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
14
Sat
HopeSparks Lighting the Way Dinner and Auction @ Marriott Tacoma Downtown
Tickets
Oct 14 @ 5:00 pm

You are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual HopeSparks Lighting the Way Dinner and Auction Fundraiser!

We’d love for you to join us as we envision the future together and celebrate our accomplishments.

Ticket price includes: Reception with silent auction and appetizers, delicious dinner with complimentary wine, opportunities to engage in games – including a dessert dash, and a chance to bid on incredible live auction items.

Tickets are $150 per person or $1,500 for a reserved table of 10 guests.

This is a dressy casual, 21 and over event

All event proceeds go to HopeSparks programs that directly benefit children and families who have experienced trauma, adversity, and  overwhelming life challenges.

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Categories: Non-Profit Fundraising Events
Oct
17
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 17 @ 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
Oct
19
Thu
Workshop: How Does a Place Get a Name? @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join Indigenous educator Owen Oliver (Quinault/Isleta Pueblo) to explore how a place gets a name and what the names of specific locations can teach us about values held by communities. Participants will consider how we can use place names to enhance community connections and build strategies to engage with Tribes to revitalize place names.

This workshop is free and open to the public. Teachers who attend the workshop will be eligible for clock hours toward continuing education requirements.

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Categories: Education Local History Tags: education
Oct
21
Sat
Spaghetti Feed @ Gig Harbor Eagles
Tickets
Oct 21 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Grab your friends and family, or your date, and come out to enjoy a scrumptious spaghetti dinner benefiting the Gig Harbor Senior Center, on Saturday, October 21, 4pm to 7pm.

The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, is a casual and family-friendly event where you can indulge in a delicious spaghetti dinner, replete with a choice of meatballs or sausage, salad, garlic bread, ad dessert, for a great cause – Gig Harbor Senior Center programs, services and its future forever home!

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: #familyevent #food drinks
Oct
22
Sun
Women’s Intro to Woodworking @ Foss Waterway Seaport
Tickets
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us for an intro-level woodworking class for women and nonbinary folks!
In this one-day class, you will learn how to use an assortment of woodworking power and hand tools to fabricate a toolbox. You will be guided through transferring measurements from paper plans, cutting lumber to length, and assembling it into a finished product. Join us in the Heritage Boat Shop to explore the basics of woodworking in a hands-on, mentorship-based class, and take your new toolbox home!
Instructed by Alice Clabaugh (she/her), a graduate from the Wood Technology Marine Carpentry program.
WHEN: Sunday, October 22; 10AM – 4PM
WHERE: 705 Dock Street, Tacoma WA 98402

Ages 1?8+

Museum admission is included with ticket. Parking, food, and beverages are not included.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Education Home and Garden Women Focused Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #art art workshops classes Empowering women Woodworking
Oct
24
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 24 @ 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
Oct
27
Fri
All Hallows Eve: A Spooktacular Mixer and Auction to Benefit Centerforce @ Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388
Tickets
Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Don your spookiest or most fun Halloween costume and support a great cause at the same time as Centerforce hosts All Hallows Eve: A Just Like You mixer and auction on Friday, Oct. 27.

Wine and beer will be available, along with some hors d’oeuvres, while you browse the silent auction, grab a bottle of wine from the wine pull or try your chance at winning 2 tickets for travel valid on Alaska Airlines! Tickets are $45 each for our 21-and-older event at Lakewood Elks Lodge #2388, 6313 75th St. W, Lakewood, WA 98499. Doors open at 5 p.m. Costumes are welcome but not required. Purchase your tickets today at https://centerforce.salsalabs.org/allhallowseve2023/index.html

For 50-plus years as a local not-for-profit 501 (c)(3), social service organization, Centerforce has provided employment training, volunteer opportunities and assistance for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to move toward inclusion in their community. The 200 individuals we serve in south King, Pierce and Thurston counties have a wide range of disabilities and a number of barriers to traditional employment. With this event, our goal is to raise $40,000 to support our programs that assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities find jobs, and be able to engage and participate in their communities.

As with everyone, Centerforce services have been significantly impacted by the pandemic and other economic forces. We serve those with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are among the most vulnerable and, as a result, are still impacted by the pandemic.

When you attend our event, it supports clients like John B., who has been employed at Safeway for 18 years; Sarah H., who worked for McDonald’s for 10 years, then lost her job during the pandemic, and with our help, found employment at Safeway; Chris J., who is now on his 8th year working for the Ram Brewery and Restaurant; Joe C., who transitioned from a 13-year job at the ARC to working for MOD Pizza; Tyler K., as a school-to-work client, secured a job with OnTrac five months before he graduated; and Deacon C., who with our help, transitioned from school to working his first job at Red Robin, before his high school graduation.

Would you like to sponsor our event or donate silent auction items? Contact us here. For more information regarding Centerforce and its services, contact Debby L. Graham, M.A., Executive Director, at 253-426-1860.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Non-Profit Fundraising Events Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #Halloween allhallows auction food & drinks non-profit fundraiser nonprofit
Oct
29
Sun
Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest @ Kimball Park & Ride
Tickets
Oct 29 @ 8:00 am

Grab your friends or round up the family – get out to enjoy the crisp autumn air – in costume and on your bikes!

Join us for the annual Rattle Dem Bones Bike Ride & Costume Contest. Enjoy the Picturesque Cushman trail in Gig Harbor for a perfect family ride with recharge stations and ride support to an awesome experience! If you are up for a casual ride, the Mini Monster trail is for you with great biking experience with up to 15 miles of fun. If you are feeling up for a bit of a challenge, Son of a Monster trail is biking at its finest with up to 22miles. But if you are up to a real challenge, Monster Hill trail ride is right up your alley at 36 miles. One you cross the finish line you will be welcome with music, activities, a souvenir photo, and a costume party with prizes and treats.

Proceeds benefit the Community Recreation Fund, making participation in sports and recreation programs a possibility for all kids!

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Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation
Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest @ Kimball Drive Park and Ride / Cushman Trail Trailhead near Wilco Store
Tickets
Oct 29 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Round up the little goblins (or maybe your ghoulfriends) and join us for Rattle Dem Bones – a group bike ride for people of all ages and abilities, followed by a spook-tacular Halloween party in boo-ti-ful Gig Harbor!

Rattle Dem Bones has something for anyone: Cyclists riding Monster Hills will be challenged by some good climbs and overtaken by gorgeous scenery. Anyone terrified of Monster Hills can take on the Son of Monster, still lovely but shorter and less hilly. Casual riders seeking healthy outdoor activity, but not necessarily wanting to be super heroes, can ride as much or as little as they wish on the Mini-Monster route. We invite anyone who doesn’t want to ride to help support the riders with good cheer… and candy!

All riders and volunteers are invited to the post ride party, featuring music and the awards ceremony – with prizes – for best costumes in several categories, including best themed group, best volunteer and best use of the bike as part of the costume.

Proceeds from Rattle Dem Bones benefit the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Community Recreation Fund – we are going to have fun and also make it possible for all kids in our area to join in sports and recreation activities, regardless of their family’s ability to pay registration fees and equipment costs. Ride is limited to 250 riders, so plan your costume, tune up your bike and register for Rattle Dem Bones today!

Find more information, registration and volunteer sign up at https://www.gigharborfoundation.org/rattle-dem-bones

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Categories: Family Events Kids Non-Profit Fundraising Events Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #Bike #familyevent
Oct
31
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 31 @ 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

Read more
Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
October 2023 Oct 2023