and more!

Presented by MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network in partnership with the Olympia Fire Department

Join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum! Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.

Public guided tours are offered the third Friday of every month at 10am. These events are open to the public. Walk-ins welcome on a space-available basis.

Tickets are $10 per person. All proceeds support the Olympia AHA Museum & Visitor Center.

Join us at Rebecca Howard Park for a community literacy and storytelling event designed to bring families and residents together for shared reading, poetry, oral history, and cultural storytelling. This event fosters a love of literacy while creating space for stories that reflect the lived experiences of the community. 

Activities Include: community book readings, youth literacy activities, poetry and spoken word, cultural storytelling, and educational interpretation of Black pioneer history in Olympia.

This event is free and open to everyone of all ages!

The Olympia Downtown Alliance is excited to bring back Music in the Park, presented by Olympia Federal Savings, a beloved summer tradition featuring live, local music in beautiful downtown settings. Join us for four Wednesdays of FREE outdoor concerts at Sylvester Park and Port Plaza!

View the line up here: https://loveolydowntown.com/events/loveoly-music-in-the-park/

The Festival of the St̓əč̓as is a community event centered around Squaxin culture and connection to the area, public education, estuary restoration, environmental stewardship, and envisioning the future of a restored Deschutes Estuary. We will include a thoughtful educational and outreach area featuring organizations doing meaningful work throughout the Deschutes Watershed and South Sound region, as well as live cultural performances and local vendors.

Join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum! Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.

Public guided tours are offered the third Friday of every month at 10am. These events are open to the public. Walk-ins welcome on a space-available basis.

Tickets are $10 per person. All proceeds support the Olympia AHA Museum & Visitor Center.

You’re invited to join Homes First for a morning of fuel and impact on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at South Puget Sound Community College – Lacey Campus. You’ll be supporting our mission to provide safe, permanent, and affordable rental homes to our very low-income neighbors. Breakfast buffet provided by Masonry Cafe. Coffee and tea service will also be provided. 

At our one-hour annual fundraising event, we will inspire you with stories from our tenants, and share our impact on the community. Come learn how having safe, healthy, and affordable homes can change lives in this community. 

Become a Table Host — multiply your impact by reserving a table of 10 for $250, then invite fellow affordable housing advocates to fill your seats.

Join as a Single Guest for just $25 — the cost of breakfast — and spend a morning immersed in mission-fueled impact.

Together, we can help build lasting housing stability for our neighbors. Register today!

Join a museum curator for an in-depth exploration of the Olympia AHA Museum! Share a meaningful visit with fellow visitors and community members as your guide connects exhibitions with the people and places that shaped our region.

Public guided tours are offered the third Friday of every month at 10am. These events are open to the public. Walk-ins welcome on a space-available basis.

Tickets are $10 per person. All proceeds support the Olympia AHA Museum & Visitor Center.