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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Jul
15
Sat
The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Jul 15 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Jul
22
Sat
Relay for Life of South King County @ Game Farm Park
Jul 22 @ 1:00 pm

One person can make a difference. In May 1985, Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, raising money to help the American Cancer Society with the nation’s biggest health concern: cancer.

Gordy spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at the University of Puget Sound. Friends, family, and patients watched and supported him as he walked and ran more than 83.6 miles and raised $27,000 through pledges to help save lives from cancer. As he circled the track, he thought of how he could get others to take part. He envisioned having teams participate in a 24-hour fundraising event. The next year, 19 teams were part of the first Relay For Life event at the historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000.

After previously battling stomach cancer, Gordy passed away from heart failure on August 3, 2014 at the age of 71. But his legacy lives on. He shaped an idea that started as one man walking and running a track and helped turn it into a global fundraising phenomenon.

Jul
29
Sat
The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Jul 29 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Tacoma Bon Odori Festival @ Tacoma Buddhist Temple
Jul 29 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Tacoma Buddhist Temple Bon Odori Festival is back after 3 years! As part of our religion, we honor those who have passed by celebrating them through Japanese traditional dancing called Bon Odori. Everyone is welcome to dance, enjoy the food or just watch the dancing and taiko performances. 4pm: Food, beer garden, info booths, Japanese items for sale and Kings Books table. 4:30: Obon service. 5pm: Dancing and taiko drumming will occur in front of our temple on Fawcett Avenue up from UW Tacoma. 8pm: memorial candle service. Come early before the food runs out. Credit card and checks preferred for all purchases. Questions: info@tacomabt.org.

Aug
11
Fri
Port of Tacoma Book Signing @ Tacoma Historical Society
Aug 11 @ 6:30 pm

Join Tacoma Historical Society for our August Monthly Program presented by Rod Koon, author & former communications manager for Port of Tacoma. Rod will be discussing his recent publication “Images of America: Port of Tacoma” which details the history and development of the Port of Tacoma.

Copies of Rod’s book will be available for purchase and signing during the event.

Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6:00pm for exhibit viewing, talk begins at 6:30pm. This event is FREE or by donation. Donations can be made through Eventbrite or at the door.

RSVP on Eventbrite.

This event is generously sponsored by Tacoma Creates, the Port of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Utilities, Amtrak and Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

For questions, call (253)472-3738 or email info@tacomahistory.org
For more events related to the 150th Northern Pacific Commemoration, visit www.NP150.org.

Aug
12
Sat
The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Aug
26
Sat
The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Aug 26 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Sep
9
Sat
Intro to Woodworking: Crafting Your First Birdhouse @ Foss Waterway Seaport
Sep 9 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

In this class, run in collaboration with Toolbox Laboratories, you will learn the introductory woodworking skills necessary to construct your very own birdhouse. You will be the creative mastermind behind design elements and decoration, to create the (bird) home of your dreams!

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Sep 9 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair – A carefully curated collection of local artists and craftsworkers showcasing their work and wares to the hip & historic 6th Ave Business District. All products are handmade or personally designed by local artists. A great way to support local small business and find that extra special gift for your friends and loved ones. Hosted by Salon di Stile at 2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA , this craft fair takes place every other Saturday from 10AM-6PM. Upcoming Market Days are June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12, August 26, September 9, and September 23!

Family Saturdays – Story Time @ Washington State History Museum
Sep 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Included with admission, FREE for WSHS members

Explore how history connects us all during this half hour story time program designed for children ages 4–10 and their families. We’ll read Imagine, written by Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Herrera was the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate (2015–17). After the reading, we’ll engage in a hands-on investigation of a related artifact.

This program will be conducted in English and in Spanish.