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.

Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@SouthSoundTalk.com with the following information:

  • Name of Event
  • Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
  • Organizer(s) name
  • Cost
  • URL to purchase tickets
  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
  • Photo

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Oct
3
Thu
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Broadway on Thursdays May 2 – Oct. 31, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP and WIC/SFMNP
Free Family Friendly Event

Oct
5
Sat
Tracks @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 5 @ 6:00 pm
Tracks @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog. Join us for a viewing of this 2013 adventure movie featuring Rick Smolan portrayed by Adam Driver. Then join us October 25 as Rick shares his story in person!

Watch the movie, then come back Oct 25 to hear Rick Smolan tell his story live!

 

Oct
10
Thu
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway
Oct 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Broadway on Thursdays May 2 – Oct. 31, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP and WIC/SFMNP
Free Family Friendly Event

Oct
17
Thu
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway
Oct 17 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Broadway on Thursdays May 2 – Oct. 31, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP and WIC/SFMNP
Free Family Friendly Event

Laban: The Filipino American Experience @ Washington State History Museum
Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Laban: The Filipino American Experience @ Washington State History Museum

Join us at the Washington State History Museum to celebrate Filipino American History Month. In Filipino, the word “laban” means “to fight.” This community event will explore the Filipino fighting spirit and its contributions to American history. It will feature community organizations, vendors, performances, demonstrations, and a panel discussion highlighting Filipino American heritage and history.

The Land has Spoken-Tales of Indigenous Horror @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 17 @ 7:30 pm
The Land has Spoken-Tales of Indigenous Horror @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

The Native American canon is rife with haunting stories, curses, omens, and portents; menacing monsters, treacherous shape-shifters, and cunning tricksters. “The Land Has Spoken” brings these stories to life with tales by Native Dark Fiction writers Shane Hawk (enrolled Cheyenne-Arapaho, Hidatsa and Citizen Potawatomi descent) and Andrea L. Rogers (citizen of the Cherokee Nation). Immerse yourself in a chilling radio-style drama with stories acted by all Indigenous cast. Their haunting performances will be underscored by the spectral compositions of Chantil Dukart (T’simshian and Sugpiaq (Aluutiq)) and eerie radio-style sound effects. Prepare to journey into the dark depth of Indigenous folklore with “The Land Has Spoken”. The only question that remains is… “Will you return?”

 

Oct
23
Wed
Disney on Ice 2024: Magic in the Stars @ ShoWare Center
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm
Disney on Ice 2024: Magic in the Stars @ ShoWare Center

56 OF YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY STARS SHINE BRIGHT IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS MAGIC IN THE STARS!

The new show debuts in Kent October 23-27, followed by Everett November 1-3, featuring the most Disney characters in one show with the all-star cast including Mirabel, Woody and Buzz, Tiana, Moana and more!

Take a magical journey with Mickey, Minnie, and friends through the timeless stories of Cinderella, Aladdin, Toy Story, and Cars, and todays favorites including Encanto, Frozen 2, and Moana. Create new memories with Raya from Raya and the Last Dragon and Asha from Wish, and become enchanted by Tiana, Rapunzel, and The Disney Princesses. Celebrate the unforgettable adventures of Disney and Pixar brought to life in new ways at Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars.

Doors open 1 hour prior to performance.

Note: Costumes not permitted for guests 14 years & older.

Visit DisneyOnIce.com for more information.

©Disney, ©Disney/Pixar

Ages 2 and older must have a ticket to enter. All tickets are subject to availability. Prices are subject to change.

And don’t miss the Disney on Ice Pre-Show: Family Fun Featuring Elsa and Mirabel* *Character Experiences Available. Access to a private event with interactive time and photo opportunities. Each guest, ages 2 and up, must have both a Character Experience ticket and a Disney On Ice show ticket to attend the Character Experience. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Oct
24
Thu
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tacoma Farmers Market-Broadway @ Broadway

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Broadway on Thursdays May 2 – Oct. 31, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP and WIC/SFMNP
Free Family Friendly Event

Disney on Ice 2024: Magic in the Stars @ ShoWare Center
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm
Disney on Ice 2024: Magic in the Stars @ ShoWare Center

56 OF YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY STARS SHINE BRIGHT IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS MAGIC IN THE STARS!

The new show debuts in Kent October 23-27, followed by Everett November 1-3, featuring the most Disney characters in one show with the all-star cast including Mirabel, Woody and Buzz, Tiana, Moana and more!

Take a magical journey with Mickey, Minnie, and friends through the timeless stories of Cinderella, Aladdin, Toy Story, and Cars, and todays favorites including Encanto, Frozen 2, and Moana. Create new memories with Raya from Raya and the Last Dragon and Asha from Wish, and become enchanted by Tiana, Rapunzel, and The Disney Princesses. Celebrate the unforgettable adventures of Disney and Pixar brought to life in new ways at Disney On Ice presents Magic in the Stars.

Doors open 1 hour prior to performance.

Note: Costumes not permitted for guests 14 years & older.

Visit DisneyOnIce.com for more information.

©Disney, ©Disney/Pixar

Ages 2 and older must have a ticket to enter. All tickets are subject to availability. Prices are subject to change.

And don’t miss the Disney on Ice Pre-Show: Family Fun Featuring Elsa and Mirabel* *Character Experiences Available. Access to a private event with interactive time and photo opportunities. Each guest, ages 2 and up, must have both a Character Experience ticket and a Disney On Ice show ticket to attend the Character Experience. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Oct
25
Fri
Adventure Series: Tracks: Alone Across the Outback @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 25 @ 7:00 pm
Adventure Series: Tracks: Alone Across the Outback @ The Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Rick Smolan will share the inside story of how he documented Robyn Davidson’s epic 1700-mile walk across the Australian Outback.

Word got to National Geographic magazine that a 26-year-old woman named Robyn Davidson was planning a 1700-mile walk across the Australian outback with four camels and no outside support. The magazine sent photojournalist Rick Smolan to interview her. Initially she blew him off, but he persisted and eventually earned her trust—and the invitation to join her a few times along the way.

Shot over nine months, these images would become an unforgettable National Geographic cover story and subject of the award-winning feature film TRACKS.

Rick Smolan is a New York Times bestselling author with over five million books in print. The actor Adam Driver portrayed him in the award-winning movie TRACKS, based on his National Geographic cover story about Robyn Davidson’s 1700-mile camel trek across the Australian outback. A TIME, Life, and National Geographic photographer, Rick created the “Day in the Life” book series, which featured the world’s leading photographers and combined storytelling with state-of-the-art technology.

The Good Fight: America’s Ongoing Struggle for Justice was chosen by TED as the official book club selection, and will become a TV series. Natasha’s Story, his TED talk about an 11-year-old child left to him in a dying Korean woman’s will, has been watched by over 1.4 million people.

Oprah Winfrey featured Rick’s AMERICA 24/7 book on her “Favorite Things” program and Fortune describes Smolan’s Against All Odds Productions as “One of the 25 Coolest Companies in America.” In 2023, Rick was awarded the “Ellis Island Medal of Honor” presented to individuals who “embody the spirit of American patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity.” Rick’s latest undertaking is a dramatic TV series based on famed Science fiction author Robert Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky, in partnership with Miles Dale, Oscar-winning producer of The Shape of Water and the producer of Guillermo del Toro’s films.