You will have plenty of entertainment options in and around Tacoma this weekend, ranging from the comedy stylings of Charlie Berens Past Event Like List to the So Northwest Women's Show Past Event Like List  to B - The Underwater Bubble Show Past Event Like List . You can also spend some quality time Chillin' with the Polar Bears Past Event Like List  at Point Defiance Zoo. We’ve rounded up the biggest and best events you need to know about below. Plus, find even more events this weekend on our complete Tacoma events calendar. 

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FRIDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Adult Swim: Mad Hatter’s Gin & Tea Party Past Event Like List
While an adults-only event at a children's museum is iffy at first glance, this after-hours event makes a compelling argument that kids shouldn't get to have all the fun. The Lewis Caroll-themed event will have music spun by DJ Mia Ohms, a looking glass optical illusion photo booth, crazy croquet and other games, a white rabbit scavenger hunt, and plenty of adult beverages, fittingly emblazoned with the words "Drink Me." 
Hands On Children's Museum

Tacoma Brewery Tour Past Event Like List
There're more breweries in Tacoma than you'd think, and this event will let you get some firsthand experience with them and the brews they have to offer. The tour aims to make full use of the LINK light rail and other forms of public transportation, so you don't have to worry about how you're getting from location to location (or home).
Downtown Tacoma

MUSIC

Donavon Frankenreiter with Christina Holmes Past Event Like List
Prolific touring musician Donavon Frankenreiter will play everything from surf-inspired serenades to bluesy funk on this stop on his Record Player Tour with Christina Holmes. 
Spanish Ballroom

Flying Fish Cove, Colin Scott Reynolds, Cellophane Eyes Past Event Like List
The Seattle-based indie-pop band is set to bring their dreamy vibe to Tacoma's Alma Mater for one night, showcasing Dena Zilber's vocals and Jake Jones's rhythms.
Alma Mater

Octopus Ballet with Sweet Thang & the Stumblers Past Event Like List
The acoustic rock band will play some old-school music with a "gypsy grass-style." While we're not quite sure what that means, when paired with the band's distinctive name, it certainly sounds like it's worth checking out.
Jazzbones

TOBYMAC Hits Deep Tour Past Event Like List
The Grammy-nominated musician and performer hits the stage with an impressive lineup that includes Tauren Wells, Jordan Feliz, We Are Messengers, Ryan Stevenson, Aaron Cole, and Cochren & Co.
ShoWare Center (Kent)

PERFORMANCE

Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 12 Premiere Hosted by Cannoli Past Event Like List
Season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race is set to premiere and Tacoma's faithful fans can gather for a viewing party, along with trivia, prizes, cocktails, and other fun features that'll be introduced as the weeks go on. Friday's premiere event will be hosted by Cannoli.
The Mix

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

COMEDY

Brendan Schuab Past Event Like List
Schaub has spent time in the UFC and NFL, is a podcaster with two hit shows—the Fighter & the Kid and Big Brown Breakdown—and regularly performs sold-out shows in North America and abroad. 
Tacoma Comedy Club

GEEK & GAMING

Escape Fort Nisqually! Past Event Like List

It's a traditional escape room with a historical twist. The Living History Museum encourages you to bring a friend and enjoy some suspenseful games as you try to beat the clock and solve some mind-bending mysteries.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

PERFORMANCE

Shane Koyczan Past Event Like List
The spoken word performance artist and award winner treads thorny societal and political territory in fascinating and humane ways. Koyczan's poetry has been heard by millions following the breakout success of his anti-bullying project, To This Day.
Theater on the Square

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

The Wolves Past Event Like List
This play uses a girls' indoor soccer team as the backdrop to a much larger story about the pains of being an adolescent on the verge of an adult and all the trials and tribulations that come along with that. 
Lakewood Playhouse 

SHOPPING

So Northwest Women's Show Past Event Like List
The show is two full days focused on fashion, food, health, and more. Love and relationship guru Yamuel Bradley will be on hand for a reading and signing event, but there will also be two stages filled with hundreds of exhibits, as well as live entertainment, fashion shows, and some informative seminars.
Tacoma Dome

The Sewing & Stitchery Expo Past Event Like List
Sewing and textile lovers from all over the world gather with like-minded people, as well as sewing stars (those exist, apparently), teachers, and vendors with crafts to sell. Washington State Fair Events Center

SPORTS & RECREATION

PAC-12 Swimming & Diving Championships Past Event Like List
Five PAC-12 teams will compete at this swimming and diving championship that runs through the first week of March. Whether you know a student attending or just love the smell of chlorine, this multi-day event is worth checking out.
Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center

VISUAL ART

Visiting Artists James Morgan & Jeff Zimmerman
Past Event Like List James Mongrain and Jeff Zimmerman will team up in the Hot Shop for a dynamic five-day residency.
Museum of Glass

SATURDAY

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Local Men of Change Awards
Past Event Like List The Washington State Historical Society and the Tacoma Urban League will announce the winners of an award program celebrating local men of change.
Washington State History Museum

COMEDY

Charlie Berens Past Event Like List
Journalist, comedian, and creator the Manitowoc Minute, you've likely seen Berens's work on CBS, FOX, TBS Digital, MTV News, and Funny or Die. When he's not touring the country performing his stand-up, he's acting and creating his own scripted series, Co-Anchor Confidential, for Kevin Hart's LOL comedy platform.
Tacoma Comedy Club

COMMUNITY & CIVICS

Chillin' with Polar Bears Past Event Like List
If you haven't met Boris, Point Defiance Zoo's 34-year-old polar bear, it's time to rectify that mistake. The old boy and his friends will be out and about, enjoying various enrichments and (hopefully) putting on a show for the crowd. While you're there, you can learn more about Boris's story and how you can help polar bears who're still wild.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Fife Sweetheart Dance Past Event Like List
Kids these days don't know how good they have it, what with their smartphones and social media and streaming services. It's time to remind them that their parents once had to hang out with their own parents, as a way of forming familial bonds. This dance is engineered to bring back those days with a little one-on-one time, featuring live music from the Funaddicts, as well as crafts, food, and beverages.
Fife Community Center

Haunted Tour of Foss Waterway Seaport Past Event Like List
When you consider the prevalence of "haunted tours" in Tacoma, you might think the Gritty City is a veritable hot spot for paranormal activity. While that may or may not be the case (spoiler: it's not), that doesn't take anything away from this ghostly maritime-centric tour, that covers the Balfour Dock building, and to explore everything from mysterious shipwrecks to "sightings" of sea monsters.
Foss Waterway Seaport

Hilltop Healthy Kids & Family Carnival Past Event Like List
If free is your favorite word, then this family-friendly event will have you feeling pretty good. There'll be free t-shirts and food on hand. While you're there, you can also partake in some free dental cleanings, haircuts, and blood pressure screenings. Sure, it's kind of a weird mashup but at least it's free.
People's Community Center

FILM

90-Second Newbery Film Festival Past Event Like List
Guests can view short film adaptations of Newbery Award-winning books, all made by young filmmakers right here in Tacoma.
Tacoma Rialto Theater

FOOD & DRINK

Otter Paw Release Past Event Like List
Everyone's jumping on the hard seltzer bandwagon, so it's no surprise that Tacoma's Odd Otter Brewing is doing the same. The bubbly beverage will be making its debut during the annual Washington Beer Open House, so come try out the strange, distant cousin of Odd Otter's brews.
Odd Otter Brewing

Washington Beer Open House
More than 110 Washington breweries will open their doors for a simultaneous statewide open house, which gives beer lovers a unique opportunity to create their own adventure. Plot an itinerary for a personalized brewery crawl, travel to a few destination breweries you’ve always wanted to try, or simply drop by the nearest participating craft brewer in your neighborhood. Each featured brewer will have their own lineup of surprises in store, which may include samples, tours, souvenirs, rare barrel tastings, savory food pairings, and more.
Various locations

Witch Dog Brewing Launch Party Past Event Like List
Another day, another brewery launch in Tacoma. Come taste the new pilot and Witch Dog's experimental beers that'll be on hand for launch day, and grab yourself some eats from BBQ2U at the same time.
Tacoma Brewing Company

LEAP DAY

Leap Day Market Past Event Like List
Shop for art, clothes, jewelry, and more locally made goods on the Tacoma restaurant's patio. You won't get an opportunity like this again until 2024. 
The Alleycat Patio and Lounge

MUSIC

Carrie Akre with Danny Newcomb Past Event Like List
Akre and Newcomb have worked with Seattle underground and project bands like Hammerbox and Esther Kang. While their reputations as collaborators precede them, they'll be performing songs from their solo albums, Passage and Steal the World, respectively. 
Alma Mater

Got '90s at The Swiss Past Event Like List
It seems no one gets tired of reliving the hits of the '90s, so get ready to dance it out to Salt-N-Pepa, NSYNC, Kris Kross, the Spice Girls, Bobby Brown, Alanis Morissette, and more.
The Swiss

Orator, Blood & Thunder, Anonymous, Overwrought Past Event Like List
Metal bands have a unique way of conveying the precise tone of their music through their name alone. It's no small feat and it should be respected as such, especially when a group called Blood and Thunder are set to take the stage.
The Plaid Pig Live Music Lounge

Wild Rumours-A Fleetwood Mac Experience Past Event Like List
Fleetwood Mac and Rumours songs will be faithfully rendered by local tribute band Wild Rumours.
Jazzbones

Women of Horror Month Celebration Past Event Like List
Does it matter that Halloween is months away? For all you ghouls who celebrate all things horror year-round, this horror celebration, meant to coincide with Women's History Month, is for you. In addition to DJ Aaron Hurts, the event will welcome Dawn Woodkill and Jesse Razorr of Murder Weapons, as well as Kat Welsh of Horrific: A Night of Horror-Themed Belly Dance.
The Church Cantina

PERFORMANCE

Murder in the Stacks Past Event Like List
Help solve the (fictional) murder of Marian the librarian and maybe you'll win a mystery prize!
Tacoma Public Library (Wheelock Branch)

SHOPPING

43rd Annual Green River Glass Show & Sale Past Event Like List
There will be plenty of Depression-era glass, as well as glassware from the '50s, '60s, and '70s available for collectors to choose from. There'll also be china, pottery, kitchenware, and jewelry on display. Glass repairs can be handled here, too.
Kent Commons

Warehouse Sale at Alma Mater Past Event Like List
Did you know Alma Mater isn't just a great place to check out live music in Tacoma? In addition to its monthly night markets, they're inviting local businesses to clear out some of last season's merchandise with a warehouse sale. There'll be crazy deals from Satori, Channing Baby, Paper Luxe, Velouria, Cocobolo, the Pursuits of Happiness, Lapis, Prism, D+K Renewal, Mirage, North of West, Misha, and Bleach.
Alma Mater

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

PERFORMANCE

Junie B. Jones The Musical Past Event Like List
First grade is a veritable rollercoaster in this musical following the adventures of the precocious kiddo Junie B. Jones. Vicariously experience the trials and tribulations of childhood in the public education system at this all-ages musical production.
Auburn Avenue Theater

SUNDAY

COMEDY

Jimmy Shin Past Event Like List
Named Rookie Comedian of the Year in the 2005 Seattle International Comedy Competition, Shin has diligently defied his parents' wishes that he become a lawyer to pursue a career in comedy. So far, it looks like he's proven his folks wrong.
Tacoma Comedy Club

FOOD & DRINK

Tacoma Buddhist Temple Traditional Japanese Sukiyaki Lunch Past Event Like List
Come take part in the annual sukiyaki lunch and enjoy traditional recipes from the temple's own cooks. There'll be beef and tofu sukiyaki (hot pots), miso soup, chicken teriyaki, and mochi cupcakes that you can eat there or take home. 
Tacoma Buddhist Temple

MUSIC

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers Past Event Like List
One of the biggest names in blues comes to Tacoma for a one-night, all-ages show. Enjoy Castro's unique blend of blues, R&B, and rock as he plays hits from his albums Stompin' Ground, Can't Keep a Good Man Down, and more.
Spanish Ballroom

PERFORMANCE

B - The Underwater Bubble Show Past Event Like List
On the surface, this modern fairy tale might seem a little like SpongeBob SquarePants, but it's really inspired more by the likes of Alice in Wonderland and the Little Mermaid. What makes B stand out, however, are the wondrous "underwater" sets that use the latest in stage technology to create the illusion of an incredible underwater environment.
Pantages Theater

SPORTS & RECREATION

Olympia Pinball Museum Grand Opening Past Event Like List
In this day and age of Pokémon Go, Fortnite, and countless other mobile games taking the world by storm, it's fitting that the comparatively quaint pleasures of old-school pinball machines have been relegated to a museum in Washington's state capitol. The grand opening event will not only give visitors a chance to check out the games of a bygone era, but they'll be able to play them, too. Try doing that at any other museum.
Olympic Pinball Museum (Olympia)

Tacoma Stars vs. Florida Tropics Past Event Like List
Men from Tacoma and men from Florida will kick a ball and then chase that ball so they can kick it some more. It's a family-friendly competition to determine who is better at kicking and chasing balls.
ShoWare Center (Kent)