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LoveOly SummerFest Biergarten Features Local Brews on Tap with Front Row Seat

Photos from LoveOly SummerFest 2023 by Kierstin Smith Photography.

Get ready to raise your glass at LoveOly SummerFest 2024! We're thrilled to feature a Biergarten with incredible offerings from our downtown brewing companies. Check out these local favorites:

Well 80 Brewhouse Brewery & Pub:

• Original '64
• Hops Hazy IPA
• Artesian Gold

Three Magnets Brewing Co.:

• Helsing Junction (for mimosas)
• Scherler Easy
• Self Care Freak Flag

Whitewood Cider Co.:

• Red Cap Cider
• Jonathan Cider (for mimosas)

Ilk Beer:

• (Menu items coming soon!)

Pricing:

• 12oz: $7
• 16oz: $9
• 12oz mimosas with fresh-squeezed OJ: $12

Join us during the Diva Drag Brunch on Sunday for fabulous mimosas and unforgettable performances! Mimosa Menu: Traditional Mimosa (Prosecco & OJ), Cider Pomosa (Jonathan Cider and Apple Juice) & Farmhand Mimosa (Helsing Junction & OJ)

Presented by MultiCare Capital Medical Center and Providence Swedish, LoveOly SummerFest is a FREE, three-day street festival running June 21-23 in Downtown Olympia. Enjoy live music from acts like Olsen Bros, Ethan Tucker, and Oblé Reed, plus family-friendly activities, the ever-popular Pet Parade powered by the Hands On Children's Museum, delicious food trucks, the Biergarten, and independent vendors.

The fun kicks off Friday with afternoon activities including face painting, caricature artists, and a Makers Market. Saturday's full day of entertainment begins with the Pet Parade at 10:30 am along Capitol Way, followed by The Zaniac on the main stage! Don't miss the Super Smash Bros. competition, more face painting, the Makers Market, caricature artists, and buskers throughout the day.

Sunday wraps up with the ultimate brunch vibes! Enjoy tasty bites from Chicory, Dos Hermanos Mexican Kitchen, and The Oyster Boys, along with our specialty beverages and the Queens of Diva Drag Brunch, sure to deliver an incredible performance.

LoveOly SummerFest has everything you need to start the summer off right! See you there!

See all our featured artists and schedule on the LoveOly SummerFest 2024.

LoveOly SummerFest is presented by

Calling All Volunteers!

LoveOly SummerFest 2024 is just around the corner, and we need YOUR help to make it amazing! Volunteer shifts are 3 hours long, and you can sign up for as many as you like.

LoveOly SummerFest Dates & Hours:

• June 21: 3-9pm
• June 22: 11am-9pm
• June 23: 10am-2pm

Available Volunteer Shifts:

• Early Morning Crew: Help with festival set-up, vendor load-in, and more.
• Early Afternoon Crew: Assist with various tasks including booth sitting, information booth, and more.
• Afternoon Crew: Help with set-up, booth sitting, biergarten, games/children's area, and more.
• Late Afternoon Crew: Assist with various tasks including booth sitting, information booth, and more.
• Closing Crew: Assist in closing the festival for the night.
• Breakdown Crew: Help vendors load out and break down the festival.

Click here to learn more

Celebrate Pride Month in Olympia!

June is Pride Month in Olympia! Immerse yourself in a whirlwind of inclusivity, acceptance, and sheer joy as we come together to honor diversity and embrace unity. From electrifying performances to thought-provoking discussions and everything in between, this festival is set to be a dazzling showcase of our community's resilience and spirit. So dust off your rainbow flags, unleash your true colors, and join us for a weekend filled with love, laughter, and liberation!

2024 Day Schedule

June 22 - Pub Crawl

June 28 - Friday - Drag Block Party

June 29 - Saturday - Pride’s Art & Music Festival

June 29 - Saturday - After Party @ Capitol Theater

June 30 - Sunday - Parade & Dyke Day in the Park

Drag Benefit Show for the Puget Sound Estuarium

Join hosts the Burley Barnacles Drag Crew as they invade Wildman Gastropub (Olympia, WA) on Friday, June 14, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.!

This is a 21+ Drag Benefit Show for the Puget Sound Estuarium.

Tickets: $25 Presale, $30 at the door.

Register online: https://tinyurl.com/3fvw2v79

For Pride 2024, these salty dogs will entertain with an evening of marine-themed drag acts featuring many special guests! Walk the Plank: Drag on the Salish Sea aims to raise funds for the Puget Sound Estuarium's sea centered educational programs.

Come show your support for our local estuary while learning facts about local waterways and the animals that reside in them. You can't miss this evening of food, drink, and merriment in celebration of marine life!

WET Science Center Father's Day Carnival

Come one, come all, to the Father's Day carnival! Try your hand at classic carnival games, create a colorful mask, and make a cute card to celebrate dad or someone special in your life.

WET Science Center

June 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

FREE

Save the Date for Juneteenth

Save the date for Olympia’s Juneteenth Celebration! Shawna Hawk, M.A., founder of The Women of Color in Leadership Movement and director of Media Island International, in partnership with the City of Olympia, invites you to join us for the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration Festival on June 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Rebecca Howard Park.

There will be performances, presentations, and The Marketplace featuring a vendor area with Black-owned and operated businesses.

Learn more

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