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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Jan
5
Thu
Volunteer Orientation / Therapeutic Riding! @ Sundance Circle Hippotherapy
Tickets
Jan 5 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us for volunteer orientation!

Meet the horses, tour our facility and learn about the incredible opportunities we have for volunteers!

Positions include: barn team (bring in and turn out, feeding), sidewalkers and leaders for therapy and riding sessions, session facilitators (tacking up and untacking horses), maintenance and more!

Great flexibility and perfect for students, retirees, parents, and passionate community members! People age 16+ encouraged to fill out an application at https://www.sundancehippotherapy.com/volunteer.html

Please reach out to 253-251-9994 with any questions!

Orientation Schedule:
Friday 12/16 from 12-1PM
Tuesday 12/20 from 1:30-2:30PM
Wednesday 12/28 from 9:30-10:30AM
Thursday 1/5 from 9:30-10:30AM

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Categories: Health and Wellness Kids Volunteering and Community Enrichment
Jan
6
Fri
Craftopia: Magic Wands class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 6 @ 5:30 pm

Grab the family and join us as we make magic wands. Using a large variety of materials, you can design and decorate your wand to your heart’s content.
Wands are $10 a piece and constructed from wood. Ages 5+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Kids Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts
Jan
13
Fri
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 13 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun at Ice Adventures Polar Palooza, Jan. 13-15! Meet costumed characters, use real tools to shave ice, skate in your socks, explore Arctic engineering and ice cave habitats, and see exciting Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen.

Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 16.

Online reservations recommended. Get your tickets online and save $2!
• Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
• Use real tools to shave ice
• Skate indoors in your socks
• Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14-15, 11am – 4pm)
• Meet and take a photo with costumed characters the Winter Queen and Summer Queen (Jan. 14-15, 11:30am – 4pm)
• See Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen
• Meet musical woodland creatures (Jan. 14, 10am – 12pm)
• Greet a giant polar bear puppet and princess (Jan. 15, 10am – 12pm)
• Learn about Antarctica engineering
• Explore ice cave habitats
• Investigate snowflake science
• Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
• Go on a scavenger hunt

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly
Jan
14
Sat
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 14 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun at Ice Adventures Polar Palooza, Jan. 13-15! Meet costumed characters, use real tools to shave ice, skate in your socks, explore Arctic engineering and ice cave habitats, and see exciting Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen.

Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 16.

Online reservations recommended. Get your tickets online and save $2!
• Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
• Use real tools to shave ice
• Skate indoors in your socks
• Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14-15, 11am – 4pm)
• Meet and take a photo with costumed characters the Winter Queen and Summer Queen (Jan. 14-15, 11:30am – 4pm)
• See Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen
• Meet musical woodland creatures (Jan. 14, 10am – 12pm)
• Greet a giant polar bear puppet and princess (Jan. 15, 10am – 12pm)
• Learn about Antarctica engineering
• Explore ice cave habitats
• Investigate snowflake science
• Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
• Go on a scavenger hunt

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly
Jan
15
Sun
Ice Adventures! @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate winter at Hands On with three days of frozen fun at Ice Adventures Polar Palooza, Jan. 13-15! Meet costumed characters, use real tools to shave ice, skate in your socks, explore Arctic engineering and ice cave habitats, and see exciting Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen.

Plus, special activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 16.

Online reservations recommended. Get your tickets online and save $2!
• Melt Arctic ice to see what’s inside
• Use real tools to shave ice
• Skate indoors in your socks
• Learn how to snowshoe with Olympia Mountaineers (Jan. 14-15, 11am – 4pm)
• Meet and take a photo with costumed characters the Winter Queen and Summer Queen (Jan. 14-15, 11:30am – 4pm)
• See Dr. Science experiment with liquid nitrogen
• Meet musical woodland creatures (Jan. 14, 10am – 12pm)
• Greet a giant polar bear puppet and princess (Jan. 15, 10am – 12pm)
• Learn about Antarctica engineering
• Explore ice cave habitats
• Investigate snowflake science
• Silkscreen a print or special keepsake
• Go on a scavenger hunt

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly
Jan
16
Mon
Martin Luther King Jr. Day @ Hands On Children's Museum
Tickets
Jan 16 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate kindness & community! Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with special art activities and collaborative projects, January 16th.
• Children’s book readings by Merritt Long, Author of My View from the Back of the Bus
• Explore powerful poetry with Ashly McBunch, Olympia Poet Laureate
• Create faux stained glass art pieces and add them to the collaborative art project
• Draw inspiration from and celebrate artists of color
• Write letters of kindness to your neighbors
• Silkscreen a peace print
• Learn about Black History STEAM Heroes
• Enjoy a quiet and reflective reading room

Online reservations are recommended.

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Categories: Education Family Events Kids Seasonal and Holiday Events Tags: #family childrens events family friendly hands on children's museum kid friendly mlk day
Jan
26
Thu
Tacoma Home and Garden Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Jan 26 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

The Tacoma Home + Garden Show returns to the Tacoma Dome January 26-29, 2022 with over 500 shoppable and inspirational vendors representing PNW companies, a robust plant market and numerous resources and experts educating on the latest home and garden design innovations. Local experts, including Lyndsay and Leslie, stars of HGTV’s “Unsellable Houses” and owners of real estate, home design services and lifestyle company Lamb & Co., will share advice for tackling tough home renovations, spring gardening preparation, and more.

The 40th year will feature a variety of beautifully crafted garden displays showcasing the latest trends in landscaping and outdoor living, a plant market with local nurseries selling their most popular houseplants, bulbs, annuals, perennials, and garden accessories, and free seminars from beloved home design and gardening experts.

Courtesy of Hunt’s Services, the show is ecstatic to offer FREE ADMISSION to everyone on opening day, January 26!

Get ready to experience creativity and artistry from industry experts, shop unique goods and find new inspiration at the bigger and better Tacoma Home + Garden Show!

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Home and Garden
Jan
27
Fri
Tacoma Home and Garden Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Jan 27 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

The Tacoma Home + Garden Show returns to the Tacoma Dome January 26-29, 2022 with over 500 shoppable and inspirational vendors representing PNW companies, a robust plant market and numerous resources and experts educating on the latest home and garden design innovations. Local experts, including Lyndsay and Leslie, stars of HGTV’s “Unsellable Houses” and owners of real estate, home design services and lifestyle company Lamb & Co., will share advice for tackling tough home renovations, spring gardening preparation, and more.

The 40th year will feature a variety of beautifully crafted garden displays showcasing the latest trends in landscaping and outdoor living, a plant market with local nurseries selling their most popular houseplants, bulbs, annuals, perennials, and garden accessories, and free seminars from beloved home design and gardening experts.

Courtesy of Hunt’s Services, the show is ecstatic to offer FREE ADMISSION to everyone on opening day, January 26!

Get ready to experience creativity and artistry from industry experts, shop unique goods and find new inspiration at the bigger and better Tacoma Home + Garden Show!

Read more
Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Home and Garden
Jan
28
Sat
Tacoma Home and Garden Show @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

The Tacoma Home + Garden Show returns to the Tacoma Dome January 26-29, 2022 with over 500 shoppable and inspirational vendors representing PNW companies, a robust plant market and numerous resources and experts educating on the latest home and garden design innovations. Local experts, including Lyndsay and Leslie, stars of HGTV’s “Unsellable Houses” and owners of real estate, home design services and lifestyle company Lamb & Co., will share advice for tackling tough home renovations, spring gardening preparation, and more.

The 40th year will feature a variety of beautifully crafted garden displays showcasing the latest trends in landscaping and outdoor living, a plant market with local nurseries selling their most popular houseplants, bulbs, annuals, perennials, and garden accessories, and free seminars from beloved home design and gardening experts.

Courtesy of Hunt’s Services, the show is ecstatic to offer FREE ADMISSION to everyone on opening day, January 26!

Get ready to experience creativity and artistry from industry experts, shop unique goods and find new inspiration at the bigger and better Tacoma Home + Garden Show!

Read more
Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Home and Garden
Craftopia: Origami for Kids @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm

This beginning origami class will focus on teaching children the ancient art of paper folding. We’ll learn the basic folds and how to create several simple shapes.
$10/person. Geared towards ages 7-12 but older is welcome to attend. Includes all supplies
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Kids Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts kids crafts
January 2023 Jan 2023