Cultural activities, outdoor fairs and festivals, wineries, breweries, historical sites, and more make it a challenge to list things to do in Walla Walla. The town and county offer options for all ages and interests. Continue reading here for Things to Do in Walla Walla.
Visit Frog Hollow Farm
Early spring is a great time to plan a visit to the farm for their annual heirloom plant sale. Throughout the growing season be sure to stop by the farm and shop at their farm stand. You’ll find farm-fresh produce and other locally grown and made goods. In addition, Frog Hollow Farm offers a series of classes titled “In your Garden.” Kate Frey covers topics that include planning your vegetable garden, planting for pollinators, garlic braiding and preservation, and how to save your seeds.
Winemaking and the Walla Walla Valley
Dating back to the mid-1800s, newly arrived settlers planted the first grape crops. Not until 1977 would Walla Walla have its first commercial winery, Leonetti Cellar. A few years later, the second and third wineries opened.
Explore more of the area and add a visit to Walla Walla’s second commercial winery, Woodward Canyon to your to do list. Each day their tasting room is open for visitors to sample their newest vintages. Be sure to bring a picnic lunch or portable charcuterie board to complement their wines.
Blue Mountain Archers
Consider becoming a member of the Blue Mountain Archers. This not-for-profit organization supports bowhunting and archery. Members have access to an indoor and outdoor archery range. In addition, to promote the sports, the Walla Walla Blue Mountain Archers also sponsor two different 3-D tournaments. During the summer, they host a club picnic. Annual and lifetime memberships are available.
Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever
Another active group located in Walla Walla is the Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever. The chapter works to balance sharing the land with a focus on conservation of open space for pheasants and their habitat. Planting shrubs and trees along with seeding lands with native forbs and grasses are part of their work. Additionally, the group provides educational resources to help inform neighbors about how everyone can work together to preserve and restore lands. Events that the group organizes and sponsors include habitat field days and teaching people how to shoot and hunt.
Explore the History of Walla Walla
Built in 1879 and 1880, the Kirkman House provides visitors with a glimpse into a vastly different time. At the time of its construction, the Kirkman House demonstrated how the wealthy lived. Having earned their money from ranching, the Kirkmans spent $7,000 on their Victorian Italianate house to display their status in town. Extravagant dinner parties were part of the Kirkmans’ entertaining repertoire.
From 1920-1924, Whitman College used the home as their boys’ dormitory. Walter Brattain, who was co-inventor of the transistor and 1956 Nobel Prize winner, was one of the boys who lived here during that time. For more than fifty years, the home was separated into apartments before the museum assumed ownership.
