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 – October 2021 Sep – Oct 2021
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Sep
11
Sat
Tacoma Water Lantern Festival @ Spanaway Lake Park
Tickets
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
14
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Sep 14 @ 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
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
All Shook Up @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse
Tickets
Sep 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Set in the summer of 1955 in a conservative Midwestern town, ALL SHOOK UP is the modern Rock n’ Roll take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. ALL SHOOK UP follows the story of a small-town girl with big dreams, Natalie, and the charismatic, motorcycle-riding roustabout she falls for, Chad. While Natalie dreams of hitting the open road, hoping to “Follow that Dream” with Chad by her side, Mayor Matilda Hyde believes Chad is the “Devil in Disguise,” and quickly looks for a way to put a stop to his Rock n’ Roll chaos. 24 classic Elvis hits drive the exhilarating musical comedy, including “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Burning Love”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “It’s Now or Never”, “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Hound Dog”, “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, and “Fools Rush In”.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment
Jacobsen Series: …As The Leaves Had Turned Gold @ Schneebeck Concert Hall at University of Puget Sound
Tickets
Sep 17 @ 7:30 pm

The School of Music is pleased to present fall’s first in-person public performance! Join us for a Jacobsen Series faculty recital, …As the leaves had turned gold, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano and Jeff Caldwell, piano; with guests Rob Hutchinson, David Deacon-Joyner, and Brian Kirk performing works by H. Leslie Adams, Lori Laitman, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, Lady Dean Paul (Poldowski), Jeff Blumenkrantz, Kenny Kirkland, Antonio Jobim, Esperanza Spalding, Stevie Wonder, Claudio Monteverdi, and others!
Attendance Guidelines
This is an in-person event open to the public. Tickets and proof of full vaccination are required and must be presented upon entry. Due to the vaccination requirement, children under 12 are not permitted. All attendees are required to wear masks that completely cover the mouth and nose while indoors. Seating is general admission, with social distancing between parties required. Attendance will be monitored to comply with adjusted venue capacity.
Tickets are required for all attendees
$20 general; $15 sr. citizen, military, Community Music member, Puget Sound faculty and staff. Free for all students with current student ID. Students, please obtain your complimentary ticket through the online system.
Proceeds from ticket sales support music outreach and scholarships. Thank you!
URL for event — Puget Sound’s online calendar
https://www.pugetsound.edu/events/jacobsen-series-leaves-had-turned-gold
URL for Schneebeck LIVE
https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/music/schneebeck-live

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Categories: Music Concerts
Sep
18
Sat
Pioneer Craft & Music Fest @ Job Carr Cabin Museum
Tickets
Sep 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join us for live music, crafts, and fun! Families can choose to complete craft activities at the event or take home the craft instructions and materials.
This event is designed to meet state and local public health guidelines.
* Masks are required. We will have adult and child-size masks available for attendees.
* Please use social distancing etiquette during this event.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment
Sep
21
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Sep 21 @ 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
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
Sep
28
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Sep 28 @ 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
3
Sun
Hear from the Kinseys | Harlem Renaissance @ Tacoma Art Museum
Tickets
Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join the Tacoma Art Museum for an exclusive conversation with the Kinseys as they discuss the Harlem Renaissance, its place in the The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, and how the spirit of community and collaboration continues to shape Black art into the present day.

Please plan to arrive on time or early, we will release seats at 2 pm.

This program will be held in our event space just off the lobby with easy access from both entrances to the museum. The lecture will be recorded and available to view on our YouTube channel after the event.

For questions, please contact Amelia Layton, Public Programs Manager at ALayton@TacomaArtMuseum.org.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: #harlemrenaissance #tacoma #thekinseycollection tacomaartmuseum
September – October 2021 Sep – Oct 2021