Upcoming Events

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Glow Golf is Back!

Every Friday and Saturday beginning September 20

Meadow Park Golf Course


Experience Meadow Park after Dark! $42 (+tax) includes:

  • Round of golf on the Williams Nine Course
  • LED golf ball to see your perfect night shot
  • One drink ticket from Foley’s on the Green
  • Glow swag to light your night
Learn More and Sign Up
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Adult Coed Volleyball League

Registration open until September 20

Games Played October 3-December 19

Center at Norpoint


Our Adult Coed Volleyball League kicks off October 3! Gather your team and join us for a season of thrilling matches every Thursday at the Center at Norpoint. Compete in 16 games with a chance to advance to playoffs or participate in consolation games.

Sign Up as a Team
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Adult Dodgeball League

Registration open until September 27

Games Played October 1-December 10

People's Center


Our Adult Coed Volleyball League kicks off October 3! Gather your team and join us for a season of thrilling matches every Thursday at the Center at Norpoint. Compete in 16 games with a chance to advance to playoffs or participate in consolation games.

Sign up as an Individual
Sign Up as a Team
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Kid's Outerwear Sale

September 18 & 19; 10 am-2 pm

Tacoma Nature Center


Join us for special Open House dates when you can come have your kids try on anything we have for correct fit and the features you want. Try on boots, coats and rain pants from Oakiwear, Boggs and Polarn O. Pyret!

Learn More
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50+ Bake Off

September 19; 1-3 pm

People's Community Center


Bring your favorite baked item to enter in our Bake Off contest, register your baked item online or with the front desk. Come meet new friends, enjoy discussing your favorite recipes, and decorate a cupcake to take home.

Join the Bake Off!

Sponsored by United Healthcare

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Community Litter Cleanup

September 21; 10 am-12 pm

Swan Creek Park


Join the CHIP-in Program and Zero Waste Washington to help clean up litter around Swan Creek!

Help us Keep Grit City Clean - Sign up Today

Presented by TAPCO Credit Union

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Outdoor Adventures


Register for beginner and intermmediate kayaking experiences in the Puget Sound, hiking trips to local trails:


Upcoming Adventures:


  • High School Adventure Club, Sep 18-Oct 23, 3:30 pm (Ages 14-18)
  • 50+ Hiking Club, Issaquah Rainier Trail, Sep 19, 11:30 am (Ages 50+)
  • Intermediate Paddle: Nisqually Sunset, Sep 19, 3:30 pm (Ages 16+)
  • Introduction to Hiking, Sep 20, 6 pm (Ages 16-50)
  • 50+ Hiking Club, Issaquah Rainier Trail, Sep 26, 11:30 am (Ages 50+)


Learn More and Sign Up
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Adaptive Bike Club

September 21; 1-3 pm

Swan Creek Park


(Age 8+) Want to meet up with fellow adaptive bikers? This Bike Club will provide an opportunity for those using bikes of all kinds to come pedal together. Paved routes and mountain trail courses are available at this location and all levels of biking experience are welcome.

Sign Up Today
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Fall Plant Sales


What's better than one plant sale? Two of course! Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

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Tacoma Nature Center:

Online sale online from September 14 to 29.


Landscape your yard with plants that are native to our area.


View Available Plants
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W.W. Seymour Conservatory:

Sept 28, 10 am-2 pm at Wright Park



Shop and chat with knowledgeable horticulture staff and volunteers.



Learn More on our Website
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Culinary Classes at STAR Center


Have fun, learn new recipes and get great ideas to use at home!


Upcoming Classes:

  • Meal Prepping 101, September 20, 5 pm (Ages 18+)
  • How to Cook: Vegetables, September 21, 12 pm (Ages 18+)
  • Teen Family Cooking Class, October 23, 5 pm (Ages 13+)
Sign Up Today
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Join a Monthly Work Party


Join our habitat stewards to remove invasive plant and help beautify and clean the park.


Upcoming Work Parties:


  • Tacoma Nature Center Work Party, September 20, 9 am
  • Garfield Gulch Work Party, September 21, 9 am
  • McKinley Park Work Party, September 21, 9 am
  • Oak Tree Park Work Party, September 21, 9 am
  • Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party, September 25, 9 am
Sign Up
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Wheelchair Basketball - Junior Tacoma Titans

Monthly starting October 2024

South Tacoma Boys and Girls Club


(Youth 5-14) Try the sport of wheelchair basketball with the Junior Tacoma Titans as they start the 24/25 season.

Learn More and Sign Up
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Co-Create to Recreate

Wednesday, September 25; 5:30-7:30 pm

People's Center


Connect with people in your community and enjoy a free meal together. Participate in tabletop discussions to meet the staff and share your ideas.

More Details
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National Public Lands Day Work Party

Saturday, September 28; 9 am-12 pm

Titlow Park


Celebrate National Public Lands Day with International Paper employees and staff from Metro Parks Tacoma by working together to clean up an important area at Titlow Park.

Sign Up
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Candlelight Tour

October 4 & 5; 6 pm

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum


Tickets now on sale! Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred Fort Nisqually Historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1855.

Purchase Tickets
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