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.

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  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
  • Photo

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Agenda
Agenda
May – June 2023 May – Jun 2023
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May
27
Sat
Queen Victoria’s Birthday @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Tickets
May 27 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The tradition of celebrating the British Queen in the Puget Sound may surprise some, but it is not a new one. On May 25, 1846, Fort Nisqually took a holiday. A planned revue was canceled due to rain. The day before, the HMS Fisgard, a British 46-gunned frigate, fired a royal salute from the decks over the Puget Sound to commemorate her 27th birthday.

This year, the gentlemen and gentlewomen of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum plan to celebrate her birthday – rain or shine – with cannon fire and Victorian finery!

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum Members receive complementary admission. Check in at the gate! More information about Fort membership can be found at fortnisqually.org.

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Categories: Local History Tags: #fortnisqually
Love, Loss, & What I Wore by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron @ Lakewood Playhouse
Tickets
May 27 @ 7:30 pm

Written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1995 book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. Love, Loss is a series of monologues about women’s relationships and wardrobes and, at times, the interaction of the two as a time capsule of a woman’s life.

Performances
??Friday, May 5th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 6th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 7th @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 12th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 13th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 14th @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 19th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 20th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 21st @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 26th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 27th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 28th @ 2:00 pm
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PWYC – May 4th @ 7:30 pm (tickets not sold online)
PWYC – May 18th @ 7:30 pm (tickets not sold online)
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$29 Adults
$26 Military Discount
$26 Senior Discount (60+)
$23 Student and Educator Discount

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: #deliaephron #IleneBeckerman #lakewoodplayhouse #noraephron arts theatre
May
28
Sun
Love, Loss, & What I Wore by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron @ Lakewood Playhouse
Tickets
May 28 @ 2:00 pm

Written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1995 book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. Love, Loss is a series of monologues about women’s relationships and wardrobes and, at times, the interaction of the two as a time capsule of a woman’s life.

Performances
??Friday, May 5th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 6th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 7th @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 12th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 13th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 14th @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 19th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 20th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 21st @ 2:00 pm
Friday, May 26th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 27th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 28th @ 2:00 pm
**
PWYC – May 4th @ 7:30 pm (tickets not sold online)
PWYC – May 18th @ 7:30 pm (tickets not sold online)
**
$29 Adults
$26 Military Discount
$26 Senior Discount (60+)
$23 Student and Educator Discount

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: #deliaephron #IleneBeckerman #lakewoodplayhouse #noraephron arts theatre
Puyallup Memorial Day Remembrance Program @ Pavilion in Pioneer Park, Puyallup
Tickets
May 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Puyallup’s annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program in the Pioneer Park Pavilion. Free, ample parking, and for all ages. Performance by the Clan Gordon Pipe Band. The guest speaker is Michelle Black, a Gold Star Widow, author of “Sacrifice: The Green Berets, A Fateful Ambush, and a Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth”.

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Categories: Education Family Events Local History Seasonal and Holiday Events Volunteering and Community Enrichment
May
29
Mon
16th Annual Memorial Day Observance @ War Memorial Park
Tickets
May 29 @ 11:00 am

Each year on Memorial Day, Tacoma Historical Society sponsors a service at War Memorial Park. 2023 marks our 16th annual event. The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

This year we will feature an All-City Junior ROTC Color Guard, representing all the JROTC units in the Tacoma School District, a brass ensemble from the 133rd Army Band from the Washington National Guard, a wreath laying by American Legion Post 2 in Spanaway, and a keynote speaker.

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Categories: Education Family Events Local History Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #freefilmscreening #localhistory #tacoma #Tacoma Historical Society band community History holiday memorial day military museum Veteran Veterans
Jun
2
Fri
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jun 2 @ 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s novella that inspired the film finally comes to the stage!

Based on the novella by Stephen King, this adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption hearkens to the 1994 critically acclaimed film, bringing audiences to the edge of their seats. Andy Dufresne is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and sentenced to life imprisonment at Shawshank prison. While at Shawshank, Andy befriends some of the other inmates, namely a character known as Red. Over time Andy finds a way to live out life with as much relative ease as one can find in prison, leaving a message for all that while the body may be locked away in a cell, the spirit can never be truly imprisoned.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
Jun
3
Sat
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jun 3 @ 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s novella that inspired the film finally comes to the stage!

Based on the novella by Stephen King, this adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption hearkens to the 1994 critically acclaimed film, bringing audiences to the edge of their seats. Andy Dufresne is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and sentenced to life imprisonment at Shawshank prison. While at Shawshank, Andy befriends some of the other inmates, namely a character known as Red. Over time Andy finds a way to live out life with as much relative ease as one can find in prison, leaving a message for all that while the body may be locked away in a cell, the spirit can never be truly imprisoned.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
Jun
4
Sun
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jun 4 @ 2:00 pm

Stephen King’s novella that inspired the film finally comes to the stage!

Based on the novella by Stephen King, this adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption hearkens to the 1994 critically acclaimed film, bringing audiences to the edge of their seats. Andy Dufresne is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and sentenced to life imprisonment at Shawshank prison. While at Shawshank, Andy befriends some of the other inmates, namely a character known as Red. Over time Andy finds a way to live out life with as much relative ease as one can find in prison, leaving a message for all that while the body may be locked away in a cell, the spirit can never be truly imprisoned.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
Jun
9
Fri
Tacoma Streetcars @ Tacoma Historical Society
Tickets
Jun 9 @ 6:30 pm

Join Tacoma Historical Society for our June monthly program presented by the President of the National Railway Historical Society’s Tacoma Chapter, Mike Bergman. Mike will share the history of Tacoma’s streetcar system, from its inception as horse drawn trolleys to electric streetcars.

Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6pm for exhibit viewing, talk begins at 6:30pm. This event is FREE or by donation. Donations can be made through Eventbrite or at the door.

This event is generously sponsored by Tacoma Creates, the Port of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Utilities and Amtrak.

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Categories: Education Local History Tags: #localhistory #tacoma #Tacoma Historical Society free History lecture lightrail museum presentation streetcars talk trains trolley
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jun 9 @ 7:30 pm

Stephen King’s novella that inspired the film finally comes to the stage!

Based on the novella by Stephen King, this adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption hearkens to the 1994 critically acclaimed film, bringing audiences to the edge of their seats. Andy Dufresne is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and sentenced to life imprisonment at Shawshank prison. While at Shawshank, Andy befriends some of the other inmates, namely a character known as Red. Over time Andy finds a way to live out life with as much relative ease as one can find in prison, leaving a message for all that while the body may be locked away in a cell, the spirit can never be truly imprisoned.

Read more
Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
May – June 2023 May – Jun 2023