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Holiday Sip & Shop Tickets On Sale Now! | |
Festive holiday shopping, good friends, cocktail tastings, and holiday music – so much fun during the Holiday Sip & Shop in Downtown Camas! Such a fun tradition! On Thursday, November 13th and again on Thursday, December 11th, both from 4-9pm!
CLICK HERE for tickets for November 13th.
CLICK HERE for tickets for December 11th (new cocktail sips and locations!)
Choose your favorite date or join us for both!
We are excited to host these enjoyable DCA events with shopping specials, festive cocktail and holiday drink tastings, live music, treats, photo booth, raffle prizes and other fun holiday activities! We will have fun “elves” throughout town this year handing out goodies and gift cards as well!
This event is a fundraiser for the Downtown Camas Association so we can continue to help Downtown Camas thrive! Thank you to all that choose to shop local and support our amazing downtown merchants!
| "We're Off to See the Wizard" this First Friday! | |
We love the fall and we love a fun costume contest! Join us October 3rd, 5-8pm, for the 19th Annual “Pumpkin Pageant,” & Wizard of Oz First Friday!
Some fun things that go on that evening:
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Pumpkin Pageant: Participating downtown businesses each will carve/decorate a pumpkin and you get to vote for your favorite! Voting enters you to win cool fall-themed prizes!
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Come dressed as your favorite Wizard of Oz character and enter the Costume Contest! Prizes will be given for Best Costume Winners and Runners up for adults and children, as well as a prize for Best Group Costume. The contest starts at 7pm in Journey, Sign up that night between 5pm and 6:45pm.
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Ribbon Cutting at 5pm to welcome We Can! Learning Center, 415 NE Cedar. Come learn about all they will be offering!
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Themed Games and Prizes
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Themed Photo Op
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Art Shows and Receptions in Attic Gallery, 419 NE Cedar; Gallery 408, 408 NE 4th; RedDoor Gallery, 411 NE Dallas; and Second Story Gallery, 625 NE 4th Ave, upstairs at the Camas Library.
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Live music in various locations throughout town
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Enjoy festive fall shopping and dining all through town!
Start your night at the DCA tables at Journey, 304 NE 4th
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Enjoy Grains of Wrath's New Brunch Menu This Weekend! | |
Grains of Wrath launches new brunch menu! The menu includes giant cinnamon rolls dripping in glaze, BYO breakfast sandos stacked sky-high, hash brown fritters loaded with green chiles & cheddar, cinnamon french toast drowning in chocolate + caramel, and chilaquiles!
Join them for brunch this weekend and enjoy their delicious new offerings! 230 NE 5th Ave.
| Save the Date for "The Lost Boys" Late Night Showing! | |
"The Lost Boys" is coming to Liberty Theatre on October 17th at a special 10:05pm late show!
Make an evening of it in Downtown Camas--enjoy dinner and drinks AND spooky vampire trivia and vampire costume contest at Caps N' Taps at 8pm! Then enjoy this cult classic with other movie enthusiasts!
Get your tickets here!
| Vintage Harvest Market this Weekend! | |
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with Camas Antiques annual Vintage Harvest Market event! Join the classic shopping charm on September 12th-13th, 10am-6pm and on September 14th from 11am-5pm!
Gift with purchase for the first 150 Harvest Market guests each day!
Vote for your favorite vendor-created harvest vignette for a chance to win a Camas Antiques Fall Favorites Gift Basket! Complimentary pumpkin spice lattes served Saturday 10am-2pm. It's beginning to feel like Fall! 305 NE 4th Ave.
| Calling All Karaoke Lovers, Occasional Crooners, and Shower Singers! | |
Help bring Drop The Mic Karaoke to life right here in Downtown Camas! Imagine a vibrant venue where you can sing your heart out in private karaoke suites or enjoy the excitement of a lively karaoke main stage where singers can sing anytime (no waiting until 8 or 9pm) — plus, enjoy great food and drinks with friends and family!
Unexpected construction costs (it's definitely a thing in historic buildings!) are slowing things up and it would be great to have some community support to get them open! They have a Crowdfundr account where you can donate and get perks when they open! Visit here to check it out.
Whether you're a karaoke pro or a first-time mic holder, Drop The Mic Karaoke will offer something for everyone. Their mission is simple: create a welcoming, family-friendly karaoke entertainment space that brings people together through the power of music.
They’re raising funds to make significant improvements to their space (former Salud Italian Dining location), and they'd appreciate support--and you get to have extra fun when they open! Support here!
We're excited to have a place in downtown for all ages to celebrate music and have fun together!
| Boo Bash Spooky Season Market is New This Year! | Spooky Season Market pops up at Boo Bash! Stop by Wednesday, October 29th from 1pm-5pm and enjoy shopping for fall produce and seasonal treats! It will be a Camas Farmer's Market special pop-up in a new location on Birch St between 3rd & 4th Ave. Another fun thing to do on Boo Bash day! | Free Community Dance Party with Dance 5.0! | |
Dance 5.0 is back at Destination 339, right in the heart of Downtown Camas! Join them Thursday, September 18th from 7-9pm for a fun community dance party with live DJ--and It's FREE!!!!!
This is an all-ages, alcohol-free dance event for everyone! No skill is required, just interest in having some fun and maybe learning an easy line dance or two! 339 NE Cedar St.
Tickets are FREE but you need to reserve one for each member in your party so they can keep track of how many people are coming. Reserve your tickets HERE!
| Welcome to New DCA Member- Steven Palmer PhotoArtFusion! |
Welcome to new Member, Steven Palmer, a painter and an Award winning fine art photographer and digital sculptor.
His work has been exhibited at Vancouver Art Walks, Portland Pride Waterfront Festival, Portland Black Box Gallery, Minneapolis Praxis Photo Art Gallery and Prism Gallery Maui. Photographer of the Year "NOIR, SILVER CAMERA AWARD" 2022 , Landscape Photographer of the Year finalist 2016, among others.
PhotoArtFusion inspires and delights with a powerful combination of classic and modern art forms, resulting in vibrant and expressive visual masterpieces.
| | Support Friends & Foundation of the Camas Library! | | Liberty & Hayes Freedom are Schools on the Rise! | |
We’re celebrating two of our own Camas Schools! Hayes Freedom High School and Liberty Middle School were among just 42 schools across Washington recognized as 2025 Schools on the Rise by the Association of Washington Student Leaders and AWSP.
This statewide honor highlights schools where students and staff work together to strengthen culture, elevate student voice, and create inclusive, equitable, and empowering environments.
Renegades and Lions: Woot! Woot!
| | Did you know that Livewell Camas now carries fresh cut bouquets? Pick up a beautiful, one of a kind bouquet for yourself or as a gift! Bouquets are made by the small family flower farm, Prairie & Fern. 417 NE Birch St. | | What's Coming Up at the Library | | |
Monday, September 15th @ 6:30PM
Come play improv theater games at the Library! Improv theater is a fun activity and no experience is necessary to participate. There are three Monday sessions at 6:30 p.m.: September 15, 22, and 29.
Registration required for each session. Feel free to register for one, two, or all three sessions! For Adults.
Register here!
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Friday, September 19th @ 5PM
Join us for Bingo at the Library! Winners receive their choice of Reading Dragon prize. All ages welcome.
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Saturday, September 20th @ 3PM
Get creative and make a one-of-a-kind bag charm! We've got all the materials and tools you'll need to craft a personalized charm for your backpack, purse, or keys. If you have a small figurine you'd like to use, bring it along and we can help you transform it into a special accessory.
Register here!
| | Recap of Upcoming Downtown Events | | Live Music in Downtown Camas | | |
A Beer At A Time will offer LIVE music this weekend. Come on down and join the fun! Starting at 7 PM with NO COVER on Thursday and Friday!
216 NE 3rd Ave. (360) 835-5200
- Thursday 9/11- Trivia Night
- Friday 9/12 - Sarah Lodge Band
- Saturday 9/13- Tony Smiley
Birch Street Uptown Lounge has live music every Friday and Saturday from 8pm - 11pm. 311 NE Birch St. (360) 210-7219
- Friday 9/12- Dustin Hunley & Brian Myers
- Saturday 9/13- Face & Bass
Caps & Taps has Trivia Night every Tuesday at 7pm!
Lane Cellars offers amazing wine and live music plays from 7pm - 9pm!
340 NE 4th Ave
- Friday 9/12- Imposter Syndrome
- Saturday 9/13- Sean Holmes & Dave Aston
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