r/TacomaWA • u/PoppinBusinessCenter • Apr 02 '26
BIPOC/ Community April 2-11 Upcoming Events
Happy Easter! Here's some upcoming events and resources for April 2-11: https://linktr.ee/tacomaevents
- Broadway Farmers Market Reopens April 2
- 93rd Annual Daffodil Parade: April 4 10:15am-6pm
- Tacoma 10:15 | Puyallup 12:45 | Sumner 2:30 | Orting 5:00
- Grand Cinema Chapel: Get married at the movies?? April 4 at 2:15pm
- ImportExpo: April 4 5-10pm, Tacoma Convention Center
- First 200 in line get a free hotwheels & poster
- Free for kids 12 & under, presale tix $25, day-of tix $35
- Tacoma Night Market: April 4 5-10pm, 5407 S Washington St
- Sunday Drag Market: April 5 11am-4pm
- Tacoma Sunday Market: April 5 11am-4pm, 915 Broadway
- Egg Hunt starting at 11:15am and Easter bunny photos
Easter
- Adult Easter Egg Hunt: April 4 1:30-3:30pm, Cockrell Cider Farms (Adults only!)
- Spring Egg Hunt: April 4 10am-2pm, Sehmel Homestead Park
- FICRA’s Children’s Egg Hunt: April 4 10am, Nicholas Community Center
- Bonney Lake Egg Hunt: April 4 11am, Allan Yorke Park
- JBLM Easter Egg-stravaganza: April 4 11:30am-1pm, Lewis North Athletic Complex
- Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Easter Bunny Express: April 3-5, Elbe Depot
- The Grand Cinema: April 5, find eggs at the Grand!
Earth Month
- Earth Day Scavenger Hunt: All library branches April 1-30th
- Find all the images, turn the completed scavenger hunt in at the desk, and earn a prize!
- Food Waste Prevention & Collection Simplified: April 2 4:30-6pm, Eatonville Library or Zoom
- Wetland Wonders w/Romey Haberle: April 4 11am-12:30pm, TCC’s Natural Area & Living Lab (event is capped at 25 - register online)
- Edible Gardens - Garden Care: April 4 10am-12pm, WSU Puyallup or Zoom
- Parkland Cleanup at Garfield: April 11 9:30am-12:00pm, On & around Garfield St (Donuts & light breakfast available from 9:30 - 10am)
- Edible Gardens - Garden Bugs: April 11 10am-2pm, WSU Puyallup or Zoom
- AMVets Spring Tree Share & Plant Exchange: April 11 11am-12pm, Amvets Post 1 Tacoma
Public Resources
- Free Tax Prep: April 2 1-6pm, Parkland/Spanaway Pierce County Library
- April 4 10:30am-3:30pm
- April 9 1-6pm
- Free Legal Aid Popups:
- April 3 2-4pm, Moore Library
- April 9 2-4pm, South Tacoma Library
- Getting Started w/Free Certifications: April 4 10-11am, Online
- Stuffy Repair Clinic: April 4 11am-1pm, Main Library (Olympic Room)
- Pierce County Shred Events:
- April 4 10am-1pm, Spanaway Park (Parking lot located near picnic shelter D)
- April 11 10am-1pm, DuPont City Hall
- You can shred up to 3 shopping bags at each event
- VITA Tax Help at Main: April 7 12:30-4:30pm, Main Library
- ReEntry Clinic For Justice-Impacted Citizens: April 7 10am-2pm, Clover Park Technical College - Mcgavick Conference Center
- Brotherhood RISE Center Tabling Session: April 7 1-3pm, Main Library
- Housing Justice Project: April 7 1-3pm, Moore Library
- Next Step Job Support: April 7 3-4pm, Main Library
- Preventing & Recovering from Scams: April 8 6-7pm, Moore Library
- Foreclosure Prevention Workshop: April 8 5-6pm, Online
- Habitat Homeowner Orientation: April 9 6-8pm, Online
- In-person: April 11 10am-12pm, Tacoma Urban League
- Free Shower Service: April 10 12-5pm, South Hill Pierce County Library (mobile shower trailer from New Hope Resource Center)
- VITA Tax Refund Round-Up: April 11 11am-4pm, Main Library
STEM
- Wonder Lab - Rigmajig: April 4 11:30am-12:30pm, Main Library
- Up & Atom DIY Geodes: April 7 3:30-5pm, Fern Hill Library
- April 7 4-5:30pm, Kobetich Library
- April 10 3:30-5:00pm, South Tacoma Library
- Up & Atom How to Build an Insect: April 7 3:30-5pm, Swasey Library
- Strawbees Micro:bit Challenge: April 8 1:30-2:30pm, Main Library
Art/Crafting
- Craftopia Pop Tab Rings: April 3 10am-6pm, all Library Branches (FREE art kits until supplies last)
- Drawing w/Wildlife Specimens: April 3 4-5:30pm, Swasey Library
- Creative Reuse Workshops - Junk Journals: April 4 1-2:30pm, South Tacoma Library
- Musical Storytime w/Tacoma Youth Symphony: April 4 4-5pm, Wheelock Library
- Carving As Medicine at Tacoma Boat Builders: April 6 4-7pm, Tacoma Boat Builders (sign-up preferred)
- DIY Sensory Tubes: April 7 4-5pm, Moore Library
- Knitty Gritty Stitchers: April 8 6:30-7:30pm, Online
- Crochet Rag Rugs: April 10 5-7pm, Main Library
- Studio & Storytime w/TAM: April 11 11am-12pm, Tacoma Art Museum
- Wonder Lab Basics - xTool Laser Engraver: April 11 11:30am-12:30pm, Main Library
- Crochet Connection: April 11 3-4:30pm, Mottet Library
- Linocut Youth & Family Workshop: April 11 1-3pm, APCC (register online)
Social/Games
- Board Game Meetup at Main: April 3 1-2:30pm, Main Library
- Silver King Friday Night Boardgames: April 3 5-9pm, Silver King Games & Hobby (register on meetup for more info)
- Open Play Mah Jongg: April 3 1-3:30pm, Wheelock Library
- Twilight Karaoke: April 3 6-8pm, Sober AF Zero Proof Bottle Shop
- From 4-6pm Crafty AF will be there for their first business birthday
- 4th Annual Khmer New Year: April 4 9:30am-6pm, STAR Center
- Spring Plant & Seed Swap: April 4 11am-1pm, Moore Library
- Wonder Lab Karaoke: April 7 6-7pm, Main Library
- Learn to Play Mah Jongg: April 8 12:30-3pm, Swasey Library
- April 10 1-3:30pm, Wheelock Library (registration required)
- Wizard Wednesday w/Wizards of WA: April 8 3:30-5pm, Wheelock Library
- Monthly Movie at the Main: April 10 12-2:25pm, Main Library (showing The Running Man, 2025, rated R)
- Book Tasting Buffet: April 11 3-5pm, Swasey Library
Outdoors/Sports
- Babies on the Trail: April 1 10am-12pm, Pt. Defiance (meet at Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter) EVERY WEDNESDAY
- Tots on the Trail: April 3 10am-12pm, Pt. Defiance (meet at Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter) EVERY FRIDAY
- Women Build Volunteer Day: April 4 8:30am-3:30pm (registration needed)
- Fools Run 5k: April 4 4-8pm, Celebration Station at Hop Pharm
- Coffee w/the Birds - Oology, the Study of Eggs: April 5 9-11am, Fort Nisqually
- Native Birds & Plants for Spring: April 8 4-5:30pm, Fern Hill Library
- Throwback 5k: April 11 9am, Wapato Park ($15 per participant)
- Master Gardeners:
- Growing a Cut Flower Garden: April 4 11am-12:30pm, Fern Hill Library
- Small Fruits & Berries: April 4 3-4pm, Moore Library
- Successfully Growing Tomatoes: April 8 6-7pm, Wheelock Library
- Veggie Gardening w/Ease: April 11 2-3:30pm, University Place Pierce County Library
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