6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma March 2-8 2026

March in Tacoma arrives like a slightly overcaffeinated stage manager — juggling dunkels and Disney choruses, saplings and sharp beer industry talk, neighborhood pre-games and sock drives, all while a one-woman comedy cracks open the tender center of parenting — and this week’s 6-Pack feels like the city adjusting the spotlight and reminding us that community can look like a pint, a pine tree, a podcast mic, a trivia shout, a warm pair of socks, or a brave voice telling the truth with a grin.

Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp: Disney & Dunkels | Monday, March 2

Tacoma Beer Week pauses its hop-forward wander just long enough to gather for something sweeter at Peaks & Pints, where Disney & Dunkels turns Basecamp into a low-lit love letter to middle school theater kids discovering their stage legs. From 5 to 8 p.m., draft proceeds flow toward the Hunt Middle School Musical Theater Program, while local singer-songwriters — including Hunt music instructors Erina McLaren and Rafe Wadleigh — trade songs with Krissy Dustan and Christy Taylor in a set that feels more living-room singalong than spotlight spectacle. The taps lean into dunkel territory — malty, toasty, gently cocoa-kissed lagers that hum rather than shout — pairing beautifully with melodies about courage, transformation, and improbable happy endings. It’s the kind of evening where a pint helps fund a spotlight, a chorus lifts the ceiling a little higher, and Tacoma Beer Week reminds you that community is the real headliner. Tacoma Beer Week songs and dunkels, 5–8 p.m., music at 6, Peaks & Pints, North 26th Street, Proctor District, Tacoma, no cover

Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp: Tacoma Tree Foundation Pints For Pines | Tuesday, March 3

On Tuesday, you can quite literally leave with something that grows as Peaks & Pints hosts the Tacoma Tree Foundation for a Pints For Pines that feels equal parts neighborhood ritual and low-key climate rebellion. From 5 to 8 p.m., about two dozen young trees wait for new homes while every draft poured turns into future canopy, funding the slow, patient work of shading sidewalks and cooling summer streets. The tap log leans forest-forward — piney snap, resinous edges, evergreen aromatics that echo the very thing you’ll carry out the door — and the whole evening hums with that quietly radical idea that a beer bar can double as a seedbed for change. Show up for a pint, leave with a sapling, and plant a small reminder that Tacoma Beer Week isn’t only about what’s in the glass, but what’s growing just beyond it. Tacoma Beer Week trees and pine notes, 5–8 p.m.,  Peaks & Pints, North 26th Street, Proctor District, Tacoma, no cover

Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp: Grit & Grain with Ezra Johnson-Greenough | Wednesday, March 4

Tacoma Beer Week loves a good party, sure, but every so often it gets gloriously nerdy and pulls up a chair for the people who actually keep the scene stitched together — the storytellers, the chroniclers, the ones watching the gears turn while the rest of us chase the next pour. That’s this Basecamp: Peaks & Pints hosts a double-shot Grit & Grain Podcast session with Ezra Johnson-Greenough of New School Beer + Cider, rolling straight through Episodes 180 and 181 starting at 3:30 p.m., a midweek deep dive into Pacific Northwest beer reality — the releases, the closures, the distribution shakeups, the weird little triumphs, the long view. Expect smart talk, sharp context, and the kind of behind-the-bar industry truth that tastes best with a pint in hand and a room full of people who care about what happens after the hype. Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp beer media and deep cuts, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Peaks & Pints, North 26th Street, Proctor District, Tacoma, no cover

Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp: Proctor Prefunk | Thursday, March 5

By Thursday, the Proctor District becomes its own tidy storyline as Peaks & Pints hosts a neighborhood pregame built for wandering minds and well-timed pints before the trivia theatrics begin down the block. From 5 to 7 p.m., the tap log welcomes Narrows Brewing’s brand-new Proctor IPA, a hazy collaboration brewed with Prairie Pilsner malt, oats, white wheat, and a citrus-bright chorus of Amarillo, Vista, Nectaron, and Cryo Mosaic — pillowy, tropical, softly glowing like early evening on North 26th. Proctor IPA and other Narrows Brewing beers on tap are warm-up acts for the ticketed Um, Actually game show at the Blue Mouse Theatre, where competitive beer brains collide. Gather here, toast the neighborhood, then drift a few storefronts down and see who really knows their hops from their hyperbole. Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp Narrows beers, 5–7 p.m., Peaks & Pints, North 26th Street, Proctor District, Tacoma, no cover

Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp: Socks & Suds for Tacoma Rescue Mission | Friday, March 6

Friday strips things down to the basics in the best possible way. Bring new socks for the Tacoma Rescue Mission and swap everyday comfort for a chance to win brewery-branded socks via raffle Friday night from 5-8 p.m., a small but meaningful exchange that turns a pint stop into a gesture of warmth for neighbors who need it most. It’s not flashy, not complicated — just a room full of people choosing intention over autopilot, laughter mingling with generosity, and the quiet understanding that dry socks can mean dignity on a cold Northwest night. Tacoma Beer Week Basecamp sock drive, 5–8 p.m., Peaks & Pints, North 26th Street, Proctor District, Tacoma, bring new socks, no cover

Not the Right Mom: A Full Spectrum Comedy | March 6–8

Somewhere between a pile of mismatched snacks and the quiet heroics of everyday parenting, Tacoma Arts Live brings Megan Dolan’s Not the Right Mom to the Roosevelt Room for a weekend of comedy that cuts deep and lands soft at the same time. Dolan — a longtime storyteller with Moth cred, TEDx mic drops, and an award-winning solo show that’s toured Southern California stages — turns the beautiful chaos of raising a child with autism into razor-sharp theater, equal parts laugh-out-loud honesty and throat-catching recognition. It’s not sentimentality; it’s fire and grace, a one-woman performance that gives voice to the messy middle where expectation meets reality and love refuses to blink. Stick around for the post-show talkback and let the conversation keep breathing. Comedic theater, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Tacoma Armory Roosevelt Room, 1001 Yakima Ave., Tacoma, tickets $46 including fees

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