Capital Lakefair is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Olympia, Washington. While widely known as Olympia’s annual summer festival, Lakefair operates year-round to celebrate and give back to our community in Thurston County.

Mission Statement

We, as Capital Lakefair, provide a family-friendly community festival annually in the 3rd week of July:

​To celebrate our area youth by offering scholarship programs and activities that highlight their academic, artistic talents and community spirit;

To offer our non-profit organizations the opportunity for fundraising for their local charities through the annual Capital Lakefair Festival;

To celebrate and recognize the Armed Forces and their families in the South Sound area;

To promote, recognize and maintain a positive business relationship, year round, between communities and organizations throughout the South Sound Region of Puget Sound;

To act as a professional goodwill ambassador organization both during the Capital Lakefair Festival celebration and throughout the year.