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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  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
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2022 Sep October 2023 Nov 2024
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Hey Singers!  7:00 pm
Hey Singers! 
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
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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Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway 10:00 am
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tickets
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 –[...]
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Lacey Children’s Day 11:00 am
Lacey Children’s Day @ Huntamer Park
Oct 7 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tickets
Join us for a great day of FREE, kid-friendly fun! Enjoy booths filled with games, activities, arts & crafts, entertainment, inflatables and more! Food vendors will be on-site. Event is held rain or shine.
Vashon CiderFest 1:00 pm
Vashon CiderFest @ Vashon Village
Oct 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tickets
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[...]
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Sammy Miller and The Congregation 7:00 pm
Sammy Miller and The Congregation @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm
Sammy Miller and The Congregation @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets
They’re So Vain Sammy Miller and The Congregation Celebrate the Music of 1973 at 50 Sammy Miller and The Congregation are on a mission, crisscrossing the country like a vaudevillian revival show with evangelic fervor[...]
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University of Puget Sound Library at Noon Concert Series 12:00 pm
University of Puget Sound Library at Noon Concert Series @ University of Puget Sound Collins Memorial Library
Oct 9 @ 12:00 pm
Tickets
Enjoy the Library at Noon concert series featuring performances by School of Music students. Join us on select Mondays at noon. Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Annual Member Meeting 2023 7:00 pm
Annual Member Meeting 2023 @ Tacoma Historical Society
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm
Tickets
It’s that time of year again, join us for the Annual Member Meeting! Meet our board members and staff while learning about what Tacoma Historical Society has accomplished in the last year and what’s coming[...]
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Hey Singers!  7:00 pm
Hey Singers! 
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
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
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Joins us for Puget Sound’s symphony orchestra concert, conducted by Anna Jensen. Event Location Puget Sound campus, Schneebeck Concert Hall. Or tune in at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive.
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University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series featuring Boris Berman, piano 7:30 pm
University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series featuring Boris Berman, piano @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct 11 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
The School of Music is pleased to welcome special guest pianist Boris Berman, head of the piano department of Yale School of Music. Berman is a Grammy nominee who regularly performs in more than 50[...]
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Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway 10:00 am
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Oct 12 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tickets
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 –[...]
The Thanksgiving Play – Preview Night 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play – Preview Night @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 12 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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Six Appeal 7:30 pm
Six Appeal @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm
Six Appeal @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets
“Six Appeal has been described as a vocal ensemble, a comedy group, and a rock band, all in one complete show. Forgoing instruments, this dynamic a cappella group based across the country uses only their[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 14 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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The Thanksgiving Play 3:00 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 15 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
Vienna Boys’ Choir 3:00 pm
Vienna Boys’ Choir @ Pantages Theater (901 Broadway - Tacoma, WA)
Oct 15 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
Come witness the purity of tone, distinctive harmonies, and angelic voices of the world’s foremost youth choral group. As one of the oldest musical organizations today, these young cultural ambassadors have been adored the world[...]
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Hey Singers!  7:00 pm
Hey Singers! 
Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
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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Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway 10:00 am
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tickets
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 –[...]
Workshop: How Does a Place Get a Name? 6:00 pm
Workshop: How Does a Place Get a Name? @ Washington State History Museum
Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tickets
Join Indigenous educator Owen Oliver (Quinault/Isleta Pueblo) to explore how a place gets a name and what the names of specific locations can teach us about values held by communities. Participants will consider how we[...]
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University of Puget Sound Organ at Noon Series 12:00 pm
University of Puget Sound Organ at Noon Series @ Kilworth Memorial Chapel
Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Tickets
Join us for the Organ at Noon Series, with Wyatt Smith, organist, presenting The Skies, Unlimited – music by Hina Sakamoto, Aaron David Miller, and a song cycle by Frederick Frahm, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano.[...]
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall 7:30 pm
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall @ Pantages Theater (901 Broadway - Tacoma, WA)
Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Renowned Tijuana Brass trumpeter, Herb Alpert and Grammy-winning vocalist and former lead singer of Brazil 66 with Sergio Mendes, Lani Hall make one epic power couple. Groove along to vibrant brass-driven classics for an eclectic[...]
Misery 7:30 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Joins us for Puget Sound’s wind ensemble concert, conducted by Gerard Morris. Event Location Puget Sound campus, Schneebeck Concert Hall. Or tune in at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive.
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City of Destiny Festival 11:00 am
City of Destiny Festival @ Foss Waterway Seaport Museum
Oct 21 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tickets
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[...]
Spaghetti Feed 4:00 pm
Spaghetti Feed @ Gig Harbor Eagles
Oct 21 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tickets
Grab your friends and family, or your date, and come out to enjoy a scrumptious spaghetti dinner benefiting the Gig Harbor Senior Center, on Saturday, October 21, 4pm to 7pm. The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, is[...]
Misery 7:30 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
Tacoma Concert Band Presents “A Night on Bald Mountain” 7:30 pm
Tacoma Concert Band Presents “A Night on Bald Mountain” @ Pantages Theater
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
TACOMA CONCERT BAND PRESENTS “A NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN” Tacoma, WA — Sept 15 – Get ready for a SPOOKtacular evening this Halloween season with the esteemed Tacoma Concert Band’s season opening concert titled “A[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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Misery 2:00 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 3:00 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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Hey Singers!  7:00 pm
Hey Singers! 
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
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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Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 7:00 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 25 @ 7:00 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
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Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway 10:00 am
Tacoma Farmer Market – Broadway @ Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tickets
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 –[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 7:00 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 7:00 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
Misery 7:30 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series – Euphony: An Evening of Low Brass Sounds 7:30 pm
University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series – Euphony: An Evening of Low Brass Sounds @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Join us for Euphony: An evening of low-brass sounds, a concert presented as part of the School of Music’s Jacobsen Series. This recital will feature a variety of Puget Sound faculty and guest artists and[...]
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University of Puget Sound Low Brass Music Day 10:00 am
University of Puget Sound Low Brass Music Day @ University of Puget Sound School of Music Building
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tickets
University of Puget Sound’s School of Music presents Low Brass Music Day! Join us for tuba, trombone, and euphonium activities especially designed for students up to high-school age. Save the date and check back for[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 11:30 am
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 28 @ 11:30 am
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 3:00 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 28 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
Hosmer Trunk or Treat 3:00 pm
Hosmer Trunk or Treat @ Safe Harbor Apartments
Oct 28 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tickets
Get into the Halloween spirit at Hosmer Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 28, and celebrate the grand opening of the Safe Harbor Apartments at 8820 S Hosmer Street in Tacoma! This free family-friendly event[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 6:30 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
A Night at the Movies Costume Concert 7:00 pm
A Night at the Movies Costume Concert @ Pantages Theater
Oct 28 @ 7:00 pm
A Night at the Movies Costume Concert @ Pantages Theater
Tickets
“A Night at the Movies” Costume Concert. For this highly entertaining concert, TYSA students play music from popular movies and dress in costumes from those movies.  The audience is also invited to come in their[...]
An Evening with Patty Griffin + Todd Snider 7:30 pm
An Evening with Patty Griffin + Todd Snider @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 28 @ 7:30 pm
An Evening with Patty Griffin + Todd Snider @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets
“Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two[...]
Misery 7:30 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 28 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 7:30 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 28 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
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Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest 8:00 am
Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest @ Kimball Drive Park and Ride / Cushman Trail Trailhead near Wilco Store
Oct 29 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tickets
Round up the little goblins (or maybe your ghoulfriends) and join us for Rattle Dem Bones – a group bike ride for people of all ages and abilities, followed by a spook-tacular Halloween party in[...]
Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest 8:00 am
Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride and Costume Contest @ Kimball Park & Ride
Oct 29 @ 8:00 am
Tickets
Grab your friends or round up the family – get out to enjoy the crisp autumn air – in costume and on your bikes! Join us for the annual Rattle Dem Bones Bike Ride &[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 11:30 am
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 29 @ 11:30 am
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
Misery 2:00 pm
Misery @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm
Tickets
Stephen King’s award-winning novel comes to life on the stage. Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “Number One Fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 3:00 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 29 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
Second City Chamber Series Presents ~ Concert III: Harpies, Loggers and Lutes, oh my! 3:00 pm
Second City Chamber Series Presents ~ Concert III: Harpies, Loggers and Lutes, oh my! @ Dystopian State Brewery
Oct 29 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
Celebrate Halloween “steampunk” style at the Dystopian State Brewery featuring harpist Elizabeth Landis in a musical tribute to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death accompanied by a quartet made up of Lutes[...]
The Thanksgiving Play 3:00 pm
The Thanksgiving Play @ Tacoma Armory
Oct 29 @ 3:00 pm
Tickets
MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America’s most prolific myths. When a troupe of well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get[...]
University of Puget Sound Fall Festival of Choirs 4:00 pm
University of Puget Sound Fall Festival of Choirs @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Oct 29 @ 4:00 pm
Tickets
Join us for the School of Music’s fall choral concert, featuring the Adelphian Concert Choir, Voci d’Amici, Chorale, and Dorian Singers, conducted by Steven Zopfi and Jonah Heinen. This event is free and open to[...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto 6:30 pm
Disney on Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto @ accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 29 @ 6:30 pm
Tickets
EMBRACE THE MAGIC OF FAMILY IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE THAT WILL SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION IN DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO! The only place to see the Madrigal family live! Coming to Kent’s accesso[...]
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Hey Singers!  7:00 pm
Hey Singers! 
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
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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