Your Hub for Happenings in the Gig Harbor Area

Learn all about shore birds and how to promote a bird friendly environment in your own backyard! Kecia Cole from Wild Birds Unlimited will present. Guests over the age of 21 are welcome. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the presentation begins at 6:00 pm. Drinks will be available for purchase. Steward Club members are free; non-members $5.

 Second Annual Gig Harbor Living Local’s Finest Awards! Determined by our readers and the community, voting for your Top Three in each category is now available online for your favorite local businesses, fitness spots, restaurants and places to entertain! We believe our hard-working businesses should be recognized, and we are throwing a party to celebrate! Join us October 19th at Gig Harbor’s newest premier event space, OCEAN5! Appetizers, drinks, dancing, and much more. Our event beneficiary is Homestead Community and funds from each ticket sale will be donated back to the organization.  

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

This one-of-a-kind summit, in Downtown Tacoma on October 20, focuses what sustainability means for South Sound women in business. Ticket prices are on a sliding scale to encourage a wide range of attendees. Funded in part by a grant from the City of Tacoma’s Office of Sustainability, this unique one-day conference brings together a diverse group of women from all over the South Sound. Speakers from local companies and nonprofits will focus on issues of sustainability that specifically relate to women in business. The keynote speech will explore environmental racism while breakout groups will discuss how buying local relates to ...read more

A lively wine walk in the historic North Pearl business district on the afternoon of Saturday, October 20th. Discover 18 featured local wines, live blues and jazz, local artists, and enter to win fabulous prizes! You will receive 10 tasting tickets, a commemorative glass, a map of the neighborhood and 5 door prize tickets. Tickets are only $25 ($30 day-of) and is for 21+. Check-in: Wren and Willow, 5104 N Pearl St. Tacoma, WA (next to the Antique Sandwich Company) Space is limited!

Harbor History Museum annual Fundraiser Dinner and Auction. An evening invitation to the “World War II Officers‘ Club.” Step back in time to the“Fabulous Forties” and honor those near and far who served in World War II. Dinner provided by Table 47 is shareable, farm-fresh dining at its Northwest best. Enjoy signature classics and fresh globally inspired innovated menu of all the Northwest has to offer, focusing on extraordinary responsibly grown ingredients from local growers and producers LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW (Subject to change) From Gig Harbor to Pearl Harbor: From one Harbor to another, a tour of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument – home of ...read more

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

KID-FRIENDLY NIGHT Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door.  >  Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1, reg. $7 kids, $10 adults) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through as many times as you like! VIP= ...read more

Brought to you by Humanities Washington, Humanities in the Harbor will continue in October with a fun presentation courtesy of Harriet Baskas. Humanities Washington sparks conversation and critical thinking using story as a catalyst, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across our state. This talk is not about the old leftovers in the fridge. It is about food that is so old, so unusual, or so meaningful, that no one dares throw it away. Discover the foods archeologists have found buried with mummies, the petrified banana so appealing it sparked a Banana Museum, the 350-year-old fruitcake handed down through generations, 2000-year-old ...read more

KID-FRIENDLY NIGHT Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door.  >  Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1, reg. $7 kids, $10 adults) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through as many times as you like! VIP= ...read more

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Tides Tavern Halloween Bash Saturday, October 27th – NO COVER Featuring sounds from DJ Cameron Smith 8-11pm. Costume Contest at 9pm 1st Place – $250 Tides Tavern gift card 2nd Place – $100 Tides Tavern gift card 3rd Place – $50 Tides Tavern gift card It’s the event of the year! Must be 21+ to enter Tides Tavern

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up > Kid-friendly Nights= Oct. 21 & 25 (tickets discounted $1) > 10 Nights: Oct. 19 – Oct. 27, 2018 Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER Buy a VIP Pass and go through ...read more

Make Halloween Night special: Trick or Treat throughout the downtown with the kids then top it off by coming to the Paradise Theatre Haunted House. Yes, go to a Haunted House designed by folks that know how to put on a show! Tour through 10,000 square feet of indoor FRIGHT of the unexpected- thrills, chills and frights! > Where: Haunted House is located next to 7 Seas.  > Buy you tickets at the door. > Ticket pricing: $7 ages 10 and under, $10 ages 11 and up >Warning: Strobe lights used. No weapons or masks allowed. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATER ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10 ft. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: Feather-duster tube worms; red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; Giant Pacific Octopus, and much more! This program takes place ...read more

Join Harbor WildWatch at Jerisich Dock, where you can take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, WildWatch divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-foot screen.  Animals they have encountered at past events include:  Feather-duster tube worms  Red Irish Lorde, sculpin, and sunnels  Red Rock, kelp and graceful crabs  Stubby squid  Giant Pacific ...read more

On Thursday, November 8, experience Gig Harbor’s best shopping and dining event, the award winning, 9th annual, Girls Night Out on Gig Harbor’s downtown waterfront. Goodie Bags will go on sale two weeks prior to the event on Thursday, October 25 for $25. Selling locations have yet to be determined. Get ready to shop and dine from 10am til’ 9 with all your friends! More details to follow as they become available. Presented by the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance. Goodie Bags are sponsored by dolly mama boutique, with two downtown Gig Harbor locations. Please join us in thanking them for ...read more

Brought to you by Humanities Washington, Humanities in the Harbor will continue in November as we welcome Don Glickstein to the Harbor History Museum. Humanities Washington sparks conversation and critical thinking using story as a catalyst, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across our state. Discover the American Revolution you never learned about in school. Why did Native Americans and African Americans support the British? How did a Muslim general come to fight the British with a French ally named Admiral “Satan”? Why did the fighting spread around the world, from Hudson Bay to South America, India to Africa, Arkansas to ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us for a special, all ages Cocktails & Fishtales where we take a live dive from The Club @ The Boatyard. Stay toasty and dry inside while divers explore Gig Harbor. Education Director Rachel Easton and Science Specialist Stena Troyer will narrate the dive and identify creatures. Warm beverages will be available inside. All ages welcome! Steward Club members free; suggested $5 donation for non-members. Meet at The Club @ The Boatyard in Gig Harbor.

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10 ft. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: Feather-duster tube worms; red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; Giant Pacific Octopus, and much more! This program takes place ...read more

Join us to launch the downtown Gig Harbor Holidays! Lightening the big tree downtown makes our community glow as we celebrate the season. Visit with Santa Sing around the tree to lively holiday tunes!  Come to the Skansie Net Shed for cider, coffee and cookies The feeling of joining with your community is special and makes you realize that the holidays are about friends, family and our community!

Join Harbor WildWatch at Jerisich Dock, where you can take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, WildWatch divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-foot screen.  Animals they have encountered at past events include:  Feather-duster tube worms  Red Irish Lorde, sculpin, and sunnels  Red Rock, kelp and graceful crabs  Stubby squid  Giant Pacific ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10 ft. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: Feather-duster tube worms; red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; Giant Pacific Octopus, and much more! This program takes place ...read more

Join Harbor WildWatch at Jerisich Dock, where you can take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, WildWatch divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-foot screen.  Animals they have encountered at past events include:  Feather-duster tube worms  Red Irish Lorde, sculpin, and sunnels  Red Rock, kelp and graceful crabs  Stubby squid  Giant Pacific ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10 ft. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: Feather-duster tube worms; red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; Giant Pacific Octopus, and much more! This program takes place ...read more

Join Harbor WildWatch at Jerisich Dock, where you can take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, WildWatch divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-foot screen.  Animals they have encountered at past events include:  Feather-duster tube worms  Red Irish Lorde, sculpin, and sunnels  Red Rock, kelp and graceful crabs  Stubby squid  Giant Pacific ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10 ft. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: Feather-duster tube worms; red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; Giant Pacific Octopus, and much more! This program takes place ...read more

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!

Gather up your friends or join us and make new ones! Choose your favorite piece of pottery from hundreds of pieces, and we will help you get started. Let the surroundings inspire you, or talk to our staff and try out a variety of techniques! Stamps, stencils, and idea books are available. You can even sketch out your design with our pens before you paint and the pen will disappear in the kiln. All ages welcome. includes delicious dessert along with a glass of house red or white wine or a 16 oz. non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Pottery is ...read more

Join us every First Saturday along the Gig Harbor Waterfront for the monthly Artwalk. Check the Gig Harbor Artwalk Facebook page for activity and demonstration times. Pick up a passport at the first gallery on your walk. Look for the red tennis shoe flags flying at the galleries and businesses participating in the walk. Access the most current interactive map at http://bit.ly/ghartwalk. Hope to see you at our next Artwalk!