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 | An explosive answer to our Item of Mystery question

Mar 09, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

Our second Item of Mystery is neither an ancient pooper scooper nor a giraffe shoe horn. Here’s what it is.

Brave Stage debuts with two productions this spring

Mar 05, 2026 | By: Marsha Hart

Brave Stage Gig Harbor, a nonprofit theater company featuring students from Actorcraft p2s, stages “The Clean House” next week.

Vigil honors memory of women killed in stabbing near Wauna

Mar 05, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

About 100 people attended a vigil on March 4 to memorialize Zoya Shabylinka, Joanne Brandani, Stephanie Killilea and Louise Talley.

Harbor Happenings | Empty Bowls, Restaurant Week on the horizon

Mar 03, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Get some good eats in Gig Harbor: Empty Bowls and Chowderfest are Saturday, and Restaurant Week starts Sunday.

Harbor Happenings | Quilts tell a story at library event

Feb 24, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Quilts by Freddie Smith of Tacoma are on display at the Gig Harbor Library.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | A new Item of Mystery

Feb 20, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

It’s obviously a tool of some sort. It’s equally obvious that it is homemade. But what IS the Item of Mystery?

Fourth of July parade to mark 250th anniversary of Independence Day

Feb 19, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

The city and civic groups are organizing a Fourth of July parade and other activities to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

New arts partnership focuses on progress, not perfection

Feb 18, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

Peninsula Art League and Ebb Tide Gallery, a downtown artist cooperative, will work together to showcase regional artists.

Harbor Happenings | Pier Into the Night, emergency preparedness and more

Feb 17, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Peninsula Emergency Preparedness Coalition (PEP-C) host a Pizza and Preparedness meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Civic Center at 3510 Grandview St. Learn about PEP-C’s Community Emergency Response Training and how people can get involved in community preparedness. Learn more about PEP-C here. History Museum exhibit ends soon Harbor