6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma Nov. 10-16, 2025

Another week, another delirious constellation of Tacoma wonders spinning wildly through the November dark, each one a tiny portal begging you to step through and briefly forget that the sun now clocks out at, what, noon? Consider this your shimmering, slightly unhinged field guide to local delight: a stone-fruit fever dream disguised as a cider flight; a trio in Old Town singing Americana like it’s smuggled from the afterlife; a Hilltop tavern worshipping the sacred geometry of repeating digits; a Proctor time machine humming at 1.21 gigawatts; jazz blooming in a candlelit bunker beneath Market Street; and 130 artists turning the Armory into a technicolor cathedral of Tacoma soul. Six ways to fend off the encroaching winter. Six tiny rebellions. Six invitations to remember you live in a city that refuses — stubbornly, gloriously — to go dim.

Peaks & Pints Monday Stone Fruit Cider Flight | Monday, Nov. 10

Stone fruit is nature’s quiet luxury — a soft-skinned solar system of peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines, each with a pit for a heartbeat and a talent for tasting like sunshine swaddled in velvet. And on this particular Monday, Peaks & Pints turns that orchard royalty into a five-glass meditation on summer longing and autumn bloom. These are ciders that glow rather than shout: plum drifting through rainlight, nectarine humming like July in exile, cherry strutting in glam-rock scarlet, peach swanning in on a Bellini breeze, blackberry crashing the party because bramble fruit never waits for an invitation. It’s a full-body reminder that stone fruit doesn’t vanish when the days grow short — it simply deepens, darkens, ripens into something moodier and more worship-worthy. Monday, all day, Peaks & Pints, Proctor District.

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Cosmo’s Dream | Tuesday, Nov. 11

Old Town’s beloved Classical Tuesdays series drifts into folkloric orbit this week as Cosmo’s Dream — Tacoma’s own harmony-drunk Americana trio — steps into the warm wood echo of Slavonia Hall. Gen Obata (guitar/mandolin), Steve Nebel (guitar), and Kristi Nebel (bass) spin original tunes that wander from fog-draped mountains to big-box purgatory, from Iditarod dog teams to grandmas discovering the internet, all stitched together with three-part harmonies that feel like they’ve been aging in oak. It’s one of the series’ cherished monthly concerts, presented by the Old Town Business & Professionals Association and curated by Pam Ryker — free, open to all, and tailor-made for anyone who likes their Tuesday nights washed in story, strings, and a little cosmic twang. Live music, 7–9 p.m., Slavonia Hall, 2306 N. 30th St., no cover.

1111 Day at Peterson Bros. 1111 | Tuesday, Nov. 11

Hilltop’s beloved sandwich sanctuary turns numerology into nightlife as Peterson Bros. 1111 throws its annual 1111 Day — a delirious celebration of repeating digits, late-night camaraderie, and the gravitational pull of a perfectly irreverent Tacoma tavern. Expect the place to thrum like a lucky charm as a house DJ spins grooves slick enough to butter bread, prize giveaways materialize like cosmic bonuses, and fresh merch drops for the faithful who know their Reubens by heart. And then, of course, the moment: the countdown to 11:11 p.m., when the whole bar raises a glass to the delicious absurdity of shared ritual and the strange magic of matching numbers. Annual party, 6 p.m., 21+, 1111 S. 11th St., no cover.

Back to the Future 40th Anniversary | Friday–Monday, Nov. 14–17

Great Scott, Proctor — the Blue Mouse is firing up the flux capacitor. For one deliriously nostalgic long weekend, Tacoma’s oldest movie house becomes a temporal wormhole, whisking you back to 1985, when skateboards still sparked on asphalt and Huey Lewis counted as spiritual guidance. The Blue Mouse’s velvet-soft darkness is the perfect cradle for Marty, Doc, and that stainless-steel fever dream of a DeLorean as they rip through spacetime with all the joy of a cosmic prank. This isn’t just a movie; it’s a communal time-travel séance, a chance to hear an entire room gasp, laugh, and quote along like the universe depends on it. Local screening, multiple showings all weekend, plus a Monday night encore, 2611 N. Proctor St., tickets at bluemousetheatre.com.

Kareem Kandi World Orchestra @ The Speakeasy (feat. BrandonLee Cierley) | Friday, Nov. 14

Descend into downtown’s candlelit hideaway and let Tacoma’s own Kareem Kandi World Orchestra turn the evening into a velvet-lined pocket of world-class jazz, this time featuring rising sax savant BrandonLee Cierley — a hometown talent whose sound threads jazz, hip-hop, lofi haze, and groove into something fluid, modern, and quietly ferocious. The Speakeasy’s underground warmth gives the whole thing an almost conspiratorial glow: doors at 5:30, music from 6 to 7:15, and an open invitation to bring your own food and drink (though they’ll happily sell you snacks, beer, wine, and soft landings). With Cierley joined by Joel and Josh Bozich, Joshua VanCleave, and Elliott Turner, expect rhythms that coil and bloom in that intimate low-ceilinged room where every note feels like it’s leaning directly into your ear. Live music, 6 p.m., The Speakeasy, 1122 Market St., $20 at eventbrite.com.

Arts at the Armory | Saturday–Sunday, Nov. 15–16

For one glorious weekend, Tacoma Arts Live‘s Tacoma Armory transforms into a living, breathing cathedral of creativity — Arts at the Armory, the last holdout of Tacoma Arts Month. More than 130 local artists converge beneath the soaring rafters to turn gray November light into color, texture, and pulse: ceramics still warm from the kiln, prints humming with fresh ink, glass that catches the sun like bottled fire. It’s less a market than a celebration of Tacoma’s collective imagination — where neighbors trade stories disguised as art and every booth feels like a heartbeat. Shop, sip, linger, and leave carrying not just something beautiful, but something Tacoma. Community market, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Tacoma Armory, 1001 Yakima Ave., no cover, tacomaartsmonth.org.

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