Fall and Holiday Happenings Around the Point, 2026

Top photo: Browns Point Lighthouse in the fog. Photo: Angela Stice.

The days are getting shorter, and the neighborhood calendar is filling up. Here are the fall and holiday events we could confirm on organizers’ own websites as of Oct. 22, 2026. Plans change, so please click through to the organizer before you head out. For the full, updated list, see our Events calendar.

Browns Point Improvement Club

All at the clubhouse, 201 Ton-A-Wan-Da Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422. Details at brownspoint.org/events.

• Trunk or Treat — Sunday, Oct. 25, 5 p.m.
• Turkey Bingo — Saturday, Nov. 21, 6 p.m.
• December General Membership Meeting, Tree Lighting & Bonfire — Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6:30–9:30 p.m.
• Holiday Movie Night — Friday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m.

Center at Norpoint (Parks Tacoma)

4818 Nassau Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422. Details at parkstacoma.gov.

• 50+ Thanksgiving Potluck — Wednesday, Nov. 18, noon.
• Norpoint Turkey Trot — Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving), 9 a.m. Parks Tacoma calls it Tacoma’s original Thanksgiving fun run.
• Holiday Blast — Saturday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. A family holiday event.
• 50+ Winter Ball — Friday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m., with live music listed.

Worth the drive across town

• Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium — Nov. 27, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027, 4:30–10 p.m., closed Dec. 24 and 25. The zoo says online timed tickets are required, and select dog-friendly nights are listed. Ticket prices vary by date, so see pdza.org.
• Christmas Regale at Fort Nisqually (Point Defiance Park) — Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m., an old-fashioned Christmas, per Parks Tacoma.

Dash Point

The Dash Point Social & Improvement Club’s Winter 2026 Ripples newsletter recapped last year’s Holiday Tree Lighting at Dash Point Park. We have not found a 2026 date posted yet. Watch dashpoint.org, and we will add it when it’s announced.

Hosting something?

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Sources (all checked Oct. 22, 2026)

• Browns Point Improvement Club events: https://brownspoint.org/events/
• BPIC Tree Lighting & Bonfire: https://brownspoint.org/event/december-general-membership-meeting-tree-lighting-bonfire/
• Parks Tacoma holiday events: https://www.parkstacoma.gov/activities-and-sports/category/holiday/
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Zoolights: https://www.pdza.org/event/zoolights/
• DPSIC Ripples, Winter 2026: https://dashpoint.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ripples-document-Winter-2026-.pdf