Upcoming Events

Family Nature Walks

Saturday, Jan 20; 10-11 am at Titlow Park

Saturday, Jan 20; 1-2 pm at Swan Creek Park - Lister Uplands

Free! (Ages 3+) Explore Tacoma Parks during these naturalist-led walks. Discover the amazing plants and animals that live in these parks and how they adapt in the different seasons.

Family Snowshoe Trip

Saturday, Jan 20, 2024; 7:30 am-2 pm

Departing from Eastside Community Center

(Age 10+) Bundle up for a day of playing in the snow and an introduction to snowshoeing. 

Metro Arts Winter 2024

Registration now open!

For sessions starting in Jan, Feb, Mar, and Apr

Fun for all ages! Registration is open now for culinary, dance, music, theatre and visual arts. Find options for youth, adults and families throughout Tacoma.

Valentine's Day 5k

Saturday, Feb 10; 10 am-12 pm

Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park

Sign up by Jan 21 to save $10. (Ages 6+) Let’s run away together! This is an out-and-back along Ruston Way, beginning at Metro Parks amazing attraction, Dune Peninsula, to Point Ruston, and back.

Register by Jan 26 to ensure your race shirt by race day!

Kids Night Out: Pajama Jam

Friday, Jan 19; 6-9 pm

STAR Center

(Age 5-12) Enjoy a night off while your kids enjoy a night out! Our 5,000 sq. ft. indoor/outdoor Treetops playground is a blast, and kids can also enjoy themed games, and crafts.

Oak Tree Monthly Work Party

Saturday, Jan 20; 9 am-12 pm

Oak Tree Park

Free! Join Park Steward Albert Styers to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Oak Tree Park. 

Disability Resource & Recreation Fair

Saturday, Jan 27; 1-3 pm

STAR Center

Connect with local disability advocates, services groups, and recreation organizations to learn about accessibility and inclusivity in your community.

Pickleball 101

Jan 28 – Feb 18; 10 am-12 pm

Center at Norpoint

(Ages 12+) Join this 3 week skills clinic and you’ll get progressive lessons each week to help you improve shot accuracy, serve, and court position.

Tet Lunar New Year

Sunday, Jan 28; 12-4 pm

Eastside Community Center

Free! Experience Vietnamese art & culture by joining us in celebrating the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

Heritage Skills Workshop

Saturday, Feb 3; 10 am-1 pm

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Join our beginner-level class in basic hand stitched leatherwork and learn how to construct a simple pouch, a small sheath for a pair of nippers, and a small needle case.

Black History Celebration

Saturday, Feb 3; 11 am-3 pm

People's Center

Free! Join us February 3 at People's Center to celebrate the many achievements and contributions made by African Americans to our economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development.