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TODAY - Saturday, October 31 - Happy Halloween!
Proctor Farmers’ Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor District
Trunk or Treat - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM / LeMay - America’s Car Museum
Tacoma Night Market - 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM / The Mothership Tacoma
Sunday, November 1
Día de los Muertos Festival - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Tacoma Art Museum
Day of the Dead Celebration - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM / LeMay - America’s Car Museum
Tacoma Sunday Market: Día de los Muertos Edition - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Theater Square Plaza (915 Broadway)
Monday, November 2
Día de los Muertos: Ofrenda - 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM / Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Library at Noon Concert - 12:00 PM / University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
Monday Night Football View Party - 5:15 PM / Spanish Ballroom — McMenamins Elks Temple
Our New Event Site
We’ve been working for the past several weeks on developing a better experience for you to view local Tacoma events. One that allows us to publish more events, give you more information about each event, and even allows you to filter to see only the events you want to see, in the way you want to see them.
It’s ready and we’re proud to make it available to you today! Click on the link below to try it out!
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TODAY - Saturday, October 31
PLU vs Linfield (Men's Soccer) - 11:00 AM / East Field
UPS vs Lewis & Clark (Men's Soccer) - 11:00 AM / Baker Stadium
PLU vs Whitworth (Football) - 12:00 PM / Sparks Stadium
PLU vs Linfield (Women's Soccer) - 1:45 PM / East Field
UPS vs Lewis & Clark (Women's Soccer) - 1:45 PM / Baker Stadium
UPS vs Lewis & Clark (Women's Volleyball) - 6:00 PM / Memorial Fieldhouse
PLU vs Linfield (Women's Volleyball) - 6:30 PM / Olson Gym
Sunday, November 1
PLU vs Lewis & Clark (Men's Soccer) - 11:00 AM / East Field
UPS vs Linfield (Men's Soccer) - 11:00 AM / Baker Stadium
PLU vs Lewis & Clark (Women's Soccer) - 1:45 PM / East Field
UPS vs Linfield (Women's Soccer) - 1:45 PM / Baker Stadium
Monday, November 2
There are no local high school or college sports events scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026.
Tuesday, November 3
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball
Wednesday, November 4
TCC vs South Puget Sound (Women's Volleyball) - 6:30 PM / Titan Gym
Thursday, November 5
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball
Friday, November 6
There are no local high school or college sports events scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Banana Truck Fire Gave I-5 a Very Harry Chapin Morning
Photo of the accident that inspired the Harry Chapin song: 30000 Pounds of Bananas. The accident occurred March 18, 1965. 33-year-old Eugene P. Sesky, an employee of Fred Carpentier, a small truck line was returning from the boat piers at Weehawken, New Jersey to deliver 15-tons of bananas to Scranton Pennsylvania.
Harry Chapin’s “30,000 Pounds of Bananas” got a Tacoma echo Friday morning when a semi carrying bananas caught fire on northbound I‑5 near the Puyallup River Bridge. The driver was uninjured, but the incident snarled traffic during the morning commute.
The trailer’s brakes were suspected, and crews brought in dump trucks to move the bananas while firefighters kept watch. The load’s actual weight wasn’t reported—but the cleanup gave the song an unexpectedly local feel..
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Bigfoot in Pierce County: Local Encounters, Tribal Stories and the Evidence
Pierce County has no shortage of Bigfoot stories, from reported encounters near Ashford and Chinook Pass to one former Northwest Trek worker’s unnerving night in the woods. A database of reported sightings even puts the county at the top of Washington’s list.
The accounts include more than modern-day sightings, and the evidence question remains unsettled. Click through to explore the stories, see where reports have surfaced and watch the video.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Could Unpermitted Food Vendors Face Jail Time in Pierce County?
Pierce County has turned down a proposal that could have brought criminal penalties—and possible equipment seizures—for repeat encounters with unpermitted food vendors in unincorporated areas. The vote leaves the health department’s existing enforcement process in place.
The debate raised difficult questions about food safety, the cost of permits and whether bringing in the Sheriff’s Office would solve the problem. Read the full story to see what the proposal would have changed and why council members disagreed.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
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