Arts & Entertainment

Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lost machinist

Jun 30, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Albert Fleuss, a machinist whose work was critical to Gig Harbor’s early fishing fleet, deserves the same recognition as his successor.

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Photos | Gig Harbor Garden tour showcases flood of floral elegance

Jun 29, 2025 | By:

Photos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.

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Gig Harbor Garden Tour is this weekend; here’s what you’ll see

Jun 26, 2025 | By:

Take a look inside the seven Gig Harbor-area gardens that are part of this year’s tour.

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Day Tripper | Bainbridge packs a lot of fun into a small island

Jun 24, 2025 | By: Mary Williams

In many ways, Bainbridge reminds Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams of Gig Harbor.

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Harbor Happenings | Tour some of the area’s most beautiful gardens

Jun 24, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29.

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Photos: Pride in the Park 2025

Jun 22, 2025 | By:

Photos from the third annual Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

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Harbor Happenings | Pride in the Park celebration is Saturday at Skansie

Jun 17, 2025 | By:

Also on Saturday: Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | A glimpse of Gig Harbor in the 1970s

Jun 16, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Greg Spadoni compares scenes from “Hit,” the movie filmed in Gig Harbor, with current-day photos of the same locations.

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Two in Tow & On the Go | Tacoma’s Mountaineer Tree is a giant of the forest

Jun 13, 2025 | By:

The Mountaineer Tree is an approximately 218-foot-tall living legend that’s called Tacoma home since the 1500s.

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Harbor Happenings | Big crowd expected for protest on Point Fosdick Drive

Jun 10, 2025 | By:

Organizers expect a large crowd to protest the Trump Administration from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the intersection of Olympic  and Point Fosdick drives. The “No Kings” protest is one of hundreds taking place around the country on Saturday, which is President Donald Trump’s birthday. The government plans a military parade for

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