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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Agenda
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Jan
1
Sun
26th Annual Model Train Festival @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Jan 1 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Take your family and friends on a magical journey through the marvelously detailed world of model railroads at the Washington State History Museum!
Friday, December 16, 2022 – Sunday, January 1, 2023
Closed Saturday and Sunday, December 24 and 25
The Model Train Festival brings railroad clubs from around Puget Sound to share their incredible, room-sized layouts in the History Museum! Every floor of the museum comes alive with trains, from the Kitsap Live Steamers 7.5 inch gauge railroad engines to the Mount Rainier N-Scale layout featuring miniature scenery of Western Washington and so many more. Plus, the largest permanent model train layout in Washington is always on display at the museum on the fifth floor, operated by Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers. Train operators will be on hand for questions and conversations.
This joyful event wouldn’t be complete without a festive photo opportunity! Step into our seasonal backdrop for free selfies. Remember to pick up your collectible button at the Model Train Festival!
WSHS members enjoy the Model Train Festival for FREE! Members are also invited to a very special members-only night on Saturday, December 17 for exclusive access to the Model Train Festival with special treats and activities! Join today and get exclusive member benefits, free museum admission for a year, and more.
Purchase tickets online or at the museum. Admission is free for members!
Note: Outside discounts and library passes are not valid during Model Train Festival.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Seasonal and Holiday Events
Jan
3
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Jan 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 

Hey, Singers, be our guest to explore Tacoma’s largest a capella chorus in the barbershop style at 7 pm, every Tuesday. Join us at 602 N. Orchard. tacomavocalstandard@gmail.com or Facebook: TacomaVocalStandard

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
Jan
7
Sat
Craftopia: Shrinky Dink Fun! @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 7 @ 4:00 pm

Shrinky Dink materials are not just for kids anymore! Join us as we play with stamps, paints and markers to create unique pieces. We will shrink and cover the pieces in resin here in the studio. With these pieces, we can help you make a keychain, pendant, earrings, or an ornament to hang.
$15 per person. Ages 6+. Under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Jan
10
Tue
Craftopia: Hand Pottery – Family Friendly (4 weeks) @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 10 @ 5:00 pm

Payette from Payette’s Fine Art will be teaching this fun and messy beginning pottery course for all ages. Let your imaginations run wild while sculpting and molding their clay into a work of art. All pottery will be hand-sculpted. We will not be using a pottery wheel for this class. Family friendly.

$100 per person. Class runs for four consecutive Tuesdays.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts family activities pottery
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 

Hey, Singers, be our guest to explore Tacoma’s largest a capella chorus in the barbershop style at 7 pm, every Tuesday. Join us at 602 N. Orchard. tacomavocalstandard@gmail.com or Facebook: TacomaVocalStandard

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
Jan
11
Wed
Craftopia: Shrinky Dink Fun! @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 11 @ 5:30 pm

Shrinky Dink materials are not just for kids anymore! Join us as we play with stamps, paints and markers to create unique pieces. We will shrink and cover the pieces in resin here in the studio. With these pieces, we can help you make a keychain, pendant, earrings, or an ornament to hang.
$15 per person. Ages 6+. Under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts family activity
Jan
13
Fri
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 13 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun at Ice Adventures Polar Palooza, Jan. 13-15! Meet costumed characters, use real tools to shave ice, skate in your socks, explore Arctic engineering and ice cave habitats, and see exciting Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen.

Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 16.

Online reservations recommended. Get your tickets online and save $2!
• Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
• Use real tools to shave ice
• Skate indoors in your socks
• Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14-15, 11am – 4pm)
• Meet and take a photo with costumed characters the Winter Queen and Summer Queen (Jan. 14-15, 11:30am – 4pm)
• See Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen
• Meet musical woodland creatures (Jan. 14, 10am – 12pm)
• Greet a giant polar bear puppet and princess (Jan. 15, 10am – 12pm)
• Learn about Antarctica engineering
• Explore ice cave habitats
• Investigate snowflake science
• Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
• Go on a scavenger hunt

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly
The Simon & Garfunkel Story @ Pantages Theater
Tickets
Jan 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Using huge projection photos and original film footage, a full live band will perform all the hits including ‘Mrs. Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more.

It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60’s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel’s perfect harmonies and songs that poignantly captured the times made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they 10 Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, their “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album was nominated at the Brit Awards for Best International Album. In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel were awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their “The Sound of Silence” awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts Tags: #Darlingside #downtowntacoma #gramnash #Lovett #nash #simonandgarfunkel #tacoma #tacomartslive concert cover band Lyle Lovett
Jan
14
Sat
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 14 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun at Ice Adventures Polar Palooza, Jan. 13-15! Meet costumed characters, use real tools to shave ice, skate in your socks, explore Arctic engineering and ice cave habitats, and see exciting Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen.

Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 16.

Online reservations recommended. Get your tickets online and save $2!
• Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
• Use real tools to shave ice
• Skate indoors in your socks
• Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14-15, 11am – 4pm)
• Meet and take a photo with costumed characters the Winter Queen and Summer Queen (Jan. 14-15, 11:30am – 4pm)
• See Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen
• Meet musical woodland creatures (Jan. 14, 10am – 12pm)
• Greet a giant polar bear puppet and princess (Jan. 15, 10am – 12pm)
• Learn about Antarctica engineering
• Explore ice cave habitats
• Investigate snowflake science
• Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
• Go on a scavenger hunt

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly
Craftopia: Slime Time class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 14 @ 12:00 pm

Be a mad scientist in your very own slime lab! Create this wonderfully fun ooey gooey creation and add your own colors and decorations for something out-of-this-world! $5/participant. All ages and family friendly (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult). This class only takes about 45 minutes, so start times may be staggered depending on the number of participants to make sure we can provide a safe learning environment for all.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts family activity
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