Metro Parks Youth Councils are a new youth leadership opportunity. Each community center will have its own Youth Council focused on community service, planning events, and advocating for youth in their communities. Members will engage in monthly volunteer opportunities, large scale community events, and will be called upon regularly to share their input to make > Continue Reading
Join Metro Parks Tacoma in reimagining Peck Sports Park. In addition to an all-season multi-sport ballfield, what other features would your ideal community sports park include? Share your thoughts on our Peck community Ideas Wall. June 5 at People's Center. Dinner served from 5:30-6pm, followed by workshop focusing on community priorities to inform design concepts. > Continue Reading
Great news for summer festival fans, Metro Parks invites you to come enjoy MOSAIC: Tacoma’s Arts and Culture event, a 35 year tradition set under the shady trees of Wright Park. The event takes place July 29-30th from 12-7pm with a mix of arts and craft vendors, food vendors, kid zone, beer garden, and stage > Continue Reading
Great news for summer festival fans, Metro Parks invites you to come enjoy MOSAIC: Tacoma’s Arts and Culture event, a 35 year tradition set under the shady trees of Wright Park. The event takes place July 29-30th from 12-7pm with a mix of arts and craft vendors, food vendors, kid zone, beer garden, and stage > Continue Reading
Metro Parks invites you to come to Swan Creek Park to welcome home the spawning salmon Dec 2 or Dec 9 from 12-2 pm, admission is Free! Hike up the creek to enjoy beautiful Swan Creek Park and look for spawning salmon. Learn about salmon and salmon conservation from one of the educators on site. > Continue Reading
Metro Parks invites you to come to Swan Creek Park to welcome home the spawning salmon Dec 2 or Dec 9 from 12-2 pm, admission is Free! Hike up the creek to enjoy beautiful Swan Creek Park and look for spawning salmon. Learn about salmon and salmon conservation from one of the educators on site. > Continue Reading
Join your community to kick off the new year January 1st starting at 11:30am with a cool tradition—a refreshing Polar Plunge into invigorating Puget Sound! Adult Plunge is first and then at 12:30 pm is the Cub & Family Plunge. Participants get a commemorative fleece blanket with ticket purchase as a token for those who > Continue Reading
We invite our friends and neighbors to join us in celebrating the Year of the Dragon in 2024! Experience our art and culture through our FREE event that includes: Lion Dance Lucky Monkey Giving Ao dai Fashion Show Martial Arts Performance Traditional Vietnamese Food Enjoy outstanding entertainment including a variety of performances from our community. > Continue Reading
The free family-friendly day of live music, food, entertainment, and craft vendors begins at noon and ends with a grand finale fireworks display over beautiful Commencement Bay around 10 p.m. This is the largest free community event in the South Sound. The celebration takes place at Dune Peninsula and Cummings Park on Ruston Way with > Continue Reading
Wright Park transforms into a celebration of international delights July 27-28 from 12-7 p.m. for the MOSAIC Arts and Culture Festival. The free community event highlighting traditional dance, music, art and food marks its 36th year under the park’s beautiful canopy of trees. MOSAIC includes performances from community groups held both days on two different > Continue Reading
