Indy folk band Darlingside to open Kent Spotlight Series October 22, 7:30pm Darlingside, a four-person, indie folk band from Massachusetts, will kick off Kent’s 2022-2023 Spotlight Series. Darlingside is praised for their harmonies and intelligent songwriting, and their dynamic stage presence has made them a live-performance favorite. NPR describes the group as “exquisitely-arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop,” Tickets […]

Olympia Farmers MarketApril- October, 10am-3pmOlympia Farmers Market700 Capitol Way N, Olympia360.352.9096 | olympiafarmersmarket.comThough the Olympia Farmers Market has been open on Saturdays through the winter months, April marks the beginning of the growing season with even more vendors offering, local vegetables, Washington grown fruit, prepared food, artisan crafts, with 8 restaurants, set to live music […]

“Trace Extractions: Interior Awareness of Pandemic Spaces” Group Exhibition Comes to Leonor R. Fuller GalleryOctober 3 – 28The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery is pleased to host Stefani Byrd, Stephanie Serpick, and Victoria Smits in the group exhibition “Trace Extractions: Interior Awareness of Pandemic Spaces” from Oct. 3 to Oct. 28, 2022. The opening reception and artist […]

Tacoma Little Theatre’s ‘OFF THE SHELF’ presentsAMONG MANY WORLDS October 27, 7:30pmTacoma Little Theatre’s Off the Shelf program is excited to present a brand-new work, Among Many Worlds: A Musical Theater Triple Feature. Among Many Worlds is directed by Chris Serface, Deanna Martinez, and Nick Fitzgerald, with musical direction by Daniel J. F. Wolfert.Triple 25-minute features:WHAT […]

Garden Tour:  Savage Garden at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium GardensOctober 28, 10amJoin a member of the zoo’s horticultural team to learn about thorns, spikes, and zig-zagging stems, Oh My! Find all the eerie plants surrounding the zoo and hear tips from the team.Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma5400 N Pearl Stpdza.org, metroparkstacoma.org/event

Giant Pumpkin Carving at Uptown10am-4:30pm4701 Pt. Fosdick Dr., Gig Harbor, 253.851.4557, uptowngigharbor.com

Tacoma Arts Live Presents an Evening with Lyle Lovette & John HiattOctober 28, 7:30pmTwo of America’s most prolific songwriters of any generation—Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt—return to Tacoma to share their unique blend of musical artistryPantages Theatre901 Broadway, Tacoma253.851.4557, tacomaartslive.org

Jacobsen Professional Arts Series presents Maria SampenFaculty RecitalOctober 28, 7:30pmSchneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget SoundMusic for violin old favorites and new gems.pugetsound.edu/jacobson253.879.3741

Halloween at all South Sound YMCA LocationsOlympia and Shelton253.753.6576, southsoundymca.org

A Night at The Movies Costume Concert with the Tacoma Youth Symphony, Tacoma Junior Youth Symphony, Tacoma Wind and String Philharmonic and Tacoma String SymphonyOctober 29, 7pmTacoma Youth Symphony (TYS) opens its 60th season with the 16th annual A Night at the Movies Cosyume Concert. TYS musicians play music from popular movies while dressed in […]

Saturday, October 29Halloween Harvest Festival &nLes Gove Park Trunk-or-TreatnLes Gove Park | 1-5 pmThis fun-filled fall afternoon will include games, crafts, face painting, scary cookies, cauldrons of punch. Be sure to check out the Trunk-or-Treat around the trail at Les Gove Park. Your little goblin will not want to miss this event! Bring a can […]

Dia de Los MuertosHosted by the Calavera CollectiveOctober 29, 11:30am – 7pm11:30am – Procession, Swan Creek Park, 3997 E Roosevelt, Tacoma1pm – Celebration – Eastside Communty Center, 1721 E 56th St, TacomaDia de los Muertos honors and celebrates our loved ones who are no longer with us. This year’s theme is, “Like the water flows, […]