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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May
3
Fri
Ladies of Laughter @ Washington Center Main Stage
May 3 @ 7:30 pm
Ladies of Laughter @ Washington Center Main Stage

This fest of funny femmes returns to the Center as the Ladies of Laughter comedy event has been a patron favorite with rave reviews! Expect big laughs, big fun, and a memorable night out.

The Washington Center is thrilled to welcome Alycia back to the Washington Center stage! A Comedian, actress, singer, dancer, and DGA Emmy nominated Director, Alycia is also the 2014 Ladies of Laughter Professional winner. She has entertained the troops in Japan, Korea, Guam, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti Africa. She was featured in Essence Magazine as “One To Watch” and that title still holds true today with her 5th comedy album, “Let Alycia Be Alycia.” having cracked the Billboard Top 10 to rave reviews on iTunes, and recently having been the “Featured Comic of the Month” on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Laugh 98.

Liz Glazer is an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer. Liz was the 2021 Newcomer winner in the Ladies of Laughter Competition and won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival. This former law professor has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and has been the opening act for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. As an actor, Liz has appeared on ABC Television’s For Life and CBS’s Bull. She is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn & Co., the Los Angeles acting studio and is writing a television pilot about her life, a draft of which was a semi-finalist in the Stage 32 writing competition.

Maureen Langan is an award-winning broadcaster, international standup comedian, TEDx Talk speaker and corporate & event host. She has performed on Broadway with Rosie O’ Donnell and has shared the stage with Robin Williams, Steven Wright, Joy Behar, Gladys Knight and Jordin Sparks just to name a few. Maureen’s critically-acclaimed solo show, Daughter of a Garbageman, was hailed as a “one woman tour- de-force” when it made its U.S. debut in San Francisco. Maureen has been a Ladies of Laughter finalist and is a regular performer in the Ladies of Laughter national tour.

May
4
Sat
Almost, Maine @ Tacoma Little Theatre
May 4 @ 7:30 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s love. But not quite.

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

Recommended for Ages 13+

Northwest Sinfonietta : Bach, Beethoven and Bass @ Rialto Theater
May 4 @ 7:30 pm

BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BASS
Northwest Sinfonietta
Jeffery Meyer, conductor
?Xavier Foley, bass
Denise Dillenbeck, violin

Clarice Assad, Suite for Lower Strings on Themes of Bach
Bottesini, Gran Duo Concertante
Xavier Foley, For Justice and Peace
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7

Extraordinary double bassist Xavier Foley joins Northwest Sinfonietta for this season finale concert, performing Bottesini’s virtuosic Gran duo concertante and his own composition, For Justice and Peace, with Concertmaster Denise Dillenbeck. Clarice Assad’s playful Suite for Lower Strings opens this final concert of the season, which closes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, a sublime epic filled with Beethoven’s optimism in the face of adversity, and hope for the future.

May
5
Sun
Almost, Maine @ Tacoma Little Theatre
May 5 @ 2:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s love. But not quite.

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

Recommended for Ages 13+

Northwest Sinfonietta : Bach, Beethoven and Bass @ Pioneer Park Pavilion
May 5 @ 2:00 pm

BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BASS
Northwest Sinfonietta
Jeffery Meyer, conductor?
Xavier Foley, bass
Denise Dillenbeck, violin

Clarice Assad, Suite for Lower Strings on Themes of Bach
Bottesini, Gran Duo Concertante
Xavier Foley, For Justice and Peace
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7

Extraordinary double bassist Xavier Foley joins Northwest Sinfonietta for this season finale concert, performing Bottesini’s virtuosic Gran duo concertante and his own composition, For Justice and Peace, with Concertmaster Denise Dillenbeck. Clarice Assad’s playful Suite for Lower Strings opens this final concert of the season, which closes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, a sublime epic filled with Beethoven’s optimism in the face of adversity, and hope for the future.

May
7
Tue
Hey Singers! 
May 7 @ 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

May
9
Thu
Almost, Maine @ Tacoma Little Theatre
May 9 @ 7:30 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s love. But not quite.

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

Recommended for Ages 13+

Comedy Underground @ Washington Center Black Box
May 9 @ 7:30 pm
Comedy Underground @ Washington Center Black Box

Comedy Underground is back to make you laugh. Each event features a new slate of touring comedians that are sure to make you laugh out loud! Recommended for ages 18+.

May
10
Fri
Almost, Maine @ Tacoma Little Theatre
May 10 @ 7:30 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s love. But not quite.

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

Recommended for Ages 13+

May
11
Sat
Almost, Maine @ Tacoma Little Theatre
May 11 @ 7:30 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine. It’s love. But not quite.

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

Recommended for Ages 13+