Upcoming Events

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!

November Lightning Tournament

Thursday, Nov 23; 9 am-12 pm

Center at Norpoint

Join the Grit City Gherkin’s at the Hope Center for a recreational King of the Court style Lightening Tournament!

Youth Community Basketball League

Registration Oct 30-Nov 21, 2023; Practices begin the week of Dec 4

Registration now open for K-8. Learn the fundamentals of basketball, sportsmanship and teamwork while having fun and meeting new friends.

Norpoint Classic

Thursday, Nov 23; 9 am-12 pm

Center at Norpoint

$30 per person through Nov 9 | $40 Nov 10-23

The Norpoint Classic 5k and 2-mile is Tacoma’s original Thanksgiving fun run. Make it your family tradition!

Interested in volunteering? Click here to submit a volunteer interest form!

50+ Arts Social Hour

Thursday, Nov 2 – Thursday, Nov 30, 2023

Eastside Community Center

Work with an amazing group of people, make lifelong friendships and explore various media to create works of art & fine-tune your skills.

Last chance to sign up - registration closes Nov 1

Mindfulness Walks

Friday, Nov 3, 2023; 1-2 pm

W.W. Seymour Conservatory

Free! Participants will be led through a series of mindfulness practices that will cultivate present-moment awareness, awe, and an appreciation of plants and the natural world. 

50+ Holiday Potluck

Thursday, Nov 16; 11:30 am-1:30 pm at Center at Norpoint

Friday, Nov 17; 11:30 am- 1:30 pm at People's Center

Free! Join us for this special 50+ social event to come together and build community around your favorite holiday dishes.

Polar Bear Weekend

Nov 4-5, 2023; 9 am-3 pm

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Step into the Arctic Tundra to meet our polar bear twins, Astra and Laerke. Learn what wild polar bears need to survive and how you can help them.

Wheelchair Basketball

November & December sessions now open for registration

Schatz Boys & Girls Club

(Ages 15+) Try the sport of wheelchair basketball with the Rollin Rainiers as they start the 23/24 season.

Nature Walk - Fall Colors!

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.

Upcoming Volunteer Work Parties

Free! Invest your time and talents to help us improve parks and green spaces, protect neighborhood buildings and promote a healthy environment while helping to build a stronger community.

Veterans' Appreciation Day

Saturday, Nov 11

9:30 am-3 pm at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

9 am-3:30 pm at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

U.S. military veterans and active duty members can enjoy the wonder of our two Zoos for FREE on Nov. 11. Immediate family members receive half-off general admission. Offer valid at Zoo admission window. Offer is not valid on online purchases. 

Club B and Beyond the Bell

Session 2 Registration: Oct 30-Nov 21, 2023

Session 2 registration now open! Tacoma Public Schools and community partners have come together to offer fun, meaningful after school activities to elementary and middle school students.

Teen Late Nights

Every Friday; 5-10 pm

Various Locations

Free! Middle and High School students will have fun with friends in a safe, supervised setting every Friday. Activities include open gym, sports, cooking, games, and much more!