What does a warming climate mean for us? Find out through crafts and hands-on experiments, like building a greenhouse in a jar and using sunlight to make art. Join Thurston Climate Action Team at 11:00 am or 2:30 pm for a presentation on staying safe in hot weather, filled with tips to handle the heat just in time for summer!

You are cordially invited to our tea party where we’ll sip, savor, and celebrate the wonders of native plants. Taste teas brewed with native plants, and make some stylish crafts so you can take the tea party with you.

Will Hornyak, storyteller extraordinaire, from Portland, tells Irish myths, Russian fairy tales, Arbian legends and the Brothers Grimm into spellbinding performances.

Ever wonder what goes on inside a wastewater treatment plant? Well, now is your chance to find out! Join us for hands-on activities all day, or at 10:30 am for a tour of LOTT’s wastewater treatment plant to learn how waste is transformed. Tour participants must be 10 or older and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes

Big hair. Neon lights. The ultimate throwback soundtrack. Join us for an 80’s Dance Party that will transport you straight to the era of power ballads, synth beats, and unforgettable dance anthems. Come ready to move and celebrate the music that defined a generation!

Meet a Circus Performer from Shoestring Circus! Shoestring Circus is an artist-owned, traveling big-top circus based in Bellingham, Washington. It features acrobatics, aerial acts, and theater.

Sponsored by the Port of Olympia

Kick off your summer soccer experience with a hole-in-one! Mini Golf on the Go is bringing its World Cup Soccer-themed portable mini golf course to HOCM for a full day of fun for all ages. Each hole features unique soccer facts from around the world, so you’ll be learning while you putt! Clubs, balls, and all the fun are included. So come ready to play!Sponsored by City of Olympia & Wembley Soccer Shop

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Puget Sound may look like mere water, but a single drop contains thousands of plankton, such as baby barnacles, sea sparkles, and teensy tuna! Join us and Puget Sound Estuarium staff to peer through a microscope and enjoy hands-on activities celebrating the microscopic life of the Salish Sea.

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!

Shoestring Circus returns for their third season in Olympia with a dreamlike, story-driven circus production that leans into absurdity, physical mastery, and unapologetic beauty. Guided by two counting sheep, the show explores the logic of dreams through aerial movement, acrobatics, and theatrical humor – performed by an exceptional, internationally sourced cast. Save your seats in advance as this show has sold out every summer!