BY SARAH JONES for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 9/11/2026
Friday September 11
Music
Off Camber Brewing: OCB Night Market, 4-8PM
Hilltop Urban Gardens: Unmuted: A Weekly Open Mic, 6-10PM
The Speakeasy: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra, 6-7:30PM
Real Art Tacoma: Darkness Over Tacoma, 7-11:30PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Cosmic Legacy – Tribute to Queen Planetarium Show, 7:15-8:15PM
Airport Tavern Music Hall: Almost Human // Hysteria, 8PM-12AM
Jazzbones: Motion for Contempt // Riot in Rhythm // Brandiwyne // Moopsie, 8PM
Purdy’s Public House: Left Coast Dreams, 8-11PM
Spanish Ballroom: The Paperboys // Under the Rocks, 8PM-12AM
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant: Karaoke, 9PM-1AM
The SandBAR: Karaoke, 8-11PM
Zesty Steakhouse: Ladies Love RNB, 8-11PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Dylan Marlowe Dancin’ In The Dirt Concert, 9PM
Comedy
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: Ryan Sickler, 7PM & 9:45PM
Pantages Theater: Kathy Griffin: New Face, New Tour, 7PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Mike Epps, 8PM & 10:45PM
Other
Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center: Beyond the Bin w/ Habitat for Humanity – Bring Your Usable Items to Donate, 9AM-4PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 10:30AM-10:30PM
Wheelock Library: Walking Club, 9-9:45AM
Yelm City Park: Park Loop Walking Group, 9:15-10:15AM
Eatonville Library: Friends of the Eatonville Library Meeting 10AM-12PM
Ft. Nisqually Picnic Shelter: Tots on the Trail, 10AM
Museum of Glass: Visiting Artist Anya Gallaccio, 10AM-5PM
Gig Harbor Library: Story Time for Babies 10:15-11:15AM
DuPont Library: Story Time for Babies 10:30-11:30AM
Tacoma Main Library: Social Work Support with Samie 10-2PM; Baby Storytime 10:30-11:15AM
South Tacoma Library: Family Storytime 10:30-11:15AM; Baby Storytime 11:30-12:30PM
Alderwood Park: Family Storytime on the Lawn, 11AM
Steilacoom Library: Play Time, 11AM-12PM
Swasey Library: Drop-In Tech Help, 11AM-12PM
Gig Harbor Library: Story Time for Mixed Ages 11:15AM-12:15PM
North Park: Orting Valley Farmers Market, 3-7PM
Hidden Harbor Wine Library: GlobeTilt Trivia, 6-8PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: 2026 Puyallup Rodeo, 6:30PM
Tacoma Dance Studio: Latin Dance Social, 7-10PM
Downtown Tacoma: Ghost Tour – Haunted Tour of Downtown Tacoma, 7:30PM
Lakewood Playhouse: Kiss Of The Spider Woman, 7:30PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: The Outsider, 7:30PM
Saturday September 12
Music
Real Art Tacoma: withpaperwings // Mandate Heaven // Wicked Game, 4-6:30PM
Slice of Life Pizza: Northwest Music Scene Showcase featuring Capala (TAC); Glass Rabbit (PDX); Swedey (TAC); Heel Klick (WALLA); Novamotor (TAC); Lunar Pilots (SEA), 4-10:30PM
Pierce College Science Dome: Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Show, 6PM
Pantages Theater: Anne Wilson – The Stars Tour, 7PM
Tacoma Dome: Cody Johnson, 7:30PM
North End on Pearl: An Evening with The Northwest TOOL Tribute, 8PM-12AM
Spanish Ballroom: Third Stage (Boston Tribute) // Borrowed Time (Styx Tribute), 8PM
The SandBAR: The Sandra Lopez Band, 8-11PM
Zesty Steakhouse: Chicken Joe & The Fabulous Cocks, 8-11PM
Puget Sound Pizza Downtown: Karaoke, 9PM-1:30AM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Chase Rice Dancin’ In The Dirt Concert, 9PM
Comedy
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: Comedic Cody Smith, 4PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Mike Epps, 4PM, 7PM & 9:45PM
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: Ryan Sickler, 7PM & 9:45PM
Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club: DC Young Fly, 7PM & 9:30PM
Other
Sumner Library: Farm to Table with the Sumner Historical Society All Day
Ft. Nisqually Picnic Shelter: Drop-In Hike @ Pt. Defiance, 9AM-12PM
LeMay Collections @ Marymount: Model-T Experience, 9AM-2PM
Pioneer Park Pavilion: Puyallup Farmers Market, 9AM-2PM
Proctor Business District: Proctor Farmers Market, 9AM-2PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 9:30AM-10:30PM
Adriana Hess Wetland Park: Habitat Stewardship Work Party, 10AM-12PM
Chambers Creek Regional Park: Bark by The Bay, 10AM-3PM
McGavick Conference Center: Ratapalooza, 10AM-4PM
Museum of Glass: Visiting Artist Anya Gallaccio, 10AM-5PM
Point Defiance Lodge: Garden Club Work Party, 10AM-12PM
Puyallup Public Library: HHA+Puyallup Public Library – Pop-Up Wellness Hub, 10AM-3PM
Sprinker Recreation Center: Touch A Truck, 10AM-1PM
Wright Park Gazebo: Summer Plant Sales @ The Conservatory, 10AM-3PM
Gig Harbor Library: Read to a Dog, 10:30-11:30AM
Spanish Ballroom: Poison Waters & Friends Drag Brunch, 10:30AM & 1PM
Asia Pacific Cultural Center: Indonesian Day, 11AM-4PM
Broadway Between 9th & 11th: Northwest Metaphysical Market, 11AM-5PM
Buckley Library: Friends of the Buckley Library Book Sale 11AM-1PM
Ft. Nisqually Living History Museum: Harvest Home, 11AM-5PM
Tacoma Art Museum: Studio + Storytime – Chinese Moon Festival, 11AM-12PM
The Camp Bar: CAMP CAMP – A Drag Brunch, 11:30AM-2PM
TACID: Backyard Benefit & Silent Auction Fundraiser, 12-3PM
Chinese Reconciliation Park: 14th Annual Tacoma Moon Festival, 1-6PM
Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma: Menopausal Mermaids (Another Wave is Coming!), 1-5PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: 2026 Puyallup Rodeo, 1PM
Crescent Moon Gifts: Tacoma Pagan Meetup, 2-4PM
Point Ruston Waterwalk: Pacific Northwest Night Market, 2-7PM
Steilacoom Library: Green Expectations, A Poetry Workshop, 2-3PM
Griot’s Garage Flagship Retail Store: Show N Glow 2 Car Show, 5-10PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: 2026 Puyallup Rodeo with Chase Rice, 6:30PM
Lakewood Playhouse: Kiss Of The Spider Woman, 7:30PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: The Outsider, 7:30PM
Vashon Center for the Arts: Dear Reader – An Evening with Julia Quinn, 7:30PM
Old Town Tacoma: Ghost Tour, 9PM
Blue Mouse Theatre: Rocky Horror Picture Show, 11:30PM
Sunday September 13
Music
Antique Sandwich Company: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra, 4-6PM
Spanish Ballroom: Stoned Alice // No More Enemies, 5PM
Real Art Tacoma: Fervence // Beauty is Betrayal // Bad Luck Brigade // 44Go, 6-10:30PM
Zesty Steakhouse: JAM Night hosted by The Tim Hall Band, 6-9PM
Comedy
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Mike Goodwin, 6PM
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: Local Headliner Series – Cheri Hardman, 7PM
Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club: DC Young Fly, 7PM & 9:30PM
Other
Allan Yorke Park: Bonney Lake Pick-Up Soccer, 7:45-9:15AM
Sumner Library: Farm to Table with the Sumner Historical Society All Day
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 9:30AM-9:30PM
Museum of Glass: Visiting Artist Anya Gallaccio, 10AM-5PM
54th & South Tacoma Way: Haunted Farmers Market, 10AM-4PM
Wright Park Gazebo: Summer Plant Sales @ The Conservatory, 10AM-3PM
Crafty AF LLC: Crafty AF’s Crafternoon Social Gathering, 11AM-3PM
Pet Recovery Center Spanaway: Shine & Share Vendor Market, 11AM-3PM
Proctor Art Gallery: Meet the Artists, 12-3PM
Terracrux Games: A Song of Ice and Fire Open Play, 12-7PM
Cole Street Enumclaw: Summer Sundays on Cole, 1-6PM
Crescent Moon Gifts: Workshop – Between Blossom and Thorn: The Faery Gates of Hawthorn & Blackthorn, 1PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Dungeons and Drag Queens, 1PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: 2026 Puyallup Rodeo, 1PM
Gig Harbor Library: Kids D&D Club: World Building 1:30-4:30PM
Lakewood Playhouse: Kiss Of The Spider Woman, 2PM
Summit Library: Drop-In Play 2-3PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: The Outsider, 2PM
Parkland/Spanaway Library: Green Expectations – A Poetry Workshop, 3-4PM
Monday September 14
Music
Washington State Fair Event Center: CANN PRESENTS: YACHT ROCK REVUE – PRIMETIME Dancin’ in the Dirt Concert, 7:30PM
Comedy
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: The Monday Mic, 7PM
Other
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: Senior Discount Days, 9AM-3:30PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 10:30AM-9:30PM
Point Defiance Entrance: Velofemmes Monday Morning “Skip Your Spin Class” Ride, 10AM
Parkland/Spanaway Library: Story Time for Babies, 10:15-11:15AM
Milton Activity Center: Pinochle, 12:30-3:30PM
Adriana Hess Wetland Park: Afternoon Watch Party (Birding), 2-3PM
Milton/Edgewood Library: Fantasy Job Board – a Teen STEAM Program 3-5PM
Saint Patrick Catholic Church: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 3-6PM
DuPont Library: Make or Play – a Teen Drop-In Program, 3:30-5PM
Hidden Harbor Wine Library: BINGO, 4:30-6:30PM
Stewart Middle School: South Sound Striders Monday Walk, 6-7:30PM
The Camp Bar: Scooter Night hosted by Screamin Beez SC Club, 6-8PM
The Coaster: Musical BINGO, 6-8PM
Tacoma Little Theatre: 5th Annual Sound on Stage Awards Ceremony, 7PM
Tuesday September 15
Music
Real Art Tacoma: Divorced Horses // Puppies and a Demon // Prickly Paranoia // Tendencxyz, 6:30-10PM
The Wine Spot: Spotlight Open Mic with Nicola Linde, 7-9PM
Slavonian Hall: Valhalla Brass: Chamber Brass with a Viking Flair, 7-9PM
Airport Tavern Music Hall: Electric Taco Tuesday, 9PM
Comedy
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: The Prefunk Comedy Showcase, 7PM
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: New Talent Tuesdays, 7PM
Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club: Tight Five Tuesdays, 7PM
Other
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: Senior Discount Days, 9AM-3:30PM
The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula: Beginning Tai Chi, 10-11AM
Buckley Senior Center: Tech Help 11AM-12:30PM
Cross Park: Park Pop-Up – Celebrate Latino Conservation Week, 11AM-1PM
Sumner Library: Play Time, 11AM-12PM
Steilacoom Library: Story Time for Mixed Ages 11:15AM-12:15PM
Ft. Steilacoom Park: Lakewood Farmers Market, 2-7PM
Steilacoom Library: Friends of the Steilacoom Library Meeting 2-4PM
Sumner Library: Sumner Teen Hangouts – a Teen Drop-In Program 3-4:30PM
DuPont Library: Junk Journaling – a Teen Creative Space Program 3:30-5PM
Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club: Art Workshop – Miniverse (Flower Magnets Edition), 3:30-5:30PM
University Place Library: Knit (or Crochet) Together Craft and Chat with other creative people! 3:30-5PM
Bonney Lake Library: Bonney Lake Teen Hangouts – a Teen Drop-In Program, 4:30-6PM
Eatonville Library: Conversation Café: Budgeting for the Holidays – A Financial Literacy Program, 4:30-5:30PM
Graham Library: Building Madness! – a STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab Program, 4:30-9PM
Steilacoom Library: Science Explorers – a STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab Program, 4:30-5:30PM
Summit Library: Camp Creation – a STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab Program, 4:30-6PM
Buckley Library: Cultural Collage Inspired by Romare Bearden – An Arts and Culture Program 5-6:30PM
Lakewood Library: A Yarn Good Time – a Teen Creative Space Program 5-6PM
Browne Family Vineyards Tacoma Tasting Room: Trivia, 5:30-7:30PM
Center for Spiritual Living: Recovery Dharma Tuesdays, 6-7PM
The SandBAR: Trivia, 6:30-8PM
Chambers Bay Distillery Tasting Room: Trivia, 7-9PM
Farrelli’s Pizza Garfield St.: Team Trivia, 7-9PM
Farrelli’s Pizza Ruston: Team Trivia, 7-9PM
Farrelli’s Pizza Sumner: Team Trivia, 7-9PM
The Mill Steakhouse + Spirits: Trivia & Burger Night, 7-10PM
Kingfisher & Rye: Trivia with QUIZFIX, 7:30-9:30PM
Wednesday September 16
Music
Pierce College Science Dome: Cosmic Legacy – Tribute to Queen Planetarium Show, 6:30PM
The SandBAR: Scott Concinnity, 7-10PM
Zesty Steakhouse: RNB Karaoke, 7-10PM
Comedy
Downtown Tacoma Comedy Club: Open Mic, 7PM
Other
Milton Activity Center: Wednesday Morning Senior Chats, 9-10:15AM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 10:30AM-9:30PM
Ft. Nisqually Picnic Shelter: Babies on the Trail, 10AM
Key Center Library: Story Time for Babies, 10:15-11:15AM
Steilacoom Library: Story Time for Toddlers, 10:30-11:30AM
Summit Library: Story Time for Preschoolers, 10:30-11:30AM
Ft. Steilacoom Park: Poetry in the Park – An Arts and Culture Program 11AM-12PM
FabLab Education: Senior Moments Art Club, 12:30-3:30PM
Milton Activity Center: Pinochle, 12:30-3:30PM
Key Center Library: Play Time 1-2PM
The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula: Chair Yoga, 1PM
The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula: Cribbage Club, 2-4PM
Buckley Youth Activity Center: Teen STEAM 3-5PM
Orting Multi-Purpose Center: Dungeons and Dragons Mini One-Shot: A Familiar Adventure- a Teen STEAM: Game on Program 3-5PM
South Hill Library: Conversation Café: Preserving Food – An Arts and Culture Program 3-4:30PM
Steilacoom Library: Video Games for Teens – a Teen STEAM: Game on Program, 3-4:30PM
Eatonville Library: Building Madness! – a STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab Program, 4-5:30PM
Key Center Library: Fall Celebration – a STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab Program, 4-5PM
Terracrux Games: Wednesday Hobby Night, 4-7PM
Buckley Library: Friends of the Buckley Library Meeting, 4:15-5:15PM
FabLab Education: Tacoma Artist Weekly Meetup, 5-8PM
Foss Waterway Seaport: Open Shop Hours, 5-8PM
Narrows Brewing: Birds and Brews, 5-7PM
Center for Spiritual Living: Mind & Body Integration Yoga, 5:25-8:25PM
Locust Cider Gig Harbor: Trivia, 6-8PM
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant: Trivia, 6-8PM
Real Art Tacoma: Grit City RPG League Presents: Dungeons & Dragons Drop in Gaming, 6-10PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Blippi, 6:30PM
McNamara’s Pub DuPont: Pub Trivia with K-Pod, 7-10PM
Spanish Ballroom History Pub: Klondike Kate and the Pantages Theater Presented by Shea Drury and Jody Shaw, 7PM
The Wine Spot: Trivia Night with QUIZFIX, 7-9PM
Thursday September 17
Music
Mikey’s Public House: Karaoke, 6-8:30PM
Airport Tavern Music Hall: Karaoke, 7PM
The Coaster: Queeraoke, 7-10:30PM
Zesty Steakhouse: RNB Night, 7-11PM
Rialto Theater: ABBAMANIA CANADA, 7:30PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Bailey Zimmerman plus Chandler Walters, 7:30PM
Emerald Queen Casino: The Phil Collins Story, 8PM
Spanish Ballroom: Halfway to St. Paddy’s Day w/ Ockham’s Razor & Raising Slane, 8PM
The SandBAR: Karaoke, 8-11PM
Puget Sound Pizza Downtown: Karaoke, 9-11PM
Comedy
6th & Proctor Tacoma Comedy Club: Open Mic, 7PM
Other
Eagle’s Pride Golf Course: Golf Course Bird Walk (JBLM), 8AM-12PM
Point Defiance Rose Garden: Weekly Deadheading Session, 9AM-12PM
Washington State Fair Event Center: Washington State Fair, 10:30AM-9:30PM
Yelm Timberland Library: Sensory Friendly Play Group, 9-10AM
9th & Broadway Downtown Tacoma: Tacoma Farmers Market, 10AM-2PM
The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula: Gentle Yoga, 10-11AM
Parkland/Spanaway Library: Story Time for Preschoolers, 10:30-11:30AM
Steel Creek Tacoma: Brunch on Broadway, 11AM-3PM
Key Center Library: Story Time for Mixed Ages, 11:15AM-12:15PM
Bonney Lake Library: Friends of the Library Pop-Up Sale 12-3PM
Eckys Cards and Games Yelm: Magic the Gathering Open Play All Day! Free to Play! Free to Join! 12PM-12AM
Milton/Edgewood Library: Book Club 12:45-3PM
Skansie Brothers Park: Waterfront Farmers Market, 1-6PM
Curtis Stadium University Place: Farmers Market, 3-7PM
Sumner Library: Creative Writing Circle – a Teen Creative Space Program, 3-4PM
Orting Multi-Purpose Center: Crochet with Debra – A Health and Wellness Program, 3:30-5PM
University Place Library: Teen Thursday – a teen Drop-In Program, 3:30-5:30PM
Parkland/Spanaway Library: Teen Hangout – a Teen Drop-In Program, 4-5:30PM
Summit Library: Drop In and Hang Out – a Teen Drop-In Program, 4-5:30PM
Tillicum Library: Is this a Game to You? – a Teen STEAM: Game on Program, 4-5PM
Bonney Lake Library: Teen Council – Use Your Voice 4:30-6PM
Graham Library: Conversation Café: Budgeting for the Holidays – A Financial Literacy Program, 4:30-5:30PM
Hidden Harbor Wine Library: CANASTA, 4:30-6:30PM
Big Sky Park: Weekly Pickup Grass Volleyball, 5-8PM
Tacoma Art Museum: Free Neighborhood Nights, 5-8PM
Tacoma Art Museum: Teen Open Studio – Reverse Watercoloring, 5-7PM
Terracrux Games: Star Wars Legion Open Play, 5-8PM
Washington State History Museum: Shaped by Sea and Story – Exploring Washington’s Maritime Identity, 5-7PM
Evergreen State Brewing: BINGO Night, 5:30-7:30PM
PenMet Parks Recreation Center: Chess Club – a STEAM for Kids Game Lab 5:45-6:45PM
Tacoma Dance Studio: West Coast Swing Class, 6PM
Eckys Cards and Games Yelm: Riftbound Nexus Night! Free to Play, Free to Join! 6:30-9:30PM
Elk Plain Grange: Family BINGO Night, 6:30-8:30PM
The Beer Vault & Wine Bar: GlobeTilt Trivia, 6:30-8:30PM
