The 2022 Placemaking Micro-Grant Program is made possible by funding from the Olympia Downtown Alliance. The program's goal is to provide seasonal opportunities for businesses to activate their spaces in a meaningful way that will positively affect the community. The next round of micro-grants, available to downtown businesses, opened on October 7. Learn more here.

The Olympia Downtown Alliance, in partnership with the City of Olympia, is facilitating the development of a strategic plan for the Downtown Creative District. The associated Creative District Advisory Committee, comprised of local and diverse creative industry professionals, seeks community input and has developed a survey to inform the strategic plan further and guide future programming. The Committee invites the community to participate by taking the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJJCYMS.

Located in Market Centre, across from the Olympia Farmers Market, the boutique is comfortably situated near Olympia’s waterfront and complimentary retailers.

The South Sound Maritime Heritage Association (SSMHA) is on course with the planning and presentation of Olympia Harbor Days Festival 2022.  This is a full-scale return of the 49-year-old tugboat festival, Labor Day weekend starting Friday, September 2^nd at 5 PM and closing Sunday, September 4^th at 6 PM.  The festival will take place along Olympia’s Downtown Waterfront Boardwalk from historic Percival Landing to the Port of Olympia’s Port Plaza Park, according to SSMHA President Dave Peeler.  This event marks the return of Puget Sound’s vintage tugboats and historic ships to Budd Inlet.

As we move out of the phase where everything was taking place remotely we may not return to a traditional 40-hour, behind-a-desk work week but in-person meetings are occasionally a necessity. These are a great way to touch base, build morale, compare notes, and generally keep business flowing. Rentable space is also handy for nonprofits, groups, and charitable organizations prepping for an event or families scheduling long overdue weddings, reunions, birthdays, and anniversaries.