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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- Cost
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- Website URL
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- Photo
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Tacoma Art Museum is excited to celebrate Tacoma Pride in person with our third annual PRIDE Party! Dance the night away with music from DJ LA Kendall and enjoy a cocktail or mocktail curated by The Mix. Explore the galleries and talk about art with local Drag Queens. To help maintain social distance and keep a safe healthy space you can find queens in the galleries ready to share their favorite works with you throughout the night.
We are limiting our capacity for this in-person event in regulation with the Pierce County Health Department’s regulations. All visitors are required to wear a mask. More information about how TAM is keeping you healthy can be found here: https://www.tamguide.me/
Fairyfest is back with a fabulous lineup of family-friendly activities to make your weekend magical! Don’t miss all your favorite activities while exploring the gardens in what is sure to be a beautiful start to summer!
2021 FairyFest schedule:
Friday – Sunday
Fairy House Display: Don’t forget to vote on your favorite fairy house! Also, you can build your own fairy house ahead of time and have it displayed in the gardens during Fairyfest! If you do this, you could possibly win a Lakewold Gardens membership for a year! See details below.
Build your own fairy wings on-site activity
Build your own fairy house on-site activity
Fairy door scavenger hunt
Saturday / Sunday Only
Javeon Bryd storytelling and interactive safe drumming (1pm & 3pm)
Mini fairy painting sessions with Kate Cendejas (10am-12pm & 2pm – 4pm) *There is an extra fee to participate in this activity – pay at admissions.
Tinker-Bell from Emerald Kingdom Parties: Get your photo taken with Tinker-Bell (11am-2pm)
Dance performances by T.U.P.A.C. (Time to be announced)
Twyla – Live harp performance on Sunday (10am-1pm)
In the Shop/ Vendors:
efairies.com will be on-site Friday – Sunday, selling all things fairy!
Hawthorne & Honey in the shop on Friday
Zhenya Rhoads of Color Cornucopia in the shop on Saturday
Brigida’s Handmade Jewelry on-site (Sat/Sun)
Hearthstone Fables on-site (Sun)
Food / Refreshments
Ice cream will be available to purchase all weekend!
We will be selling Hess Pretzels on Saturday
Old Spaghetti Factory will be here Saturday giving out samples of their Italian cream soda with coupons for Old Spaghetti Factory items (11am – 3pm)
Fairyfest is back with a fabulous lineup of family-friendly activities to make your weekend magical! Don’t miss all your favorite activities while exploring the gardens in what is sure to be a beautiful start to summer!
2021 FairyFest schedule:
Friday – Sunday
Fairy House Display: Don’t forget to vote on your favorite fairy house! Also, you can build your own fairy house ahead of time and have it displayed in the gardens during Fairyfest! If you do this, you could possibly win a Lakewold Gardens membership for a year! See details below.
Build your own fairy wings on-site activity
Build your own fairy house on-site activity
Fairy door scavenger hunt
Saturday / Sunday Only
Javeon Bryd storytelling and interactive safe drumming (1pm & 3pm)
Mini fairy painting sessions with Kate Cendejas (10am-12pm & 2pm – 4pm) *There is an extra fee to participate in this activity – pay at admissions.
Tinker-Bell from Emerald Kingdom Parties: Get your photo taken with Tinker-Bell (11am-2pm)
Dance performances by T.U.P.A.C. (Time to be announced)
Twyla – Live harp performance on Sunday (10am-1pm)
In the Shop/ Vendors:
efairies.com will be on-site Friday – Sunday, selling all things fairy!
Hawthorne & Honey in the shop on Friday
Zhenya Rhoads of Color Cornucopia in the shop on Saturday
Brigida’s Handmade Jewelry on-site (Sat/Sun)
Hearthstone Fables on-site (Sun)
Food / Refreshments
Ice cream will be available to purchase all weekend!
We will be selling Hess Pretzels on Saturday
Old Spaghetti Factory will be here Saturday giving out samples of their Italian cream soda with coupons for Old Spaghetti Factory items (11am – 3pm)
Fairyfest is back with a fabulous lineup of family-friendly activities to make your weekend magical! Don’t miss all your favorite activities while exploring the gardens in what is sure to be a beautiful start to summer!
2021 FairyFest schedule:
Friday – Sunday
Fairy House Display: Don’t forget to vote on your favorite fairy house! Also, you can build your own fairy house ahead of time and have it displayed in the gardens during Fairyfest! If you do this, you could possibly win a Lakewold Gardens membership for a year! See details below.
Build your own fairy wings on-site activity
Build your own fairy house on-site activity
Fairy door scavenger hunt
Saturday / Sunday Only
Javeon Bryd storytelling and interactive safe drumming (1pm & 3pm)
Mini fairy painting sessions with Kate Cendejas (10am-12pm & 2pm – 4pm) *There is an extra fee to participate in this activity – pay at admissions.
Tinker-Bell from Emerald Kingdom Parties: Get your photo taken with Tinker-Bell (11am-2pm)
Dance performances by T.U.P.A.C. (Time to be announced)
Twyla – Live harp performance on Sunday (10am-1pm)
In the Shop/ Vendors:
efairies.com will be on-site Friday – Sunday, selling all things fairy!
Hawthorne & Honey in the shop on Friday
Zhenya Rhoads of Color Cornucopia in the shop on Saturday
Brigida’s Handmade Jewelry on-site (Sat/Sun)
Hearthstone Fables on-site (Sun)
Food / Refreshments
Ice cream will be available to purchase all weekend!
We will be selling Hess Pretzels on Saturday
Old Spaghetti Factory will be here Saturday giving out samples of their Italian cream soda with coupons for Old Spaghetti Factory items (11am – 3pm)
2021 marks the 16th annual IN THE SPIRIT celebration, honoring traditional and contemporary Native and Indigenous arts and cultures. IN THE SPIRIT is a collaboration between the Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma Art Museum, and Museum of Glass. IN THE SPIRIT is an opportunity for our communities to learn about, meet, and support the many exceptional Native artists working in the Pacific Northwest. Tacoma Art Museum will be hosting an artmaking moment from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
After hosting events online in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are thrilled to announce a return to an in-person festival! The IN THE SPIRIT exhibition at the Washington State History museum will also be in-person. The Virtual Arts Market and other online events will be available on the In the Spirit website from July 31 to September 3, 2021 at https://www.inthespiritarts.org/.
For questions, please contact Amelia Layton, Public Programs Manager at ALayton@TacomaArtMuseum.org.
Join us for the return of our annual Meeker Days event in downtown Puyallup! This year’s festival will feature live music, food vendors, a classic car show, fine art, variety entertainment, inflatable play places, kids zone, beer gardens, family activities, and more! Stay tuned as we may also be hosting a fine art antique show, details to follow. We will be returning to our usual location in downtown Puyallup and will be launching an interactive map soon to help you navigate the huge list of things to do.
Please note that there are some new changes this year. We won’t be hosting the event over father’s day weekend, instead Meeker Days will be during the weekend of August 13th through the 15th.
Come enjoy one of Puyallup’s most beloved annual events
Join us for the return of our annual Meeker Days event in downtown Puyallup! This year’s festival will feature live music, food vendors, a classic car show, fine art, variety entertainment, inflatable play places, kids zone, beer gardens, family activities, and more! Stay tuned as we may also be hosting a fine art antique show, details to follow. We will be returning to our usual location in downtown Puyallup and will be launching an interactive map soon to help you navigate the huge list of things to do.
Please note that there are some new changes this year. We won’t be hosting the event over father’s day weekend, instead Meeker Days will be during the weekend of August 13th through the 15th.
Come enjoy one of Puyallup’s most beloved annual events
Join us for the return of our annual Meeker Days event in downtown Puyallup! This year’s festival will feature live music, food vendors, a classic car show, fine art, variety entertainment, inflatable play places, kids zone, beer gardens, family activities, and more! Stay tuned as we may also be hosting a fine art antique show, details to follow. We will be returning to our usual location in downtown Puyallup and will be launching an interactive map soon to help you navigate the huge list of things to do.
Please note that there are some new changes this year. We won’t be hosting the event over father’s day weekend, instead Meeker Days will be during the weekend of August 13th through the 15th.
Come enjoy one of Puyallup’s most beloved annual events
Join us for the return of our annual Meeker Days event in downtown Puyallup! This year’s festival will feature live music, food vendors, a classic car show, fine art, variety entertainment, inflatable play places, kids zone, beer gardens, family activities, and more! Stay tuned as we may also be hosting a fine art antique show, details to follow. We will be returning to our usual location in downtown Puyallup and will be launching an interactive map soon to help you navigate the huge list of things to do.
Please note that there are some new changes this year. We won’t be hosting the event over father’s day weekend, instead Meeker Days will be during the weekend of August 13th through the 15th.
Come enjoy one of Puyallup’s most beloved annual events
Tacoma Summer Blast
Fireworks & Entertainment
September 4, 2021
Join us for a family-friendly day of live music, food, entertainment and crafts vendors, culminating in a fireworks display over Commencement Bay.
Activities will kick off at noon on Saturday at both Dune Peninsula and Point Ruston with a selection of vendors from the popular Tacoma Night Market.
Ruston Way will remain open to vehicle traffic, and restaurants and other businesses may remain open during the event.