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.

Aug
12
Sat
Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 9:30 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Brew53: The 253’s Beer & Music Festival @ Chambers Creek Regional Park
Aug 12 @ 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Tacoma Arts Live’s Brew Five Three is back, and celebrating ten years of Northwest beer and cider tasting! Come sip brews and enjoy bites from more than forty Northwest breweries and vendors at this celebration of summer, which will be bigger and better than ever as part of the new Sound & Sky at Chambers Creek Regional Park weekend.

This year’s Brew Five Three will take place in the beautiful central meadow at Chambers Bay, an ample outdoor space that offers an ambient atmosphere and legendary ocean and mountain vistas. Come play, lounge, and hang out with friends as you soak up the sun and savor unique craft beverages in your souvenir limited edition tasting glass.

Full admission tickets include the tasting glass and eight tasting tokens. Each token can be exchanged for a four-ounce pour.

This is a 21+ Event; valid ID is required for entry.
Brew Five Three is dog friendly.

Aug
13
Sun
Annual Boeing Classic 2023 @ The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge
Aug 13 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

DATE AND TIME:
Monday, August 7: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
Tuesday, August 8: 9:00 am – 12 pm (PGA TOUR Champions Practice Round ALL DAY)
Wednesday, August 9: 7:00 am – 12:20 pm
Thursday, August 10: 7:00 am – 12:20 pm
Friday, August 11: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Saturday, August 12: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 13: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) and the Seattle Seahawks will hold the 18th annual Boeing Classic professional golf tournament on Monday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 13. The event is an opportunity for Puget Sound residents to experience professional golf and other exciting events, such as a Kids Clinic and Boeing Jet flyovers. As the primary beneficiary of the Boeing Classic, the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at VMFH – a world leader in human immunology – uses the proceeds to advance cutting-edge research to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases that involve the immune system.

Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

Smash Mouth & Spin Doctors @ Chambers Creek Regional Park
Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm

Smash Mouth epitomizes 90s pop rock with its groovy beats, memorable melodies, and fun lyrics. With two multi-platinum albums and one gold, plus their earworm hits “All Star” and “I’m A Believer” featured in Shrek, the band’s over-the-top pop has left its mark. Their music has been described as both futuristic and retro, unpredictable yet instantly recognizable. Every notably quirky and infectious song will have you singing catchy hooks, like “Walkin’ on the Sun,” “Then the Morning Comes,” or “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby.”

Spin Doctors also made waves in the 90s with funky mega-hits “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” “Cleopatra’s Cat,” and timeless favorite “Two Princes,” whose irresistible groove and scream-it-back chorus took it to #4 on the Top 100 singles chart. The Grammy® Award-nominated band enjoy two platinum albums, including Pocket Full of Kryptonite, the seventh best-selling album of 1993. Still riding the bus and shaking the room, the fun-loving quartet is as unpretentious as they are unpredictable, delivering a party-rock atmosphere with bluesy undertones. The group continues to record, producing its 6th studio album, If the River Was Whiskey in 2013.

Aug
16
Wed
Tacoma Dome’s 40th Anniversary Documentary Screening @ Tacoma Dome
Aug 16 @ 6:00 pm

Be part of this remarkable experience as we showcase a documentary screening that delves into the Dome’s fascinating journey. From monumental concerts to sporting events that have left a lasting impact, this film captures the essence of Tacoma Dome’s impact on our community.

Don’t miss out on this nostalgic journey through time. Grab your friends and family, and join us for a memorable evening celebrating the Tacoma Dome.

Aug
17
Thu
Olmsted Legacy @ Washington State Capital Campus
Aug 17 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us on the Washington State Capitol Campus to explore the Olmsted legacy. Historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton will dive deep into the remarkable life and career of Renaissance-man Frederick Law Olmsted, considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States.

Cotton will give a visual tour of masterful landscapes designed by Olmsted, with an added focus on the Pacific Northwest landscape legacy of John Charles Olmsted, Frederick’s nephew and adopted son. Historian Jennifer Ott will also present, focusing on Olmsted landscapes in Puget Sound region. Conclude with a guided tour of the Capitol Campus led by Washington State’s horticulturalist Brent Chapman.

Light refreshments will be served.

Shakespear’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Tacoma Armory
Aug 17 @ 8:00 pm

Guests are invited to bring blankets and low profile beach chairs and make themselves comfortable on the floor, or be seated in our standard chairs provided by the house. Please indicate your preference when reserving tickets.
Tacoma Arts Live invites you to immerse yourself in a unique theatrical experience of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Deanna Martinez reinvents this whimsical romantic comedy by rooting it in a celebration of Boricua-Hawaiiana culture. Magic, potions, and mystery are met with hula, ipu heke, and true aloha spirit in this fantastical escape. Hawaii will fully surround the audience and performers through beautiful, huge projections created by flora&faunavisions, the designers behind Utopian Garden.

This is ‘Shakespeare in the Park… in the Armory.’ Wear aloha shirts and flower crowns, and bring your beach towels, leis, lauhala mats, pillows, and low-profile beach chairs to enjoy the enchanting oasis inside Tacoma Armory.

We are delighted to collaborate with our cultural consultants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, who are supporting the music and movement for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Aug
18
Fri
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Tacoma Armory
Aug 18 @ 8:00 pm

Guests are invited to bring blankets and low profile beach chairs and make themselves comfortable on the floor, or be seated in our standard chairs provided by the house. Please indicate your preference when reserving tickets.
Tacoma Arts Live invites you to immerse yourself in a unique theatrical experience of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Deanna Martinez reinvents this whimsical romantic comedy by rooting it in a celebration of Boricua-Hawaiiana culture. Magic, potions, and mystery are met with hula, ipu heke, and true aloha spirit in this fantastical escape. Hawaii will fully surround the audience and performers through beautiful, huge projections created by flora&faunavisions, the designers behind Utopian Garden.

This is ‘Shakespeare in the Park… in the Armory.’ Wear aloha shirts and flower crowns, and bring your beach towels, leis, lauhala mats, pillows, and low-profile beach chairs to enjoy the enchanting oasis inside Tacoma Armory.

We are delighted to collaborate with our cultural consultants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, who are supporting the music and movement for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.