Forest Festival Events.
Royalty Tea Party
Dress your finest for tea with the Royalty Court in the gardens of the Colonial House. Tickets include a take home gift for future royalty!
Shelton Car Show-Off
Since 2010, the Shelton High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. (NJROTC) Booster Club has hosted this event on the Sunday of the Mason County Forest Festival weekend.
Proceeds this year will continue to help support the NJROTC cadets’ leadership program and activities. The Booster Club is able to help send cadets to leadership academy and competitions with funds they raise from the car show.
Show is 10 AM – 3 PM and is free to spectators. Registration from 8:00-11:00am on F Street. Judging begins at 11:00am. Awards at 2:00pm.
PLAQUE AWARDS IN 35 CATEGORIES. Entry fee only $25 per vehicle. Dash plaques for the first 300 cars. Event Questions? Call Erica 360.790.9353
Fireworks Show
Fireworks are back! Join us for a no-to-be-missed fireworks show put on by PYROSpectacular. It will be an amazing show.
Fireworks stage at Oakland Bay Junior High and can be seen from parking lots along Wallace-Kneeland Blvd.
Rockin' The Forest
Join us for live music, beer garden, food trucks and much, much more! Free Event!
Logging Show
We are excited to host the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS Western Qualifier, and well as a new addition, a chainsaw carving exhibition! Come see all the excitement, as well as some awesome vendors, food and informational booths.
Paul Bunyan Grand Parade
For 79 years the Paul Bunyan Parade has followed the streets of Shelton celebrating our rich timber heritage.
Family & Pet Parade
The cutest pre-show to the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade! SHELTON FAMILY YMCA invites people of all ages, families, groups and pets before the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade to have some good old fashioned fun in the Family and Pet Parade.
Dress up with your pets, decorate your bike, wear a costume, have a forest theme or something totally different! Arrive by 9:30am to check in. Ribbons awarded for best entries in the following categories:
Group and/or Family Entry • Decorated Bike • ”Believe in Bunyan & Babe” Theme
Pet Costumes (Group/Individual) • Best Costume (human)
Mason 5 Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Support your local fire department with a hearty breakfast before the annual parade!
Goldsborough Creek Run/Walk/Jog
A Mason County Forest Festival event • Sponsored by the Centennial Guild
Proceeds benefit the Mason General Hospital Centennial Guild and the Kristi Armstrong Memorial Scholarship.
Course: Run and Walk event start at the Shelton Valley Christian School on Shelton Valley Road. The Junior Jog & 1/4 Mile (Age 65+) starts at 7th Street & Railroad Ave.
Sign Up here: https://runsignup.com/
Carnival
Join us for some classic carnival fun for all ages! Located Downtown on 1st Street (at the Old Mell Chevrolet location).
Early Carnival!! Due to an event cancellation, our carnival company has joined us early this year! They'll be open beginning Friday, May 24, through Memorial Day 5/27. closed Tuesday & Wednesday and then open again Thurs. 5/31-Sun. June 2 for our regularly scheduled Forest Festival festivities.
Pre-sale Wristbands will be honored all days the carnival is open (you can still get yours at Jalisco, The Chamber, Neil's Pharmacy and The Shopper).
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:
Running Friday 5/24 through Monday 5/27.
CLOSING HOURS ARE ESTIMATED:
FRI 5:00-9:00pm • SAT. 12:00-10:00pm
SUN. 1:00-10:00pm • MON. 1:00-CLOSE
Tickets are $1 each, or $40 for a wristband. Rides typically take 4-7 tickets to ride. 36” minimum height.
FOREST FESTIVAL WEEK:
Running Thursday 5/30 through Sunday 6/2.
HOURS:
THURS. 5:00-9:00pm • FRI. 4:00-10:00pm
SAT. 12:00-10:00pm • SUN. 12:00-5:00pm
Tickets are $1 each, or $40 for a wristband. Rides typically take 4-7 tickets to ride. 36” minimum height.
2024 Forest Festival Coronation
Join us for this FREE Community Event! Come support our local young people as they take part in the Forest Festival Coronation. The Queen of the Forest will be crowned along with the Princess of Hemlock, Princess of Douglas Fir, and of course, Paul Bunyan and Timber the Axe Man!
We will also announce our button design top 10 finalists and showcase our 2024 Button Design Winner. Buttons will be available for $3 during intermission and after the event. Our Parade Grand Marshal will also be announced.
This is a wonderful scholarship opportunity for our local High School Juniors and Seniors!
6:00pm at the Performing Arts Center at Shelton High School
FREE Entry!
Royalty Tea Party
Dress your finest for tea with the Royalty Court in the gardens of the Colonial House. Tickets include a take home gift for future royalty!
Shelton Car Show-Off
Since 2010, the Shelton High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. (NJROTC) Booster Club has hosted this event on the Sunday of the Mason County Forest Festival weekend.
Proceeds this year will continue to help support the NJROTC cadets’ leadership program and activities. The Booster Club is able to help send cadets to leadership academy and competitions with funds they raise from the car show.
Show is 10 AM – 3 PM and is free to spectators. Registration from 8:00-11:00am on F Street. Judging begins at 11:00am. Awards at 2:00pm.
PLAQUE AWARDS IN 35 CATEGORIES. Entry fee only $25 per vehicle. Dash plaques for the first 300 cars. Event Questions? Call Erica 360.790.9353
Fireworks Show
Fireworks are back! Join us for a no-to-be-missed fireworks show put on by PYROSpectacular. It will be an amazing show.
Fireworks stage at Oakland Bay Junior High and can be seen from parking lots along Wallace-Kneeland Blvd.
Rockin' The Forest
Join us for live music, beer garden, food trucks and much, much more! Free Event!
Logging Show
We are excited to host the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS Western Qualifier, and well as a new addition, a chainsaw carving exhibition! Come see all the excitement, as well as some awesome vendors, food and informational booths.
Paul Bunyan Grand Parade
For 79 years the Paul Bunyan Parade has followed the streets of Shelton celebrating our rich timber heritage.
Family & Pet Parade
The cutest pre-show to the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade! SHELTON FAMILY YMCA invites people of all ages, families, groups and pets before the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade to have some good old fashioned fun in the Family and Pet Parade.
Dress up with your pets, decorate your bike, wear a costume, have a forest theme or something totally different! Arrive by 9:30am to check in. Ribbons awarded for best entries in the following categories:
Group and/or Family Entry • Decorated Bike • ”Tall Timbers” Theme
Pet Costumes (Group/Individual) • Best Costume (human)
Mason 5 Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Support your local fire department with a hearty breakfast before the annual parade!
Goldsborough Creek Run/Walk/Jog
A Mason County Forest Festival event • Sponsored by the Centennial Guild
Proceeds benefit the Mason General Hospital Centennial Guild and the Kristi Armstrong Memorial Scholarship.
Course: Run and Walk event start at the Shelton Valley Christian School on Shelton Valley Road. The Junior Jog & 1/4 Mile (Age 65+) starts at 7th Street & Railroad Ave.
Sign Up here: https://runsignup.com/
Carnival
Join us for some classic carnival fun for all ages! Located Downtown on 1st Street (at the Old Mell Chevrolet location).
Running Thursday 6/1 through Sunday 6/4.
HOURS:
THURS. 5:00-9:00pm • FRI. 4:00-10:00pm
SAT. 12:00-10:00pm • SUN. 12:00-5:00pm
Tickets are $1 each, or $40 for a wristband. Rides typically take 4-7 tickets to ride. 36” minimum height.
2023 Forest Festival Coronation
Come support our area students as they compete for a spot on the 2023 Forest Festival Royalty Court
The Kristmas Town Kiwanis Duck Race
The annual duck race features numbered “ducks” following the currents of Goldborough Creek in Shelton, WA.
Shelton Car Show-Off
It all started in 1990 when a car show was added to the line-up of events during the weekend of the Mason County Forest Festival. Since 2010, the Shelton High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. (NJROTC) Booster Club has hosted this event on the Sunday of the Mason County Forest Festival weekend. This year they have partnered with the Shelton Rotary to plan and run the event.
Months of planning go into this event and on the day of the show it takes eight city blocks of space and about 50 volunteers to operate! In 2015, the 25th anniversary of the show, 423 cars registered for the show from all over Washington and some from Oregon and Idaho.
The Shelton Car Showoff continues to be a success because of all the support from the car owners, the local businesses that help sponsor the event costs and the dedication of the cadets and volunteers that participate every year.
Proceeds this year will continue to help support the NJROTC cadets’ leadership program and activities. The Booster Club is able to help send cadets to leadership academy and competitions with funds they raise from the car show. Additionally, proceeds will also support the Shelton Rotary community services and the Mason County Forest Festival.
Thank you to our gold sponsors: The Shopper, Kamilche Dental, South Sound Appliances, and Shelton Tabs and Titles.
Thanks to our silver sponsors: Our Community Credit Union, Ascend Roofing, and First Choice Automotive. Thanks to our bronze sponsors: Denny's Auto Service and Hood Canal Communications.
THANK YOU 2022 CAR SHOW OFF SPONSORS!
The event is Sunday, June 5th from 10 AM – 3 PM and is free to spectators. Car registration is 8 AM – 11 AM on “F” Street. The car registration fee is $20 per car. There will be food vendors on site, a silent auction or regular raffle, and a 50/50 raffle.Come on out to see over 400 cars on Olympic Hwy North, between C and K Streets.
Registration from 8:00-11:00am on F Street. Judging begins at 11:00am. Awards at 2:00pm.
PLAQUE AWARDS IN 35 CATEGORIES. Entry fee only $20 per vehicle. Dash plaques for the first 300 cars.
Hosted by Shelton High School NJROTC Booster Club
Fireworks Show
Fireworks are back! Join us for a no-to-be-missed fireworks show put on by PYROSpectacular. It will be an amazing show.
Fireworks stage at Oakland Bay Junior High and can be seen from parking lots along Wallace-Kneeland Blvd.
Rockin' The Forest
Join us for live music, beer garden, food trucks and much, much more! Free Event!
Logging Show & Chainsaw Exhibition
We are excited to host the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS Western Qualifier, and well as a new addition, a chainsaw carving exhibition! Come see all the excitement, as well as some awesome vendors, food and informational booths.
Paul Bunyan Grand Parade
For 77 years the Paul Bunyan Parade has followed the streets of Shelton celebrating our rich timber heritage. Join in this 78th year of tradition.
Family & Pet Parade
The cutest pre-show to the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade! DART (Disaster Animal Rescue Team) invites people of all ages, families, groups and pets before the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade to have some good old fashioned fun in the Family and Pet Parade.
Dress up with your pets, decorate your bike, wear a costume, have a forest theme or something totally different! Arrive by 9:30am to check in. Ribbons awarded for best entries in the following categories:
Group and/or Family Entry
Decorated Bike
”Back to our Roots” Theme
Pet Costumes (Group/Individual)
Best Costume (human)
