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.

Agenda
Agenda
September – October 2019 Sep – Oct 2019
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Sep
26
Thu
Dammed to Extinction Film Screening @ The Grand Cinema
Tickets
Sep 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for this important film that tells the story of orca scientists, local citizens, tribal members, and others who have been working to protect orca by restoring the salmon they depend on.

Tickets are donation based and available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dammed-to-extinction-film-screening-tickets-68363556237

Please register a “ticket” for each person in your group so that we can have an accurate count of attendees.

No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Donations are greatly appreciated as the help support expenses of this screening as well as enable us to bring the film to more people!

6:00 Doors open
6:30 Film screening
7:30 Post-screening discussion

For centuries, three unique pods of killer whales have thrived off the coast of Washington, spending summers in the interior waters of the Salish Sea, feasting on chinook salmon. For the past 50 years, these orcas’ presence has thrilled and fascinated people–biologists, tourists, and unsuspecting boaters and fishermen. But chinook salmon are in trouble–with less than one percent of their historic abundance in the Pacific Northwest. The beloved local orca whales’ fate has followed the salmon. Dams have been the main culprit behind salmons’ demise. A broad and growing coalition of scientists, economists, conservationists, and citizens say removing the worst fish killing dams is the best chance we have to bring abundant runs of salmon and the orca that rely on them.

The timing of this film – and its urgent call to action – could not be better. Northwest salmon and Southern Resident orcas need our help today. Citizens regionally and nationally are calling for bold leadership and urgent action. Northwest elected officials have begun to step up and advocate for some big changes to restore our salmon, protect our orcas and invest in our communities. Restoring the lower Snake River and its chinook salmon populations by removing its four costly and out-dated dams is our biggest river/salmon restoration opportunity on anywhere on the West Coast.

Learn more and view a preview at www.dammedtoextinction.com

Co-sponsored by Sierra Club, Earth Justice, Orca Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, and The Point Defiance American Association of Zoo Keepers.

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Categories: Family Events Local Government Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: documentary environment film film screening orca rivers salmon
Sep
28
Sat
Nisqually Watershed Festival @ Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Tickets
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The 30th Annual Nisqually Watershed Festival is an annual celebration of nature featuring art, discovery, music and family fun. The Festival includes live performances, displays from local organizations, walking tours, the Insect Extravaganza, a salmon barbecue and other great coffee and food options. Watch a salmon dissection, listen to traditional stories, learn about raptors, bears, and bugs, tour the Refuge trails or Nisqually Nearshore, make a salmon lifecycle keychain and other crafts, and bring a t-shirt to make a fish print with a Nisqually salmon!

Entrance is free all day! Festival parking will be at River Ridge High School, 350 River Ridge Drive, Lacey, with a shuttle to the Refuge running every 15 minutes.

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Categories: Education Family Events Food & Beverage Local History Outdoor Recreation
Oct
4
Fri
Oktoberfest Northwest @ WA State Fair Events Center in Puyallup
Tickets
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 11:45 pm

Washington’s Largest Munich-style Oktoberfest celebration with German Biers, brats, entertainment, games & more.
Non-stop live entertainment and German biers in two themed Festhalles: the Munich Festhalle, and the Bavarian Festhalle, plus Weiner Dog Races, Stein Dash 5K, Sports Haus, Bavarian Bier-lympics, Root Beer Garden, German food, and the Northwest’s exclusive Hammerschlagen® Tournament of Champions!

Rain or Shine – We’re Indoors!

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Tags: beer food & beverage German market Music
Oct
5
Sat
The 2nd Annual Sustainability Summit for South Sound Women in Business @ RAIN Incubator
Tickets
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The 2nd Annual Sustainability Summit for South Sound Women in Business is Oct 5, 9-4 in downtown Tacoma! Topics include financial sustainability, environmental
equity, greening your purchases, branding your sustainable business, building community, and more! Tickets are sliding scale and all levels of registration include coffee + keynotes + breakout sessions + vegan/gluten free lunch + more! This
event is open to anyone who identifies as a woman or nobinary person.

Registration, volunteer and financial aid: https://www.allisonbishins.com/register/conference

For more information on speakers and details, check out:
https://www.facebook.com/events/779801159089734/

Questions? Email allisonbishins@gmail.com

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Categories: Women Focused Events Tags: branding community community building Empowering women Enviroment environmental equity financial planning small business sustainability women; businesswomen; networking; empower; sisterhood
Fife Harvest Festival @ Dacca Park
Tickets
Oct 5 @ 10:30 am – 5:00 pm

The City of Fife Harvest Festival is a celebration of all things fall with an emphasis on free entertainment and activities for the whole family. There is free apple cider, hot dogs and corn-on-the-cob for attendees. There are a variety of free events and activities, including face painting, balloon art, a petting zoo, hay wagon rides, a bouncy house, pony rides, squash bowling, kid-friendly craft activities, an apple squeeze, live entertainment and a free parade that begins at 10:30 a.m. with all activities and events to follow. For more information, visit https://www.cityoffife.org/275/Harvest-Festival or call 253-896-8657.

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Tags: apple squeeze free hay rides petting zoo pony rides squash bowling
Oktoberfest Northwest @ WA State Fair Events Center in Puyallup
Tickets
Oct 5 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 pm

Washington’s Largest Munich-style Oktoberfest celebration with German Biers, brats, entertainment, games & more.
Non-stop live entertainment and German biers in two themed Festhalles: the Munich Festhalle, and the Bavarian Festhalle, plus Weiner Dog Races, Stein Dash 5K, Sports Haus, Bavarian Bier-lympics, Root Beer Garden, German food, and the Northwest’s exclusive Hammerschlagen® Tournament of Champions!

Rain or Shine – We’re Indoors!

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Tags: beer food & beverage German market Music
Oct
6
Sun
Oktoberfest Northwest @ WA State Fair Events Center in Puyallup
Tickets
Oct 6 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Washington’s Largest Munich-style Oktoberfest celebration with German Biers, brats, entertainment, games & more.
Non-stop live entertainment and German biers in two themed Festhalles: the Munich Festhalle, and the Bavarian Festhalle, plus Weiner Dog Races, Stein Dash 5K, Sports Haus, Bavarian Bier-lympics, Root Beer Garden, German food, and the Northwest’s exclusive Hammerschlagen® Tournament of Champions!

Rain or Shine – We’re Indoors!

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Tags: beer food & beverage German market Music
Oct
8
Tue
Women’s Resource presents: The ONE-sheet Business Plan Workshop @ Hiddenwood West Clubhouse
Tickets
Oct 8 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Women’s Resource FEST (Female Entrepreneur Success Tuesday)
The ONE-sheet Business Plan Workshop by Rebecca Jones, MAPS Business Coaching

Evening Agenda
Social/Networking/Sponsors Moments: 5:30-6:00 pm, snacks and beverages provided.
Workshop: Starts promptly. A lot to cover — please come early enough to network and connect. We will jump directly into the 2-hour workshop at 6:00pm-8:00pm

Excerpt from “The ONE Thing” — Each standing domino represents a small amount of potential energy; the more you line up, the more potential energy you’ve accumulated. Line up enough and, with a simple flick you can start a chain reaction of surprising power. This workshop is an edited version of a full-day workshop. It will give you tools to continue working on your goals and action plan to create a one-sheet business plan.
Sponsorships available: includes table display and 2 minutes to share information about your company. Maximum 2 sponsors. Member Sponsor $25/ Non Member $35.

Our speaker: Inspiring and coaching business leaders to optimize their untapped potential, ONE THING at a time.

About: Rebecca Jones, Mastery Business Coach
Rebecca Jones focus is to maximize performance by providing exceptional support, coaching and service. Her mission is to provide a fully responsive, problem-solving environment that is ultimately financially successful for all parties.

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Categories: Business Networking Events Tags: businesswomen Empowering women women; businesswomen; networking; empower; sisterhood
Oct
9
Wed
Stewardship Work Party at Mount Rainier Gateway Preserve @ Mount Rainier Gateway Preserve
Tickets
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

We will be removing invasive Himalayan blackberry from our Mount Rainier Gateway Protected Area. Himalayan blackberry is a nasty invasive that can quickly out-compete native vegetation and prevent it from growing. It’s important that we work to control the blackberry so our forests can thrive!
We will be working rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.
We will provide tools including gloves, coffee, water, and snacks.
We will be meeting at Ashford County Park. Please follow the Registration link and register to receive our exact meeting location and driving directions.

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Categories: Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment Tags: community conservation service stewardship volunteer volunteering
Oct
12
Sat
Harvest Day in Tehaleh @ Tehaleh
Tickets
Oct 12 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Named “Best of the South Sound,” Tehaleh’s Harvest Day returns for its 7th year with carnival rides, trail runs, face painting, a beer and wine garden, a vendor village and a dual zip line allowing two guests to race each other 30 feet in the air. Guests can celebrate autumn’s bounty with fall foliage and sips and snacks of the season at the food truck rodeo. This year also brings Tehaleh’s first-ever Fall Tour of Homes, where home shoppers can tour 30+ quick move-in, resale, and model homes on the same day and see why Tehaleh is Washington’s best-selling new-home community.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids Tags: family event festival kid friendly real estate
September – October 2019 Sep – Oct 2019