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Calendar of
Events & Exhibits
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
April 27, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
First Friday Art Walk
May 1, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Ellensburg Historic Preservation Awards
May 2, 2026, 4 PM - 6 PM
Join the City of Ellensburg Landmarks & Design Commission and the Kittitas County Historical Museum for an 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 honoring local preservation, restoration, and the people who help care for Ellensburg’s historic places.
Weaving Circle
May 4, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
May 25, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
Weaving Circle
June 1, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
First Friday Art Walk
June 5, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
June 22, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
First Friday Art Walk
July 3, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Weaving Circle
July 6, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
The Stories We Share — A Community Fundraiser for the Museum
July 18, 2026, 5 PM - 9 PM
Join us for a fun, community-centered evening supporting the Kittitas County Historical Museum and the history, heritage, and culture we care for together.
Wild & Whiskey History Tour
July 26, 2026, 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Join us for a spirited afternoon exploring local legends and Prohibition-era stories with stops at the Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility & Renewable Energy Center, the Kittitas County Historical Museum, and Elk Heights Distillery. Three stops. One wild story.
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
July 27, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
Weaving Circle
August 3, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
First Friday Art Walk
August 7, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
No Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
August 24, 2026
🪶 There is no Beading Beauties for the month of August.
We’ll see you in September!
First Friday Art Walk
September 4, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
No Weaving Circle
September 7, 2026
There is no Weaving Circle for the month of September.
We’ll see you in October!
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
September 28, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
First Friday Art Walk
October 2, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Weaving Circle
October 5, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
Ellensburg Historic Pub Crawl
October 22, 2026, 5 PM - 8 PM
Join us on October 22nd from 5pm to 8pm, as we share Ellensburg’s interesting, colorful, and often mysterious past in a fun and entertaining way. With a night full of saloons and salacious stories, this event is great for both those new to Ellensburg and long-time residents.
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
October 26, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
Weaving Circle
November 2, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
First Friday Art Walk
November 6, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
October 23, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
Museum Store Sunday
November 29, 2026, 10 AM - 4 PM
On Sunday, November 29, 2026, the Kittitas County Historical Museum in historic Downtown Ellensburg invites shoppers to participate in Museum Store Sunday, an annual holiday shopping day supporting cultural institutions and their stores.
First Friday Art Walk
December 4, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Weaving Circle
December 7, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
KCHS Annual Meeting
December 16, 2026, 5 PM - 6 PM
The Kittitas County Historical Society, Inc. will host its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th from 5pm to 6pm at the Kittitas County Historical Museum in historic Downtown Ellensburg.
Annual Holiday Open House
December 16, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
Join us for the KCHM Annual Holiday Open House on December 16th, 6-8pm.
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
December 28, 2026, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
No First Friday Art Walk
January 1, 2026
No First Friday Art Walk in January.
Event to Resume February 5, 2027, 5-7pm
Weaving Circle
January 4, 2027, 6 PM - 8 PM
This event provides a space for weavers to bring their projects and work, share, learn and enjoy. These events are open to the community at large!
Beading Beauties — Monthly Beadwork Circle
January 27, 2027, 6 PM - 8 PM
🪶 Beading Beauties meets every 4th Monday from 6–8 PM at the Kittitas County Historical Museum. Celebrate the art, history, and creativity of beadwork in a welcoming space for culture, craft, and community.
First Friday Art Walk
February 5, 2027, 5 PM - 7 PM
Join us to experience and explore the history, heritage, and culture of Kittitas County.
Neon Signs
Permanent Exhibit
Bright, bold, and beautiful! These dazzling signs from Ellensburg and Kittitas County’s past have been restored, allowing the neon lights to once again delight locals and visitors alike
Great Ellensburg Fire
Permanent Exhibit
This exhibit takes a look at the various causes of the fire, and the possible motives behind each. It features newspaper clippings, historic photographs, and even a clock that survived the fire.
Ellensburg Blue Agate
Permanent Exhibit
Over 50 samples of Ellensburg Blue Agate are featured in the ongoing Rock and Mineral display, which is the largest collection held by a museum.
Antique Automobiles
Permanent Exhibit
The Museum is home to a very unique collection of antique automobiles. This display showcases six automobiles ranging from an 1899 Mobile Steam Runabout Dos-a-Dos to a 1923 Ford Model T Speedster.
Military Room
Permanent Exhibit
Our Military Room features many items from individuals who served our country and have been a part of Kittitas County. These items include uniforms, medals, letters, photographs, souvenirs, and more.
Intoxicating Elixirs
Permanent Exhibit
Come see unique pieces of local soda bottling equipment, a wide variety of pioneer medicines, and tales of moonshining, bootlegging, and disasters that unfolded afterward.
Medical
Permanent Exhibit
This exhibit covers the history of many of those local institutions, from general and maternal hospitals, medical offices, and dentists through veterinarians, eye care professionals, and funeral parlors.
Railroads
Permanent Exhibit
This display highlights information about the Northern Pacific Railway (today known as the BNSF Railway) and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Road.