Traditions Fair Trade
Handmade fair-trade wonders, live music and Olympia's living room — across from Capitol Lake since 1996.
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NEW GEM · 15% off in-store at Traditions Fair Trade for verified WALL donors — no exclusions
South Sound's Best Of · Specialty Store — thank you, Olympia
Soul Cafe inside · every day 10am–4pm · later for big events
Concerts & The Gathering Place rentals · call (360) 705-2819
15% off your in-store purchase — no exclusions. Handmade fair-trade goods from artisans on every populated continent: candles & luminaries, cards & journals, instruments, lamps, incense, jewelry, toys. In-store only — not valid at Soul Cafe (a separate business inside) or online. Browse what they carry first on the online shop, then come see it in person across from Capitol Lake.
That's Zhu Zhu on the right, arms up, with the giant peace dove we built for the Children's Peace Dove Parade at Tacoma Sister Cities' International Day of Peace (Sept 19, 2026). A special thanks to Zhu Zhu: she taught us how to make the official Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots Giant Peace Dove puppets — the same doves that fly at Olympia's Procession of the Species, one of the community-arts traditions our Illuminated Star grew out of. Everything we know about giant doves, we learned in her living room. See the dove fly in the Peace Day program.
Candles & Luminaries
Mole Hollow candles, luminaries and lanterns for the dark months.
ShopLamps & Shades
Cocoa-leaf lamps by craftswomen building a middle class in the Philippines.
ShopInstruments
Gourd shakers, drums, flutes and singing bowls — try them in the shop.
ShopCards & Journals
Hand-crafted cards and journals from artisans across the world.
ShopKids
Sustainably farmed alpaca-wool puppets and toys — perfect for kids (or the cat).
ShopIncense & everything else
Himalayan juniper incense, jewelry, textiles, ceramics — browse it all.
All productsEvery day 10am–4pm (later for big events) · 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501 · (360) 705-2819. House-made food and drink for the people browsing the shop, the concert crowd and everyone who just wants a table with a view of the Capitol. Note: Soul Cafe is a separate business — the 15% Off Gem is for the fair-trade shop, not the cafe.
Traditions has hosted live music since the beginning — folk, jazz manouche, world and roots acts in a room where the crowd came to listen. There's always a student/low-income ticket option (and most people still pay full price, because they know where the money goes). Call (360) 705-2819 for tickets, dinner reservations or to join the monthly events email.
Rent the room. The Gathering Place is available for birthday and retirement parties, meetings, benefits, pop-ups, workshops and recitals — a couple of hours or several days, with a view of the Capitol. Rentals keep the community space open for the concerts. "Thank you for being a part of Olympia's living room for all of these years." — Zhu Zhu & the Traditions crew
Everything Traditions, in one place.
Add a Gem — a deal, a special, a free sample — and THE WALL gives you a page like this one, a badge, a stop on the Holiday HOPE Hop map and a spot in the Menu of Gems in the HOARD. Free. You get donors walking in; a community org gets the gift.
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