Sunday, August 29 Details
Grandparents Day at the Beach Party
10 am - 4 pm
FREE Grandparent's Day & Public Viewing - All the fun of Saturday's Beach Party, plus special activities for grandparents!
Entertainment
On the Port Plaza:
- 10 am - Troupe O-Wa
- 11 am - Tribal Elements, Wanderlust and Hanan & Friends
- 12 pm - Kris Orlokowski
- 1 pm - Deb Dodge & Craig Foster
- 2 pm - Drumatic Innovation
- 3 pm - Planet Percussion
Activities
On the Port Plaza:
- Live Music & Entertainment
Master Sand Sculpting Demo
- Build and play in our Giant Sandbox
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Recycled Bottle Vases, Driftwood Sun Catchers, Sandband Bracelet, and 10th Anniversary Prints under our giant Make & Take Activity Tent
- Live Tidepool Touch Tank with Taylor Shellfish Farms
- Wear a work of art from one of three Face Painting booths
- Kids 5 and under can play with water tables and take part in hands-on crafts and activities at the Tot Spot
- Get wet and wacky with a game of SplashBall, blow and pop bubbles at the Bubble Hut, create with color on the Chalk Walk, and support Museum programs while learning about gravity with the Fun Money Tunnel
On Corky/Columbia Streets:
- Come race cars and experience the NEW Museum at Ready, Set, Grow!
- Climb sky-high on our Rock Climbing Wall
- Create Pier Post Hats a group art project and Recycled art at the Young-At-Art Studio
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Celebrate our Sister Cities at the Global Village with Irish Castles & Catapults, Polish Pottery Stamping, Ugandan Sacred Tree Batik, and Japanese Salmon Scale Sock Kites.
- Pan for sea shells at Sifting for Sea Treasures
- Read for Life with The Olympian
- Build and play in our Giant Sandbox
- Meet and greet Mini Horses and Donkeys from the Hoofed Animal Rescue of Thurston County
- Bridging Generations with Family Education & Support Services
Front of Market Place Office Building:
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Create-an-Estuary with South Sound Estuary Association
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Throw the dog bone with South Sound Hounds
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Print your leaf with Olympia Community School
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Meet and greet Providence Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy’s animals
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Create birdfeeders with Thurston County Solid Waste
- Hop right into your favorite character with the Olympia Family Theater
- Imagine our Estuary with People for Puget Sound
- Flower Power & Wiggly Worms with WSU Master Gardener/Master Composters
- Gear up for summer games with Safe Kids
Fun Food & Souvenirs:
On the Port Plaza:
- Outdoor Museum Store - unique toys and souvenirs
- Kiwanis Snack Shack - fun festival food
- Hands on Party Place - ice cream, balloons, door prize drawings, Hands On birthday party information
- Pizza Time - pizza by the slice
- Jamba Juice - cool, flavorful fruit smoothies
- Black Tie Espresso - coffee and Italian sodas
- Mercato/i.talia - gelato bike