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Home to more than 125 creative industries, more than 70 public murals, and a rich culture of arts and community activism, the DOCD is a supportive coalition of organizations, businesses, and individuals.
Explore a list of businesses, clubs, makers, and organizations that work and live in our district. You can also register your own business!
Explore our comprehensive calendar of community events and register an upcoming event in the DOCD!
Annual experimental music and performance art festival happening in multiple venues across downtown Olympia. Usually mid September.
We are a lounge that hosts artists and performances. We offer cocktails and mocktails and are open every day.
The Bridge Music Project is a nonprofit dedicated to helping young people create, produce, and share their own original songs as a way of expressing their experiences. Through this work, the organization fosters collaboration, responsibility, initiative, mutual respect, and personal growth.
The Reflecting Pool is a magaZINE focused on featuring the art and stories of artists based in or near the Olympia area.
Owned by Mikaela Shafer, Maqa Collective's mission is to inspire and motivate brands, artists, and arts organizations to move beyond the confines of traditional marketing strategies.
Naedre Studio makes one-of-a-kind upcycled apparel. They repair, dye, and embellish these pieces with embroidery, block printing, and their signature style of quilt applique.
Do you have an upcoming show, event, opening, or gathering you’d like to share? Submit it to the DOCD calendar! You can use our landing page to promote your event (if needed) or provide people with a place to add to their calendar.
Before submitting, please take a moment to review the guidelines to make sure your event is right for the calendar.
Are you a downtown business, creative, artist, performer, or organization? Register for the Downtown Olympia Creative District Directory today!
The 30 blocks of the Downtown Olympia Creative District include a mix of creative businesses from curated retail spaces, award-winning local breweries and coffee shops (and roasters!), and arts organizations, many housed in former warehouses and industrial structures.
Downtown is home to several independent theaters including the historic Capitol Theater, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Harlequin Productions, and several all ages and 21+ venues that host live theater productions, music, comedy, and even aerial performances.
The Creative District features more than 70 large murals that celebrate a long legacy of visual art in our downtown, dozens of hosted art installations (including sculptures and statuary), two growing museums, and many rotating public art installations that feature our local artists.
Many of the district’s spaces are warehouses, older industrial or historic buildings repurposed for creative uses. For example, the Olympia Armory Creative Campus is a project converting a historic armory into multi-use arts space.
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The Olympia Creative District is a state-certified Creative District under the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) program. This website was funded by cultural access funding through INSPIRE Olympia.
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