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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Agenda
Agenda
October 2023 Oct 2023
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Oct
7
Sat
Vashon CiderFest @ Vashon Village
Tickets
Oct 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sip and savor at Ciderfest!

Join us on Saturday October 7th, 2023 at Vashon Village for CiderFest, when the Vashon community celebrates of all things cider. The day will be filled with fun events, exhibits and treats for all ages.

In addition to the popular cider tastings from award-winning regional producers, this year we are excited to partner with the Vashon Fruit Club to introduce a new activation: an amateur cider-maker competition, judged by premier regional cidermakers. This family-friendly event also includes a fruit pressing, NA beverages, food vendors, and educational activities all afternoon.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Family Events Seasonal and Holiday Events
Oct
10
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 10 @ 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
14
Sat
Festival Latinx @ Tacoma Armory
Tickets
Oct 14 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Festival Latinx is an annual free community event celebrating South Sound Latinx culture! Enjoy live performances reflecting diversity of Latinx communities through music and dance. Take in beautiful visual art installations and centerpieces or shop locally with artisans for handmade goods from the mercadito. Send your taste buds on a tour with various eats from local food vendors.

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades
Oct
17
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Oct 17 @ 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
20
Fri
Canyon Terrace Fall Craft and Gift Sale @ Canyon Terrace Estates Clubhouse
Tickets
Oct 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

A GREAT CRAFT SALE OPPORTUNITY
OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2023
Put this on your calendar. Join us for the
CANYON TERRACE ESTATES
28TH ANNUAL FALL CRAFT AND GIFT SALE
In the Clubhouse at 9314 Canyon Road East,
Summit Neighborhood, Puyallup
(1/2 mile north of Hwy 512/Canyon Road Exit)
Friday, October 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, October 21, 9 AM to 5 PM

BROWSE THE ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF TALENTED ARTISANS
A huge variety of unique handicrafts, fabric arts, specialty soaps, candles, fragrances, jewelry, hats, and novel, creative art and food treat specialties. Christmas and fall season décor and gifts – a new surprise around every corner. Special finds you won’t see at the mall, or big-box stores, or Amazon
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
No Admission Charge, Free Parking

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows @ Lakewold Gardens
Tickets
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows

Fridays – Sundays October 20 – 29, 6-9pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-hallows-eve-eerie-enchantments-poes-garden-of-shadows-tickets-718606349937

Get into the Halloween spirit at Lakewold Gardens with scary-fun activities for all ages . . . if you dare! Witness the elusive Gravelly Lake Monster’s nightly appearance; search for ravens in the garden scavenger hunt; heed the words of Edgar Allen Poe as actors present short dramatizations of some of his most spine-tingling tales (Fridays & Saturdays only); enjoy a haunting candlelight concert or a classic monster movie; make a fun or frightening origami bats; shop for spooktacular seasonal keepsakes in the gift shop; and more!

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
Oct
21
Sat
Canyon Terrace Fall Craft and Gift Sale @ Canyon Terrace Estates Clubhouse
Tickets
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

A GREAT CRAFT SALE OPPORTUNITY
OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2023
Put this on your calendar. Join us for the
CANYON TERRACE ESTATES
28TH ANNUAL FALL CRAFT AND GIFT SALE
In the Clubhouse at 9314 Canyon Road East,
Summit Neighborhood, Puyallup
(1/2 mile north of Hwy 512/Canyon Road Exit)
Friday, October 20, 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, October 21, 9 AM to 5 PM

BROWSE THE ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF TALENTED ARTISANS
A huge variety of unique handicrafts, fabric arts, specialty soaps, candles, fragrances, jewelry, hats, and novel, creative art and food treat specialties. Christmas and fall season décor and gifts – a new surprise around every corner. Special finds you won’t see at the mall, or big-box stores, or Amazon
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
No Admission Charge, Free Parking

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
City of Destiny Festival @ Foss Waterway Seaport Museum
Tickets
Oct 21 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join THS at the Foss Waterway Seaport Museum for a free public festival commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Northern Pacific Railway arriving in Tacoma.

Join us for a celebration of Tacoma’s diverse history! This year’s festival commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad to Tacoma and focuses on those in and coming to Tacoma were affected by that change.

RSVP Here: https://tacomahistory.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200442347

This event is free to the public and will feature hands-on activities, performances, exhibits, heritage & cultural organizations, vendors, and food trucks! Plus, the Northwest Room Community Archives will be capturing oral histories, so plan to share your stories about Tacoma and the train! We can’t wait to see you there!

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

For questions and information on other events visit www.tacomahistory.org or www.np150.org. Or call us at (253)472-3738.

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Categories: Festivals, Expos, and Parades Local History Tags: #livinghistory #localhistory #Northern Pacific Railroad #tacoma #Tacoma Historical Society Culture festival Foss Waterway Seaport free hands-on model trains museum Performance trains
No to FBI War on Black Liberation: Day of Reparations @ United Methodist Church
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Oct 21 @ 12:40 pm – Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm

The U.S. government is trying to put Chairman Omali Yeshitela in prison for the rest of his life. But the African and oppressed peoples of the world are fighting back and winning.
This is a call to white people to say NO to the FBI War on Black Liberation. Demand that the Biden administration Drop the Charges Against Uhuru 3!

Join the Uhuru Solidarity Movement’s international campaign for “Days of Reparations to African People” to mobilize white people across the U.S. and world to stand in solidarity with the African Revolution!

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Categories: Volunteering and Community Enrichment Workshops, Classes and Lectures
All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows @ Lakewold Gardens
Tickets
Oct 21 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

All Hallows’ Eve: Eerie Enchantments: Poe’s Garden of Shadows

Fridays – Sundays October 20 – 29, 6-9pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-hallows-eve-eerie-enchantments-poes-garden-of-shadows-tickets-718606349937

Get into the Halloween spirit at Lakewold Gardens with scary-fun activities for all ages . . . if you dare! Witness the elusive Gravelly Lake Monster’s nightly appearance; search for ravens in the garden scavenger hunt; heed the words of Edgar Allen Poe as actors present short dramatizations of some of his most spine-tingling tales (Fridays & Saturdays only); enjoy a haunting candlelight concert or a classic monster movie; make a fun or frightening origami bats; shop for spooktacular seasonal keepsakes in the gift shop; and more!

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Categories: Seasonal and Holiday Events
October 2023 Oct 2023