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16Events this week
2Free things to do
93New spots
94New stories

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This week in Olympia

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 16 events, day by day →

Lacey Night Market 2026

Friday 5pm · Lacey Depot Park · Free

Riftbound: Nexus Nights

Friday 6pm · Gabi's Olympic Cards & Comics

Magnificent Microbes + Tour

Saturday 10am · WET Science Center

Intuitive Readings with Sage

Saturday 11:30am · Radiance Olympia

Garden Party

Saturday 4pm · Lacey Community Center

New in Olympia

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

MyCryoHealth

Health & Wellness

Cool your aches: Skip the cryo-chamber drama, MyCryoHealth focuses on targeted cryotherapy for sore spots and athletic recovery, plus quick CryoSlim sessions and Cryo-Facials for skin and contour goals.

mycryohealth.com

Perkins Family Farms

Parks & Outdoors

Shuck sooner, thank later: Perkins Family Farms is turning Henderson Inlet’s tides into deep-cupped Cliff Point oysters that are tide tumbled, beach hardened, and decidedly grit-free, so you get more meat and plenty of liquor.

perkinsfamilyfarms.com

Sushi House

Restaurants

Rolls with personality: Sushi House nails that lively, neighborhood sushi fix with a buzzing bar, shoes-off tatami tables, and roll names that actually match the fun plating.

sushihouseoly.com

Olympia’s best businesses

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Most read in Olympia

The five stories Olympia readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Washington man goes missing from Civil War reenactment in Yelm, state troopers say

    Thomas Goodwin, a 54-year-old man from Washington State, went missing during a Civil War reenactment in Yelm on September 5.

    Full story at katu.com

  2. Breakfast in Olympia: Seven Local Morning Menus

    Olympia diners can find numerous breakfast options across the city.

    Full story at thurstontalk.com

  3. Thurston County deputy shot in standoff, SWAT on scene

    A Thurston County deputy has been shot after responding to a domestic violence call in Rainier, Washington.

    Full story at kiro7.com

  4. Thurston County deputies stung by dozens of bees during chase through swamp

    Thurston County deputies were called to the Lacey area for a domestic violence assault, but the suspect fled into the Billy Frank Jr.

    Full story at theolympian.com

  5. Olympia-area farm grows world’s most expensive spice, starting with 20,000 plants

    Emilia Strand, a 32-year-old Olympia-area resident, has started growing saffron on a 42-acre property on the west side of the state.

    Full story at theolympian.com

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