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

Our editors will review and post within a few business days.

Agenda
Agenda
July – August 2023 Jul – Aug 2023
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Jul
21
Fri
Movie Night at the Museum @ Tacoma Historical Society
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Jul 21 @ 6:00 pm

Join us for snacks and a FREE showing of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1961 film “Ring of Fire”! In this thrilling train adventure, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.

After the showing we’ll discuss some behind-the-scenes info about the filming locations in Washington and the train that was used!

Runtime for this film is 1hour and 31minutes. While we have chairs at the museum, feel free to to bring seat cushions from home to make your viewing more comfortable!

This event is FREE or by donation. Donations can be made through Eventbrite or at the museum.

RSVP on Eventbrite.com.

Questions?
Call: (253) 472-3738
E?mail: info@tacomahistory.org

To learn more about events included in the 150th Northern Pacific Commemoration visit www.NP150.org.

Sponsored by Tacoma Creates, Port of Tacoma, Amtrak, Tacoma Public Utilities and Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

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Categories: Local History Tags: #filmscreening #localhistory #Northern Pacific Railroad #tacoma #Tacoma Historical Society 1960s film free free movie History movie Movie Screening museum trains
Jul
22
Sat
Buffalo Soldiers Visit DuPont Historical Museum @ DuPont Historical Museum
Tickets
Jul 22 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

The DuPont Historical Society and Museum invite you to a fun history event for the entire family. Reenactors from Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle will share living history from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Robinson Park, adjacent to the museum. A permanent Buffalo Soldier exhibit at the DuPont Historical Museum was funded by a DuPont Lodging Tax grant and a Sparks Diversity grant through Pierce County Heritage League. Learn more about the historic 1904 Ninth Cavalry encampment on the north bank of Sequalitchew Creek.

Please join us July 22nd, between 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Event is free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages.
More info: www.dupontmuseum.com or duponthistoricalmuseum@gmail.com

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Categories: Family Events Local History
Aug
1
Tue
Arts Night Out Block Party 2023 @ Hilltop Heritage Middle School
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Aug 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Save the date for Hilltop Artists’ annual block party!

Stop by the Hilltop Heritage hot shop to see glass demos; grab a free snack, groove to the beat, and enjoy hands on arts and crafts.

This year, our partners from the Imagine Justice Project will join us. Check out exciting booths and activities from our collaborators in youth-serving organizations. Roster to be announced!

So many more exciting activities are in the works: we’re excited to bring the community together this summer.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Family Events Kids Tags: #ArtsNightOut #HilltopArtists HilltopHeritageMS
Aug
10
Thu
Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
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Aug 10 @ 10:00 am – 9:30 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Music Concerts
Aug
11
Fri
Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
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Aug 11 @ 10:00 am – 9:30 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Music Concerts
Aug
12
Sat
Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
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Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 9:30 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Music Concerts
Aug
13
Sun
Pierce County Fair @ Frontier Park
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Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Come Experience the Magic at the 2023 Pierce County Fair in Graham! Food, Fun, and Entertainment for all ages. Gotta Go To Graham!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids Music Concerts
Aug
16
Wed
Tacoma Dome’s 40th Anniversary Documentary Screening @ Tacoma Dome
Tickets
Aug 16 @ 6:00 pm

Be part of this remarkable experience as we showcase a documentary screening that delves into the Dome’s fascinating journey. From monumental concerts to sporting events that have left a lasting impact, this film captures the essence of Tacoma Dome’s impact on our community.

Don’t miss out on this nostalgic journey through time. Grab your friends and family, and join us for a memorable evening celebrating the Tacoma Dome.

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Categories: Family Events Local History
Aug
17
Thu
Olmsted Legacy @ Washington State Capital Campus
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Aug 17 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us on the Washington State Capitol Campus to explore the Olmsted legacy. Historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton will dive deep into the remarkable life and career of Renaissance-man Frederick Law Olmsted, considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States.

Cotton will give a visual tour of masterful landscapes designed by Olmsted, with an added focus on the Pacific Northwest landscape legacy of John Charles Olmsted, Frederick’s nephew and adopted son. Historian Jennifer Ott will also present, focusing on Olmsted landscapes in Puget Sound region. Conclude with a guided tour of the Capitol Campus led by Washington State’s horticulturalist Brent Chapman.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Categories: Family Events Local Government Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #olmsted
Shakespear’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Tacoma Armory
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Aug 17 @ 8:00 pm

Guests are invited to bring blankets and low profile beach chairs and make themselves comfortable on the floor, or be seated in our standard chairs provided by the house. Please indicate your preference when reserving tickets.
Tacoma Arts Live invites you to immerse yourself in a unique theatrical experience of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Deanna Martinez reinvents this whimsical romantic comedy by rooting it in a celebration of Boricua-Hawaiiana culture. Magic, potions, and mystery are met with hula, ipu heke, and true aloha spirit in this fantastical escape. Hawaii will fully surround the audience and performers through beautiful, huge projections created by flora&faunavisions, the designers behind Utopian Garden.

This is ‘Shakespeare in the Park… in the Armory.’ Wear aloha shirts and flower crowns, and bring your beach towels, leis, lauhala mats, pillows, and low-profile beach chairs to enjoy the enchanting oasis inside Tacoma Armory.

We are delighted to collaborate with our cultural consultants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, who are supporting the music and movement for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances
July – August 2023 Jul – Aug 2023