• Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour

    Gig Harbor Open Studio TourSeptember 20 – 22, 10am – 5pmEach year you can enjoy the latest works from professional artists in their working studios showcasing their talent from Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Fox Island, Olalla and Port Orchard where artists welcome visitors into their studios. 44 artists and 25 studios.Various locationsGig Harbor Open Studio […]

  • Rock the Foundation

    Rock the FoundationSeptember 21, 6pmPresented by MultiCare Health Foundation, Rock the Foundation is Tacoma’s premier party with a purpose. Gifts at this year’s event will help advance MultiCare’s oncology programs and services, supporting earlier diagnosis and treatment of cancer.Marriott Tacoma Downtown1538 Commerce St, Tacoma253.355.2844, rockthefoundation.org 

  • Gig Harbor Film Festival

    Gig Harbor Film FestivalSeptember 26 – 29Enjoy a variety of new and vintage films every year during the final week of September.Uptown Galaxy Theaters4701 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harborgigharborfilm.org | uptowngigharbor.com 

  • Cider Swig 2024

    11th Annual Greater Peninsula CIDER SWIGSeptember 28, 12 – 5pm21+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! More than 130 Northwest ciders in addition to wine, […]

  • The House at Pooh Corner Oly Family Theater

    Now  – October 13 noon-1pm Join Christopher Robin and his friends – Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, and more – in this heartwarming adventure through the hundred-acre-wood. Faced with the looming possibility of being sent away to school, Christopher Robin contemplates running away to the North or South Pole with his friends. As they […]

  • Ben Folds: The Paper Airplane Tour

    Ben Folds: The Paper Airplane TourSeptember 29, 3 pmBen Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records.Pantages Theater901 Broadway, Tacomatacomaartslive.org

  • If Cars Could Talk – Porsche Decades with Jay Gillotti

      If Cars Could Talk – Porsche Decades with Jay Gillotti October 19 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Lemay-America's Car Museum If Cars Could Talk - Porsche Decades with Jay Gillotti - LeMay - America's Car Museum (americascarmuseum.org) Author Jay Gillotti will present on the creative process for car books.  Using his own books […]

  • Olympia Fall Arts Walk

    Olympia Fall Arts WalkOctober 4 – 5Olympia Arts Walk is a semi-annual community event celebrating the arts. In a typical year, thousands gather in downtown Olympia in both the Spring and Fall for a festive arts experience that uses creativity to connect and engage. Many of our unique downtown businesses and organizations transform their spaces […]

  • Oktoberfest NW

    Oktoberfest NW October 3 – 5 Enjoy traditional Oktoberfest music and dance, authentic German food, a large variety of German bier poured in steins, Weiner Dog Races, Stein Dash 5K, Sports Haus, Bavarian Bier-lympics, Root Beer Garden, and the Northwest’s exclusive Hammerschlagen® Tournament of Champions. The event closes out Friday and Saturday nights with the Puget […]

  • Candlelight Tour

    Candlelight TourOctober 4 – 6. 6 – 10pmCampfires and candlelight provide illumination for this outdoor evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum.Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1855. Be entertained by songs, dances, and […]