Model RC sailboats share the water with larger vessels on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Olympia Harbor Days attendees sail model RC sailboats and wave to larger vessels near Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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The Creosote, a 50-foot wooden tugboat built in 1921 in Eagle Harbor, drives through Budd Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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A child poses for a photo in front of a sand sculpture at Olympia’s Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The sculpture was created by Form Finders Master Sand Carvers for Olympia Harbor Days.
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A tugboat makes its way into Budd Inlet for the 2026 Tugboat Races, held Sunday, Sept. 6, as part of Olympia Harbor Days.
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Olympia Harbor Days attendees sail model RC sailboats and wave to larger vessels near Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Olympia Harbor Days attendees walk through Percival Landing on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Olympia Harbor Days attendees view tugboats and other maritime vessels docked near Percival Landing on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Ian Rakestraw of Grizzly Artwork LLC finishes carving a squirrel on the Olympia waterfront during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Volunteers with wildlife rescue service SR3 talk with Olympia Harbor Days attendees at Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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A dragon boat, manned by volunteers through the Olympia Dragon Boat Club, paddles through Budd Inlet during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Sand sculptures made by Form Finders Master Sand Carvers for Olympia Harbor Days sit on display at Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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The R.W. Confer, a historic 60-foot vintage tugboat built in 1930 in Portland, Oregon, drives through Budd Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Olympia Harbor Days attendees, on both the dock and on the water, watch boats drive through Budd Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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A kayaker with a dog records boats passing by in Budd Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Historic tugboats sit on display at Percival Landing on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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A dragon boat, manned by volunteers through the Olympia Dragon Boat Club, makes its way from Percival Landing towards Port Plaza during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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Trevor Hall plays the violin at the Olympia waterfront on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Cagri, 8, gets an airbrushed tattoo from Mad One at Percival Landing on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, while Ada, 3, watches.
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Allison Hanlon performs at Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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A model tugboat created by Olympia Model Sailors is on display at Port Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Vendors line the Olympia waterfront around the “Motherhood” bronze sculpture on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Kids play on the shores of Budd Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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Peter Simon of the tie-dye clothing shop To Dye For sits with his dog, Tater Tot, inside a vendor booth on the Olympia waterfront on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, during Olympia Harbor Days.
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A small boat drives through Budd Inlet during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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A boat drives through Budd Inlet during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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A dragon boat, manned by volunteers through the Olympia Dragon Boat Club, paddles through Budd Inlet during Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
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