1st weekend each April
Shelton Old Time Fiddlers Fest, Shelton High School Auditorium.
May through September, Saturdays, 9 AM to 3 PM
Belfair Farmer’s Market
1st weekend each May
Old Timer’s Historical Fair Matlock, Mary M. Knight school, Saturday 9 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM. Admission, parking and attendance at all attractions, entertainment, displays and events is totally free to this unique fair! Features an authentic Civil War-era military camp, Dutch-oven cooking, a reproduction of a mountain-man camp, expert horse backpacking encampments and black-powder shooting demonstrations. Continuous live entertainment, kids train rides, FFA plant and starter vegetable sale, antique and classic cars, tractors and steam engines (you probably won’t see the miniature steam engines anywhere else) and much, much more.
Friday – Sunday, 3rd Weekend each May
Bluegrass From the Forest
1st weekend after Memorial Day
Mason County Forest Festival parade with 120 units, Queen coronation ceremony, BBQ food, music; all-day event in downtown Shelton.
1st Saturday each July
Tahuya Day and Parade, 10 AM to 4 PM, parade starts at 1 PM, in beautiful downtown Tahuya. Come and see our wonderful Dewatto Can’t March Band and Drill Team! [See Scrapbook page!]
3rd weekend each July
Allyn Days Salmon Bake and Fair, Port of Allyn Waterfront Park. Two full days!
Friday – Sunday, Last Weekend in July
Mason County Fair & Rodeo, Mason County Fairgrounds, Shelton
4th Saturday each July
Grapeview Water Festival, Fair Harbor Marina in Grapeview
2nd Saturday in August
Taste of Hood Canal Community street fair sponsored by the North Mason Rotary Club on Clifton Lane in Belfair. Features food booths including grilled oysters, wine tasting, 2 micro-breweries, custom and classic car show, arts and crafts booths, family entertainment and live music. 10 AM to 6 PM
1st full weekend in October
Oysterfest – West Coast Oyster Shucking Championship & Washington State Seafood Festival, Mason County Fairgrounds, Shelton, 10 AM to 6 PM
1st Saturday in December
Christmas Tree Lighting – Belfair Square
1st Saturday in December
Christmas Parade Downtown Shelton