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
15
Sun
Vienna Boys’ Choir @ Pantages Theater (901 Broadway - Tacoma, WA)
Tickets
Oct 15 @ 3:00 pm

Come witness the purity of tone, distinctive harmonies, and angelic voices of the world’s foremost youth choral group. As one of the oldest musical organizations today, these young cultural ambassadors have been adored the world over for their wide range of repertoire and generosity of musical spirit for more than six centuries.

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Categories: Music Concerts
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
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Tickets
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tacoma Farmers Market creates vibrant marketplaces where local farms, small businesses, and organizations connect directly with the community.
Shop local with us at 925 Broadway Between 9th and 11th Broadway on Thursdays May 4 – Oct. 26, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP, and WIC/SFMNP

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Outdoor Recreation Tags: # farmersmarket
Oct
20
Fri
Canyon Terrace Fall Craft and Gift Sale @ Canyon Terrace Estates Clubhouse
Tickets
Oct 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

A GREAT CRAFT SALE OPPORTUNITY
OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2023
Put this on your calendar. Join us for the
CANYON TERRACE ESTATES
28TH ANNUAL FALL CRAFT AND GIFT SALE
In the Clubhouse at 9314 Canyon Road East,
Summit Neighborhood, Puyallup
(1/2 mile north of Hwy 512/Canyon Road Exit)
Friday, October 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, October 21, 9 AM to 5 PM

BROWSE THE ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF TALENTED ARTISANS
A huge variety of unique handicrafts, fabric arts, specialty soaps, candles, fragrances, jewelry, hats, and novel, creative art and food treat specialties. Christmas and fall season décor and gifts – a new surprise around every corner. Special finds you won’t see at the mall, or big-box stores, or Amazon
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
No Admission Charge, Free Parking

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
University of Puget Sound Organ at Noon Series @ Kilworth Memorial Chapel
Tickets
Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us for the Organ at Noon Series, with Wyatt Smith, organist, presenting The Skies, Unlimited – music by Hina Sakamoto, Aaron David Miller, and a song cycle by Frederick Frahm, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano.

Free and open to the public.

American concert organist Wyatt Smith, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, performs with “nuance, polish, and personality” (Michael Barone, APM Pipedreams). He maintains an active concert schedule, performing throughout the United States and Europe, and his performances have been heard on American Public Media’s Pipedreams.

Smith received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Washington; his Master of Music degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Dakota.

Smith serves as the associate director of music at Epiphany Parish of Seattle; director of the Epiphany Music Academy; and affiliate artist in organ and harpsichord at the University of Puget Sound.

Organ at Noon Series 2023-24 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 20 | The Skies, Unlimited
Music by Hina Sakamoto, Aaron David Miller, and a song cycle by Frederick Frahm, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano
Friday, Dec. 1 | An American Christmas
Music by Rebecca Groom te Velde, Margaret Sandresky, Craig Phillips, and others
Sunday, Jan. 28 | 2 p.m. | 33rd Annual Schneebeck Organ Recital
Music by Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra and Matthias Weckmann. Public reception following the program.
Friday, March 22 | Annual All-Bach Recital
A program of trios, featuring Maria Sampen, violin and Alistair MacRae, cello
Friday, April 12 | The Fiery French
Music by Saint-Saëns, Franck, Boëllmann, and Alain, featuring Tracy Doyle, flute
Event Location
Kilworth Memorial Chapel or tune in at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts Tags: kilworth memorial chapel live music Organ university of puget sound
All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows @ Lakewold Gardens
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Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows

Fridays – Sundays October 20 – 29, 6-9pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-hallows-eve-eerie-enchantments-poes-garden-of-shadows-tickets-718606349937

Get into the Halloween spirit at Lakewold Gardens with scary-fun activities for all ages . . . if you dare! Witness the elusive Gravelly Lake Monster’s nightly appearance; search for ravens in the garden scavenger hunt; heed the words of Edgar Allen Poe as actors present short dramatizations of some of his most spine-tingling tales (Fridays & Saturdays only); enjoy a haunting candlelight concert or a classic monster movie; make a fun or frightening origami bats; shop for spooktacular seasonal keepsakes in the gift shop; and more!

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall @ Pantages Theater (901 Broadway - Tacoma, WA)
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Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm

Renowned Tijuana Brass trumpeter, Herb Alpert and Grammy-winning vocalist and former lead singer of Brazil 66 with Sergio Mendes, Lani Hall make one epic power couple. Groove along to vibrant brass-driven classics for an eclectic mix of American standards, Brazilian jazz, and a few other musical surprises. Enjoy stories about their lives, A&M Records, and the many legendary artists they have worked with over the past 50 years. The show features hundreds of classic photos, videos, and various memorabilia in a multimedia tribute to the couple’s illustrious careers.

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Categories: Music Concerts
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Tickets
Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm

Joins us for Puget Sound’s wind ensemble concert, conducted by Gerard Morris.

Event Location
Puget Sound campus, Schneebeck Concert Hall. Or tune in at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts Tags: live music Student Recital university of puget sound wind ensemble
Oct
21
Sat
Canyon Terrace Fall Craft and Gift Sale @ Canyon Terrace Estates Clubhouse
Tickets
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

A GREAT CRAFT SALE OPPORTUNITY
OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2023
Put this on your calendar. Join us for the
CANYON TERRACE ESTATES
28TH ANNUAL FALL CRAFT AND GIFT SALE
In the Clubhouse at 9314 Canyon Road East,
Summit Neighborhood, Puyallup
(1/2 mile north of Hwy 512/Canyon Road Exit)
Friday, October 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, October 21, 9 AM to 5 PM

BROWSE THE ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF TALENTED ARTISANS
A huge variety of unique handicrafts, fabric arts, specialty soaps, candles, fragrances, jewelry, hats, and novel, creative art and food treat specialties. Christmas and fall season décor and gifts – a new surprise around every corner. Special finds you won’t see at the mall, or big-box stores, or Amazon
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
No Admission Charge, Free Parking

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
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
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