Plentiful Plankton
Plankton may be tiny, but they play a huge role in the ocean ecosystem. Join us and the Puget Sound Estuarium to discover diverse plankton under a microscope, create beautiful plankton decorations, and more!
Events Calendar
June 2025
Bringing Books to Life
Take a look in a book and then bring it to life! Build a hungry caterpillar, go fishing for red fish and blue fish, and enjoy other projects based on classic children’s books. You may even earn a cookie like a certain literary mouse!
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The WET Science Center is closed Thursday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday.
When Life Gives You Lemons
If lemons can be turned into lemonade, why not turn wastewater into something great too? Come sip some sweet lemonade and learn how we recover wastewater resources through hands-on activities, from sand art bottles to biosolid flower planters.
Beneficial Butterflies
Bring on the butterflies! Join us and City of Olympia Park Stewards to create colorful crafts and build a butterfly feeder to invite pretty pollinators to your yard.
July 2025
Holiday Closure
The WET Science Center is closed July 4–5 for Independence Day weekend.
Plaza Pop-Up: Boat Building
Think you’ve got what it takes to engineer a boat? Use a variety of materials to craft your boat and refine your design as you test it in our reclaimed water stream. Join the WET Science Center educators in the East Bay Public Plaza from 12–3pm.
Here Be Dragons
From giant lizards and winged sea slugs to racing watercraft, discover the real-life “dragons” that live among us! Find out how some animals resemble mythical dragons and enjoy a variety of dragon crafts, such as paper airplanes, boats and masks.
Sharkapalooza
Get ready for a jaw-some adventure celebrating the ocean’s most iconic predator! Sink your teeth into shark-themed crafts and discover fun facts about these fascinating fish, who are truly more friend than foe.
Plaza Pop-Up: Boat Building
Think you’ve got what it takes to engineer a boat? Use a variety of materials to craft your boat and refine your design as you test it in our reclaimed water stream. Join the WET Science Center educators in the East Bay Public Plaza from 12–3pm.
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