Glow Golf

Fridays & Saturdays; sunset-11 pm

Meadow Park Golf Course

Glow Golf is now open! Come out to the golf course and experience Meadow Park After Dark. Bring your friends for a unique 9-hole adventure featuring glowing LED golf balls and drinks from the bar!

Candlelight Tour

Saturday & Sunday, Oct 6-7; 6-9 pm

Fort Nisqually

Tickets now on sale! Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1859.

Co-Create to Recreate

Wednesday, Sept 27; 5:30-7:30 pm

Center at Norpoint

Free! Share your ideas and priorities to help guide future park projects, programs, and MPT’s six-year Strategic Master Plan with an open forum to address community needs or support.

Point Defiance Community Garden Club Work Party

Wednesday, Sept 27; 9 am-12 pm

Point Defiance Park

Free! Join Friends at Point Defiance Park to be part of the Community Garden Club and help care for many of the park’s flowering plants as we begin to prepare for fall.

Online Native Plant Sale

Now until Friday, Sept 29

Tacoma Nature Center

Landscape your yard with plants that are native to our area. Planting natives ensures the conservation of our precious water resources and provides habitat for local birds, mammals and insects.

50+ Social

Thursday, Sept 28, 2023; 11:30 am-1:30 pm

People's Center

Join us for a quarterly 50+ social event at your local community center for fun, friends, and more!

Community Litter Cleanup

Saturday, Sept 30; 10 am-12 pm

Titlow Park

Free! Join community volunteers to clean up Titlow Park. We couldn’t do it without you and many helping hands are welcome!

International Raccoon Day

Sunday, Oct 1; 1-3 pm

Owen Beach

Free! Join us as we pay tribute to the masked marvels of the animal kingdom and celebrate International Raccoon Appreciation Day at Owen Beach! 

Swan Creek Park Habitat Restoration Work Party

Sunday, Oct 1; 12-2 pm

Swan Creek Park

Free! Join our volunteers and remove invasive plants and keep Swan Creek Park clean.

50+ Tech Clinic

Monday, Oct 3; 12-1 pm

Eastside Community Center

(Ages 50+) Having trouble with your smartphone, tablet or computer? Let us help you discover how to stay connected with loved ones, explore the internet safely, and navigate popular apps and devices.

Youth Sports Service Day

Saturday, Oct 7; 9 am-4 pm

SERA Sports Complex

Free! Join us to help us care for the park within the SERA Sports Complex with new fall plantings in the planter boxes. No experience is necessary, all ages welcome.

Nova Ryu Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Tuesday, Oct 3-Tuesday, Oct 31; 6:15-7:30 pm

Eastside Community Center

(Age 15+) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a wildly popular, fun and effective grappling-based self-defense and sport martial art style.

Reminder that registration closes Friday, Sept 29!

Nature Walk - Fall Colors!

Saturday, Sept 23; 10-11 am

Tacoma Nature Center

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.

Tacoma Chess Club

Now until Friday, Dec 29; 6-10 pm

Eastside Community Center & STAR Center

Tacoma Chess Club has partnered with Metro Parks Tacoma to bring drop in Chess three nights a week!

Tacoma Ukelele Project

Every Thursday until Nov 30; 5:30-6:30 pm

Free! Join us for Ukulele classes at our community centers that build music skills through group classes focused on fundamental techniques, musicianship, basic music theory, and friendship. No experience necessary!

Culinary Classes

Register for our upcoming culinary workshops in our teaching kitchens:

• Artisan Break Making, Friday, Oct 6; 5-7 pm, sign up
• Pumpkin Treats, Friday, Oct 6; 5-7 pm, sign up
• Gourmet Pumpkin Dishes, Saturday, Oct 7; 3-5 pm, sign up

Beginner Outdoor Yoga

Monday, Oct 2-Monday, Oct 30; 9-10 am

Dune Peninsula

(Ages 12+) In this beginner yoga class, we practice foundational yoga postures that align, strengthen and promote flexibility within the body. Enjoy this full body relaxation and achieve your fitness goals all in one class.

Reminder that registration closes Friday, Sept 29!

Pickleball Player Network - Fall League

Sunday, Oct 1-Sunday, Nov 5

Center at Norpoint

Grit City Gherkins has joined forces with Pickleball Players Network to bring you a 6 week league season with playoffs to follow at the Norpoint Community Center courts!

Only 1 week away! Register before Monday, Oct 2 to join our Fall Pickleball League!

Cozy: Autumn Flower Show

Now until Sunday, Nov 12; 10 am-4 pm

W.W. Seymour Conservatory

Free! Visit during Cozy: Autumn Flower Show and immerse yourself in Sunflowers, exhibition chrysanthemums, garden Chrysanthemums, ornamental peppers, and coleus all grown in our Metro Parks Greenhouse.

Upcoming Park Guide Events

Free! Led by our local park guides, our park guide events offer a unique opportunity for individuals and families to connect with the wonders of our local ecosystem.

Critter of the Week, Saturday, Sept 30; 1-4 pm

Drop-in Hikes at Point Defiance, Saturday, Sept 30; 9 am

Hike with a Park Guide-Rhododendron Garden, Sunday, Oct 1; 10-11 am

Mixxed Fit

Now until Saturday, Sept 30

STAR Center

Free! Want to dance through your workout, but skip the complicated choreography? Mixxed Fit's great music, big, bold dance moves and bootcamp bodyweight toning make exercise fun!

Discover Drums in our Parks

Weekly every Saturday until Sept 30; 3-4 pm

Join one (or more!) of these FREE drum classes at our neighborhood parks! No prior musical training needed, all drums and materials will be provided by TYSA Discover Drums.

High School Teen Late Nights

Every Friday; 5-10 pm

People’s Community Center

Free! Youth in grades 9-12 will have fun with friends in a safe, supervised setting every Friday. Activities include open gym, sports, cooking, games, and much more!

Teen Late Night at other locations will begin on Sept 29 & Oct 6.