The Olympic Peninsula has plenty going on for our 93 days of summer. Check out this week’s staff picks and look for more each Wednesday, along with video highlights of this summer’s festivities on the Gazette’s Facebook page.

• Aug. 2

Get out in the sun! Through mid-October you can get out on the water at Lake Crescent in a canoe, kayak (single or tandem) or paddleboard. From your Lake Crescent Lodge rental, you can fish, picnic lunch or just drift with the breeze and bask in the warm sunshine. See olympicnationalparks.com/things-to-do/boat-paddleboard-rentals-olympic-peninsula/ for rental rates.

• Aug. 3

Party time, excellent: Sequim’s City Arts Advisory Committee hosts the third Keying Around/Block Party on Friday, in coordination with the First Friday Art Walk. The party starts at 5 p.m. and will feature live music from 7-10 p.m. (Seattle’s traditional folk/bluegrass band High Divide, then local eclectic rockers Black Door Alley). The event will also have various games and youth-related activities, plus a silent auction for hand-painted pianos for the conclusion of the Keying Around program.

• Aug. 4

Game on! Opttacon, a local board game festival, runs three days. With Friday sold out, get in the door for Saturday or Sunday (or both) and be a part of games of all varieties (deck-builders, RPGs, etc.) at the Guy Cole Convention Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. Cost is $15 for a day pass, $20 for two days; use cash if entering at the door. Festivities run 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (opttacon.org)

• Aug. 5

Ready to ride? It’s the annual Ride the Hurricane! On Sunday, Aug. 5, this is a challenging recreational cycling event taking riders for a round trip ride to the top of Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, and is open to all abilities and ages. Cost is $50. Challenge yourself and others with the ~40-mile hill ride or — new this year — try a non-supported, ~100-mile “Experimental Route.” (portangeles.org/pages/RideTheHurricane)

• Aug. 6

Explore local native history at the Makah Cultural and Research Center. The museum interprets and houses 300-500 year old artifacts recovered from the Ozette Archaeological Site. (makahmuseum.com, 360-645-2711)

• Aug. 7

Sink a line with one of the local fishing guides. From Sequim to Forks, let the local experts lead the way for a day of summer run steelhead or sea run/coastal cutthroat trout. (olympicpeninsula.org/things-to-do/fishing-guides-and-charters)

• Aug. 8

Get new perspective from the air via Morning Star Balloon Co. Join third-generation hot air balloonist Captain-Crystal Stout as she gives an aerial tour of the Olympic Peninsula. (nwplace.com)