Tumwater Craft District

08/09/2026

Craft District: Makers Market Vendor Application

Second Thursday of every month 4:00-8:00pm Fill out this application to be considered for a vendor booth at Tumwater Craft Districts Makers Market! We switch out some of our vendors regularly so that multiple people get the chance to participate at our events. We have lots of applications and we wil...

08/07/2026

Mark your calendar: the Makers Market is back at the Craft District, second Thursday of every month. Local makers, handmade goods, and probably a few things you didn’t know you needed until you saw them. Come shop small, stay for the snacks.

08/05/2026

“Let’s go for a beer” is never just one beer around here. Four beers, wings, pizza, and tacos later, we regret nothing. Mount Olympus Brewing knows exactly what they’re doing to us.

07/27/2026

There’s something about ice cream shops that make people slow down for a minute. 🍦✨

Maybe it’s the way kids walk in with pure excitement like it’s the best part of their week.
Or how adults somehow become kids again after the first bite.

Sweetlee’s Ice Cream inside the Tumwater Craft District feels like one of those places you remember.

The kind of spot you stop at after dinner.
After little league games.
On sunny afternoons.
On random weeknights when life feels busy and you just need something simple and good.

It’s laughter at the counter.
Sticky fingers.
Trying flavors you didn’t plan on ordering.
Sitting outside longer than you meant to.

And honestly… places like this matter.

Because they become part of people’s routines, memories, and little moments they don’t forget.

So here’s your reminder to romanticize your life a little more:
Get the ice cream.
Support local.
Spend time with people you love.

The dishes can wait. 🍨

07/25/2026

07/21/2026

The Craft Concert Series is almost a wrap, y’all, and you don’t want to miss what’s left.

Grab your blanket, your low-back chair, and your people, because we’ve only got TWO shows left this summer:

🎸 July 23: Nikko & the Night Shift (rock, soul & blues)
🎸 July 30: Lavon Blue (rock, country & contemporary)

Come early, stay late. Swing through the Craft District before the music starts to grab a bite or beverage from one of our local spots, then post up on the lawn for a laid-back evening under the PNW sky. Good tunes, good food, good company: that’s the Tumwater way.

📍 The Craft District
🕕 6:00pm - 7:30 pm
🎟️ Free & open to all, bring the whole crew,
🚗 Event Parking OPEN!

See you there, Tumwater. Two shows left, let’s make ‘em count.

07/20/2026

Now you know… Bastard Pies

07/18/2026

It’s hard to explain.

One day you’re just grabbing a coffee.

The next day you’re:

- on a first-name basis with three business owners
- bringing all your out-of-town friends here
- saying things like “you’ve gotta check this place out”

We’re seeing it happen 🤝

07/16/2026

This Thursday, WINEHOUSE will bring their alternative pop energy to the stage for the second Tumwater Craft Concert of the summer! 🎶

We hope to see you Thursday, July 16, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Tumwater Craft District Amphitheater. Be sure to bring a blanket or low-back chair for seating on the grass.

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, youracu!

https://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/departments/parks-recreation-department/tumwater-arts-program/arts-events