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Places with a little personality.
A PLACE TO KNOWPoint Defiance Park
A 760-acre escape within the city, with forest trails, gardens, and shoreline to explore. Choose one corner and give yourself time to enjoy it.
Outdoors / FamilyExplore place →
A PLACE TO KNOWMuseum of Glass
A place to spend time with glass: its color, its possibilities, and the craft behind it. Start here for an art-focused afternoon in the Museum District.
Arts & culture / FamilyExplore place →
A PLACE TO KNOWMcMenamins Elks Temple
A restored 1916 building with seven floors of places to eat, drink, stay, and hear music. The Spanish Ballroom brings the soundtrack.
Food & drink / MusicExplore place →Good ideas, ready to go.
Little explorers, loose plans.
A Tacoma day with kids, with plenty of room to change your mind.
Half-day ideasRead the guide →Glass, water, a little wonder.
An unhurried art afternoon built around the Museum of Glass.
An afternoonRead the guide →Dinner. A show. One address.
Make a night of McMenamins Elks Temple without overplanning it.
An eveningRead the guide →A little less hurry. A little more green.
An easy way to make Point Defiance the whole plan.
A morning or afternoonRead the guide →Something for your calendar.
Open calendarUpcoming events across Tacoma.
Little explorers, forest edition
Point Defiance
Theater improv sampler
Downtown Tacoma
Harvest soup supper
Proctor District
Lakeside picnic ramble
Wapato Park
Choir in the historic hall
Downtown Tacoma
Story hour for wild ones
Hilltop
Costume craft for fall
Proctor District
A very good lunch break
6th Avenue
Fall color loop hike
Dune Peninsula
Chamber strings afternoon
Hilltop
Brunch with a view
McKinley Hill
Apples, art and autumn
Wapato Park
Mural walk and sketch
Museum District
Old-growth morning loop
Swan Creek
Turn it up: local live music
Elks Temple
Kites over the waterfront
Dune Peninsula
Bookbinding basics
Stadium District
Apple crisp and cider
Stadium District
Take the scenic route
Titlow Beach
Indie showcase Friday
Proctor District
Chalk the block party
Museum District
Pajama story train
Hilltop
An afternoon in glass
Eastside
Mini mural marathon
Hilltop
Record fair and live sets
Downtown Tacoma
Giant bubble bash
Dune Peninsula
Churro and chocolate walk
Proctor District
Typewriter poetry pop-up
Stadium District
Cider pressing afternoon
Proctor District
Mushroom spotting ramble
Chambers Creek
Hand-pulled noodle night
6th Avenue
Lantern kayak evening
Dune Peninsula
Harbor choir sing-out
Ruston Way
Old-growth night walk
Point Defiance
Vinyl DJ and dinner
Downtown Tacoma
Storytime under the trees
Hilltop
Film shorts under stars
Hilltop
Banh mi and bubble tea run
Downtown Tacoma
Foggy morning photo walk
Dune Peninsula
Bluegrass and brews
Ruston Way
Pumpkins and paintbrushes
Wapato Park
Coffee, pastries, repeat
McKinley Hill
Gallery hop after hours
Eastside
Sunset bluff stroll
Point Defiance
Punk rock all-ages show
Elks Temple
Stomp, splash, discover
Swan Creek
Poetry and pastries
Proctor District
Harvest puppet parade
Hilltop
Block print bonanza
Hilltop
Pierogi night on Proctor
Downtown Tacoma
Full moon waterfront walk
Dune Peninsula
Tide-out beach wander
Titlow Beach
Dumpling party downtown
Stadium District
Honky-tonk two-step night
6th Avenue
Midweek listening room
6th Avenue
Ducks, docks and discoveries
Museum District
Neon and night photography
Downtown Tacoma
Stadium supper club
Broadway
Leaf pile jumping jam
Titlow Beach
Birria and broth crawl
Hilltop
Clay and conversation night
Hilltop
Salmon run watch party
Ruston Way
Waterfront golden hour
Ruston Way
Emo singalong social
Ruston Way
Soul revue Saturday
Stadium District
Harvest crafts for small hands
Titlow Beach
Sunday makers & finders
Stadium District
Toddler drumming circle
Dune Peninsula
Comic draw-together
Hilltop
Ramen crawl on 6th
Downtown Tacoma
Fungus among us hike
Point Defiance
Cider donut dash
Stadium District
Stargazing at the point
Wapato Park
Taiko drum open house
Proctor District
Fall folk preview night
Ruston Way
Oyster slurp social
Ruston Way
Pho slurp showdown
6th Avenue
Tide pools and tiny toes
Wapato Park
Pottery throw-down
Museum District
Fairy door forest hunt
Swan Creek
Glass pumpkin preview
Hilltop
Bluff stairs sunrise club
Chambers Creek
Salmon watch outing
Point Defiance
Motown brunch party
Hilltop
Synth night downtown
Hilltop
Trains, tales and toddlers
Swan Creek
Lantern-lit art stroll
Stadium District
Sidewalk science lab
Hilltop
Spoken word and cider
Hilltop
Heron spotting paddle
Swan Creek
Taco truck roundup
Stadium District
Birding at the slough
Swan Creek
Breakfast burrito bracket
Downtown Tacoma
Shoegaze after dark
Stadium District
Latin dance night
6th Avenue
Storytelling evening
Eastside
Grandparents and grands day
Titlow Beach
Mural touch-up volunteer
Hilltop
Gravel ride and coffee
Wapato Park
Coffee cupping morning
Broadway
Urban garden tour
Ruston Way
Night owl bao run
Hilltop
Mariachi plaza hour
Elks Temple
Garage rock matinee
Proctor District
Saturday scavenger hunt
Titlow Beach
Drum and dance circle
Hilltop
Costume test-run party
Dune Peninsula
Shadow puppet cinema
Hilltop
Pumpkin spice taste-off
Stadium District
Low-tide lantern walk
Titlow Beach
Sunrise paddle meetup
Chambers Creek
Basement jazz jam
Downtown Tacoma
Folk songs and flannel
Downtown Tacoma
Bikes, trikes and trails
Point Defiance
Printmaking taster night
Downtown Tacoma
Farmers market grazing
Ruston Way
Beach cleanup and walk
Dune Peninsula
Build-it morning for little makers
Swan Creek
Quilt stories exhibit
Proctor District
Bake sale and brew
6th Avenue
Acoustic open mic
Elks Temple
Night market bites
Broadway
Backyard bugs safari
Proctor District
Trail run and coffee
Titlow Beach
Surf guitar sunset
Proctor District
Zine-making workshop
Stadium District
Food truck rodeo
Hilltop
Hilltop steps workout
Chambers Creek
Jazz on the waterfront
Stadium District
Muddy boots club
Point Defiance
History walk: Old City Hall
Museum District
Forest bathing walk
Wapato Park
Hip-hop open cypher
Ruston Way
Owl prowl for families
Hilltop
Glassblowing demo afternoon
Hilltop
Pizza and pints night
6th Avenue
Cycling the waterfront trail
Point Defiance
Puppets in the park
Proctor District
Watercolor on the dock
Eastside
Late-night noodle walk
McKinley Hill
Brass band brunch
6th Avenue
Forts and fairy tales
Dune Peninsula
Kayak the calm cove
Ruston Way
Pho and fall rain
Hilltop
Songwriter circle
Stadium District