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.

Jul
20
Thu
Craftopia: Beading Happy Hour meet up @ Craftopia
Jul 20 @ 5:00 pm

Calling all lovers of beads! Come hang out the fourth Thursday of every month from 5-7pm with other like-minded lover of the bling. Bring your latest beading project for some good conversation, light refreshments, and maybe even a little progress.
RSVPs not required but are appreciated. www.craftopiawa.com

Paranormal Cirque @ Tacoma Mall
Jul 20 @ 7:30 pm

Cirque Italia is now presenting:
“PARANORMAL CIRQUE!”
ONE OF THE BEST THRILLING EXPERIENCES!!!
Coming to Tacoma, WA July 20-24

Are you ready Tacoma? Do you love thrilling, wicked, sexy, or even dangerous things? Paranormal Cirque will expose you to a unique creation of combined theatre, circus, and cabaret with a new European style flare. Cirque Italia is now presenting a brand-new show for a MATURE audience!
This innovative horror story features different shades of sexy and an incomparable storyline – the only thing you can be sure of during this unique experience is that you will not know what to expect! It might be hard to divide reality and illusion!
Are you intrigued yet? Dare to let yourself get wicked for one night under our Big TOP and live on the edge with Paranormal Cirque show! You will fall into a parallel world and end up surrounded by monstrous creatures with hidden talents that will amaze you with the circus arts. This show is NOT for the faint of heart. You may have to catch your breath or try to stop your heart from racing during this adrenaline filled performance.
A careful casting selection has united the best artists from all over the world. A few of the circus arts you can expect to see in this new production include the jaw-dropping Wheel of Death, mystifying MAGIC, and more. Our Black unit also follows our strict animal-free policy.
For more information visit www.paranormalcirque.com and make sure to check all our social media accounts. Tickets can be purchased now starting at $20.00 depending on availability. Restricted – under 18 REQUIRES accompanying parent or guardian. This show has adult language and material.
Paranormal Cirque is offering a special promotion: $5.00 off any full priced ticket purchased in levels 1, 2, or 3. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or deals. Please call 941-704-8572 to get the promo code for your location.
You can purchase tickets through our website (paranormalcirque.com/tickets) or by phone: (941) 704-8572. We also respond to text messages.

When: July 20th- 24th, 2023
Where: 4502 S Steele Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
At: Tacoma Mall

— Under the stunning Black and Red Big Top Tent

· July 20– Thursday: 7:30pm
· July 21– Friday: 7:30pm
· July 22– Saturday: 6:30pm & 9:30pm
· July 23– Sunday: 5:30pm & 8:30pm

· July 24– Monday: 7:30pm

Box office hours:
The box office opens on-site on Tuesday, the week of the show.
Non-show days: 10am – 6pm
On show days: 10am – 10pm

Jul
21
Fri
Tacoma Farmer Market – Eastside @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Eastside
Jul 21 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Shop local with us at Stewart Heights Park 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Ln Tacoma, WA 98404
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP and WIC/SFMNP

Craftopia: Pom Pom Wall Art class @ Craftopia
Jul 21 @ 5:30 pm

Stunningly simple! A pom pom wall hanging is sure to be a conversation piece, but is so easy to make. Come learn how to make your own pompoms and create something wonderful and unique for your wall. Recommended for ages 10+
$15 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

Movie Night at the Museum @ Tacoma Historical Society
Jul 21 @ 6:00 pm

Join us for snacks and a FREE showing of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1961 film “Ring of Fire”! In this thrilling train adventure, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.

After the showing we’ll discuss some behind-the-scenes info about the filming locations in Washington and the train that was used!

Runtime for this film is 1hour and 31minutes. While we have chairs at the museum, feel free to to bring seat cushions from home to make your viewing more comfortable!

This event is FREE or by donation. Donations can be made through Eventbrite or at the museum.

RSVP on Eventbrite.com.

Questions?
Call: (253) 472-3738
E?mail: info@tacomahistory.org

To learn more about events included in the 150th Northern Pacific Commemoration visit www.NP150.org.

Sponsored by Tacoma Creates, Port of Tacoma, Amtrak, Tacoma Public Utilities and Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

Paranormal Cirque @ Tacoma Mall
Jul 21 @ 7:30 pm

Cirque Italia is now presenting:
“PARANORMAL CIRQUE!”
ONE OF THE BEST THRILLING EXPERIENCES!!!
Coming to Tacoma, WA July 20-24

Are you ready Tacoma? Do you love thrilling, wicked, sexy, or even dangerous things? Paranormal Cirque will expose you to a unique creation of combined theatre, circus, and cabaret with a new European style flare. Cirque Italia is now presenting a brand-new show for a MATURE audience!
This innovative horror story features different shades of sexy and an incomparable storyline – the only thing you can be sure of during this unique experience is that you will not know what to expect! It might be hard to divide reality and illusion!
Are you intrigued yet? Dare to let yourself get wicked for one night under our Big TOP and live on the edge with Paranormal Cirque show! You will fall into a parallel world and end up surrounded by monstrous creatures with hidden talents that will amaze you with the circus arts. This show is NOT for the faint of heart. You may have to catch your breath or try to stop your heart from racing during this adrenaline filled performance.
A careful casting selection has united the best artists from all over the world. A few of the circus arts you can expect to see in this new production include the jaw-dropping Wheel of Death, mystifying MAGIC, and more. Our Black unit also follows our strict animal-free policy.
For more information visit www.paranormalcirque.com and make sure to check all our social media accounts. Tickets can be purchased now starting at $20.00 depending on availability. Restricted – under 18 REQUIRES accompanying parent or guardian. This show has adult language and material.
Paranormal Cirque is offering a special promotion: $5.00 off any full priced ticket purchased in levels 1, 2, or 3. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or deals. Please call 941-704-8572 to get the promo code for your location.
You can purchase tickets through our website (paranormalcirque.com/tickets) or by phone: (941) 704-8572. We also respond to text messages.

When: July 20th- 24th, 2023
Where: 4502 S Steele Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
At: Tacoma Mall

— Under the stunning Black and Red Big Top Tent

· July 20– Thursday: 7:30pm
· July 21– Friday: 7:30pm
· July 22– Saturday: 6:30pm & 9:30pm
· July 23– Sunday: 5:30pm & 8:30pm

· July 24– Monday: 7:30pm

Box office hours:
The box office opens on-site on Tuesday, the week of the show.
Non-show days: 10am – 6pm
On show days: 10am – 10pm

Jul
22
Sat
Bark by the Bay @ Chambers Creek Regional Park
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Chambers Creek Regional Park is excited to bring back Bark by The Bay, a summer fun canine festival! This one-day festival is full of dog activities and games, an art project, treat hunting, vendors, and food trucks.

Featured Activities:

Live agility demos by Rainier Agility Team
Live flyball demos by Cascade Comets
Live trainings by All Ears Petcare
Adoption opportunities
Paw print paintings art project
Treat hunting game
Off-leash dog water zone
Off-leash play zone
12 PM – Parade of Breeds
1 PM – Costume Contest:
Maximum of 25 dogs. Please sign up for the costume contest by July 17.

Tacoma Earth Day @ Dickman Mills Park
Jul 22 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join a queer community of environmental stewards for Earth Gay Tacoma. This is an opportunity to help clean up and restore vital habitats and parks in Tacoma. We invite you to join Earth Gay Tacoma 2023, the LGBTQ community’s most visible form of environmental activism! Earth Gay Tacoma will include fun and engaging ways/activities to learn about sustainability, have fun, and restore a local park.

WA Conservation Action has been hosting Earth Gay since 2019. Taking place in Tacoma’s Pride month of July on a Saturday. Earth Gay is a series of fun and engaging events & activities in Tacoma with a goal of engaging community in activities related to the protection of our environment while connecting people to place/ to our natural world and providing opportunities to learn more about the environment and how we can all work together to achieve clean water, clean air and healthy forests in and around Tacoma. Accessible (free), open to all.

Craftopia: Star Trek Combadge String Art class @ Craftopia
Jul 22 @ 12:00 pm

RED ALERT! Where are my Trekkies at? Let’s boldly go where no string art has gone before and make a truly unique string art combadge. Learners will be able to choose which style of combadge they wish to create. Requires the use of small nails and hammers. Recommended for ages 16+
$15 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

Relay for Life of South King County @ Game Farm Park
Jul 22 @ 1:00 pm

One person can make a difference. In May 1985, Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society with the nation’s biggest health concern: cancer.

Gordy spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at the University of Puget Sound. Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he walked and ran more than 83.6 miles and raised $27,000 through pledges to help save lives from cancer. As he circled the track, he thought of how he could get others to take part. He envisioned having teams participate in a 24-hour fundraising event. The next year, 19 teams were part of the first Relay For Life event at the historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000.

After previously battling stomach cancer, Gordy passed away from heart failure on August 3, 2014 at the age of 71. But his legacy lives on. He shaped an idea that started as one man walking and running a track and helped turn it into a global fundraising phenomenon.