Experience new play and learning adventures each week at the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun. Our event calendar is jam-packed with exciting activities and special guests guaranteed to spark creativity and wonder all summer long. From up-close animal encounters to captivating stage performances, visiting artists, and favorite events, there is always something new and exciting happening at Hands On! The Summer Splash!
Highlights:
July:
- Garden Fun with Flower the Farmer | July 3, 10, 17 (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Native American Storytelling with Itsa Shash | July 5 (11 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
- See the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | July 10 (12 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Make Native American medicine bundles with Laura Bowman | July 11 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Solar Days with Olympia Community Solar | July 19 & 20 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Aerial Shows and Circus Play with Wings Aerial Acrobats | July 27 (11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.)
- Meet therapy horses with Heartstrides Therapeutic Horsemanship | July 25 & 26
- Explore nature fun and garden recipes with Nature Nurture Farmacy | July 26 (11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.)
- Experience the Instrument Petting Zoo with the Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia | July 20, & 27 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
Aug:
- See the Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | August 2
- Printmaking with visiting artist Mimi Williams | August 2 (12 p.m. – 6 p.m.), August 3 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Meet therapy horses with Heartstrides Therapeutic Horsemanship | August 8 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- See dance & musical performances and learn Japanese Taiko drumming with Japan Creative Arts The School of Taiko | August 9 (shows at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.)
- Salish cedar weaving demonstration with Native American artist Hanford McCloud | August 10
- Climb a 25-foot rock wall with Mini Mountain | August 16-17 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Experience the Instrument Petting Zoo with the Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia | August 17 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Native American Storytelling with Itsa Shash | August 23 (10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.)
- Explore nature fun and garden recipes with Nature Nurture Farmacy | August 30 (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
