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Thirty Years and Counting: The Making of the Washington State History Museum

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Washington State History Museum · Tacoma

The History Museum turns 30 and shows its own blueprints: sketches, construction photos, and 30 staff-picked objects, on view through November 15.

Autumn Flower Show at the Conservatory

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10:00am – 3:00pm · W.W. Seymour Conservatory · Stadium

Sunflowers, exhibition chrysanthemums, ornamental peppers and coleus fill the 1908 glasshouse at Wright Park through November 29. Free, $3 suggested donation.

Free, $3 suggested donation

Washington State Toy Show

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10:00am – 4:00pm · Mattress Firm ShowPlex, Washington State Fair Event Center · Puyallup

Vintage and modern toys, comics and collectibles from local vendors at the Puyallup fairgrounds, Halloween weekend.

$5–$10 at the door; kids 12 and under free

Coffee with the Birds: Geese

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9:00am – 11:00am · Titlow Park & Lodge · West End

A talk on geese, then a walk at Titlow Park with a Park Guide. Free with pre-registration, coffee provided.

Free

Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour

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7:00pm · Tacoma Dome · Tacoma Dome District

The a cappella group's holiday tour stops at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, November 5.

Grit City Comic Show

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10:00am – 5:00pm · Greater Tacoma Convention Center · Downtown

Tacoma's old-school comic book convention: one Saturday at the convention center with comics dealers, artists and collectors.

$5–$10

Youth Mushroom Hike in Point Defiance

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10:00am – 1:00pm · Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter, Point Defiance Park · North End

A free guided walk of the old-growth forest for ages 10 and up: mushroom identification, how fungi actually work, and the rules for harvesting. Registration required.

Free

Heritage Skills Workshop: Cider & More

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1:00pm – 4:00pm · Fort Nisqually Living History Museum · North End

A three-hour hands-on class at Fort Nisqually: the history and chemistry of cider, fermentation, and variants from cyser to mead. You make your own and take it home.

$90 per person

A Christmas Story, the Musical at Tacoma Musical Playhouse

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Tacoma Musical Playhouse · 6th Avenue

Tacoma Musical Playhouse's holiday musical runs November 20 through December 13 on 6th Avenue.

Adults $35; seniors (60+), students and military $32; children 12 and under $25

Norpoint Turkey Trot

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9:00am · Center at Norpoint · Tacoma

Tacoma's original Thanksgiving fun run: a chip-timed 5K and a 3K run or walk through northeast Tacoma, starting and ending at the Center at Norpoint.

$35 early, $40 from Nov 9, $45 on race week; $20/$25/$30 without a t-shirt

Zoolights

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4:30pm – 10:00pm · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium · North End

Point Defiance Zoo turns into a light show every night from late November into the new year. Timed tickets are required.

Gingerbread Jamboree

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11:00am · Greentrike (Children's Museum of Tacoma) · Downtown

Greentrike's holiday gingerbread-house decorating day, with a candy buffet and Santa, on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Proceeds support Greentrike's programs for kids and families.

Tacoma Holiday Tree Lighting

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6:00pm · Pantages Theater · Downtown

The city's official holiday tree lighting at the Pantages Theater, with live music and a visit from Santa. Traditionally held the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Free

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