Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Patti LaBelle plays the Emerald Queen Casino's event center in Tacoma, which seats more than 1,800. Shows here are 21 and over.
Shows, markets, food, kid stuff and outside stuff. The things around Tacoma worth leaving the house for.
Events
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
Wapato Bird Walk
outdoorsA free Park Guide-led bird walk at Wapato Park to see what species turn up on the shore and in the trees. All ages; drop-ins welcome.
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
Puget Sound music faculty play works that broke the rules, from Zelenka and Ethel Smyth to Debussy, Mingus and Michael Daugherty's Dead Elvis.
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
PLU's organist pairs the Lagerquist organ with cello, flute, violin and percussion, including Lou Harrison's Concerto for Organ and Percussion Orchestra.
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
Big band jazz with three-part vocal harmonies: Critical Mass Big Band and Sugartime Trio play an early, all-ages Sunday show at Spanish Ballroom.
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
A three-band Sunday bill at New Frontier Lounge, headlined by The Spyrals on their November West Coast tour. Doors 7pm, show 8pm, 21+.
November 2026
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A bar and music venue on South Tacoma Way, named for the South Tacoma Airport that operated nearby from 1936 to 1975. Its Music Hall, a larger room in the same building, was completed in 2024.
A cultural center on South Tacoma Way with an art gallery, a performing arts space, a culinary kitchen and a tearoom, in a new building that opened in August 2025.
Proctor's old neighborhood movie house, saved from becoming office space. Regular screenings, plus Rocky Horror nights with a very different crowd.
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Before Halloween was about miniature candy bars, it was an excuse for Tacoma youth to wage localized guerrilla warfare.
A first-visit Tacoma route from Pacific Avenue across the Bridge of Glass to the Foss Waterway, with one paid museum and time for lunch.
Free Tacoma outings for an ordinary day: Wright Park's trees, Foss Waterway Seaport and Tacoma Art Museum's free Thursday evenings, plus two pay-what-you-like options.