BY SARAH JONES for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 7/17/2026
Friday July 17
Music
Off Camber Brewing: OCB Brews & Beats – Kage Dallas 6PM
Farm 12: The Riverside Concert 6PM-9PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Show 6PM
Prohibition Cellars: Erina McLaren 6PM-8PM
Fircrest Park: Hell on Heels 7PM
Spanish Ballroom: Groove Lab/Ska Island 8PM
Emerald Queen Casino: WAR 50th Anniversary Greatest Hits Tour 8PM
Jazzbones: Disposable Zeros – Tribute to Metallica w/Sugar of A Down 8PM
The Valley: Schmutzhund w/ Massgreif, Heist & Lewdo Zlex 8PM
Zesty Steakhouse: Tim Hall Blues 8PM-11PM
Airport Tavern: It’s A R&B Party 9PM
Comedy
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Damon Wayans 7PM
Super Funny Comedy Club: Adele Givens 7PM & 9:30PM
6th Ave Comedy Club: Pablo Francisco 7:30PM & 9:45PM
Other
Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center: Beyond the Bin w/ Northwest Center – Bring Your Usable Items to Donate 9AM-4PM
Wheelock Library: Walking Club 9AM-9:45AM//Family Storytime 10:30-11:15AM//Learn to Play Mah Jongg 12:30PM-3PM
Fircrest Park: Fircrest Fun Days
Museum of Glass: Hot Shop Visiting Artist: Einar & Jamex De La Torre 10AM-5PM
Main Library: Social Work Support with Samie 10AM-2PM//Baby Storytime 10:30-11:15AM
South Tacoma Library: Family Storytime 10:30-11:15AM//Baby Storytime 11:30AM-12:15PM//Drop-In Tech Help 3PM-4PM
Alderwood Park: Family Storytime on the Lawn 11AM
LeMay America’s Car Museum: Take A Spin 11AM-2PM
Swasey Library: Drop-In Tech Help 11AM-12PM//Youth Summer Hangout 3:30PM-5:30PM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Crescent Moon Gifts: Death Cafe 12PM-1:30PM
Fircrest Community Center: Fircrest Fun Days Photo Contest All Day
Wright Park: Repair in the Park: A Fix-it Picnic and Mending Circle 2PM-4PM
Crandall Center Lakebay: Paint & Sip 2:30PM
North Park: Orting Valley Farmers Market 3PM-7PM
Evergreen State Brewing: Urban Unglued’s Uncommon Goods Market 4PM-10PM
Parkland Food Crawl: Velvet’s Big Easy 4:30PM-7PM
Hilltop Urban Gardens: Unmuted: A Weekly Open Mic 6PM-10PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Public Planetarium Shows 6PM & 7:15PM
Puyallup Valley Sports Complex: Summer Outdoor Cinema “Zootopia 2” Free 6PM
Center for Spiritual Living: TIPOD Presents: Photographers Take Us to Exciting Places 7PM
Meridian Habitat Park: Movies In the Park “TOGO” 7PM
Ocean5: Ladies Night Out Series: Mid-Summer Garden Party 7PM-9PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: Bedroom Farce 7:30PM
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: Hairspray The Musical 2PM & 7:30PM
The SandBAR: Karaoke 8PM-11PM
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Milton: Karaoke Night 9PM-1AM
Blue Mouse Theatre: FNF Presents “The Exorcist” 10PM
Saturday July 18
Music
Tacoma Central Neighborhood South of 6th Ave: Porchfest
Real Art Tacoma: Pine Box + Penis Envy + Fauvism + Willing Hand + Eyas/Luna 6:30PM
The Spar Tavern: Stonepony 7PM-10PM
The Valley: The Northern Exposure Tour 7PM-10PM
Airport Tavern: RITMO Y LUCHA – A Wrestling Rock Show in the City of Destiny 8PM
Pantages Theater: Leyendas del Corazon 8PM
Spanish Ballroom: Slide Guitarist Roy Rogers – A Rare SOLO Performance 8PM
The SandBAR: Tyler McGinnis 8PM
Zesty Steakhouse: House Band of Lakewood 8PM-11PM
Ray Gibson’s Caballeros Club: Saturday Night Party w/ MR. NYICE GUY 9PM-2AM
Comedy
6th Ave Comedy Club: It’s Bingo B**** – A Drag Bingo Event! 2:30PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Tales of Vicious Mockery: An RPG Comedy Show 3PM
6th Ave Comedy Club: Pablo Francisco 6:30PM & 8:45PM
Super Funny Comedy Club: Adele Givens 7PM & 9:30PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Damon Wayans 7PM
Other
The Drop Pickleball Club: Serving with Dignity Pickleball Tournament 8AM
Washington State Fairgrounds: The Revolution – A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi and No-Gi Tournament 8AM-5:30PM//14th Annual Car Show 4 Kids 9AM-3PM
Fircrest Community Center: FUN DAYS FirCrust Pie Bake-Off 8AM-1PM
Clark’s Creek: Birding Walk 8:30AM-10:30AM
Fircrest Community Center: Junior Bake-Off at Fircrest Fun Days 9AM-12PM
Gig Harbor Civic Center: Yoga in the Park 9AM
LeMay America’s Car Museum: Deutsche Marque 9AM-6PM
Pioneer Park Pavilion: Puyallup Farmers Market 9AM-2PM
Proctor Business District: Proctor Farmers’ Market 9AM-2PM
Wapato Park: Ebony Nurses 2nd Annual Health Walk 9AM-12PM
LeMay America’s Car Museum: Tacoma Cars & Coffee 9AM-11AM
Wright Park: Hoops for Hope Basketball Tournament 9AM
Fircrest Park: Fircrest Fun Days
Les Davis Pier: Diversity Dive 9:30AM-1:30PM
A Little Knitty Yarn Shop Milton: Yarn Adventure Summer Tour 10AM-5PM
Corinthians Masonic Hall Puyallup: Aloha Summer Bazaar 10AM-4PM
Harry E. Lang Stadium Lakewood: Community of Hope Run, Walk, and Roll 10AM-12PM
Main Library: Drop-In Tech Help 10AM-11AM
Museum of Glass: Hot Shop Visiting Artist: Einar & Jamex De La Torre 10AM-5PM
Olalla: 2026 Olalla Lavender Festival 10AM-5PM
Parkland Community Center: Paint & Sip – Intro to Rosemaling 10AM-2PM
Sehmel Homestead Park: Peninsula Art League 40th Annual Summer Arts Festival 10AM-6PM
Silver Cloud Hotel at Point Ruston: Big Hat Brunch 2026 – Rainforest: Flora & Fauna 10AM
South Lakeshore Christian Church: Summerfest & Resource Fair 10AM-3PM
Waymans Vintage Market Buckley: Outdoor Pop-Up Market 10AM-5PM
Fircrest Community Center: Fircrest Fun Days Photo Contest All Day
Edgewood Community Park: 2026 Edgewood Summer Fest 11AM-6PM
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum: Brigade Encampment 11AM-5PM
Fort Steilacoom Park: Marianas Liberation Celebration 2026 11AM-7PM
Glacier View Park Eatonville: Beats & Bites Food & Music Festival 11AM-7PM
Griot’s Garage: RADWOOD PNW The Throwback ’80s & ’90s Car Show 11AM-3:30PM
LeMay America’s Car Museum: If Cars Could Talk – The Kansal Clunker 11AM-12PM
Tacoma Art Museum: Decades in the Making Opening Reception 11AM-1PM
Wheelock Library: Drop-In Tech Help 11AM-12PM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Summer Children’s Planetarium Shows 1PM & 2:15PM
Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway: Whimsical Open-Air Market 2PM-8PM
Evergreen State Brewing: Urban Unglued’s Uncommon Goods Market 2PM-10PM
Handforth Gallery: “All My Mothers” Art Show 2PM-5PM
McMillin Farm Collective: HOMEGROWN – A Curated Market + Family Event 2PM-7PM
Wright Park: Guided Dog Walk 2PM-3PM
Craftopia: Free Craft Night 3PM-6PM
Lakewood Bookstore: Nonfiction Book Club 3PM-4PM
Uptown Gig Harbor: Summer Sips & Stroll 3PM-8PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Public Planetarium Shows 3:30PM & 4:45PM
Lost Star Tabletop Gaming Outfitter: SWU-Ashes of the Empire Release Party 4PM
Cross Park: Kids Night Out – Under the Bigtop 5PM-9PM
Lakewood Elks Lodge 2388: Boozey Boots & Bulls 6PM
Doris Heritage Park: Shakespeare in the Parks – The Tempest 6:30PM
Edison Square: Love & Verses: Volume 1 7PM-11PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: Bedroom Farce 7:30PM
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: Hairspray The Musical 2PM & 7:30PM
Sunday July 19
Music
Airport Tavern: Live It OutLoud – Band Debut Show – FREE 2PM
Museum of Glass: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra 3PM
Tacoma Central Neighborhood North of 6th Ave: Porchfest
Spanish Ballroom: Critical Mass Big Band & Sugartime Trio 5PM
Real Art Tacoma: KUMA, veinfucker, Handheld Simpleton, Flesh ov Felidae, undine noise 7PM
The Chapel on Echo Bay Fox Island: Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek 7PM-9PM
Comedy
6th Ave Comedy Club: Pablo Francisco 6:30PM
Super Funny Comedy Club: Adele Givens 7PM
Other
Washington State Fairgrounds: The Revolution – A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi and No-Gi Tournament 8AM-5:30PM
Titlow Park: Bird Walk 9AM-11AM
Museum of Glass: Hot Shop Visiting Artist: Einar & Jamex De La Torre 10AM-5PM
Olalla: 2026 Olalla Lavender Festival 10AM-5PM
Sehmel Homestead Park: Peninsula Art League 40th Annual Summer Arts Festival 10AM-5PM
Vashon Chamber: 2026 Vashon Island Strawberry Festival Car Show 10AM-2PM
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum: Brigade Encampment 11AM-5PM
Glacier View Park Eatonville: Beats & Bites Food & Music Festival 11AM-5PM
Griot’s Garage: Euro Wars 11AM-3PM
People’s Community Center: Parrot Playdates Sundays 11AM-2PM
Spanish Ballroom: FIFA World Cup Final 12PM
Tacoma Dance Studios: Drum Basics with Jane Hall 12PM-2PM
Spirit Guide Wellness Gift Shop: Wire Wrapping Class 1PM
Crescent Moon Gifts: Monthly Astrology Meetup 2PM-4PM
Locust Cider Gig Harbor: Speed Jigsaw Puzzle Competition & Swap (Solo or Teams) 2PM-5:30PM
Mystic Sanctuary: Transformational Tea & Talk “Life Among the Dead” 2PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: Bedroom Farce 2PM
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: Hairspray The Musical 2PM
Fruitland Grange: Afternoon Tea w/ Abigail Adams (fundraiser) 3PM
Lakewood Bookstore: Book Nook Build 3PM-5PM
Antique Sandwich Company: The Tacoma Belly Dance Revue 5PM
Crescent Moon Gifts: Witch’s Gathering – Summer Hearth 6PM-8PM
The Coaster: Musical Bingo 6PM-8PM
Zesty Steakhouse: JAM Night hosted by Tim Hall Band 6PM-9PM
The Redd Dog Puyallup: Puyallup Themed Trivia: DISNEY 7PM
Monday July 20
Comedy
6th Ave Comedy Club: The Monday Mic 7PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Cliff Cash 7PM
Other
Point Defiance Entrance: Velofemmes Monday Morning “Skip Your Spin Class” Ride 10AM
The Kindship Studio Gig Harbor: Mahjong 101: Learn to Play 10AM-12:30PM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Hidden Harbor Wine Library: BINGO 4:30PM-6:30PM
Stewart Middle School: South Sound Striders Monday Walk 6PM-7:30PM
The Coaster: Musical BINGO 6PM-8PM
The Beer Vault & Wine Bar: BUNCO Night 6:30PM
Mikey’s Public House: Open Mic hosted by Walker Sherman 7PM-9PM
Tuesday July 21
Music
Skansie Brothers Park: Summer Sounds – The Shy Boys and a Girl 6PM-8PM
Dacca Park Fife: Music In the Park – Dog Night w/Yacht Sea 6:30PM
Fort Steilacoom Park: Summer Nights At the Pavilion – Cherry Cherry (Neil Diamond Tribute) 6:30PM
Airport Tavern: Electric Taco Tuesday – TIATHAN’S Digital Circus EDM Party 8PM
Comedy
6th Ave Comedy Club: Haha Tuesdays w/BoeBlast 7PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: New Talent Tuesday 7PM
Super Funny Comedy Club: Tight Five Tuesdays Open Mic! 7PM
Other
Alderwood Park: Storywalk Scavenger Hunt All Day
Fusion Donut Cafe Gig Harbor: Book Signing with Author Susanne Bacon 10AM-1PM
Orting Main City Park: Orting Rec Playtime @ the Park 10:30AM-11:30AM
Pioneer Park Puyallup: Kiwanis Kids Days in the Park 11AM-1PM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Handforth Gallery: Stephanie Meredith’s “All My Mothers” Exhibit 12PM-8PM
Moore Library: Housing Justice Project 1PM-3PM
Fort Steilacoom Park: Lakewood Farmers Market 2PM-7PM
Main Library: Chosen Program w/RISE Center 3:30PM-5PM
Fern Hill Library: Baby Storytime 1PM//Drop-In Tech Help 5PM-6PM//Family Storytime 6PM
FabLab Education: Tacoma Artist Meetup 5PM-8PM
Mottet Library: Drop-In Tech Help 5PM-6PM
Hilltop Urban Gardens: Remedy Tuesdays – A Weekly Record Playing Night Free 5:30PM-8:30PM
Oxbow Urban Kitchen Sumner: Tequila Dinner 5:30PM
Puyallup Public Library: Medieval Combat Class 5:30PM
Main Library: Summer D&D Adventure Campaign 6PM-7:30PM
The SandBAR: Trivia Night 6:30PM-8PM
Farrelli’s Garfield St.: Team Trivia 7PM
The Mill: Trivia & Burger Night 7PM-10PM
Kingfisher & Rye: Tuesday Trivia w/QUIZFIX 7:30PM
Wednesday July 22
Music
Allan Yorke City Park: Tunes @ Tapps – Whiskey River 5PM-8PM
Market Square UP: Music On the Square – Annie Eastwood & Her All-Star Band 6PM-8PM
Old Town Park: Old Town Summer Concert Series – Guilded Lilly 6:30PM-8:15PM
Sehmel Homestead Park: Summer Concert Series – Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek 6:30PM-8PM
The SandBAR: Joshua Uttech 7PM
Spanish Ballroom: Carly Harvey’s Blues Revue: featuring Lady A & Joel Astley 8PM
Comedy
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Open Mic 7PM
Other
Milton Activity Center: Line Dancing at the MAC 9:30AM-11:30AM
Pierce College Science Dome: Summer Children’s Planetarium Shows 11AM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Moore Library: How Many Candies in the Jar? 12PM-8PM//Social Work Support w/Samie 1:30PM-5:30PM
FabLab: Senior Moments Art Club 12:30PM-3:30PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Public Planetarium Shows 1PM, 5:15PM & 6:30PM
Swasey Library: Baby Storytime 1PM//Teen Time 2:30PM-4PM
Wheelock Library: Drop-In Tech Help 1PM-2PM//Family Chess Club 4PM-5PM
Fern Hill Library: Pokémon League 4PM-6PM
Terracrux Games: Wednesday Hobby Night 4PM-7PM
FabLab: Tacoma Artist Weekly Meetup 5PM-8PM
Foss Waterway Seaport: Open Shop Hours 5PM-8PM
South Tacoma Library: Teen Time 5PM-6:30PM
Mountain View Community Center Edgewood: Tabletop Role-Playing Game Series 5:30PM-8:30PM
Ocean5: Big Deal BINGO Night 5:30PM-7:30PM
Chambers Bay Distillery Tasting Room: Paint & Sip w/ Connect the Hops 6PM-8PM
Firemind Brewing: Open Mic featuring Walker Sherman 6PM-8PM
Locust Cider Gig Harbor: Trivia Night 6PM-8PM
McMillin Farm Collective: Free Line Dancing 6PM
Mottet Library: Family Storytime 6PM
The Wine Spot: Trivia Night w/QUIZFIX 7PM-9PM
Zesty Steakhouse: RnB Karaoke Night 7PM-11PM
Thursday July 23
Music
DuPont Clocktower Park: Concerts in The Park – Wheels in The Sky (Journey Tribute) 6:30PM
Pioneer Park: Concerts In the Park: Infinity Project 6:30PM-8PM
Curran Apple Orchard: Concerts in the Orchard – James Lee Murray Band 6:30PM-8PM
Chambers Bay Distillery: Matthew Lindley 7PM
Zesty Steakhouse: RnB Night 7PM-11PM
Spanish Ballroom: Garret T. Willie 8PM
Kimball Coffeehouse: Open Mic w/ Kevin Cummings 6PM-9PM
Comedy
Edison Square: MDC Comedy Benefit Show 5:45PM
6th Ave Comedy Club: Open Mic Thursday 7PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Joe List 7PM
Other
Point Defiance Rose Garden: Weekly Deadheading Session 9AM-12PM
9th & Broadway: Tacoma Farmers Market 10AM-2PM
Job Carr Cabin Museum: Summer Storytime w/ Author Mary Boone 10AM
Moore Library: Baby Storytime 10:30AM-11:30AM
The Curious Bear Toy & Book Shop: Storytime w/ The Tacoma Fire Dept 10:30AM-11AM
Alderwood Park: Baby Storytime on the Lawn 11:15AM
Wheelock Library: Baby Storytime 11:30AM
All Tacoma Public Libraries: Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt 12PM-7:45PM
Skansie Brothers Park: Waterfront Farmers Market 1PM-6PM
DuPont Clocktower Park: Farmers Market 3PM-7PM
Fern Hill Library: Teen Time 2:30-3:30PM
Curtis Stadium UP: University Place Farmers Market 3PM-7PM
Swasey Library: Youth Summer Hangout 3:30PM-5:30PM
Hidden Harbor Wine Library: BINGO 4:30PM-6:30PM
McMillin Farm Collective: Mad Potter Class 5PM-8PM
Terracrux Games: Star Wars Legion Open Play 5PM-10PM//Magic the Gathering Commander Night 6:30PM-10PM
The Curious Bear Toy & Book Shop: Sonny Angel & Smiski Swap 5PM-6PM
Evergreen State Brewing: Bingo Nights 5:30PM
Maris Farms: Free Outdoor Yoga 6PM
Mikey’s Public House: Karaoke Thursdays 6PM-8:30PM
Tacoma Dance Studios: West Coast Swing Class 6PM
Asia Pacific Cultural Center: Samoa Cultural Days – 3 Days of Samoan Culture – Samoan Community Banquet 6:30PM
The SandBAR: Weekly Three Strike Knock Out Pinball Tournament 6:30PM-11PM//Karaoke 8PM-11PM
Airport Tavern: Trivia Night & Karaoke 7PM
Avelon Ballroom: Intro to Swing at T-Town Swing 7PM
Blue Mouse Theatre: Stories of the Sound – Double Feature w/ Two Local Filmmakers 7PM
Fircrest Bottle Shop: FSB Book Club – Dungeon Crawler Carl (again!) 7PM
Puget Sound Pizza Downtown: Karaoke 9PM-11PM
