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.

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  • 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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Agenda
Agenda
October 2023 Oct 2023
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Oct
1
Sun
Craftopia: Pumpkin Wall Hanging @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm

Get feeling fall and festive with this awesome pumpkin decoration! Great for on a wall, on your door, or even as a centerpiece for your table. You’ll be able to weave and decorate your pumpkin wreath form with a variety of ribbons, ropes, beads and fabrics, then add any other festive decorative embellishments to really make your seasonal décor pop. You can even add fairy lights to brighten these shorter, darker days. Ages 16+
$20 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Craftopia: Bleeding Candles class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 1 @ 2:00 pm

Things are getting spooky with these amazing candles that bleed when they burn! These candles are hand-dipped in red wax first to create a bleeding core, then select your outer color to finish off your stylish seasonal candle. We will be using very hot wax and our hands, so this class is for ages 14+ (younger may attend with parental supervision, but please contact us first).
$10 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Oct
2
Mon
Craftopia: Mosaic Pendants class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 2 @ 3:30 pm

Put your mosaic skills to the test with these wonderfully unique pendants! Each participant can make two and you can turn them into necklaces, keychains, or whatever else your heart may desire.
$50 per person. Ages 16+ Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Craftopia: Beginning Weaving class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 2 @ 4:30 pm

In this class, learn the basic techniques of weaving to create your own wall hanging. Choose from a variety of colors, materials, and styles of yarn and rope to make your very own hanging art piece! While the technique is fairly simple, this can be a time-consuming process, so learners may need to complete their project at home.
$15/project. Recommended for ages 12+.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Oct
3
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 

Hey, Singers, be our guest to explore Tacoma’s largest a capella chorus in the barbershop style at 7 pm, every Tuesday. Join us at 602 N. Orchard. tacomavocalstandard@gmail.com or Facebook: TacomaVocalStandard

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
Oct
5
Thu
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Tickets
Oct 5 @ 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 925 Broadway Between 9th and 11th Broadway on Thursdays May 4 – Oct. 26, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
We accept cash, credit cards, EBT/SNAP, and WIC/SFMNP

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Categories: Family Events Food & Beverage Outdoor Recreation Tags: # farmersmarket
Oct
6
Fri
Craftopia: Quilled Cards class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 6 @ 4:30 pm

Try your hand at the ancient art of rolling paper. We’ll discuss tools of the trade and learn several rolling techniques before being set loose to make your very own quilled creation. Each month we will bring you a design showcasing different quilling skills. Our theme will be a pumpkin design, though students may choose to do their own design as well.. You can make your creation on cardstock to fold into a card or a canvass if you prefer.
$15 per person. Recommended for ages 7+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Craftopia: Fiberholics Anonymous meet up @ Craftopia
Tickets
Oct 6 @ 5:00 pm

Do you love yarn?  Is your embroidery thread collection of epic proportions? Are hooks, needles, and looms filling your space?  Then this is the place for you!  Join us once a month for a fiber-lover meet-up.  The first Friday of every month from 5-7pm, our community room will be opened for fiber artists of all varieties to hang out, work on projects, chat, laugh and relax.
Light refreshments are available, but feel free to bring your own food and drink as well.  RSVP’s are appreciated but not required. www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
Oct
7
Sat
2nd Annual Fall Classic @ PLU Meadows Disc Golf Course
Tickets
Oct 7 @ 7:30 am

Online registration closes on October 4th at 11:59 PM
Registrations are also accepted on the day of the event for an additional charge of $5

7:30 AM – Registration + Bib Pick Up Opens
8:50 AM – Registration + Bib Pick Up Closes
9:00 AM – Start of 1K Kids (Cost is $5 / Registrations are only accepted on the day of the event)
9:15 AM – Start of 5K
High School Cross Country races will follow this event

Course is mostly flat with some gently rolling hills on grass and dirt trails
Event shirts are available for purchase on site

1K Kids Awards:
Every kid receives a prize

5K Awards:
Ribbons are given to top 10 in each gender as they finish

For More Information:
Allen Culp
253-219-5252
aculp@fpschools.org

Jesse McNeil
253-359-6497
jmcneil@fpschools.org

This event provides funds to purchase shoes and uniforms for local youth runners, as well as provides a college scholarship for a graduating senior

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Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: 1K Kids 5k
Craftopia: Confetti Candles class @ Craftopia
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Oct 7 @ 12:00 pm

Time to get messy and play with hot wax on a table! These confetti candles are super fun and crazy cool. Make a variety of colors of wax bits, add some bling and glitter, then pour more wax over for a unique look and fun burning experience. Because we are handling hot wax, this class is for ages 16+ only.
$15 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts
October 2023 Oct 2023