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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Agenda
Agenda
December 2020 – February 2021 Dec 2020 – Feb 2021
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Dec
6
Sun
Point Ruston Winter Farmers Markets @ Point Ruston Public Market
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Dec 6 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tacoma Farmers Market is excited to return for our second annual Point Ruston Winter Farmers Markets! Find a feast for your table and gifts for the holidays while supporting local farms and small businesses.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Home and Garden Kids Tags: #pointruston #tacoma
Dec
12
Sat
Fort from Home: Victorian Christmas Music @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum-Online
Tickets
Dec 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Virtual Program. Join us for a Victorian Christmas musical performance.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Family Events Kids Local History Seasonal and Holiday Events
Heritage Skills Workshop: 19th Century Watercolor @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum-Online
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Dec 12 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Virtual Workshop. This workshop interweaves a hands-on activity with a presentation on historical context. During the workshop, participants will make their own watercolor using the materials and techniques of the mid-19th century. Participants will learn about the artists behind mid-19th century images of the Pacific Northwest and discover their place within the historical movement to document the west.

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Categories: Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Dec
13
Sun
Point Ruston Winter Farmers Markets @ Point Ruston Public Market
Tickets
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tacoma Farmers Market is excited to return to Point Ruston for our second annual Point Ruston Winter Farmers Markets! Find a feast for your table and gifts for the holidays while supporting local farms and small businesses.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Health and Wellness Home and Garden Kids Tags: #pointruston #tacoma
Dec
19
Sat
Fort from Home: Victorian Cooking Holiday Edition @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum-Online
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Dec 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Virtual Program. Fort from Home: Victorian Cooking series presents demonstrations of historical recipes, presents historical food research, and provides tips on how to adapt Victorian cooking to a modern kitchen.

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Categories: Education Food & Beverage Local History Seasonal and Holiday Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Jan
9
Sat
Heritage Skills Workshop: Butchering and Curing @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum-Online
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Jan 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Virtual and Limited In Person Workshop. Demonstration of seam butchery using only knives and cleavers. Learn about nitrate free whole muscle curing and basic cooking methods from Vashon Island’s Farmstead Meatsmith.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Food & Beverage Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Jan
16
Sat
Fort from Home: Straw Plaiting @ Online Virtual
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Jan 16 all-day

Fort from Home brings the talents and expertise of Fort Interpreters to you live through live, interactive virtual programming.
About this Event
Straw platting is the process of turning natural fibers, such as wheat, into fabrics for use in hat making, ornamentation, and more.

Fort Nisqually Interpreter Elizabeth demonstrates straw platting techniques and tips.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Family Events Kids Local History Volunteering and Community Enrichment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #livinghistory #localhistory #tacoma
Feb
10
Wed
Pierce County Alzheimer’s Community Forum @ Online
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Feb 10 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Please join us on Feb.10, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. for the Pierce County virtual community forum. Learn about Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss. Invite a friend who has been affected by the disease. Share your thoughts about how we can help people in your community.

Registration is requested. Please call 1.800.272.3900 or go to: https://bit.ly/39Ww3uP

Learn more at alzwa.org/community.

Questions?
Katya Strohl
kstrohl@alz.org
206.529.3882

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Health and Wellness Tags: Alzheimer's Caregiving dementia Memory Loss
Feb
20
Sat
Fort from Home for Kids: Crochet @ Online Virtual
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Feb 20 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Fort from Home for Kids is a, kid-friendly program led by Fort Nisqually high school Apprentice Interpreters. Learn heritage skills at home! This month, Fort Nisqually Apprentice Interpreter Abigail teaches you the basics of crochet. Please have ready simple knitting supplies, including a crochet hook and yarn.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Family Events Kids Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #fortnisqually art arts and crafts children craft crochet
Feb
25
Thu
From Migration to Mark Making: George Bush, Jacob Lawrence, and the impact of the Black Pioneers In Washington State @ Washington State History Museum Facebook Live Stream
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Feb 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

FREE online event, find it here at the start time: https://www.facebook.com/historymuseum/live
Celebrated artist Jacob Lawrence, one of the first nationally recognized Black artists, taught at University of Washington and lived much of his life in Seattle. His works are held in prestigious museums across the U.S. and internationally. George Bush was the first Black pioneer to settle in what is now Washington, and his migration is the subject of a series of paintings by Lawrence. Tune in for lively conversations about the contributions and experiences of these pioneering men. Hear from Leslie King-Hammond, a Jacob Lawrence scholar and founding director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Jason Turner, museum educator and tour guide at the Northwest African American Museum; Gwen Whiting, lead exhibitions curator at WSHS; and Beth Turner, author of Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle. Presented in partnership with the Northwest African American Museum. Note: You do not need a Facebook account to see this event. Details: www.WashingtonHistory.org/events

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Categories: Education Family Events Local History
December 2020 – February 2021 Dec 2020 – Feb 2021