Collections Selections: Two New Exhibits

Collections Selections:  A Parachute from the D.B. Cooper Investigation & What is Native Art?Opening September 22, 2024Two exhibitions are opening soon at the Washington State History Museum. See a parachute from the infamous D.B. Cooper investigation and uncover a collection of found paintings from Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe artist Eugene Landry.Washington State History Museum1911 Pacific […]

Lakewood Farmers Market

Fort Steilacoom Park 8714 87th Ave SW, Lakewood, WA, United States

Enjoy fresh produce, creative products, unique vendors, delicious food truck treats, and family-friendly games at the Lakewood Farmers Market. Now held on Tuesday afternoons, the market features dozens of shopping and dining options, not to mention a selection of produce booths. The market will accept EBT/SNAP benefits for the first time this year.

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 

Born to be Wild

Born to be Wild Dinner & AuctionSeptember 27Support the Boys & Girls Club of Thurston County at this unique fundraising event.Saint Martin’s University Marcus Pavilion5000 Abbey Way SE, Laceybgctc.org

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, […]

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 […]

Tacoma Farmers Markets

Tacoma Farmers Markets On Broadway:  Thursdays, May 2 – October 31 10am – 2pm (no market July 4), 9th & Broadway Eastside at Stewart Park:  Fridays, June 7 – August 30 (no market July 5), 3 – 6pm, 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Lane Sundays: June 2 – August 25, 10am – 3pm – Location TBD tacomafarmersmarkets.com

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 NWOctober 4 – 6Enjoy 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 Sound’s top […]

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 […]