Community Calendar for October 22: 2026 Waste Reduction Series, Dia de los Muertos, City of Yelm Haunted Market

Thursday, Oct. 22
City of Yelm Haunted Market
The City of Yelm is diving into the spirit of Halloween with its second annual Haunted Market, which is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Attendees can expect local artisan vendors, spook-tacular food trucks and family-friendly frights and delights. The event will take place at Yelm Community Center and Yelm City Park, located at 301 2nd St. SE.

Yelm football travels to Spanaway Lake
Yelm High School (0-7, 0-4 SPSL) will travel to Spanaway Lake High School (1-3, 0-4 SPSL) to take on the Sentinels at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. This marks the Tornados’ final matchup with a South Puget Sound League South Division opponent before the league crossover matchup against a team from the SPSL North Division. Yelm and Spanaway Lake each seek their first league victory of the season.

Friday, Oct. 23
Tenino football travels to Elma
Tenino High School (5-2, 1-1 Evergreen) will travel to Elma High School (2-5, 1-1 Evergreen) for a conference matchup at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.

Saturday, Oct. 24
Rainier football travels to Toutle Lake
Rainier High School (3-4, 1-2 C2BL) will travel to Toutle Lake (2-5, 1-2 C2BL) for a 7 p.m. matchup on Saturday, Oct. 24, against the Fighting Ducks. This marks the final regular season game of each team’s season, prior to a week nine crossover matchup.

Sunday, Oct. 25
Worthy Coffee Co. Worship Night
Worthy Coffee Co. will host its regular Worship Night event at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, at its location in Roy at 9111 346th St. S. Brian Hanline from Crossover Ministries will lead the worshipping event. The public is welcome to attend, and entry is free.

Wednesday, Oct. 28
2026 Waste Reduction Series
Thurston County Solid Waste and the City of Yelm will collaborate from 6 p.m. to 7 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Yelm Community Center, for its 2026 Waste Reduction Series with an event called “Can This Be Recycled?” You can register for the event online at https://fs23.formsite.com/wg80xb/ece5uk6tjx/index.

Sunday, Nov. 1 —Monday, Nov. 2
Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance
The City of Yelm Parks and Recreation Department will host the first annual Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance activity on Sunday, Nov. 1, and Monday, Nov. 2, at Yelm City Park’s Centennial Stage. On Sunday, Nov. 1, the community ofrenda will open at 2 p.m., and then flower crown making will occur from 4 to 5 p.m. Lastly, live classical Hispanic music will play from 5 to 6 p.m. The ofrenda itself will remain open through 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2.

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Community members can request to have their events run in the calendar section of the Nisqually Valley News by emailing yelmnews@yelmonline.com.