Sat, Feb 7 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026
The History Museum turns 30 and shows its own blueprints: sketches, construction photos, and 30 staff-picked objects, on view through November 15.
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1Coffee with the Birds: GeeseDía de los Muertos Festival at TAM+2 more2Library at Noon Concert at University of Puget Sound3PLU Keyboard Students Recital45Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour6Buzzcocks at Airport Tavern7Drop-in Hikes at Point DefianceGrit City Comic Show+4 more8Wapato Bird WalkMusical Revolutions: Jacobsen Series at University of Puget Sound+3 more910Sour Widows with Yudai, No Floor and Jumpy11Neko Case at Spanish Ballroom, with Girl Trouble12Neko Case at Spanish Ballroom, with Team Dresch13Joanne Shaw Taylor at the Rialto14Family Nature Walk – Fall ColorsArts at the Armory+4 more15Joe Pug at Spanish Ballroom16171819Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at Theatre on the Square20Internet Speed Exhibition Opening at Tacoma Art MuseumA Christmas Story: The Musical in Tacoma+1 more21Forged in Fire: Dale Chihuly LectureElks Holiday Brewfest at Spanish Ballroom+2 more22PLU Choral Union: Christmas Came Early23242526Gig Harbor Turkey TrotNorpoint Turkey Trot in Tacoma+1 more27Ice Lights at Sprinker Recreation CenterZoolights at Point Defiance Zoo+1 more28Mary Bridge Festival of TreesGingerbread Jamboree in Tacoma+2 more2930With JavaScript, use arrow keys to move between dates, Home or End for the first or last date, and Enter to open the events.
Events this month
52 events
Wed, Oct 7 – Sun, Nov 29, 2026
Sunflowers, exhibition chrysanthemums, ornamental peppers and coleus fill the 1908 glasshouse at Wright Park through November 29. Free, $3 suggested donation.
Sat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Washington State Toy Show
marketsVintage and modern toys, comics and collectibles from local vendors at the Puyallup fairgrounds, Halloween weekend.
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Coffee with the Birds: Geese
outdoorsA talk on geese, then a walk at Titlow Park with a Park Guide. Free with pre-registration, coffee provided.
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
The 22nd annual Día de los Muertos Festival at TAM: ofrendas, a tapete, live music and dance. Free with timed-entry registration, 10am–5pm.
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Closing-day Arsenic at Tacoma Little Theatre: a 2pm matinee with ASL interpretation. $23–$31.
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Tacoma City Ballet's original Dracula at the Pantages, with live orchestra. Sunday matinee at 2pm; costumes encouraged, all ages.
Mon, Nov 2, 2026
A free Monday lunchtime concert by School of Music students and faculty on the main floor of Puget Sound's Collins Memorial Library. Bring a bag lunch.
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
PLU's keyboard students give a free Tuesday-evening recital in Lagerquist Concert Hall, 7:30 to 9pm, also livestreamed.
Thu, Nov 5, 2026
The a cappella group's holiday tour stops at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, November 5.
Fri, Nov 6, 2026
Manchester's Buzzcocks at Airport Tavern Music Hall, with Grade 2 and Life Rips. Doors 7pm, show 8pm.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Drop-in Hikes at Point Defiance
outdoorsA free guided Saturday walk from the Fort Nisqually shelter: about 3 easy miles, no registration. Meet at 9am.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Tacoma's old-school comic book convention: one Saturday at the convention center with comics dealers, artists and collectors.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
A free guided walk in the old-growth forest for ages 10 and up: mushroom identification, how fungi work and the rules for harvesting. Registration required.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
A hands-on Fort Nisqually class on the history and chemistry of cider, fermentation and variants from cyser to mead. You make your own and take it home.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
An evening program in the Hot Shop with a color guard, a veterans choir and a talk by an Army and Air Force veteran turned glass artist.
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.
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+.
Tue, Nov 10, 2026
A four-band Tuesday bill at New Frontier Lounge, headlined by Sour Widows. Doors 7pm, show 8pm, 21+.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Neko Case's hometown two-night stand at Spanish Ballroom opens with Girl Trouble. Doors 7pm, show 8pm, all ages.
All 52 events in November 2026
- 2026-02-07 · Thirty Years and Counting: The Making of the Washington State History Museum
- 2026-10-07 · Autumn Flower Show at the Conservatory
- 2026-10-31 · Washington State Toy Show
- 2026-11-01 · Coffee with the Birds: Geese
- 2026-11-01 · Día de los Muertos Festival at TAM
- 2026-11-01 · Arsenic and Old Lace
- 2026-11-01 · Tacoma City Ballet: Dracula
- 2026-11-02 · Library at Noon Concert at University of Puget Sound
- 2026-11-03 · PLU Keyboard Students Recital
- 2026-11-05 · Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour
- 2026-11-06 · Buzzcocks at Airport Tavern
- 2026-11-07 · Drop-in Hikes at Point Defiance
- 2026-11-07 · Grit City Comic Show
- 2026-11-07 · Youth Mushroom Hike in Point Defiance
- 2026-11-07 · Heritage Skills Workshop: Cider & More
- 2026-11-07 · Veterans Day Celebration at Museum of Glass
- 2026-11-07 · Patti LaBelle at Emerald Queen Casino
- 2026-11-08 · Wapato Bird Walk
- 2026-11-08 · Musical Revolutions: Jacobsen Series at University of Puget Sound
- 2026-11-08 · Organ Plus: Justin J. Murphy-Mancini and Friends
- 2026-11-08 · Critical Mass Big Band and Sugartime Trio at Spanish Ballroom
- 2026-11-08 · The Spyrals with Alex E.T. and Low Hums
- 2026-11-10 · Sour Widows with Yudai, No Floor and Jumpy
- 2026-11-11 · Neko Case at Spanish Ballroom, with Girl Trouble
- 2026-11-12 · Neko Case at Spanish Ballroom, with Team Dresch
- 2026-11-13 · Joanne Shaw Taylor at the Rialto
- 2026-11-14 · Family Nature Walk – Fall Colors
- 2026-11-14 · Arts at the Armory
- 2026-11-14 · Voices Rise with Las Cantineras
- 2026-11-14 · KOYOTE North America Tour at the Pantages
- 2026-11-14 · Tacoma Youth Symphony: Becoming
- 2026-11-14 · Dwight Yoakam at Emerald Queen Casino
- 2026-11-15 · Joe Pug at Spanish Ballroom
- 2026-11-19 · Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at Theatre on the Square
- 2026-11-20 · Internet Speed Exhibition Opening at Tacoma Art Museum
- 2026-11-20 · A Christmas Story: The Musical in Tacoma
- 2026-11-20 · That Arena Rock Show at the Rialto
- 2026-11-21 · Forged in Fire: Dale Chihuly Lecture
- 2026-11-21 · Elks Holiday Brewfest at Spanish Ballroom
- 2026-11-21 · Fantasy Lights Walk at Spanaway Park
- 2026-11-21 · Symphony Tacoma: Symphony on the Screen
- 2026-11-22 · PLU Choral Union: Christmas Came Early
- 2026-11-26 · Gig Harbor Turkey Trot
- 2026-11-26 · Norpoint Turkey Trot in Tacoma
- 2026-11-26 · Tacoma City Turkey Trot
- 2026-11-27 · Ice Lights at Sprinker Recreation Center
- 2026-11-27 · Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo
- 2026-11-27 · Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park
- 2026-11-28 · Mary Bridge Festival of Trees
- 2026-11-28 · Gingerbread Jamboree in Tacoma
- 2026-11-28 · Sounds of the Season
- 2026-11-28 · Tacoma Holiday Tree Lighting at the Pantages