Pierce County Events Calendar

Pierce County Events Calendar

This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Pierce County, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood and beyond.

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Dec
1
Thu
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center
Tickets
Dec 1 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center

The 34th annual A Victorian Country Christmas returns to the Washington State Fair Events Center, in Puyallup, December 1-4, 2022. This holiday showcase event features a shimmering mix of holiday shopping, food, entertainment, holiday cheer in the Winter Wine Garden, photos with Santa at Santa’s Village and fun for the whole family! It’s a wonderful way to do your holiday shopping and enjoy the spirit of the season in a festive, fun setting that captures the magic and wonder of Christmas. The Singing Nativity is a daily performance not-to-be-missed. The Jubilee Theater features top local and national music and acts. Hundreds of exhibitors come together in miles of aisles selling an incredible array of handcrafted gifts, holiday décor, food, baked goods, spirits, beauty products, clothing, jewelry and much, much more produced by local makers and creators! Parking is free. For more show info visit www.AVictorianCountryChristmas.com.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Music Concerts Seasonal and Holiday Events
Solstice Lights Celebration @ Lakewold Gardens
Tickets
Dec 1 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lakewold Gardens Prepares to Mark 2nd Annual Solstice Lights Celebration
Garden Embarks on Spectacular Display of Light, Music, and Earth Science for the Holidays

For the second time, Lakewold Gardens will play host to the vision of internationally regarded multimedia artist Sam Stubblefield and his team as the gardens’ old growth trees and wandering paths come to life with color, light, and sound. Each light display is an audiovisual response to live data about Earth’s activity received directly from NASA and NOAA in real-time, making the gardens not only a canvas of colorful light, but of ocean swells, magnetic fields, and wind currents! While many other displays will brighten up communities all over Puget Sound this season, Solstice Lights at Lakewold Gardens is the only lights spectacle bringing together light, sound, and the awesome power of Mother Nature for a truly awe-inspiring experience.

“I hope that our work at Lakewold Gardens gives every visitor a feeling of awe that one feels when we connect with the magnificence of nature,” Stubblefied says. “Bringing forward often unseen aspects of nature – from ocean currents to plasma moving through our solar system – makes for a deep and unusual immersion into natural wonder. You can smell the moss, breath the air of the garden, and be connected to the vastness of space at the same time.”

There will be three main lights displays in the gardens, each highlighting a different perspective of natural phenomena on our planet.
? At the iconic Wolf Tree clearing, light and sound will respond to activity in Earth’s magnetosphere sent from NASA and NOAA satellites.
? A second installation in Lakewold’s courtyard will react to oceanic data received from buoys floating in all of the world’s oceans.
? A third light display along the lakefront walkway will encourage wanderers to look at the world from the perspective of the cosmos.

About Lakewold Gardens: Lakewold Gardens is a botanical garden based in Lakewood, WA on the traditional lands of the Steilacoom tribe and Gravelly Lake, named Cook-al-chy by the land’s original stewards. Lakewold Gardens is a natural space where anyone can come and explore its natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere frequently hosting annual festivals, recurring community activities, fine arts programming, and educational opportunities for youth about climate change and ecological science.

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: Holiday Lakewood Holiday Tacoma
Craftopia: Crystal snowflake ornaments for Adults @ Craftopia
Tickets
Dec 1 @ 5:00 pm

Be prepared to break out the holiday spirit (and the crystals) as we create beaded holiday ornaments. Using a wire form, you will get to string beads in a variety of patters to make something truly unique to you. Each participant will go home with one beautifully sparkly ornament and the know-how to make more at home. These make wonderful gifts.
$20 per person. This class is for ages 12+.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts Holiday crafts
Dec
2
Fri
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center
Tickets
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center

The 34th annual A Victorian Country Christmas returns to the Washington State Fair Events Center, in Puyallup, December 1-4, 2022. This holiday showcase event features a shimmering mix of holiday shopping, food, entertainment, holiday cheer in the Winter Wine Garden, photos with Santa at Santa’s Village and fun for the whole family! It’s a wonderful way to do your holiday shopping and enjoy the spirit of the season in a festive, fun setting that captures the magic and wonder of Christmas. The Singing Nativity is a daily performance not-to-be-missed. The Jubilee Theater features top local and national music and acts. Hundreds of exhibitors come together in miles of aisles selling an incredible array of handcrafted gifts, holiday décor, food, baked goods, spirits, beauty products, clothing, jewelry and much, much more produced by local makers and creators! Parking is free. For more show info visit www.AVictorianCountryChristmas.com.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Music Concerts Seasonal and Holiday Events
Solstice Lights Celebration @ Solstice Lights Celebration
Tickets
Dec 2 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lakewold Gardens Prepares to Mark 2nd Annual Solstice Lights Celebration
Garden Embarks on Spectacular Display of Light, Music, and Earth Science for the Holidays

Lakewood, WA: For the second time, Lakewold Gardens will play host to the vision of internationally-regarded multimedia artist Sam Stubblefield and his team as the gardens’ old growth trees and wandering paths come to life with color, light, and sound. Each light display is an audiovisual response to live data about Earth’s activity received directly from NASA and NOAA in real-time, making the gardens not only a canvas of colorful light, but of ocean swells, magnetic fields, and wind currents! While many other displays will brighten up communities all over Puget Sound this season, Solstice Lights at Lakewold Gardens is the only lights spectacle bringing together light, sound, and the awesome power of Mother Nature for a truly awe-inspiring experience.

“I hope that our work at Lakewold Gardens gives every visitor a feeling of awe that one feels when we connect with the magnificence of nature,” Stubblefied says. “Bringing forward often unseen aspects of nature – from ocean currents to plasma moving through our solar system – makes for a deep and unusual immersion into natural wonder. You can smell the moss, breath the air of the garden, and be connected to the vastness of space at the same time.”

There will be three main lights displays in the gardens, each highlighting a different perspective of natural phenomena on our planet.
? At the iconic Wolf Tree clearing, light and sound will respond to activity in Earth’s magnetosphere sent from NASA and NOAA satellites.
? A second installation in Lakewold’s courtyard will react to oceanic data received from buoys floating in all of the world’s oceans.
? A third light display along the lakefront walkway will encourage wanderers to look at the world from the perspective of the cosmos.

About Lakewold Gardens: Lakewold Gardens is a botanical garden based in Lakewood, WA on the traditional lands of the Steilacoom tribe and Gravelly Lake, named Cook-al-chy by the land’s original stewards. Lakewold Gardens is a natural space where anyone can come and explore its natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere frequently hosting annual festivals, recurring community activities, fine arts programming, and educational opportunities for youth about climate change and ecological science.

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Categories: Family Events Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #Lakewold
Craftopia: Hand Knitting and Finger Crochet class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Dec 2 @ 4:30 pm

Learn to make your very own creation using nothing but yarn and your own hands in our finger knit/crochet class. No experience necessary! We will walk you through how to create strings of knit/crochet that can be used to turn into scarves, belts, bracelets, and so many other things. We will also cover some easy variations to make your creation as unique as you are.
$10 per person. Ages 10+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts knitting and crochet yarn
Craftopia: Holiday Card Making class @ Craftopia
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Dec 2 @ 5:00 pm

Learn several different styles of holiday cards and make them your own! This two hour class is devoted to card making in all it’s paper glory. Our instructor will show you 4 different holiday card designs and how to create them. You then have the rest of the time to create to your heart’s content.
$20 per person. Ages 8+ recommended. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts textile arts
Rainier Ringers Handbell Concert @ Mountain View Lutheran Church
Tickets
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm

The Rainier Ringers Christmas concert, Rainier Ringers Radio, will tune in to three different Christmas radio stations: Pop, Christian, and Oldies. The Pop station features two new arrangements by Ron Mallory, Wonderful Christmastime and Santa Tell Me. And we will include “oldies but goodies” Santa Baby and Blue Christmas. Stay tuned and don’t touch that dial!

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Categories: Music Concerts Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: christmas concert Handbells
Dec
3
Sat
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center
Tickets
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
A Victorian Country Christmas @ Washington State Fair Events Center

The 34th annual A Victorian Country Christmas returns to the Washington State Fair Events Center, in Puyallup, December 1-4, 2022. This holiday showcase event features a shimmering mix of holiday shopping, food, entertainment, holiday cheer in the Winter Wine Garden, photos with Santa at Santa’s Village and fun for the whole family! It’s a wonderful way to do your holiday shopping and enjoy the spirit of the season in a festive, fun setting that captures the magic and wonder of Christmas. The Singing Nativity is a daily performance not-to-be-missed. The Jubilee Theater features top local and national music and acts. Hundreds of exhibitors come together in miles of aisles selling an incredible array of handcrafted gifts, holiday décor, food, baked goods, spirits, beauty products, clothing, jewelry and much, much more produced by local makers and creators! Parking is free. For more show info visit www.AVictorianCountryChristmas.com.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Music Concerts Seasonal and Holiday Events
Rain or Shine Market @ L'Arche Farm
Tickets
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Celebrate the holiday season with Rain Or Shine Market, which facilitates an inclusive, welcoming space for BIPOC creative vendors with mentoring, free equipment sharing, and scholarships. Shop over 40 local artists and makers, make wreaths for L’Arche Farm, and come take photos with our BIPOC Santa. Join us from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th, 2022.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Food & Beverage Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #shopsmallbusiness Christmas market Holiday crafts holiday event market
December 2022 Dec 2022