Visit Tacoma-Pierce County

24/07/2025

Steam train + whiskey tasting = the crossover event of the summer.
Board a 100-year-old locomotive in Elbe.
Roll through the forest.
Arrive at a mountain museum for craft cocktails, live music, and tastings from Northwest distillers.

It’s giving historic railroad meets happy hour.

🗓️ Limited dates, July–September
🎟️ https://visitrainier.com/events/whiskey-trains/

23/07/2025

🌺 Step into a living postcard at the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory - One of Tacoma’s oldest and most charming landmarks! Built in 1908 and still blooming ✨
Open Wednesday -Sunday from 10am-4pm
📍316 S. G St. Tacoma WA 98405
📸 the sweetest .with.vanessa

21/07/2025

Join us on Day One of Wilkeson Days, celebrating 50 years of Handcar Racing. With special guest Maddie Walker performing from 1-3 pm at Coke Oven Park!

21/07/2025

🌲 Majestic. Timeless. Always worth the drive.

📸 the adventurous & hubby

21/07/2025

🪩🌼 Dust off your bell bottoms and light one up.
Cars & Ci**rs at is bringing vintage heat — and it’s selling out fast. 🕺🏼💃🏽
🗓️ Saturday August 2nd 6-10pm
📍 2702 E. D St. Tacoma
👔 70’s vintage summer attire
🎟️ Hit the link in bio now to lock in your spot. No tickets, no party.
Cocktails🍸 Ci**rs💨 Bites 😋 Entertainment 🎙️

Check out our upcoming events featuring classic car exhibitions & family-friendly activities. Join us for fun at the car museum!

21/07/2025

17/07/2025

From sea life to shoreline stories, the Salish Sea comes to life in our newest traveling exhibit, now open and free to explore! 🐟🛶

This immersive experience, brought to the Seaport by Washington Conservation Action and Braided River, explores how we’re all connected to the Puget Sound, and how we can protect it, together.

📍 Open Thursday–Sunday | Plan your visit: https://fosswaterwayseaport.org/

16/07/2025

When the sun sets at SummerFEST, the sky lights up.

Don't miss the Hot Air Balloon Glow at SummerFEST 2025: A stunning visual experience brought to you by Seattle Ballooning.

As night falls, giant balloons inflate and GLOW in rhythmic bursts of flame, creating a lantern-like light show you can walk right up to.

📍 Fort Steilacoom Park, 8714 87th Ave SW
🗓️ Saturday, July 19 | At dusk
🎉 Part of Lakewood's free all-day SummerFEST
📸 Bring your camera. You’ll want to remember this one.

16/07/2025

As Tacoma celebrates 25 years of Art on the Ave, don’t miss a space that honors the original artists of this land.

✨ Native Art on the Ave, presented by the La Paloma Project, is a curated Indigenous artist market rooted in sovereignty, cultural excellence, and safety for Native makers.
Join us on Sunday, July 20 from 11am–7pm at 3001 6th Ave, where Indigenous creatives from across the region will gather to share, sell, and celebrate their work.

With deep Native roots embedded in the Pacific Northwest, this market is more than an event—it’s a living expression of tradition, resistance, and community.

Come walk the Ave, but don’t leave without experiencing this powerful space of connection and culture.

📍 Native Art on the Ave | 3001 6th Ave, Tacoma
🗓 Saturday, July 20 | ⏰ 11am–7pm
🎨 Part of Art on the Ave’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

16/07/2025

What began as one man’s vision continues to evolve.

Ex Nihilo Sculpture Park in Ashford was founded by Dan Klennert, a self-taught sculptor who transformed scrap metal into seahorses, cowboys, locomotives, and more. Dan has since retired, but the park remains open and active. A new resident artist is adding to the collection, keeping the creative energy alive.

Open to the public. Admission is donation-based.

📍 https://visitrainier.com/ex-nihilo-sculpture-park/

16/07/2025