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OCTOBER 3-4, 2026
WAITSBURG TOWN HALL
121 MAIN STREET
Collectibles, Furniture, Holiday Decor, Jewelry, Vintage Home Décor, One-of-a-Kind Finds
Sponsored at Gaudy Gals on Main
SATURDAY, SEPT 26, 2026
6:00 PM 9:00 PM
WAITSBURG FAIRGROUNDS
TICKETS ONLINE
Get ready to sink your teeth into mouthwatering salmon at the Annual Waitsburg Lions Club Salmon BBQ. On the menu:
GRILLED SALMON with FAMOUS SAUCE
BAKED POTATO
BAKED BREAD
FAMOUS BAKED BEANS
HOMEMADE COLE SLAW
BEER & WINE
It’s a feast you don’t want to miss!
21+
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 11AM - 3PM
BRUCE MUSEUM
318 MAIN STREET
Live music, demonstrations, vintage style show, Pioneer-of-the-Year award presentation, and docent-led tours of the museum.
A family-friendly and community-focused event
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 5PM - 10PM
IN THE WEST ALLEY OF MAIN, 200 BLOCK
Music, food, artisans! VAMOS!
ARTIST VISIT
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 11AM - 1PM
Artist Frank Laufer will have his work on display at Wolfling Coffee beginning September 9th, and will be at Wolfling on the 13th. If you’ve never experienced his colorful palette and expressive brushwork first hand, you’re in for a treat! Stop in and say hello on Sunday September 13 from 11am-1pm.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I was born and raised in Walla Walla, then moved to SF Bay Area for 30 years. About 6 years ago I moved back. I think nature more fully supports us in our birthplace. The most important thing to state about my work is that it’s almost entirely concerned with the act and process of painting itself. Paint gives expression to intuitive feelings of silence, form, structure, and organizing power. All else including results, evolving subject matter, mood, and so forth follow this.
SEPTEMBER 4 - 6
FRI - SAT 10AM-4PM / SUN 10AM - 2PM
DUKE + REMINGTON
137 MAIN STREET
From buckaroo to business suits, the September Vintage Market will help you navigate the changing of the seasons with style. Leather, jackets, light layering pieces, button-downs, sashiko-stitched jeans, and cozy wraps are all highlighted over Labor Day weekend.
If you have goods you’d like to include, sign-up online! Final drop day is September 3.
AUGUST 30, 2026, 1-5PM
WAITSBURG FAIRGROUNDS
$10 includes admission and a meal!
Rural Youth Enrichment Services invites everyone to come out to the Waitsburg Fairgrounds for an afternoon and enjoy games, food, music and fun for all ages!
This is a fundraising event to benefit Rural Youth Enrichment Services and the many programs they support within our local community.
SATURDAY AUG 29, 9:30AM
BRUCE MUSEUM
Step back in time and see what transportation looked like before 1915 with the Horseless Carriage Club of America.
SAT 8/22/2026
4-7pm FOOD SPECIAL: Asian Bao Buns
6-8pm LIVE MUSIC: Paul Gregutt
Paul Gregutt’s most recent bands – Friends of the Devil and the DavePaul5 – have been entertaining audiences in Waitsburg and Walla Walla for years, but Paul is first and foremost a solo artist and songwriter. At the Royal Block he’ll perform on acoustic 6 and 12-string guitars, playing finger style and flat pick guitar across a varied mix of classic songs and savvy originals. If you like Dylan, Dead, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, country Stones, Steve Earl and more, you’ll love this show.
No cover | 21+
SAT 8/1 , 6-7PM
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN
This month Joseph Roberts is leading a conversation focused on "Untitled #10013" by Dennis Masback who will be joining via Zoom.
Royal Block hosts monthly art talks: round-table discussions facilitated by Joseph Roberts that consider differing perceptions of a single artwork. No art experience necessary.
Come early to sample new wines from our friends at Brockmeyer!
21+
JULY 31 - AUGUST 2 / FRI - SAT / 9AM-2PM
DUKE + REMINGTON
137 MAIN STREET
BOOKS, ART, PAPER GOODS + EPHEMERA is the focus of this month’s Vintage Market. With a swoon-worthy selection of vintage children’s classics, special ephemera packets from Tate Art Waitsburg, vintage art gallery posters, and access to the Pressroom for extraordinary paper goods, it’s going to be a wonderful time!
SATURDAY 7/25 7PM - 8PM
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET
New show, new poster! As part of the TONGUE + GROOVE Series at the Royal Block, Low Plains Drifters will be bringing a mostly acoustic of their set to Waitsburg, paired with Japanese-style bar food.
