Olympia Harbor Days

Activities & Experiences

Enjoy a wide variety of activities on land and sea at Olympia Harbor Days 2026! Some highlights include:

• Bob Peck’s mini tug display in the large pavilion at Percival Landing Park

• 2 music stages - one at Port Plaza and one at Percival Landing Park! Bring a chair and enjoy our free concert series!

• Port Plaza Cake Walk! Stand on a number when announced and we will draw numbers to find our cake walk winner! Cakes donated by Haggen Top Foods!

• Bounce houses

• Pirates galore! Join the fun and dress up as a family-friendly pirate!

• Duck Find! We will have little rubber ducks hidden around the festival for folks to find! If you find one with a number on the bottom, go get your prize at the Harbor House!

• First annual Olympia Harbor Days 5K Fun Run! Want to give our first ever 5K a try? Register at the Project Mindset website.

Tugboat Races

The famous vintage tugboat races happen Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.
Come down by 11 a.m. on Sunday to see the tugboats parade out to race, either at the Port Plaza or by the Harbor House!

Come See The Parthia - New Permanent Installation!

Come marvel at the Parthia in person while you’re here! The newly installed Parthia is located right by the Olympia Farmers Market parking lot on Market Street. Learn more about this new installation in these fabulous articles:

Historic Tugboat Parthia Moving to Display Site - ThurstonTalk

Historic Tugboat Parthia Moves to Permanent Waterfront Display Aug. 18 - Capitol Record

Historic Tugboat Parthia Lifted Into Permanent Olympia Display - Capitol Record

Where to See the Historic Parthia Tugboat at Port of Olympia - The Olympian