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Oct 1-31
(TENTATIVE) (253) 581-5215
8th Annual Scarecrows of Steilacoom
Town of Steilacoom
Steilacoom Garden Club members remind town residents and businesses that it's time to create
these whimsical autumn characters in time for the 7th annual Scarecrows of Steilacoom event.
Oct 1-5 (TENTATIVE) (253) 756-2121
Tacoma Fall RV Show
Tacoma Dome, 2727 E "D" St, Tacoma
Wed-Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-5pm. The Tacoma Fall RV Show showcases
over 500 RV's, 350 makes and models and 50 manufacturers in over 8 acres. Motor homes, fifth
wheels, travel trailers, campers, tent trailers and vans are all here. It is the perfect time for making
a deal on closeout models, taking advantage of onsite financing, talking to factory representatives
or shopping the newest in parts, accessories or travel and resort destinations. $9 adults, $7 seniors
(62+ weekdays only), 12 and under free.
Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (TENTATIVE) (253) 383-2553
Bridgeport Center Bloodmobile (Wednesdays)
St Clare Hospital Parking Lot, 11315 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood
1-7pm. Support your community by donating blood! Your donation supports local hospitals such
as St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital
and St. Joseph Medical Center, to name a few.
Oct 2 (TENTATIVE) (253) 582-9400
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon
Location TBD
11:30am. Learn about Chamber programs and marketing opportunities. Enjoy educational and
informative speakers. Great networking opportunity. Reservations required. $20 members
pre-paid, $30 at door. $35 non-members.
Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (253) 584-6060
Lakewood United
Burs Restaurant, 6151 Steilacoom Blvd, Lakewood
7am. Meets every Thursday. To provide first hand information to citizens on matters affecting
their lives.
Oct 3-4 (TENTATIVE) (253) 591-5339
Fort Nisqually’s Magical Candlelight Tour
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma
7-9:30pm. Eavesdrop on life in the 1859. On your tour, you will encounter re-enactors portraying
the laborers, servants and gentlemen and ladies of the venerable Hudson's Bay Company with
only the stars, campfires and candles to light the evening! Traveling through the fort, these people
from the past won't be aware of their 21st century visitors. To them, tour groups are merely spirits
from the future. Advance tickets required. $8 adults, $5 seniors & students, $5 children.
Oct 3-5 (TENTATIVE) (425) 283-5050
Oktoberfest Northwest/Scandivavian Heritage Festival
Puyallup Fair & Events Center, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup
Fri-Sat 11am-12am, Sun 11am-7pm. Event highlights include continuous music including
oompah-pah bands and national German touring groups, the traditional "tapping of the keg,"
the Festhalle Biergarten, carnival and amusement rides, over 100 arts and crafts booths, a
Root Beer Garden for the kids, and so much more! $8 adults, 12 and under free with adult.
Oct 4 (TENTATIVE) (253) 512-2822
7th Annual Autumn Leaf Health & Safety Festival
Clover Park High School, 11023 Gravelly Lake Dr, Lakewood
11am-2pm. Free health screenings and safety information for the entire family. Don’t miss the 6th
annual Autumn Leaf Health & Safety Festival, the largest free fair of its kind in the South Sound.
Free health screenings for the whole family, continuous Bingo with fun prizes and more than 70
local exhibitors will be on hand. Free admission.
Oct 5 (TENTATIVE) (253) 383-3056
Pierce County Hunger Walk
Jefferson Park, N 9th St between Proctor & Stevens, Tacoma
1pm - Registration, 2pm - walk. Spend a Sunday afternoon walking (or running) a 5K or 10K route
through the beautiful Proctor District in North Tacoma, then return to Jefferson Park for live music,
free food and festivities - all to help raise money to help feed hungry children and families in Pierce
County, and throughout the world.
Oct 5 (TENTATIVE) (253) 584-4133
Steilacoom Apple Squeeze
Lafayette & Wilkes St, Downtown Steilacoom
10am-4pm. Cider pressing, street fair, music, food booths, pony rides, petting zoo. Free admission.
Oct 6 (TENTATIVE) (253) 964-7327
Pierce College International Programs "16th Annual Korean Alphabet Day Celebration"
Cascase Building, 3rd & 4th Fl, 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Cascade Bldg, Lakewood
9am-12pm. Korean instructor Son Ok Kirst and her students organized the event which features
a calligraphy and cultural display from 9 to 11:00 a.m. on the fourth floor of the Cascade Building
followed by a reception and closing remarks beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the third floor Board Room.
The Consul General of Korea, Chanho Kwon, the Education Consul of Korea, P.K. Youh, and Dr.
Claudia Thomas, Mayor of Lakewood, will be in attendance for the celebration. Free admission.
Oct 9-12 (TENTATIVE) (253) 756-2121
Tacoma Fall Home & Garden Show
Tacoma Dome, 2727 E "D" St, Tacoma
Thur-Sat 10am- 8 pm, Sun 10am-5 pm. The Tacoma Fall Home and Garden Show® is the
foremost show of its kind in Washington state featuring exhibits for the do-it-yourselfer and
the professional contractor alike. The show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and save
on a total selection of home-related products and services for building, remodeling, gardening and
decorating. All this plus accredited seminars and award winning display gardens await you all
under one $ 8 adults, $6 seniors (62+ weekdays only), 12 and under free.
Oct 11 (TENTATIVE) (253) 591-5337
Wolf Fest
Point Defiance Zoo, 5400 N Pearl, Tacoma
10am-3pm. Wolf Fest will kick off Wolf Awareness Week at the Zoo. Activities include: Annual
Howling Contest, Scent-Matching Game, Mark Your Territory Activity, Pin the Tail on the Wolf,
Coloring Contest and more!
Oct 12 (TENTATIVE) (253) 584-1040
Empty Bowls
South Park Community Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
Empty Bowls is a project that offers the arts and anti-hunger communities a rare and unique chance
to unite their efforts. The MetroParks Foundation and Emergency Food Network have joined
together for the past eight years to host this event and help fill some of the empty bowls in Pierce
County. Pacific Northwest Potters, volunteers throughout the arts community and emergency food
system, the Tacoma Weavers’ Guild, local students, local restaurants and many more caring
individuals work together each year to make this event a success. Come and pick out one
bowl - or ten - and matching placemats, and then join us for a bowl of soup served by some of
the best chefs in town. Bowls are $10 each, placemats prices vary, and soup is served (in a
separate bowl) with each purchase.
Oct 15 (TENTATIVE) (253) 582-9400
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Boo Bash Business After Hours & Showcase Lakewood
Great American Casino, 10117 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood
4:30-7pm. Free admission to the community. Must be 21 years old or older.
Oct 17-18 (TENTATIVE) (253) 582-6940
FRIENDS of Lakewood Library Book Sale!
Lakewood Library, 6300 Wildaire SW, Lakewood
Fri-Sat 10am-4:30pm. Thousands of items will be on sale for bargain prices at the FRIENDS of
Lakewood Library semi-annual used book sale including hard back and paper back books, videos, CDs, tapes, records and sheet music. Members-only presale on Tues, Oct 15, 5:30-8pm.
Memberships start at $15.
Oct 18 (TENTATIVE) (253) 383-3900
Harvest Luau
Gary & Carol Milgard Family Hope Center, 10402 Kline St SW, Lakewood
3pm - Social hour. 4pm Polynesian dinner. 4:30pm Polynesian Show. Proceeds to benefit APCC's
ongoing cultural projects. To celebrate and increase awareness of Asia Pacific cultures.
$30 adults, $50 couples, $10 kids ages 6-12, kids 5 & under free.
Oct 18 (TENTATIVE) (253) 589-2489
Lakewood Truck & Tractor Day
Fort Steilacoom Park, Lakewood
9am-12pm. $5 general admission. Call for additional information.
Oct 18 (253) 591-6439
Who Goes Bump in the Night?
Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S Tyler St, Tacoma
5-9pm. Fun for the whole family! Find out who goes bump in the night as you experience a guided
night hike, activities and crafts. Visit with nocturnal critters from Point Defiance Zoo and learn all
about creatures of the night. $2/person Reservations requested.
Oct 18-19 (TENTATIVE) (253) 591-5337
ZooBoo
Point Defiance Zoo, 5400 N Pearl, Tacoma
10am-3pm. A safe and entertaining place to bring young trick-or-treaters. Festivities are free with
zoo admission and everyone in costume will receive a $2 discount off the general zoo admission
rate. Free with paid admission.
Oct 22-26 (TENTATIVE) (800) 521-7469
Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival
Tacoma Dome, 2727 E "D" St, Tacoma
Wed 11am-9pm, Thur-Sat 10am-9 pm, Sun 10am-6 pm. One of the nations largest holiday gift
shows. With over 600 exhibits and displays. Exciting entertainment. Free limited daycare provided
by Kinder Care daily. On-site parking at the Tacoma Dome.
Oct 24 (TENTATIVE) (253) 583-7100
City of DuPont Annual Spooktacular Halloween Bash
Chloe Clark Elementary School, 1700 Palisade Blvd, DuPont
7-9pm. Creepy crafts, ghoulish snacks, games, pumpkin pie, old-fashioned cakewalk and much,
much more! Back by popular demand, our Boneyard Hunt. This year's hunt is as spooky and
scary as ever. . . Don't forget your flashlight!
Oct 24-25 (TENTATIVE) (253) 591-5339
Bonfires, Beaver Pelts and Bogeymen
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma
7-9pm. Celebrate Halloween in the style of past centuries with ghost stories told around a roaring
bonfire. Follow a trail of glowing Jack-O’-Lanterns to a blazing bonfire. The music of a fiddle will
lull you into a sense of peaceful years gone by. Storytellers from the past will send shivers down
your spine as their words bring forth the spirits of the fur trade. The storytelling begins with "gentler"
tales; and after a break for complimentary cider and cookies, the stories get increasingly scarier!
Come and find out what scared people in 1855 as you listen to ghost stories the way they're
supposed to be told - outside and in the dark. $4 adults, $2 children.
Oct 24-25 (TENTATIVE) (360) 832-7166
Hoot 'N Howl at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
11610 Trek Dr E, Eatonville
6pm-10pm. Enjoy the thrill and see the sights, On very special moonlit nights, Games and fun
and candy treats, Twilight rides, stories and animals to meet. Don't be afraid to knock on our
door. Lighted pathways will help you explore! Rain or shine there's lots to do Even indoor centers
decorated just for you! Reserved tickets $10 adults, $8 children 3 - 12. At the door $12 adults,
$10 children 3 - 12.
Oct 25 (TENTATIVE) (253) 983-4583
12th Annual Safety Pumpkin Patch
Lakewood Fire District 2 Training Center, 5000 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood
10am-2pm. Join us for a day of fun. Receive valuable safety information and Free Pumpkins for
all who attend. Free admission.
Oct 25 (TENTATIVE) (253) 584-1040
Emergeny Food Networks "Abundance"
Tacoma Sheraton Bicentennial Pavilion, 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma
6-10pm. Abundance is an annual dinner and auction to benefit the Emergency Food Network.
Guests will dine, bid, and buy to share abundance with those in need. Proceeds from the event
will go to feed those in need in Pierce County.
Oct 25 (TENTATIVE) (253) 589-2489
Make a Difference Day
Lakewood City Hall Council Chambers, 6000 Main St SW, Lakewood
8am-12pm. This national day of community service is organized locally by the Lakewood Youth
Council. It begins with a Kick-Off Event in Council Chambers at City Hall with refreshments at
8am and the program beginning at 8:30am. There will be four sites this year including: Invasive
plant removal and beautification at Fort Steilacoom Park, sorting donated clothes for Caring for
Kids, rehabilitation of the abandoned blueberry farm at Flett Creek and a salute to our soldiers
serving in Iraq with a card/letter writing project. Site work will begin at 9am and be completed by
noon.
Oct 31 (TENTATIVE) (253) 581-1551
HomeStreet Bank Annual Boo-zar
10802 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
10-5pm. A Pirate themed event. 11-12 vendors are lined up to take your dabloons
(pirate talk for money) and sell you the rarest of treasure. Games-prizes
and treats no tricks. There'll be plunder a plenty, so come on by.
