GET OUT: Pioneer Days in Old Town Tacoma, art and wine in Stadium District and more happenings
Saturday (Sept. 19)
Pioneer Days celebrates Tacoma’s beginning
Stepping back more than 100 years into Tacoma’s past, the Pioneer Days Festival celebrates the beginnings of the city. With old-fashioned games, races, dancing, live music, crafts and demonstrations, the festival is in and around the Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma. Bring the family for a free day of activities and history from noon-4 p.m. Saturday.
Art and wine are partners in Stadium District walk
Bring your art- and wine-loving friends and stroll through Tacoma’s Stadium District at its annual Art and Wine Walk from 4-8 p.m. Saturday. More than 30 businesses are participating in the walk this year. Check in at either Columbia Bank, North First Street and Tacoma Avenue North or Laura’s Bayview Bar & Grill, 229 St. Helens Ave. Tickets are $25 and includes 12 wine or beer tastings, food sampling and art showings. You can purchase online — stadiumartandwinewalk.com — or at Stadium Thriftway, Columbia Bank, Doyle’s Public House, Rankos’ Pharmacy or King’s Books.
Explore Lakewold Gardens at Community Kids Day
Bring out the family for the Community Kids Day at Lakewold Gardens. There will be all kinds of activities and entertainment including games, arts and crafts, storytelling, face-painting, raffle prizes and more. It is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood. Admission is $1, or a donation of a toiletry item to benefit the Lakewood Area Shelter Association. For more information, go to lakewoldgardens.org/community_kids_day.html.
What’s happening at the Washington State Fair
Country star Keith Urban is performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Stand. Tickets are $40-$100 and include fair admission.
Gate hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12.50 adults, $9 ages 6-18 and seniors 62 and older, free for kids 5 and younger. Parking in the fair lots is $10 Mondays-Fridays and $15 Saturdays and Sundays.
Transit options include:
Pierce Transit’s Fair Express service begins daily at 9:15 a.m. with the last trip leaving the fair at 11:30 p.m. Service is provided from the Tacoma Mall, Lakewood Towne Center and South Hill Mall; parking is free at these sites. Fares are $2 one way for adults, $0.75 for seniors and disabled and youth 18 and younger. Up to four children, ages 13 and younger, may ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying customer.
This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 11:00 PM with the headline "GET OUT: Pioneer Days in Old Town Tacoma, art and wine in Stadium District and more happenings."