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

Our editors will review and post within a few business days.

Agenda
Agenda
August – October 2024 Aug – Oct 2024
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Aug
26
Mon
Arts Night Out Annual Block Party @ Hilltop Heritage Middle School
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Aug 26 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Arts Night Out Annual Block Party @ Hilltop Heritage Middle School

Mark your calendars—the Hilltop Artists annual Arts Night Out Block Party returns this August! Join Hilltop Artists and Imagine Justice for a night of free fun, food, music, and artmaking. In honor of our 30th anniversary, we are hosting a very special Alumni & Instructors Art Market! Plus, our partners from the Imagine Justice Project will be with us, hosting information and activities from collaborators in youth-serving organizations.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Music Concerts Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events
Sep
21
Sat
Swan Creek Park Litter Cleanup @ Swan Creek Park
Tickets
Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Swan Creek Park Litter Cleanup @ Swan Creek Park

Join us at Tacoma’s Swan Creek Park to pick up litter and help collect critical data to prevent plastic pollution! We need volunteers to gather litter and track data. This data will be used to help set policies to protect our waterways.

To sign up, please contact michelle@zerowastewashington.org.

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment
Sep
26
Thu
Eating for Cancer Prevention: Cutting Through the Fads and Finding Healthy Solutions @ MidCounty senior Center
Tickets
Sep 26 @ 10:00 am
Eating for Cancer Prevention: Cutting Through the Fads and Finding Healthy Solutions @ MidCounty senior Center

Find out which foods and nutrients can influence cancer risk and how to debunk popular diet myths. Enhance your current eating habits or find reliable information to help you live a healthier life.

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Sep
28
Sat
Touch-A-Truck event! @ Port of Tacoma Administration Building
Tickets
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Touch-A-Truck event! @ Port of Tacoma Administration Building

Bring the whole family to the Port of Tacoma’s annual FREE Touch-A-Truck event! Meet the people who make your port work for you!

Snap a photo in front of a 42-foot-tall straddle carrier, enjoy free snacks, see a locomotive up close, view key maintenance and security vehicles and many more pieces of equipment!

  • When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Where: Port of Tacoma Administration Building- 1 Sitcum Way, Tacoma, WA 98421
  • Must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Registration is free- please let us know you are attending! Touch A Truck | Port of Tacoma
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Categories: Family Events Local History Outdoor Recreation
Oct
3
Thu
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome

It’s the last major RV show and sale of 2024! The 40th Annual Tacoma Fall RV Show presented by BECU returns to the Tacoma Dome with hundreds of RV’s for sale, October 3-6, 2024.  Onsite financing through BECU with special show-only rates. There’s a $2 discount coupon available online at www.TacomaFallRVshow.com. It’s the ultimate RV shopping experience with hundreds of the Northwest’s most popular RV’s all in one place side-by-side.  Shop, compare and buy! They’ll all be here, motorhomes, park models, travel trailers of all sizes and descriptions, fifth wheels, destination models, toy haulers, campers, park models, pop-ups, tent trailers, tear drop trailers and more! The best prices of the year are here! Parking is FREE! 

General Admission – $15 (17 and older); Youth – 16 and Younger – FREE; Military – $8 (with any valid military I.D.)

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation
Oct
4
Fri
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Oct 4 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome

It’s the last major RV show and sale of 2024! The 40th Annual Tacoma Fall RV Show presented by BECU returns to the Tacoma Dome with hundreds of RV’s for sale, October 3-6, 2024.  Onsite financing through BECU with special show-only rates. There’s a $2 discount coupon available online at www.TacomaFallRVshow.com. It’s the ultimate RV shopping experience with hundreds of the Northwest’s most popular RV’s all in one place side-by-side.  Shop, compare and buy! They’ll all be here, motorhomes, park models, travel trailers of all sizes and descriptions, fifth wheels, destination models, toy haulers, campers, park models, pop-ups, tent trailers, tear drop trailers and more! The best prices of the year are here! Parking is FREE! 

General Admission – $15 (17 and older); Youth – 16 and Younger – FREE; Military – $8 (with any valid military I.D.)

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation
Oct
5
Sat
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome

It’s the last major RV show and sale of 2024! The 40th Annual Tacoma Fall RV Show presented by BECU returns to the Tacoma Dome with hundreds of RV’s for sale, October 3-6, 2024.  Onsite financing through BECU with special show-only rates. There’s a $2 discount coupon available online at www.TacomaFallRVshow.com. It’s the ultimate RV shopping experience with hundreds of the Northwest’s most popular RV’s all in one place side-by-side.  Shop, compare and buy! They’ll all be here, motorhomes, park models, travel trailers of all sizes and descriptions, fifth wheels, destination models, toy haulers, campers, park models, pop-ups, tent trailers, tear drop trailers and more! The best prices of the year are here! Parking is FREE! 

General Admission – $15 (17 and older); Youth – 16 and Younger – FREE; Military – $8 (with any valid military I.D.)

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation
Oct
6
Sun
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tacoma Fall RV Show @ Tacoma Dome

It’s the last major RV show and sale of 2024! The 40th Annual Tacoma Fall RV Show presented by BECU returns to the Tacoma Dome with hundreds of RV’s for sale, October 3-6, 2024.  Onsite financing through BECU with special show-only rates. There’s a $2 discount coupon available online at www.TacomaFallRVshow.com. It’s the ultimate RV shopping experience with hundreds of the Northwest’s most popular RV’s all in one place side-by-side.  Shop, compare and buy! They’ll all be here, motorhomes, park models, travel trailers of all sizes and descriptions, fifth wheels, destination models, toy haulers, campers, park models, pop-ups, tent trailers, tear drop trailers and more! The best prices of the year are here! Parking is FREE! 

General Admission – $15 (17 and older); Youth – 16 and Younger – FREE; Military – $8 (with any valid military I.D.)

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation
Oct
26
Sat
Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale @ Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Tickets
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Enjoy a rainbow of colors and bushels of fun at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden’s Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale on October 26-27

Join us for this free event featuring garden tours and plant talks, kids’ scavenger hunt, a food truck, or search for the perfect spot to take that quintessential fall photo. Also shop RSBG’s biggest sale of the year! Discover an immersive wonderland of sights, sounds, and sensations – from cool breezes to rustling leaves and the quiet swaying of golden-brown maple trees.

The garden’s annual Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale is sure to please garden enthusiasts and nature lovers of all ages. For plant hunters looking for something special, featured pop-up vendors will bring their cultivated collections to the Rutherford Conservatory terrace.

Dig into a savory dish from a food truck before heading to the Gift Shop for unique garden gifts or peruse the books in the Visitor Center to learn about the beloved Rhododendron species and the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. Our collection of Japanese maples, deciduous azaleas, and other deciduous species never fails to produce a large range of bright colors right before we head into the dark and grey of winter.

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Home and Garden Kids Outdoor Recreation
Oct
27
Sun
Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale @ Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Tickets
Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Enjoy a rainbow of colors and bushels of fun at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden’s Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale on October 26-27

Join us for this free event featuring garden tours and plant talks, kids’ scavenger hunt, a food truck, or search for the perfect spot to take that quintessential fall photo. Also shop RSBG’s biggest sale of the year! Discover an immersive wonderland of sights, sounds, and sensations – from cool breezes to rustling leaves and the quiet swaying of golden-brown maple trees.

The garden’s annual Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale is sure to please garden enthusiasts and nature lovers of all ages. For plant hunters looking for something special, featured pop-up vendors will bring their cultivated collections to the Rutherford Conservatory terrace.

Dig into a savory dish from a food truck before heading to the Gift Shop for unique garden gifts or peruse the books in the Visitor Center to learn about the beloved Rhododendron species and the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. Our collection of Japanese maples, deciduous azaleas, and other deciduous species never fails to produce a large range of bright colors right before we head into the dark and grey of winter.

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Home and Garden Kids Outdoor Recreation
August – October 2024 Aug – Oct 2024