Pierce County Events Calendar

Pierce County Events Calendar

This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Pierce County, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood and beyond.

Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@SouthSoundTalk.com with the following information:

  • Name of Event
  • Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
  • Organizer(s) name
  • Cost
  • URL to purchase tickets
  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
  • Photo

Our editors will review and post within a few business days.

Agenda
Agenda
May – July 2025 May – Jul 2025
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May
17
Sat
Lacey Spring Fun Fair @ Saint Martin’s University
Tickets
May 17 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Lacey Spring Fun Fair @ Saint Martin’s University

Enjoy 2 days of free rides, kids’ world activities and live entertainment plus shop from over 70 artisan and commercial vendors and food vendors!  Don’t miss the S.T.E.A.M. Fair on Saturday and Car Show on Sunday.  Free parking and admission. For over 35 years families have enjoyed this springtime tradition.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids
May
18
Sun
Lacey Spring Fun Fair @ Saint Martin’s University
Tickets
May 18 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Lacey Spring Fun Fair @ Saint Martin’s University

Enjoy 2 days of free rides, kids’ world activities and live entertainment plus shop from over 70 artisan and commercial vendors and food vendors!  Don’t miss the S.T.E.A.M. Fair on Saturday and Car Show on Sunday.  Free parking and admission. For over 35 years families have enjoyed this springtime tradition.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Kids
Jun
7
Sat
Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival @ Point Defiance Park
Tickets
Jun 7 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Tickets are on sale now for the Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival June 7-8 at Point Defiance Park and extending into the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden and Pagoda. Visitors will enjoy a weekend surrounded by color as they tour the park’s famous gardens, meet some of the Northwest’s best known horticultural experts, create works of botanical art to take home and more.

The festival is free to attend with additional ticketed opportunities available including:

  • Guided tours of the Rose and Japanese gardens ($20)
  • Paint & Sip sessions ($50)
  • Make & Take projects ($85)
  • Made in the Shade: How to Garden on the Dark Side with Marianne Binetti
  • Terrarium Workshop with Scott McSwain
  • The Art of Pot-et-Fleur with Teresa Rao
  • Succulent Wreath with Sarah Smith

Attendees can also enjoy more than a dozen self-guided experiences through eight permanent gardens, fantastic displays created exclusively for this festival, live music and a vendor area featuring nearly 100 local artisans, businesses, farms, nurseries and food options.

Northwest gardening expert Ciscoe Morris will be returning as Saturday’s keynote speaker. Bryon Jones, Parks Tacoma’s horticulturist for the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, will appear on Sunday. The lecture series will be open to all this year with talks on:

  • Beyond the Backbone: Pacific NW Perennials for Resilient Gardens by Anna Thurston
  • The History of the Hedgerow: Wild plants as Food, Medicine, and Habitat by Madrone McCarthy and Teresa McKee of Hedgerow Herb Co.
  • Happier Houseplants by Sarah Brackman of Girl Run Farm
  • Dreamy English Gardens by Justin Henderson

Local wines and beers will be featured in the Rose Garden with tasting packages, starting at $33, available all day throughout the weekend or gather with friends after hours on Saturday for the 21+ only Happy Hour with live music. Bottles will be available for sale on site and proceeds from both bottle sales and tasting packages will directly benefit the Fort Nisqually Foundation.

Vendor applications are open now through April 30 for concessions and May 20 for retail. A 10’x10’ booth begins at $325 with discounted rates available for nonprofit and government agencies.

Find more information and to purchase tickets online at PtDefianceGardenFest.org.

 

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Home and Garden Outdoor Recreation
Jun
8
Sun
Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival @ Point Defiance Park
Tickets
Jun 8 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Tickets are on sale now for the Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival June 7-8 at Point Defiance Park and extending into the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden and Pagoda. Visitors will enjoy a weekend surrounded by color as they tour the park’s famous gardens, meet some of the Northwest’s best known horticultural experts, create works of botanical art to take home and more.

The festival is free to attend with additional ticketed opportunities available including:

  • Guided tours of the Rose and Japanese gardens ($20)
  • Paint & Sip sessions ($50)
  • Make & Take projects ($85)
  • Made in the Shade: How to Garden on the Dark Side with Marianne Binetti
  • Terrarium Workshop with Scott McSwain
  • The Art of Pot-et-Fleur with Teresa Rao
  • Succulent Wreath with Sarah Smith

Attendees can also enjoy more than a dozen self-guided experiences through eight permanent gardens, fantastic displays created exclusively for this festival, live music and a vendor area featuring nearly 100 local artisans, businesses, farms, nurseries and food options.

Northwest gardening expert Ciscoe Morris will be returning as Saturday’s keynote speaker. Bryon Jones, Parks Tacoma’s horticulturist for the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, will appear on Sunday. The lecture series will be open to all this year with talks on:

  • Beyond the Backbone: Pacific NW Perennials for Resilient Gardens by Anna Thurston
  • The History of the Hedgerow: Wild plants as Food, Medicine, and Habitat by Madrone McCarthy and Teresa McKee of Hedgerow Herb Co.
  • Happier Houseplants by Sarah Brackman of Girl Run Farm
  • Dreamy English Gardens by Justin Henderson

Local wines and beers will be featured in the Rose Garden with tasting packages, starting at $33, available all day throughout the weekend or gather with friends after hours on Saturday for the 21+ only Happy Hour with live music. Bottles will be available for sale on site and proceeds from both bottle sales and tasting packages will directly benefit the Fort Nisqually Foundation.

Vendor applications are open now through April 30 for concessions and May 20 for retail. A 10’x10’ booth begins at $325 with discounted rates available for nonprofit and government agencies.

Find more information and to purchase tickets online at PtDefianceGardenFest.org.

 

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Home and Garden Outdoor Recreation
Jul
11
Fri
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
Jul
12
Sat
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 12 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
Jul
13
Sun
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park
Tickets
Jul 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Shoestring Circus Under the Big Top Tent @ Orting Lions Community Park

The circus is coming to Orting! Join us under the big top tent for high-flying aerial dance, Guinness World Record holders, and jaw dropping and absurd stunts! Shoestring Circus is an artist owned circus company touring Washington state bringing spectacle, skill, and enough twists to tie a shoestring!

Read more
Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Kids
May – July 2025 May – Jul 2025