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.

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.

Sep
22
Fri
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour @ Washington State Fair
Sep 22 @ 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour
A touring experience based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit TV series Gabby’s Dollhouse is making stops all across the U.S. giving kids a paw-sport to adventure as they explore and play inside Gabby’s fantastical world filled with surprises fun actives and all her kitty friends!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information and to download your official Pawsport!

Grab your Cat Passport and join Gabby on an a-meow-zing adventure with GABBY ON THE GO! a cat-tastic new experience full of fun FREE activities. Traveling across the United States this summer and fall the GABBY ON THE GO! tour takes visitors on a journey inspired by the popular animated television series now streaming on Netflix. Attendees can pick up their very own official paw-sport and make their way through five different stations of fun hands-on activities.

When GABBY ON THE GO! pulls into Washington families will have the chance to take part in an array of creative and fun interactive activities as they travel through the experience collecting stamps in their Cat Passport. Fans will be able to meet Gabby for an unmissable photo opportunity fill in their cat character in their passport play with new Gabby toys from Spin Master receive a Gabby temporary tattoo and spin the prize wheel.

Don’t miss GABBY ON THE GO! at the Washington State Fair!
Friday September 22nd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Saturday September 23rd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Sunday September 24th from 10:30AM to 4:30PM

Washington State Fair tickets are available at TheFair.com!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information.

Sep
23
Sat
The Market on 6th Ave Craft Fair @ Salon di Stile
Sep 23 @ 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!

Cider Swig Festival @ LeMay – America’s Car Museum
Sep 23 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm

CIDER SWIG, Washington’s largest one-day cider-centered festival, is BACK! Come for a day of cider (and more) sippin fun, meet the makers, join in a competition or two, enjoy great eats and live music throughout the day!

THE CIDERS RETURN FOR THE 10th ANNUAL CIDER SWIG!

Cider Swig returns with dozens of Northwest ciders to sip, live music, contests and games, and award winning “curbside cuisine” by area chefs and their food trucks!

The tasting event will showcase more than 130 Northwest ciders in addition to wine, mead, beer and other regionally crafted libations. Born out of a commitment to community and the environment, and the love for local flavor, Cider Swig connects festival goers directly with the makers. And, the?Swig’s Pop-up Bottle Shop is back, so you can take your favorites home to enjoy.

Beyond sharing cider and other local/regional crafted sips with the masses, Washington’s largest single day cider-centered festival highlights our region’s agricultural heritage, reinforces community friendships, promotes local businesses, agricultural and environmental organizations, and showcases regional talent throughout the day.

We are excited to be back LIVE and have an amazing line-up for the 10th annual Cider Swig.

COME GET YOUR SWIG ON!

Each Ticket includes: Festival tasting glass, 8 drink tickets, re-entry pass, live music and entertainment, access to food trucks, pop-up bottle shop, vendors, and all other festival activities – and an awesome time!? Additional tokens are available at the event. 21+ event.

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour @ Washington State Fair
Sep 23 @ 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour
A touring experience based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit TV series Gabby’s Dollhouse is making stops all across the U.S. giving kids a paw-sport to adventure as they explore and play inside Gabby’s fantastical world filled with surprises fun actives and all her kitty friends!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information and to download your official Pawsport!

Grab your Cat Passport and join Gabby on an a-meow-zing adventure with GABBY ON THE GO! a cat-tastic new experience full of fun FREE activities. Traveling across the United States this summer and fall the GABBY ON THE GO! tour takes visitors on a journey inspired by the popular animated television series now streaming on Netflix. Attendees can pick up their very own official paw-sport and make their way through five different stations of fun hands-on activities.

When GABBY ON THE GO! pulls into Washington families will have the chance to take part in an array of creative and fun interactive activities as they travel through the experience collecting stamps in their Cat Passport. Fans will be able to meet Gabby for an unmissable photo opportunity fill in their cat character in their passport play with new Gabby toys from Spin Master receive a Gabby temporary tattoo and spin the prize wheel.

Don’t miss GABBY ON THE GO! at the Washington State Fair!
Friday September 22nd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Saturday September 23rd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Sunday September 24th from 10:30AM to 4:30PM

Washington State Fair tickets are available at TheFair.com!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information.

Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley @ Washington State History Museum
Sep 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture
Saturday, September 23, 5:30 PM– 7:00 PM
Tickets: FREE for WSHS members, $15 for non-members. Registration is required.

The second annual Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture features historian Monica De La Torre, assistant professor of media and expressive culture in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University.

De La Torre will discuss her first book, “Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley,” which tracks the emergence of Chicano community radio in rural farmworker communities in the 1970s. Her presentation will include a musical playlist featuring songs that illuminate the history explored in her research.

Sep
24
Sun
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour @ Washington State Fair
Sep 24 @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Gabby on the Go! Tour
A touring experience based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit TV series Gabby’s Dollhouse is making stops all across the U.S. giving kids a paw-sport to adventure as they explore and play inside Gabby’s fantastical world filled with surprises fun actives and all her kitty friends!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information and to download your official Pawsport!

Grab your Cat Passport and join Gabby on an a-meow-zing adventure with GABBY ON THE GO! a cat-tastic new experience full of fun FREE activities. Traveling across the United States this summer and fall the GABBY ON THE GO! tour takes visitors on a journey inspired by the popular animated television series now streaming on Netflix. Attendees can pick up their very own official paw-sport and make their way through five different stations of fun hands-on activities.

When GABBY ON THE GO! pulls into Washington families will have the chance to take part in an array of creative and fun interactive activities as they travel through the experience collecting stamps in their Cat Passport. Fans will be able to meet Gabby for an unmissable photo opportunity fill in their cat character in their passport play with new Gabby toys from Spin Master receive a Gabby temporary tattoo and spin the prize wheel.

Don’t miss GABBY ON THE GO! at the Washington State Fair!
Friday September 22nd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Saturday September 23rd from 11:30AM to 5:30PM
Sunday September 24th from 10:30AM to 4:30PM

Washington State Fair tickets are available at TheFair.com!

Visit GabbysDollhouse.com/GabbyOnTheGo for more information.

Sep
30
Sat
Tacoma Fiber Fling @ Job Carr Cabin Museum
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tacoma Fiber Fling is an all-ages event showcasing fiber arts, handicrafts, and textiles.
Wool ~ Yarn ~ Fabric ~ Textiles

Tacoma Fiber Fling
Saturday, September 30
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tacoma’s Old Town Park, 2350 N 30th St

* Meet community groups who will inspire you to learn more about fiber arts.
* Shop local makers and fiber artists who sell handmade goods.
* Enjoy live local music and try out a new craft.
* Bring your latest craft project and chat with other fiber artists in our Sit and Stitch area.

Sewing, Dyes & Prints, Quilting, Embroidery, Macrame, Knitting, Weaving, Crochet, Needle Felting, and more!
Presented by Job Carr Cabin Museum – https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/.
Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/gnPlgFRBu