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Historic Self-Guided Walking TourWalk through the doors of history and into the colorful past of our community. Pick up a Historic Walking Tour Guide at the Lewis County Historical Museum, Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, other Downtown
Recycling Containers Installed in Downtown Chehalis
August 2018 - A partnership between the city of Chehalis and the Chehalis Community Renaissance Team (CCRT)* has announced the installation of four recycling containers in the city’s historic down
Keeping up appearances with small updates
The Micro-Façade Grant is offered by Experience Chehalis, a Main Street community. This program is offered to downtown businesses and property owners who desire to make small-scale improvements to the facad
Choose Local First - it matters!
Our quality of life and local economy rely on where you receive your services and do your shopping. Help make your dollars work for Chehalis and Centralia. Grab dinner in town. Have your car repaired locally. T
Choose Downtown Chehalis for your business
Downtown Chehalis is the ideal place to start or expand your business. The City of Chehalis and Experience Chehalis wants to ensure your business is successful for many years to come. The Chehal
Become part of the tradition!Sponsor flower plantings to beautify downtown Chehalis
Experience Chehalis invites all to become part of the tradition, welcoming spring to Downtown Chehalis. Each year we seek sponsors for the annual spring beautificat
Highlighting our history and adding interest
Phase 1: January 2017 | Experience Chehalis (formerly named the Chehalis Community Renaissance Team) added 15 banners to historic downtown Chehalis on Market Boulevard. The banners depict our downt
Downtown restrooms get a facelift
The Chehalis Community Renaissance Team* was pleased to grant a $25,000 donation to the City of Chehalis to renovate and reopen the restrooms in Downtown Chehalis. The discussion was to either demolish or renovate th
Encouraging bike traffic downtown
Experience Chehalis, formerly named the Chehalis Community Renaissance Team, has funded the production of fifteen bike racks now installed in Downtown Chehalis. The first ten were installed in 2017 followed by fiv
ChehalisFest takes place the last Saturday in July. A summer tradition - July 29, 2023!
Experience Chehalis hosts the annual summer celebration, ChehalisFest, each year on the last Saturday of July. This event offers activities for kids and fami
Keeping up appearances with downtown businesses
The Downtown Façade Grant is offered by Experience Chehalis, a Main Street community. This program is offered to downtown businesses and property owners who desire to make improvements to the façade
Take a colorful seat in downtown Chehalis!
Three local artists were selected in spring 2018, 2019, and 2020 to paint colorful designs on three new municipal grade benches each year which were installed in Downtown Chehalis by City of Chehalis staff.
