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Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Location: Hands On Children's Museum

Address: 414 Jefferson St NE Olympia WA 98501

Website: Event Link

Date: June 17, 2026 to September 7, 2026

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Price: Price Varies

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Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder.

Daily & Weekly Activities All Summer

  • Sock Skating | June 17–Aug. 13
  • Mud Pie Mondays | June 22–Sept. 7 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Kitchen Tool Tuesdays | June 23–Sept. 1 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Patio Picasso Weds & Thurs | June 17–Aug. 27 (1 – 3 p.m.)
  • Gardening with Farmer Flower | Weds, Thurs, Fri (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
  • Fort Building Fridays | June 19–Aug. 28 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Maker Fest | Friday–Sunday, June 17 – Aug 30 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Art Studio | daily
  • Treasure Sluice | daily

June

  • Meet a Circus Performer with Shoestring Circus | June 18 (4 – 4:45 p.m.)
  • Goalie Golf with Mini Golf on the Go | June 19
  • Instrument Petting Zoo with SOGO | June 20 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Summer Bubbles & Bubblemania Dance Party | June 26–28
  • Parrot Ambassadors from the Flight Club Foundation | June 27 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

July

  • Loose Parts Play | July 1–31
  • Native Storytelling with Itsa Shash | July 3 (1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
  • Meet Real Farm Animals with Animal Encounters | July 9 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
  • Wood Carving with Andrea Wilbur-Sigo | July 9 & 10
  • Sailboat Regatta | July 9–18
  • Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | July 16 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
  • Summer Bubbles & Bubblemania Dance Party | July 17–19
  • Instrument Petting Zoo with SOGO | July 18 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Native Plants with Laura Bowman | July 22 & 23 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
  • Solar Days | July 22–25
  • Sand Carving Masters | July 24 & 25
  • Performing Pups from Border Collies International | July 30 & 31

August

  • Japanese Taiko Drumming with Japan Creative Arts The School of Taiko | Aug. 6
  • Native Storytelling with Itsa Shash | Aug. 7 (1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.)
  • Japanese Calligraphy with Chiyo Sanada | Aug. 7 & 8
  • Parrot Ambassadors from the Flight Club Foundation | Aug. 8 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
  • Raptor Ambassadors with The Falconer | Aug. 13 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
  • Rock Wall Climb | Aug. 14 & 15 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
  • Interactive Puppet Show with Pegasus Puppet Theatre | Aug. 15 (11 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.)
  • Summer Bubbles & Bubblemania Dance Party | Aug. 25–27
  • Instrument Petting Zoo with SOGO | Aug. 29 (12 p.m. – 3 p.m.)

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