Things to do in Tacoma

DEC5SatSaturday, December 512 events · Family & Kids · Afternoon

1. 1 p.m.1:30 p.m.

   Learn to Skate Beginners Class

   El Centro Skate Rink$16Family

   Classes & Talks

2. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

   Seattle, WA: MOVE: Trauma-Informed Self Defense

   Young Women Empowered (Y-WE)FreeFamily

3. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

   Holiday Gift-Making

   Lab School$25.63Family

   Classes & Talks

4. 2 p.m.7 p.m.

   Winterfest Tree Lighting Festival & Parade

   Town Square PlazaFreeFamily

   Festivals & Holidays

5. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

   Goodnight Moon! The Musical! – All Ages

   Olympia Family Theater$25Family

   Theater & Dance

6. 3:30 p.m.5 p.m.

   Fairytale Christmas

   29006 216th Ave SEFamily

   Festivals & Holidays

7. 3:30 p.m.5 p.m.

   Swan Creek Art Academy's Mobile Makerspace

   Tacoma Public Library: South Tacoma BranchFamily

   Classes & Talks

8. 3:30 p.m.10 p.m.

   Winter Festival 2026

   Withywindle Valley Farm$20.50+Family

   Festivals & Holidays

9. 4 p.m.

   "Merrily On High" - A Holiday Handbell Concert for the Whole Family

   St. Matthew's Lutheran ChurchFamily

   Music

10. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Holiday Tree Lighting

    Town Square Park 3160 Pete Von Reichbauer Way S. Federal Way Wa.FreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

11. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Hometown Holidays - Tree Lighting and Night Market

    2329 California Ave SWFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

12. 4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Cookies & Cocoa at the City Tree Lighting

    Skansie Brothers Park and NetshedFamily

    Festivals & Holidays