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    Tacoma Museum District to Reopen to the Public Beginning September 25

    Friday, September 11, 2020 3:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2020 Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, LeMay - America’s Car Museum, Children’s Museum of Tacoma, Foss Waterway Seaport
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    GAS Postpones Tacoma Conference to 2022

    Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM by Travel Tacoma

    Seattle, WA – The Glass Art Society (GAS), along with partners Travel Tacoma – Mt. Rainier Tourism and Sports and Museum of Glass, announce the postponement of their international conference scheduled
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    The Glass Art Society chooses Tacoma as host city for 2021 international conference

    Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:00 AM by Travel Tacoma

    For Immediate Release TACOMA, WASH. June 10, 2020 - At their 2020 virtual conference, the Glass Art Society (GAS) announced the destination of their next international conference on May 19-22, 2021:
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    Tags: 2020

    It's Reopening Time at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

    Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    It’s time to go to the zoo! Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park will reopen to the public June 18, with timed online tickets, limited capacity, enhanced safety protocols
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    Categories: Press Releases
    Tags: 2020

    We'll Take a Raincheck

    Friday, April 17, 2020 9:00 AM by Travel Tacoma

    What does a tourism marketer do when there is no tourism to market? It’s not a tree-falling-in-the-woods question. There is an answer, and as destinations around the world are discovering, the answer
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    Categories: Press Releases
    Tags: 2020

    New Traditions for the Holidays

    Friday, November 22, 2019 5:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    Santa in a vintage Cadillac? LGBTQ carols? Balkan folk dancing? If your holiday traditions haven’t changed in a while, then it’s time for a reboot – and Tacoma’s arts and culture scene is full of ways
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    Pierce County destination marketing organizations announce new name, new brand, new tagline

    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    Tacoma, Wash. (Oct. 22, 2019) As part of a merger process began in January of this year, Pierce County’s two largest destination marketing organizations today announced a new joint name, new logo and
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    Tacoma Welcomes USA Gymnastics’ Junior Olympic National Championships in May 2020

    Monday, October 14, 2019 2:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    October 14, 2019 Contact: Dean Burke, President & CEO Travel Tacoma and Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission deanb@traveltacoma.com 253.284.3250 Previous participants have gone on to win Olympic
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    Fall Arts: Explore Your Own Backyard

    Saturday, September 28, 2019 1:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    Okay – raise your hand if you still kind of wish you could jump in a pile of fall leaves. All those colors, textures, a painter’s palette of joy, with something a little wild and rebellious thrown in.
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    Cool Culture, Hot Events: Your Summer Bucket List

    Thursday, July 18, 2019 2:00 PM by Travel Tacoma

    Actually – forget the bucket list. We want a sandcastle list. A list of creative, fun things to do this summer that challenge us, entertain us and create memories – whether we’re soaking up the sun or
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