Labor Day events

(August 31, 2026) — Celebrate the power and resilience of working people and our labor movement this Labor Day. Here are some of the events planned by local labor councils. Don’t see your union or council’s event listed? Email STAND editor Sarah Tucker at stucker@wslc.org to add your event to this list.

Southwest Washington
hosted by SW WA CLC and Cowlitz-Wahkiakum CLC

Labor Day Picnic
Monday, September 7 | 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Haydu Park in Kalama (253 Kalama River Rd, Kalama)
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Thurston-Lewis-Mason Counties
hosted by TLM CLC

Labor Day Celebration
Monday, September 7 | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The VR Lee Building (221 SW 13th St., Chehalis)
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King County
hosted by MLK Labor

Labor Day gathering
Angle Lake, SeaTac, WA
Monday, September 7 | 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Angle Lake Park (19408 International Blvd., SeaTac)
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Pierce County
hosted by Pierce CLC

Ralph Chaplin Graveside Memorial
Monday, September 7 | 10:30 a.m. to 11:00a.m.
Calvary Cemetery (5212 S 70th St, entrance on Lakewood Drive W., across from Meadow Park Golf Course, Tacoma)
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Labor Day Picnic
Co-hosted with WFSE Local 793
Monday, September 7 | 11:30 a.m.  to 3:00 p.m.
Fort Steilacoom Park Picnic Pavilion, Lakewood
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Skagit County
hosted by NW WA CLC

Labor Day picnic
Monday, September 7 | 12:00pm
Maiben Park (1011 Greenleaf Ave, Burlington)
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