# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Chowder Social 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: For 126 years, the Balfour Dock Building has stood at the heart of Tacoma’s working waterfront. From the legacy of Thea Foss and Harry Bridges to the tall ships and the Mosquito Fleet, Foss Waterway Seaport preserves the stories of the people and vessels that shaped our maritime community.

The Chowder Social fundraising event is our annual celebration of this history and the future of the Seaport.

Join us on April 26, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tacoma's waterfront at the Foss Waterway Seaport for an unforgettable evening, featuring a hosted social hour, dinner with a variety of incredible chowders and salads, a silent auction, live auction, dessert dash, raise the paddle, and more.

Hosted by Author, Internet Personality, and the founder of Pretty Gritty Tours, Chris Staudinger. 

This event is for folks 21+.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tacoma/chowder-social/200029797290118
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 62

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://fosswaterwayseaport.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ChowderSocial2026AnnualFundraisingAuction/tabid/1565114/Default.aspx?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tacoma-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tacoma
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 705 Dock St, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402
- **lat**: 47.25793
- **long**: -122.43707
- **full address**: 705 Dock St, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Foss Waterway Seaport (https://allevents.in/org/foss-waterway-seaport/12669936)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/7ec41a2fcbd80119ad14329b1a5c70ecb4d6a284a82196d49ed94e8b07366934-rimg-w300-h300-dc024365-gmir?v=1774705501

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 705 Dock St, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98402
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Foss Waterway Seaport
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Chowder Social  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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