Spotlight on Chihuly

s Now– January 2025 Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. Spotlight on Chihuly celebrates […]

Norpoint Classic Thanksgiving Run

The Norpoint Classic will help runners work up an appetite on Thanksgiving morning before heading back home for a plate full of pie. The annual fun run includes both a chip-timed 5k and a 2-mile run or walk through northeast Tacoma, starting and ending at the Center at Norpoint. 

Turkey Trot Gig Harbor

Turkey Trot Gig Harbor November 28 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Judson Street 3118 Judson St, Gig Harbor The Gig Harbor Turkey Trot is a cherished annual 5K and 10K run that brings the community together on Thanksgiving morning to support local food banks. Events from October 5 – December 14 – Visit Gig Harbor, Washington

Event Series What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me October 18 – November 3 Performed in conjunction with local High School debate teams. Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United […]

Event Series A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we evolve Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace, with new designs and effects for 2023. It’s fresh yet familiar, like all your favorite Holiday traditions.

HONK! The Musical

HONK! The Musical November 29 - December 22, 2024 Olympia Family Theatre Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother’s protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on […]

Zoolights

Zoolights November 29 – January 5, 4:30 – 10pm Magical lights and a classic holiday tradition dazzling our community for 35 years. Online timed tickets required. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma pdza.org

Centralia Tree Lighting Ceremony

Tree Lighting Ceremony November 29th 6:00pm George Washington Park (the Corner of Main and Pearl, Centralia) Join us as we kick off the season with our annual tree lighting!  A free, family friendly event to come together with the community to celebrate the season. www.downtowncentralia.org 360.345.1040

Toys for the Troops: Holiday Toy Drive with JBLM Santa’s Castle

Toys for the Troops: Holiday Toy Drive with JBLM Santa's Castle November 1 - December 1 This holiday season, we are partnering with JBLM Santa's Castle to help support their mission of reducing holiday stress by providing new toys, board games and books to over 1,000 Military Families  in Washington who are experiencing financial hardships. […]

City of Sumner -Bridge Lighting at the Old Cannery

Make memories with The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse as we break in the new bridge with our annual bridge lighting ceremony! We will have a vendor village from 12-6, complete with food trucks, crafts, gift vendors and more. The bridge will be lit promptly at five o’clock, but we encourage you to arrive earlier to enjoy the festivities. There will be live reindeer and a spectacular fireworks show! Vendor village will be setup at noon for your shopping pleasure.