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
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September – December 2021 Sep – Dec 2021
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Sep
11
Sat
Tacoma Water Lantern Festival @ Spanaway Lake Park
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Sep 11 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Water Lantern Festival is back!

Tacoma Water Lantern Festival is coming up on September 11, 2021!

Voted #1 Best Cultural Festival by USA TODAY!

Water Lantern Festival is a floating lantern event that is all about connections. Magical nights in cities across the U.S. include food, games, activities, vendors, music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns adorned with letters of love, hope and dreams reflected upon the water.

As the sun begins to set on the evening sky, the Water Lantern Festival begins to shine with the launch of the lanterns onto the water as we Light The Water together. Watch your unique lantern drift out into the water as it joins other lanterns carrying hope, love, happiness, healing, peace, and connection. It’s a night that you’ll never forget.

Tickets are selling fast!

Visit www.WaterLanternFestival.com for more details.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Outdoor Recreation Tags: Creative Datenight Foodtrucks Savory Sweets Unique WaterLanternFestival
Sep
17
Fri
Park(ing) Day Livestream Hosted by Downtown on the Go @ Downtown Street
Tickets
Sep 17 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Park(ing) Day is an international activism project where people around the world repurpose parking spaces into tiny parklets. On September 17, tune in to Downtown On the Go’s (DOTG) Facebook page to listen to us discussing transit related topics with transit advocates, local officials, and others! We’ll be “taking over” a parking space in Downtown Tacoma, and hope that you will follow us as we stream the conversations live at facebook.com/downtownonthego

The parklet, sponsored by Spin and BCRA Design, will be active from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 17. Parklets around the world are available on the Park(ing) Day website’s map. The 2005 San Francisco parklet that marked the first Park(ing) day was a lawn, a 15-foot-tall tree, and a rented park bench in a parking space. In years following, Park(ing) day, an original concept by Rebar, became an international event celebrating human-use spaces.

Downtown On The Go has celebrated Park(ing) day for several years, assisting other local organizations with setting up their own parklets. Last year, we hosted a virtual Park(ing) day of online panels of local advocates. This year due to the ongoing pandemic we have instead opted to minimize public interaction and instead host advocates in a virtual space, while still physically occupying a parking space.

We encourage you to engage with us and the worldwide Park(ing) Day community by following us on social media and by using the hashtags #downtowntacoma and #parkingday. We will livestream the interviews with advocates on Facebook, and the recordings will be available after the event.

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Categories: Education Family Events Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment Tags: #downtowntacoma art speakers
Sep
25
Sat
Cider Swig @ LeMay - America's Car Museum
Tickets
Sep 25 @ 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

After a difficult past year, we are excited to announce that The Cider Swig returns with dozens of regional ciders (and related libations) to sip and savor, live music and entertainment on two stages, the annual “Battle of the Pie” Contest, apple launching, award winning delectable curbside cuisine by area restaurants and food trucks, the Apple Carnivàle Zone, and more!

Northwest cidermakers, vintners and distillers will present over 100 ciders, wine, mead and more. The popular Apple Carnivàle returns – replete with performers, arts and crafts, dancers, an array of carnival games, inflatable obstacle course, sticky wall, face painting, apple launching, demonstrations, and other fun and games.

Ciders, etc. presented for sampling in the Cider Garden will be for sale under the Cider Tent, so you can take your favorites home to enjoy!

Come Get your Swig On!
Ticket includes: 5 drink tokens, 6 oz. festival glass, and access to all live music and entertainment, food, the Apple Carnivàle Zone, and all other festival activities.

Additional cider tokens are available at festival. ID is required to enter the Cider Garden. Must be 21+ to enter the Cider Garden.

**Each year the Cider Swig brings thousands from around the region to enjoy ciders, great food, live music and family fun. And, each year the Cider Swig sells out! Advance ticket purchase is strongly encouraged.**

OTHER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
For 2021 we have chosen to make this a 21+ only event. We hope that 2022 we will be able to return to an accessible family-fun event.

WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
Without people like you, the Festival could not happen. Cider Swig volunteers will receive reduced admission ticket ($18) for the Cider Garden, free festival t-shirt, festival tasting glass, one $5 meal voucher … and have a great time!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: cider event festival hard cider
Oct
8
Fri
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center
Tickets
Oct 8 @ 11:00 am – 11:59 pm
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center

Grab your stein, pull up your lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Oktoberfest like never before! This all ages until 6pm festival features entertainment for the whole family: non-stop traditional and contemporary German entertainment on two stages, a Root Beer Garden for kids, Hammershlagen and other German festival games, authentic German cuisine and of course a large Munich-style decorated hall. Also enjoy Wiener dog races and a 5k Stein Dash plus a kids 1k on Sunday or catch your favorite football game in the Sports Haus!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center
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Oct 8 @ 12:00 pm – 11:59 pm
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center

Grab your stein, pull up your lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Oktoberfest like never before! This all ages until 6pm festival features entertainment for the whole family: non-stop traditional and contemporary German entertainment on two stages, a Root Beer Garden for kids, Hammershlagen and other German festival games, authentic German cuisine and of course a large Munich-style decorated hall. Also enjoy Wiener dog races and a 5k Stein Dash plus a kids 1k on Sunday or catch your favorite football game in the Sports Haus!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades
Oct
9
Sat
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center
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Oct 9 @ 11:00 am – 11:59 pm
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center

Grab your stein, pull up your lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Oktoberfest like never before! This all ages until 6pm festival features entertainment for the whole family: non-stop traditional and contemporary German entertainment on two stages, a Root Beer Garden for kids, Hammershlagen and other German festival games, authentic German cuisine and of course a large Munich-style decorated hall. Also enjoy Wiener dog races and a 5k Stein Dash plus a kids 1k on Sunday or catch your favorite football game in the Sports Haus!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades
Oct
10
Sun
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center
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Oct 10 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Oktoberfest Northwest @ Washington State Fair Events Center

Grab your stein, pull up your lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Oktoberfest like never before! This all ages until 6pm festival features entertainment for the whole family: non-stop traditional and contemporary German entertainment on two stages, a Root Beer Garden for kids, Hammershlagen and other German festival games, authentic German cuisine and of course a large Munich-style decorated hall. Also enjoy Wiener dog races and a 5k Stein Dash plus a kids 1k on Sunday or catch your favorite football game in the Sports Haus!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades
Oct
30
Sat
Halloween on the Hill @ Begins at Tacoma Community House
Tickets
Oct 30 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Halloween on the Hill @ Begins at Tacoma Community House

In partnership with Tacoma Housing Authority, Hilltop Business Association, Hilltop Action Coalition, and Downtown on the Go, Tacoma Community House invites the community to Halloween on the Hill!

Saturday, October 30th from 3pm – 6pm
Walk – Thru Trunk or Treat
Masks and Distancing Required
Costumes Encouraged
Rain or Shine

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO DECORATE TRUNKS/BOOTHS AND HAND OUT TREATS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS TO DONATE TREATS!

Please email: amayer@tacomacommunityhouse.org to register your trunk/booth and/or to donate treats to the event.

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Categories: Family Events Kids Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment
Nov
4
Thu
Racialization of South Asia on The American Dance Floor @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
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Nov 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Isabel Wilkerson describes caste as an artificial hierarchy that determines standing, respect, and assumptions of beauty and competence. Professor, musician, and dancer Ameera Nimjee discusses how race and caste intermingle on the American dance floor in the South Asian performing arts. Who holds power on the dance floor? How is dominance articulated?

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Categories: Music Concerts Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #isabel wilkerson #universityofpugetsound
Dec
17
Fri
25th Annual Model Train Festival @ Washington State History Museum
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Dec 17 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Friday, December 17, 2021 through Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Note: The museum is closed Dec. 24-25, open on Jan. 1.

Remember how it feels to see their eyes light up? Take your family and friends on a magical journey through the detailed world of model trains at the Washington State History Museum! Railroad clubs from around Puget Sound share their incredible layouts and every floor of the museum comes alive with trains. Train operators will be on hand for questions, the museum’s mascot Seymour History will make appearances, and we’ll have a seasonal photo backdrop for holiday selfies.
Museum occupancy will be limited during the Model Train Festival. Visitors for Model Train Festival are encouraged to purchase timed tickets in advance to guarantee a spot.
Get all the details and book your tickets at www.ModelTrainFestival.org.

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Seasonal and Holiday Events
September – December 2021 Sep – Dec 2021