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8,671 events in the next 30 days, from the Tacoma events calendar.

Saturday, December 5106 events · Afternoon

12 p.m.1 p.m.
“Passkey to the Inner Worlds” – Experience HU, the Sound of Soul (in person–Seattle)
Greater Seattle Eckankar Center
12 p.m.4 p.m.
2026 Holiday Party – December 5
Renton Technical College
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Alcohol Ink- Christmas & Holiday Ornaments
Rosedale Village Community Center$15
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Art Market
Postmark Center For The Arts - Auburn Arts & Culture Center
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Makers Market · Dec 5 (SODO)
Sleight of Hand Cellars SODO
Markets & Shopping
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Madrigal Feaste
Adventure of Faith Church$25
Also at 6 p.m.
Theater & Dance
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Party Games!
The Missing Piece (New)
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Salmon Saturdays
Swan Creek Park, Pioneer EntranceFree
Outdoors
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Saturday Drop in and craft!!!!!
My house
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.
Seattle SantaCon 2026
Merchant's Cafe and Saloon$5.99+
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.
Shadow Ridge Girls Varsity Flag Football @ Bethel
NEW - Bethel High School
Sports
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Side Rail Collective Big Show of Small Works
Side Rail CollectiveFree
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Tacoma Power at Salmon Saturdays
Swan Creek Park
12 p.m.
Tinsel Tea
Lacey Community Center Room A
Also at 1:30 p.m.
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Weeklies: Magic (Modern Format)
Tabletop Village
12:15 p.m.6 p.m.
North Thurston Rams vs TBD
North Thurston High School Main Gym$5+
Sports
12:30 p.m.2 p.m.
Monthly Women's Self-Protection Class
Krav Maga Central District
Classes & Talks
12:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Santa Parade Cookies, Cocoa, and Craft
20 Auburn Ave, Auburn, WA
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Discover the Power of Color with Nicole at Prairie Underground
Prairie Underground Pop-Up$50
Markets & Shopping
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Exploring Improv!
Tacoma Public Library - Swasey Branch
Comedy
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Gundam Tcg: Weekly Tournament
Tabletop Village
1 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Learn to Skate Beginners Class
El Centro Skate Rink$16Family
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.8 p.m.
Lorcana Weekly Play
Kent
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Mosaic Art: Coasters (18+)
Arletta Schoolhouse - Hales Pass Park
1 p.m.5 p.m.
One World, One County: An Exhibition Celebrating Latin American Art & Cultural Heritage
Occidental Fine Arts Center (Mezzanine)
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.9 p.m.
PCKA-WKA Christmas Party, Indoor Fun Fly, Potluck & Raffle
Mountain View Lutheran Church
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Pop up Sniffs
Sound Dog Connection$60
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Santa House
Renton Civic TheatreFree
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Saturday Union Arena
Kent
1 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Seattle GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Tutorial December 2026
Beacon Hill Branch – The Seattle Public LibraryFree
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Seattle, WA: MOVE: Trauma-Informed Self Defense
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE)FreeFamily
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Shamanic Drum Journey
FSCOP
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Skyway Community Food Bank
Holy Temple Evangelistic CenterFree
Food & Drink
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Tacoma Little Theatre Presents Hallmarked
Tacoma Little Theatre
Theater & Dance
1 p.m.2 p.m.
Washington State Fair Events Center
Puyallup Fairgrounds At Washington State Fair Events Center
Festivals & Holidays
1 p.m.4 p.m.
Weeklies: Hololive TCG
Tabletop Village
1 p.m.
Women's Christmas Tea
10402 Kline St SW, Lakewood, WA
Also at 1 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
1:30 p.m.5 p.m.
EVENT: Hocgen Hbp07 Diva Fever Selection Cup
Tabletop Village
1:30 p.m.4 p.m.
Saturday Family Skate 1:30-4:00
El Centro Skate Rink$11.02+
2 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Aladdin, a Holiday Panto
Knutzen Family Theatre$21+
Also at 7 p.m.
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
Blue Heron Dance Company: The Nutcracker
White Hall At Vashon Center For The Arts$52+
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Book Club: Fair Play (Part 3)
Lula Coffee Co
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Holiday Breathwork
Burien Library
Health & Wellness
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Gift-Making
Lab School$25.63Family
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Hangout at Redd Dog Tacoma with Forgotten Dogs Rescue
Redd Dog Brewing Co.Free
Food & Drink
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Wreath Workshop in Tacoma at Washington Floral Services
Washington Floral Service$117.65
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Light Beyond Shadow, A PLU Christmas Concert
Mary Baker Russell Music Center & Lagerquist Concert Hall
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Music
2 p.m.
Mercer Island Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hazen
Hazen High School
Sports
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Sabrina’s Street Melts Food Truck
Cockrell Hard Cider
Food & Drink
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Wautoma Springs Wine Tasting with Host, Claire!
The Wine Alley
Food & Drink
2 p.m.7 p.m.
We Love Kent Outreach: Winterfest
Town Square Plaza 426 W Smith Street Kent, WA 98032
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.4 p.m.
Winter Holiday Concert
5446 California Ave SWFree
Community
2 p.m.7 p.m.
Winterfest Tree Lighting Festival & Parade
Town Square PlazaFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.
Winterfest Tree Lighting Festival and Parade
Town Square Plaza 426 W Smith Street Kent, WA 98032
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Comparable Tea Tasting - London Fog
My Necessitea, LLC
Food & Drink
2 p.m.9 p.m.
Krampusnacht Bremerton 2026
Downtown Bremerton - Kitsap History MuseumFree
Markets & Shopping
2 p.m.8 p.m.
Casa Collective Holiday Market
Gathered by Josephine’s
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.
Evergreen Girls Varsity Basketball @ Highline
Highline High School
Sports
2:30 p.m.
Federal Way Symphony: A Very Vintage Christmas
Federal Way Performing Arts Event Center Theater
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.
Federal Way Symphony: A Very Vintage Christmas
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Muay Thai and Technical Sparring
Masa Seattle HQ at Old Rainier Brewery
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Vashon Open Space for Arts and Community$10.25+
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.
University Prep Girls Varsity Basketball @ Highline
Highline High School
Sports
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Varsity WC Bball Practice
Highlands Community Church
Sports
2:30 p.m.
Walk with ALL at the Auburn Lighted Santa Parade
Auburn, Washington
Festivals & Holidays
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Charlie Brown Tree
The Heart Gallery Paint and Sip$46.37
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Goodnight Moon! The Musical! – All Ages
Olympia Family Theater$25Family
Theater & Dance
3 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Late Start: Saturday All-Day Gaming
South East Tacoma Community Center
Nightlife
3 p.m.7 p.m.
Learn to Play Manifold - Free Event
Terracrux GamesFree
3 p.m.
Napavine Boys Varsity Basketball @ North Mason
North Mason High School
Sports
3 p.m.9 p.m.
PLU Men's/Women's Basketball vs George Fox
Olson Gym - Names Family Court
Sports
3 p.m.7 p.m.
Port Orchard's Holiday on the Bay
Port Orchard Waterfront Park
3 p.m.
Sammamish Boys Varsity Basketball @ Renton
Renton High School Commons
Sports
3 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Snowed In
ArtsWest$44+
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
3 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The SPACE Pirates of Penzance - 12/5 Sat @ 3:00
726 Lebo Blvd$25.63
3 p.m.6 p.m.
Winter Arts Celebration
Children's Dance Theater-Auburn locationFree
Also at 3 p.m.
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.
Yelm Girls Varsity Basketball @ Mount Tahoma
Mount Tahoma High School
Sports
3:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Auburn Santa Parade
Auburn High School
Festivals & Holidays
3:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Fairytale Christmas
29006 216th Ave SEFamily
Festivals & Holidays
3:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Swan Creek Art Academy's Mobile Makerspace
Tacoma Public Library: South Tacoma BranchFamily
Classes & Talks
3:30 p.m.7 p.m.
The Dog House Bar & Grill
The Dog House Bar and Grill
Nightlife
3:30 p.m.10 p.m.
Winter Festival 2026
Withywindle Valley Farm$20.50+Family
Festivals & Holidays
3:30 p.m.
Wrapped in Wonder
Kent United Methodist Church
Music
3:45 p.m.7:45 p.m.
Lincoln Abes vs Arlington Eagles
Lincoln High School - Tacoma$5+
Sports
4 p.m.
"Merrily On High" - A Holiday Handbell Concert for the Whole Family
St. Matthew's Lutheran ChurchFamily
Music
4 p.m.7 p.m.
14th Annual Normandy Park Winterfest
Normandy Park Towne Center
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Christian Singles Social [30 to 50] - Tacoma, WA
Cafeto 21$25
Community
4 p.m.5 p.m.
Federal Way's Tree Lighting Ceremony
Town Square Park 3160 Pete Von Reichbauer Way S. Federal Way Wa.
Arts & Culture
4 p.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Tree Lighting
Town Square Park 3160 Pete Von Reichbauer Way S. Federal Way Wa.FreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Hometown Holidays - Tree Lighting and Night Market
2329 California Ave SWFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Hometown Holidays Tree Lighting and Night Market
4217 SW Oregon St, Seattle, WAFree
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.9 p.m.
Italian Christmas Party
Tacoma Scottish Rite Masonic Center$0+
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.4:45 p.m.
Learn: Beginner's Foundation
Studio 6 Ballroom$25
Classes & Talks
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Restorative Yoga Nidra Soundbath, a Workshop: In Studio with Katie Beloved & Katie Bonnett
Three Trees Yoga
Health & Wellness
4 p.m.
Restorative Yoga Nidra Soundbath, a Workshop: In Studio with Katie Beloved & Katie Bonnett
204 S 348th St, Ste 2, Federal Way, WA
Health & Wellness
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Santa Parade and Tree Lighting City of Auburn
25 W Main St, Auburn, WA
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Saturday Gundam Event
Kent
4 p.m.6 p.m.
Wagner House Art Series Presents: Lakewold upclose with Brianna Phoenix
Lakewold Gardens
Outdoors
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Auburn's Lighted Santa Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony
25 W Main St
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Cookies & Cocoa at the City Tree Lighting
Skansie Brothers Park and NetshedFamily
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.
Foster Girls Varsity Basketball @ Renton
Renton High School Commons
Sports
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Lakewood Holiday Parade of Lights & Tree Lighting
Lakewood City Hall- Council Chambers
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.
Newport - Bellevue Girls Varsity Basketball @ Liberty
Liberty High School
Sports
4:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Saturday Family Skate 4:30-7:00
El Centro Skate Rink$11.02+
4:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Seattle, WA: Y-WE Nourish BIPOC Affinity Space
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE)Free
4:30 p.m.
The Music of The Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit & The Rings of Power
Rialto Theater (Tacoma, Washington)
Music

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