The 2025 Tenino Oregon Trail Days Festival will feature the Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade, Cascadia Country’s Pioneer Village with 25 hands-on activities for families, the 31st Annual Washington Agate & Mineral Society (WAMS) Rock and Gem Rendezvous, food booths and arts and crafts vendors.
Additionally, festival attendees can enjoy the Tenino Young-At-Heart Theatre production of Disney's “The Little Mermaid,” the Tenino Timberland Library Book Sale, the Tenino Farmers Market Blue Ribbon Pie Contest, South Thurston Fire and EMS demonstrations and dunk tank and the Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.
Oregon Trail Days events stretch from Thursday, July 24, through Sunday, July 27.
Visitors are encouraged to check out the Tenino City Park playground equipment, three pump tracks, trails and the Tenino Quarry Pool while at the festival, according to a news release from Tenino, the host of the 58th annual Oregon Trail Days celebration. The festival is coordinated by the Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Tenino Oregon Trail Days 2025 schedule is as follows:
Thursday, July 24:
• 7 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid,” at Tenino High School
Friday, July 25:
• 9 a.m.-6 p.m. — WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. — Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles' Christmas in July Craft Fair
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center and Tenino Food Bank Plus
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
• 10 a.m. — Flag Ceremony by VFW Post 5878
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Tenino Depot Museum, Depot 50th Anniversary of the Move History Exhibit, wooden money printing, Oregon Trail history, blacksmithing
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Food, art and craft vendors
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
• 12 p.m.-6 p.m. — Tenino Quarry Pool hours
• 5 p.m. — Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles Dinner and Grooveyard Band
• 7 p.m. — Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid,” Tenino High School
Saturday, July 26:
• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. — Capital City 3-on-3, Parkside School
• 9 a.m.-6 p.m. — WAMS Rock & Gem Rendezvous
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. — Tenino Eagles Christmas in July Craft Fair
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Information Center staffed by Tenino Community Service Center and Tenino Food Bank Plus
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Tenino Depot Museum, Depot 50th Anniversary of the Move History Exhibit, wooden money printing, Oregon Trail history, blacksmithing
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Food, art and craft vendors
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
• 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Tenino Farmers Market Blue Ribbon Pie Contest
• 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Tenino Timberland Friends of the Library Book Sale at Farmers Market
• 10:45 a.m.-noon — The Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. — Heernett Environmental Foundation Creekside Conservancy Traditional Salmon Bake
• 12 p.m. — Capital City 3-on-3 Dunk Contest
• Noon-4 p.m. — South Thurston Fire & EMS Dunk Tank
• Noon-6 p.m. — Tenino Quarry Pool hours
• 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. — The Prairie Steppers Square and Round Dance Club Demonstration
• 2 p.m. — Tenino Depot Museum 50th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony
• 2 p.m. — Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid” at the high school
• 5 p.m. — Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles Dinner and Haywire Band
• 6 p.m. — Stone City Events Center — The Olson Bros Band Concert
Sunday, July 27:
• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. — Capital City 3-on-3 at Parkside School
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. — WAMS Rock & Gem Show
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. — Tenino Eagles Christmas in July Craft Fair
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center and Tenino Food Bank Plus
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Tenino Depot Museum, wooden money printing, Oregon Trail history, blacksmithing
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Food, art and craft vendors
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House
• 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — Community Worship Service in the Park led by First Presbyterian Church of Tenino at the Quarry House Stage
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — Pioneer Village Hands-on Activities
• 12 p.m. — Capital City 3-on-3 3-Point Contest
• 12 p.m.-6 p.m. — Tenino Quarry Pool hours
• 2 p.m. — Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid” at the high school
• 4 p.m. — Tenino VFW Post 5878 Closing Flag Ceremony
• On July 31, and Aug. 1 at 7 p.m., as well as Aug. 2 and 3 at 2 p.m., the Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre will perform “The Little Mermaid” at Tenino High School. Showtimes are weekdays at 7 p.m., weekends at 2 p.m., and pay-what-you-can on July 30. Adults $16, students and seniors $14 for tickets. For more information, visit teninoyoungathearttheatre.org/events/.
A complete schedule of events can be found at https://teninoacc.org/events/.
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