Community Outreach Events
Our staff attend several community tabling events each year, ready to answer questions and share information about garbage, recycling, and food and yard waste recycling.
If you are organizing an event and looking for an educational vendor, please contact us.
2026 Events
| Event | Date | Location | Time | More Info |
| Griffin Neighborhood Association - Community Recycling Event | Wednesday, January 21 | Griffin Fire Department Headquarters | 6:00pm-8:00pm | See here |
| Billy Frank Jr. Celebration | Wednesday, March 4 | River Ridge High School | 5:00pm-7:30pm | See here |
| Fix-It Fair | Saturday, March 7 | Yelm Community Center | 11:00am-2:00pm | See here |
| Thurston Green Business Awards | TBD | TBD | TBD | See here |
| Fix-It Fair | Wednesday, April 15 | Lacey MakerSpace | 2:30pm-6:30pm | See here |
| Free Compost Giveaway | Saturday, May 16 | Thurston County Fairgrounds Parking Lot | 11:00am-2:00pm | See here |
| Thurston County Fair | Thursday, July 30 - Sunday, August 2 | Thurston County Fairgrounds | Various Times | See here |
| Nisqually Watershed Festival | Saturday, September 26 | Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge | 10:00am-4:00pm | See here |
| Thurston County Harvest Festival | Saturday, October 3 | South Union Grange | 10:00am-3:00pm | See here |
| Boocoda Haunted Market | Saturday, October 17 | Downtown Bucoda | 11:00am-5:00pm | See here |
| City of Rainier Trunk or Treat | Saturday, October 24 | Wilkowski Park | 2:00pm-4:00pm | See here |
| Fix-It Fair | Wednesday, November 18 | Lacey MakerSpace | 2:30pm-6:30pm | See here |
2025 Events
| Event | Date | Location | Time | More Info |
| LOTT WET Science Center - Saturday Workshop | Saturday, January 25 | LOTT WET Science Center | 10:00am-4:00pm | See here |
| Billy Frank Jr. Celebration | Wednesday, March 19 | Timberline High School | 5:00pm-7:30pm | See here |
| Thurston Green Business Awards | Wednesday, April 9 | St. Martin's Norman Worthington Center | 11:00am-1:00pm | See here |
| Fix-It Fair | Wednesday, April 16 | Lacey MakerSpace | 2:30pm-6:30pm | See here |
| Thurston County Earth Day Celebration | Saturday, April 19 | Woodland Creek Community Park | 1:00pm-4:00pm | See here |
| Free Compost Giveaway | Saturday, May 3 | Hawks Prairie Park & Ride | 11:00am-2:00pm | See here |
| Thurston County Fair | Thursday, July 31 - Sunday, August 3 | Thurston County Fairgrounds | Various Times | See here |
| Nisqually Watershed Festival | Saturday, September 27 | Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge | 10:00am-4:00pm | See here |
| Thurston County Harvest Festival | Saturday, October 4 | South Union Grange | 10:00am-3:00pm | See here |
| Boocoda Haunted Market | Saturday, October 18 | Downtown Bucoda | 11:00am-5:00pm | See here |
| City of Rainier Trunk or Treat | Saturday, October 25 | Wilkowski Park | 2:00pm-4:00pm | See here |
| Fix-It Fair | Wednesday, November 5 | Lacey MakerSpace | 2:30pm-6:30pm | See here |