Music Motion MindfulnessOctober 25 – 31Experience Tacoma Nature Center trails in a new way with Music, Motion and Mindfulness trail walks. Once on the trail, use your mobile device to scan the QR code on the sign and access Northwest Sinfonietta recordings of curated music selections and mindfulness activities that help create space to slow […]

A Nicer Kind of Murder:  The Evolution of Crime FictionOctober 26, 6:30 – 7:30pmBrought to you by Humanities Washington, Harbor History Museum is excited to welcome author Matthew Sullivan. This is a perfect presentation for the spooky month of October! This presentation is scheduled via Zoom.Free admission.Please RSVP to Robin Harrison, Operations and Marketing Manager […]

Tacoma Farmers Market on BroadwayMay 4 – Oct 26, Thursdays, 10am – 2pmShop local produce, artisan crafts and florists while enjoying lunch from a variety of vendors in the heart of downtown Tacoma.9th & Broadway, Tacomatacomafarmersmarket.com/broadway-farmers-market/

Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift FestivalOctober 26 – 29, Thur-Sat 10am – 7pm, Sun 10am-6pmKick-off your holiday shopping with vendors, entertainment and food. See, hear and feel the Holidays in October. Enjoy a cooking stage where Tacoma’s top chefs prepare perfect holiday meals, visit with Santa and shop for unique gifts.Tacoma Dome2727 E D St, […]

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes MysteryOctober 12 – 29Directed by Liam Sanchez and Trish MulliganGet your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure.Western Washington Center for the Arts521 Bay […]

Blake Shelton Honky Tonk Tour Tickets on Sale October 27Blake Shelton with special guests Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann RobertsMarch 15This year on his headlining arena tour, country music superstar Blake Shelton brought out the bar stools and the big hits… and the party was just getting started! The second leg of Shelton’s Back to […]

Adventure Series: Into the Canyon:  Between River and Rim Documentary FilmOctober 27, 7pmJoin adventure writer Kevin Fedarko on an epic quest, on foot, through the entire length of the Grand Canyon—not “rim to rim” as has been tackled by many—but 750 miles “end to end.” Hiking over 100 days, Kevin and photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride traversed […]

Jacobsen Professional Artists SeriesEuphony: An evening of low brass soundsOctober 27, 7:30pmUniversity of Puget Sound Schneebeck Hall1500 N Warner St., Tacoma253.879.3741 | pugetsound.edu/events

Pier PeerOctober 27, 7:30 – 9pm8+Pier Peer is a nighttime adventure to peer into the sound to discover hundreds of mysterious marine life forms drawn to the underwater lights.Point Defiance Marina5912 Waterfront Dr, Tacomametroparkstacoma.org 

Every Brilliant ThingOctober 13 – 28Directed by Aaron Lamb. Featuring local artist Eleise Moore.Every Brilliant Thing is a one-of-a-kind storytelling experience blending comedy with improv to tell the story of an adult learning to grapple with their own experiences of love, loss, and finding a new way forward, one brilliant thing at a time.Kenneth J. […]

Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme & Water ParkOctober 6 – 29, Fridays 6 – 11pm, Saturday & Sunday 6 – 10pm Washington’s largest combination theme and water park will unearth its annual Fright Fest Halloween festival Friday, Oct. 6 with new scares. Guests will encounter a brand-new scare zone, and one of their favorite haunts […]

EmmaOctober 6 – 29Adapted by Michael BloomWritten by Jane AustenDirected by Angela BaylerEmma Woodhouse, the self-titled “matchmaker of Highbury,” is completely uninterested in marriage for herself…but has big plans for everyone else.CenterStage Theatre3200 SW Dash Pt Rd, Federal Wat253.661.1444, centerstagetheatre.com