Arts & Entertainment

Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams visits Seattle’s Pioneer Square, Stadium District and Piers 58 and 62.

Kit Wilson of Gig Harbor has made 12 films and participated in 212 film festivals during his career in the industry.

Community trick-or-treat events are planned for Harborview Drive and Uptown — and you might catch a spooky drone show at the same time.

The Community Currents mural consists of wooden fish decorated by community members and local institutions after Chalk the Harbor.

Other events this weekend include Rattle Dem Bones, a Harbor Winds concert and more.

When was the first aeroplane built on the Peninsula, and by whom?

The annual Witches Brew paddle through the harbor takes place on Saturday, Oct. 18. Paddlers in stand-up paddle boards and kayaks will meet at the public boat launch on Randal Street at 2 p.m. (You can also launch from anywhere in the harbor and meet up at the Randal Street launch). A cauldron at the

Top awards at the 2025 Gig Harbor Film Festival went to Best Director John Gray for “A Guest in My Country” and Best Actor Bella Zoe Martinez for “Once More, Like Rain Man.”

Mardie Rees of Gig Harbor, who created sculptures at St. Anthony Hospital and Skansie Park, unveils a new work in Enumclaw.