One of the Bethel District’s most heavily attended events, ABC Day is happening at Graham Kapowsin High school this year. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and usually draws between 6,000 and 7,000 visitors. Set up is happening as I write this. BOB the bus was filled with boxes, students are helping…
Category: Fairs Festivals
Lacamas Harvest Festival – October 7
It’s time for the Harvest Festival at the Lacamas Community Center! More than 30 local crafters and small business owners will be on hand selling their unique items, jams, vegetables, paparazzi jewelry, hand knitted and crochet items, color street, Scentsy, signs, horse nightlights, diaper cakes and much more! Time to start that early Christmas shopping. The…
All Bethel Community Day – Oct. 7
Saturday, October 7, 2023, is All Bethel Community Day, aka ABC Day. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., non-profit organizations, medical facilities, military and other local community groups will converge on Graham-Kapowsin High School and show who they are, what they do and how they interact with the Bethel area community. Each year, the event…
A real Pow Wow at Bethel High Sept. 23
They are no longer the Bethel Braves, they are the Bethel Bison, but the commitment to the area’s diversity and origin is there. On September 23, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., four school districts, Bethel, Yelm, North Thurston, and Olympia will present a back to school Pow Wow. This event will include dancers in…
Starting Sept. 1 – The Washington State Fair
I miss “Doing the Puyallup!” But it hasn’t been the Puyallup Fair ever, we just called it that locally. From its inception as a gathering of valley farmers who wanted to compare who had the best and biggest crops and share a potluck to the spectacle of concerts, rides, contests and vendors that it is…
Aug 24 entries due for Lacamas Community Fair
The Lacamas Community Fair will be accepting entries for non-animal competitions on August 24, 2023 from noon to 7 p.m. The fair itself is August 26 & 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Lacamas Community Center 32113 8th Avenue South, Roy, WA 98580. Bring your home-grown vegetables, flowers and…
August 10-13, 2023 Pierce County Fair
The County Fair is the most local event for all those who love to compete from livestock to flowers and things that grow from pumpkins and flowers to apples and zucchini. Preserves, cookies, pies, there is all manner of ways to compete for a blue ribbon in the fair. Of course, entries have passed and…
Bicycles everywhere, STP July 15-16
If you live or drive through Summit, Spanaway or Roy, prepare to divert plans or be surrounded by bicycles on the road July 15, 2023. The route map is located here. The STP – Seattle to Portland bicycle event is this weekend, July 15-16. Generally, the bicycles pass through Pierce County between 8 a.m. and…
Norwegian Heritage Festival at PLU April 29
A Parkland event that is delightful to visit, called the Norwegian Heritage Festival is this Saturday, April 29, 2023. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the PLU Anderson University Center will have booths with delightful Scandinavian items, Vikings, krumkake and creamy Rømmegrøt. Food, music and dancing will be had on the main floor and the…
Feb. 25, Bethel Art & Technology Fair
The Bethel School District Art & Tech Fair is a big event. It is only rivaled by their ABC Day. But that one is community and this one features the students. The amazing students of the district will be featured in displays of art from each school and special technology projects from around the district,…
Bethel’s ABC Day coming Oct. 1
Mark your calendars! ABC Day will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Bethel High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There was a couple years the event was put off due to the pandemic, but it is back, as good as ever! Here is a short clip from the last ABC Day…
Lacamas Community Fair – August 27 & 28
There’s nothing like an old-fashioned country fair for a bit of family fun. Not far south of Spanaway, you can visit the Lacamas Community Center for the Lacamas Community Fair, August 27 and 28th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The location is 32113 8th Ave S, Roy WA. We are very excited for the…
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