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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Sep
10
Sat
Harvest Home @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
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Sep 10 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Harvest Home @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Join us at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum to celebrate the sights, sounds, and smells of autumn at the Harvest Home festival. The day will include popular Victorian games, traditional music and dance performances.

Everyone is welcome to come down and press cider, make a corn dolly, and help us send off summer 19th century style.

Pricing

  • 3 and under – $0
  • Youth (4-17) – $9
  • Senior (65+) and Military – $10
  • Adult – $11
  • Family (2 adults and up to 5 youth) – $40
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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Local History Outdoor Recreation
Sep
15
Thu
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Tickets
Sep 15 @ 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 Broadway on Thursdays May 5- Oct. 27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
925 Broadway Tacoma WA, 98402
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/PEBT and WIC

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Home and Garden
Sep
17
Sat
Craftopia: Family Craft Night @ Craftopia
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Sep 17 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us the third Saturday of each month in 2022 for some crafty fun for the whole family! Each month we will feature several crafts for all ages and levels for you to try your hand at. Join us from 4pm-6pm and see what you can create!
Light refreshments will be provided. This event is free of cost, though donations to help cover supplies are always appreciated.
www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Kids Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts family activity kid friendly
Sep
22
Thu
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
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Sep 22 @ 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 Broadway on Thursdays May 5- Oct. 27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
925 Broadway Tacoma WA, 98402
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/PEBT and WIC

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Home and Garden
Sep
24
Sat
Children’s Therapy Center Move-a-Thon @ Fort Steilacoom Park
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Sep 24 @ 10:00 am

Children’s Therapy Center’s 2nd annual Move-A-Thon from September 19-25 is an accessible community event that invites participants of all ages and abilities to roll, swim, skip rope–or do anything that joyfully moves them–to support children with special needs in our community.

Join us for the in-person event Saturday, September 24th at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood from 10-1 for a family event featuring food, entertainment including local musicians, Rhubarb the Tacoma Rainiers’ reindeer mascot, family resources, a morning loop around the lake and a performance by the Special Olympics Cheer Squad! Register at https://moveathon.ctckids.org/ !

CTC helps children with special needs reach their fullest potential through physical, occupational and speech therapy through in-home and center-based services in Kent, Burien, Tacoma and Maple Valley. Proceeds from the event will support uncompensated therapy services, education and family support for children with special needs whose families would otherwise be unable to cover the cost of care.

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Categories: Family Events Health and Wellness Non-Profit Fundraising Events Outdoor Recreation Volunteering and Community Enrichment Tags: autism Children's Therapy Center ctckids ctckidsmoveathon family activity family friendly event move special needs therapy walk
Craftopia: Slime Time class @ Craftopia
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Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm

Be a mad scientist in your very own slime lab! Create this wonderfully fun ooey gooey creation and add your own colors and decorations for something out-of-this-world! $5/participant. All ages and family friendly (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult). This class only takes about 45 minutes, so start times may be staggered depending on the number of participants to make sure we can provide a safe learning environment for all.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts family activity kid friendly
World Ballet Series: Swan Lake @ Pantages Theater
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Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm
World Ballet Series: Swan Lake @ Pantages Theater

Experience the legendary story! A part of the World Ballet Series, the Swan Lake will be performed live by a multinational cast of 50 professional ballet dancers gathered to bring the most famous love story to life. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by the Odile, and immerse yourself in magical Tchaikovsky’s music. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Theater Performances Tags: #pantagestheater Ballet Swan Lake Tacoma City Theaters World Ballet Series
Sep
25
Sun
Cascadia School of Magic @ Frontier Park Lodge
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Sep 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Come join us for a day of immersive magical fun at our first Cascadia School of Magic! We will have classes like potions and herbology, multiple crafts, Vendor Alley (open to the public), a book drive, magical library, broom races, wizard costume contests, and so much more.
Frontier Park Lodge and park will be transforming into a magic school for PNW Wizards. Classes are geared towards 10 through adult, but children of any age are welcome.
More details coming soon!
All children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Categories: Family Events Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: #family Harry Potter Wizards
The Princess Bride An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes @ Pantages Theater
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Sep 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

A limited number of VIP tickets are available and include the best seats in the house, a Meet and Greet with Cary Elwes, and a signed copy of his best-selling book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride.
Join Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film, The Princess Bride. After a screening of the iconic movie, Elwes will engage in a moderated discussion revealing never before shared secrets and tales of inconceivable antics!

Journey back to the lands of Florin and Guilder in an adventure filled with fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, miracles, and of course, true love.

Elwes has been in a multitude of films and tv shows, including Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Saw, Twister, Liar, Liar, Stranger Things and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He recently starred in Guy Ritchie’s Five Eyes and just wrapped Mission Impossible 7 with Tom Cruise. Now Elwes is sharing with fans the personal stories behind the making of this piece of cinematic history.

Don’t be a “Humperdinck,” make haste for a night you will always “tweasure”!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #Blonde #pantagestheater #tacomaartslive cary elwes Movie Screening Pantages Theater Q&A Scottish Theater Zephyr
Sep
28
Wed
Exhibit: Dissent and Resistance within the Military @ University of Puget Sound Collins Memorial Library
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Sep 28 @ 8:00 am

The Collins Memorial Library is honored to host the following exhibit in our East Reading Room: Dissent and Resistance within the Military September 28-October 28 (from the website at: https://wagingpeaceinvietnam.com/exhibits) Image from the website: https://wagingpeaceinvietnam.com/exhibits During America’s war in Vietnam, the antiwar movement among active-duty soldiers and…

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Categories: Education Local Government Local History
September 2022 Sep 2022