The Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council is proud to invite you all to their annual Freddie Fest held on the grounds of Sound Life Church (3425 176th Street East Tacoma, WA, 98446). Freddie Fest includes vendor booths, a chili cookoff and a car show. Every year there is lots of special entertainment for both adults…
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Pierce County Fair debuts horse mounting ramp at special dedication
Join the time-honored annual tradition that celebrates rural life, agriculture, and family-oriented fun at the Pierce County Fair Aug. 8-11 at Frontier Park in Graham. Reminiscent of agricultural fairs, the Pierce County Fair embraces our local riches. Situated amongst the firs and green grass, the fair offers a variety of favorites for visitors of all…
Hand Car Races in Wilkeson July 21, 2019
The third Saturday in July the town of Wilkeson is taken over with festivities. Historically, Wilkeson is a coal mining town, complete with brick coke ovens and lots of railroad tracks. It is in a quaint, rural setting with sandstone block buildings, entry arch and onion domed Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. It is nestled in…
YIKES BIKES! STP July 13-14
The annual Seattle to Portland Event is cycling through Pierce County July 13 -14, 2019. Spanaway Middle School is a busy stop along the way with porta-potties, snacks, repairs, water, sun lotion and other useful tools for the visitors passing through. Families of the cyclists in cars and trucks, also stop in to check on…
JBLM hosts July 4th “Freedom Fest” celebration Thursday: free, open to the public
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – This year’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord “Freedom Fest” celebration is Thursday, July 4 from 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. at Cowan and Memorial Stadiums on JBLM Main. The fireworks display will start at 10 p.m. The event is free and open to the general public. Freedom Fest offers fair food, the…
Tacoma Highland Games in Graham
GRAHAM, WA — On June 21 and 22, 2019, the Tacoma Highland Games will be bringing the haggus, the bag pipes and the Celtic entertainment to the community of Graham at Frontier Park. Gates open at 8 a.m. The full schedule is on their website here. Frontier Park, also known as the Pierce County Fairgrounds…
Cinco de Mayo in Parkland May 4, 2019
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Parkland, Washington. On May 4, Garfield Street will be shut down between Park Avenue and C Street. There will be vendors, live music and celebration. The businesses on Garfield Street put this event on for the community. The event is schedule to last from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,…
October 6 is ABC Day at Bethel High
ABC Day is All Bethel (School District) Community Day. Over the past 10 plus years, it has become a very popular event for the community to come to that year’s high school to see what is going on in the c=-schools and around the community. Community groups come out and show what they offer to…
August 25 & 26 – Lacamas Fair
It is the biggest little fair in Pierce County. The Lacamas Community Fair, on 8th avenue South isn’t on what most county resident would consider a main street. This is the most family and children friendly fair you can find. The dates are August 25th & 26th, 2018. It starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 4…
Downpour doesn’t dampen local spirit
Freddie Fest started out cloudy and dry on August 11, but squalls passing through left visitors and vendors occasionally huddling under their tents. Yet, community spirit prevailed and the event and chili cookoff went on as planned. Washington residents are used to dodging a bit of rain. Bravo to those souls who took it all…
Almost time for Freddie Fest! Aug 11
FREDERICKSON CLOVER CREEK COMMUNITY COUNCIL – The most well attended community event in the area, Freddie Fest is about to happen once again in our neighborhood! With vendor booths, food trucks, bouncy toys, pony rides, music, collector cars, a chili cook off and this year Go Green Games! Freddy Fest is 9 a.m. to 3…
Tacoma Highland Games: June 22-23
Planning and preparations are underway for the 49th annual Tacoma Highland Games to be held on Friday evening, June 22nd and Saturday, June 23rd, 2018. In addition to Saturday’s Highland Games, we are excited once again to offer a Friday evening of Celtic entertainment. Our Board of Directors and Key Volunteers are hard at work…
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