Youth Art Walk

Chehalis Downtown Youth Art Walk Connecting Community through Youth ArtThe Chehalis Youth Art Walk is a community arts program created by Experience Chehalis and Dandelion Creative Space to celebrate the creativity of local youth while bringing

Holiday Season

Holidays in Chehalis Experience the magic of Christmas in Chehalis! Holiday News Events Santa Tracker Santa is a busy man during the holidays, but he always makes time to listen to holiday wishes! Here are some of the places you can find him dur

Experience Chehalis Presents Front Door Back

Transform Your Business: Creating Irresistible Stores and Storefronts June 10, 6:30 p.m. at Mint City Coffee Roasting Interested in improving your business storefront and creating a more vibrant shopping experience for your customers? Join us o

Love Notes: Spreading Love Throughout Downtown Chehalis

This February 2026, Experience Chehalis invites the community to join in a heartwarming new tradition, now in its second year - Downtown Chehalis Love Notes! This initiative is all about sharing kindness and appreciation with the businesses, orga

Block Captain Program

In 2024, our Block Captain Program was launched to keep communication strong between Experience Chehalis and our business community. Block captains are liaisons between businesses and Experience Chehalis. This line of communication serves not only as

Parking Extender Program Support

Parking Extender Pass Program Did you know customers in Downtown Chehalis parked in 2-hour parking zones can extend their parking to spend more time downtown?  Many businesses are not aware the City of Chehalis offers a parking extender pass in Dow

Holiday Facade Grant

Experience Chehalis offers a grant program to provide matching funds to downtown business owners who desire to make eligible small-scale improvements to the façade of their buildings for the winter holiday season. Experience Chehalis works to supp

Chehal-LOWEEN

Once the pumpkins are decorated, it's time to prepare the costumes and head to Downtown Chehalis on Halloween for trick-or-treating fun!  Trick-or-Treat Transit, hosted by the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce, takes families throughout Chehal

Small-Event Micro Grant

Small event support for small business events Experience Chehalis offers a grant program to provide matching funds to downtown business owners who host an event at their business within downtown Chehalis. Experience Chehalis works to support and fos

Postcards of Chehalis

Chehalis postcards are now available in Downtown Chehalis! Chehalis postcards were created in 2023 and now available at local shops around town.  Twenty designs have been created by local artists and designers made into postcards to promote our comm

Graffiti Busters

Experience Chehalis Eradicates Graffiti Graffiti is a crime.  It is costly and destructive. Unaddressed, it can send a message that the community is not concerned about the appearance of its neighborhoods.  It can generate a perception of crime, in

Chehalis Spring Cleaning Days

Spring Clean Up Event Offers Free Residential Dumping for Chehalis Residents The City of Chehalis, in partnership with Experience Chehalis, hosted their first free residential cleanup event on May 20-21, 2023. Dumpsters were set up in four locations