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Home Activities SouthSoundTalk Lists 50+ Pierce County Festivals and Events to Enjoy in 2016

SouthSoundTalk Lists 50+ Pierce County Festivals and Events to Enjoy in 2016

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Margo Greenman
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With more than 50 major festivals and events taking place across Pierce County in 2016, finding something fun to do locally is easy. Photo courtesy: Duck Daze Festival.
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No matter where you live in Pierce County, you don’t have to travel far to enjoy gathering with the community for a great celebration. Whether you enjoy feasting on fare at the Taste of Tacoma or taking in some culture at Ethnic Fest, area event organizers work tirelessly to create happenings designed to entertain and delight adults and children alike.

sunset chevroletWith so many festivals and major events taking place in Pierce County throughout the year, SouthSoundTalk.com has compiled this handy list of more than 50 of the area’s most celebrated events. By bookmarking this link, your family will always be just one short click away from a year of fun — right here in Pierce County.

Want to stay in the know about other events happening in Pierce County? SouthSoundTalk.com’s Community Events Calendar features local events from Tacoma to Sumner, Gig Harbor and beyond to help you navigate your way through the area’s many events, every day of the week.

2016 Major Festivals and Events in Pierce County

March 26 5th Annual Slider Cook-Off
April 9 Gray Sky Blues Festival
April 9 83rd Annual Daffodil Festival and Floral Parade
April 14-17 Washington State Spring Fair
April 16 Junior Daffodil Parade
April 30 Spring Fling
May 14-15 Tacoma Guitar Festival
May 21 Spring Fairy Festival
June 3-5 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show
June 4 Trails Day
June 4-5 Maritime Gig Festival
June 6 Duck Daze Festival
June 11 Sound to Narrows
June 11 National Marina Day
June 17-19 Meeker Days
June 25 Food Truck Frenzy
June 24-25 Tacoma Highland Games
June 24-26 EQC Taste of Tacoma
July 3 Wing and Wheels
July 4 Tacoma Freedom Fair
July 8-16 Tacoma Pride
July 9 Lakewood SummerFEST
July 10 Art on the Ave
July 16 Old Town Rhythm and Blues Festival
July 16-17 Rhubarb Days
July 16-17 Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival
July 16-17 Tacoma Maritime Fest
July 25 Ethnic Fest
July 25 Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival
TBD Brew Five Three
August 5 Friday at the Fort
August 6 Proctor Arts Fest
August 11-14 Pierce County Fair
August 13 Hudson Bay Heritage Days
August 27 Annual LeMay Car Show
August 28 Cider Squeeze
TBD Music and Art in Wright Park
September 2-25 Washington State Fair
September 10 Pooch Pool Party and Dog Gone Run
September 17-18 Tacoma Open
September 19 Stadium District Art, Wine and Beer Walk
October 6-13 Tacoma Film Festival
October 7-8 Candlelight Tour
October 7-9 Tacoma Greek Festival
October 7-9 Oktoberfest Northwest
October 16, 23, 30 Harvest Fests
October 20-23 Tacoma Holiday Food and Gift Festival
October 28-29 Bonfires, Beavers, Pelts and Bogeymen
November 7 South Sound Beer Festival
November 25-January 1 Zoolights
November 26-January 1 Fantasy Lights
TBD Dickens Festival
First week of December Festival of Trees
December 3 A 19th Century Christmas
December 31 First Night Tacoma

 

 

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