Things to do in Tacoma, Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Out on the Town 2024: Tacoma Tuesdays

Tacoma, Tuesdays, Trivia, Tacos, Talent. It’s the truth, there’s stuff to do. We have 19 of those things listed right here (twenty would have sounded so good) and not all of them start with “t.” There’s ballet and book club, wine and film, story time and bingo. So dust off your dancing shoes, clean your spectacles, strap the baby in a stroller, study up on random facts, warm up your vocal chords, and work up an appetite; it’s Tuesday in Tacoma!

Out on the Town 2024: Tacoma Tuesdays
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma Love: 5 Good Things—Vol. 4

This is not an ultimate, all time, best of the best, win or go home, top 5 list. No, we aren’t really bringing that kind of energy to life. This is the 4th edition of 5 things we like in Tacoma from a list of way more things we like in Tacoma. Sound good? An annual rogue art treasure hunt, a tiny slip of sandy beach, an old place to watch new and cult classic films, a weekly opportunity for repairing your stuff, and a spot where the noodles and broth fill you up in a good way. Some of it’s free. All of it’s good. We’re not making any other claims (who needs all that best-stress anyway?).

Tacoma Love: 5 Good Things—Vol. 4
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma 2024: Make Yourself At Home

As we take our first steps into 2024, we’re thinking about home and how we make it. We’re thinking about how we continue to seek, find, and create belonging. In this list we’ve collected 7 ways we’ve made ourselves at home in Tacoma and made friends with the city. Go to a festival, become a regular, follow some local news, help out, be pals with the library, explore local history and art, do something new. After a while you’ve made a connection that didn’t exist before. These 7 ideas aren’t deep Tacoma secrets. Rather, think of this list like suggested ingredients for making yourself at home. Take a look and join us.

Tacoma 2024: Make Yourself At Home
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
10 Ways to Give Local Love - 2023

This month we’ve created a list focused on 10 ways to give in December. You’ll find 5 sections of recommendations for local gift giving with holiday markets and some of our favorite small shops included, and 5 suggestions for giving outside your circle of friends and family to community and unknown neighbors. All 10 ways of giving put love into the Tacoma community! Read on for a choir made of refugees and USA-born residents offering a concert to celebrate peace, a list of local cafes for coffee lovers, a gift card drive to support clients at the YWCA, a nostalgic holiday movie marathon, a diaper drive to comfort local families, a gift that cares for birds, and more.

10 Ways to Give Local Love - 2023
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
5 Ways to Support Food & Housing for ...

We all get by with a little help from our friends. And really, we get by with a little help from strangers too. Be a friend or a friendly stranger by finding one way to support neighbors in the Tacoma community, in Pierce County, or across Washington by choosing from the 5 ways to give on our list. Support affordable housing and mental health, volunteer at a food bank, help prevent displacement due to gentrification, and serve or provide a community meal. Over time, we all have something to give and a real need to receive—most often it’s probably both at once.

5 Ways to Support Food & Housing for Neighbors in Tacoma & Beyond - Vol. 2

Tacoma Markets

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Connect to Tacoma Community: July 2020

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Connect to Tacoma Community: July 2020

9 events, 5 organizations, and 1 new business equals 15 ways to connect to Tacoma this July. We’re 2 years in with these monthly events lists, and we’re changing it up as the times change. While there’s less opportunity for in-person gathering right now, the need for real conversation, connection, empathy, and advocacy are stronger than ever. It’s Tacoma Pride this month! You’ll also find free acupuncture care, an anti-racist book club, a home cocktail class celebrating iconic women, bike rides, a free business tax class, volunteer opportunities, and more.

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Staying Together, Keeping Apart: 15 Things To Do in Tacoma in June

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Staying Together, Keeping Apart: 15 Things To Do in Tacoma in June

Here we are in June, continuing the balance of staying together while keeping apart. This month we’ve created another list of 15 things to do in Tacoma. You’ll find ways to give to the community, resources for anti-racism work, farmers’ markets, art projects, a scavenger hunt, bike rides, story times, nostalgic Tacoma music to stream, and an opportunity to write or record your story for the library’s Northwest Room archives.

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Corona Tacoma: 15 Things To Do in May

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Corona Tacoma: 15 Things To Do in May

Staying together while keeping apart; that’s life these days. This month we’ve created a list of 15 things to do in Tacoma including online cooking classes and story times, virtual open mics, farmers’ markets, home yoga, opportunities to give and share, window decorating, scavenger hunts, and getting creative at home (with paper! Geez!).

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March: 16 + Tacoma Events

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March: 16 + Tacoma Events

March is a month full of events! Tacoma continues rolling out community gatherings, open houses, Ladies Nights, fundraisers, dance parties, exhibitions, learning opportunities, markets, and tours no matter which calendar page is open. Speaking of Ladies’ Nights, March is Women’s History Month, so make the extra effort to learn about ordinary/extraordinary inspiring women; they’re all around you. Take a look at our list of 16 Tacoma events!

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January: 16 Tacoma Events

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January: 16 Tacoma Events

These monthly Tacoma events posts are becoming a tradition with us. We’re a year and a half-in and we’re on a roll. If you’re feeling more like taking a slow roll after all the holiday festivities we understand! Here’s our advice: Choose one thing from this list of 16. Choose one market, one history night, one celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one open mic, one craft for kids, one community gathering. Then take a pause; that’s good too!

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August Edition: 25 Tacoma Events!

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August Edition: 25 Tacoma Events!

It’s August and summer is still singing its song. Join the chorus, hum a harmony, bang a gong, it’s up to you. We’re here with 25 Tacoma events to inspire you to get out and into the world while the sun is still strong. Street fairs, arts fests, homeowner education, history pubs, kid markets, literary shenanigans, volunteering and camping in the great outdoors - you can’t go wrong if you just go.

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The July Edition: 21 Tacoma Events

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The July Edition: 21 Tacoma Events

July is all about celebration in Tacoma! We celebrate Tacoma Pride (yes, it’s finally time for the Tacoma Pride Festival!), We celebrate cultural diversity, food, music, art, history, and a brand new park; we celebrate summer. So here you go, over 21 ways to celebrate the Tacoma community this month.

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The June Edition: 21 Tacoma Events

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The June Edition: 21 Tacoma Events

It’s Tacoma events round-up time again and we’ve gathered 21 June events for your consideration. You can dance your heart out to ‘90s jams, walk for the Humane Society, sit-in on storytelling, salute the sun on Summer Solstice, join the Summer Reading Club, and shop so many fresh, local, outdoor markets! Take a look, Tacoma.

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The May Edition: 20 Tacoma Events!

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The May Edition: 20 Tacoma Events!

We’ve compiled another list of 20 Tacoma community events that we absolutely hope will inspire you to reach out into the city we share. You’ll find an abundance of markets, chances to taste wine and beer, cooking classes, kids crafts, outdoor excursions, Japanese American Remembrance events, a food forest, a fix-it fair, and more!

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