ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. An Evening Of Keys, with Naomi Korchonnoff, Raymond Hayden, Doug Skoog. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC.
- Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
- The Spar Olympia. The Burren Boys. 8 pm. NC.
BLUES
- Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC.
- The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm.
- City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 5 pm.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Taco Thursdays with Jerry Miller. 7-10 pm. NC.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tim Hall Band. 7 pm. NC.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Best Of The NW Comedy Show. Sean Anderson, Dan Duarte, and others. 8 pm. $10.
- J.R.'s Whistle Stop Spanaway. Comedy & Open Mic Night. All Ages. 9 pm. NC.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 8:30 pm.
- O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Pub Quiz Night. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
- The Office Bar & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Trivia Night. 8 pm. NC.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Country Dance Lessons. 7:30 pm basic 8:15 pm intermediate and advance. NC.
- North Shore Golf & Country Club Tacoma. Cowboy & Friends. 6:30 pm.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. 360 College Nite with DJ Phase. 18 and older night. Only Thurston and Lewis County residents and college IDs accepted. 9 pm.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. All In Thursdays Dance. 9 pm. NC.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm.
- O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Dance. 9 pm.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ Drastic. 9 pm. NC.
- Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, and dance. 9 pm.
- Last Call Bar Lakewood. DJ Johnny dance Top 40. 9 pm.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Tyler. Country and rock videos. 10 pm to close. $5, includes one drink.
- Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Hush Hush Thursdays Ladies Night, with DJ J-Fresh. 9 pm.
- Big Wheel Steakhouse and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. Ladies Club Nite Out, with DJ K-Dub. 9 pm.
- Club Vanity Tacoma - South. Ladies Night with DJ Relly Rell. hip-hop/R&B. 9 pm.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Ladies Night, featuring local DJs. 8 pm. NC ladies.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Temptation Thursday Top 40, hip-hop. No baggy clothes or baseball hats. 9 pm.
- Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. Two Wheel Thunder Thursday. DJ Atom Ant, country, rock, R&B, and dance. 9 pm.
JAZZ
- Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Al Gord. 6 pm.
- Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Open Day, with Tracy Hooker & The Hook Me Ups. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 6 pm. NC.
KARAOKE
- Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
- Gloria's Bar & Grill Tacoma - Eastside. 9 pm. NC.
- Krickett's Family Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. Karaoke with Gary. 9 pm.
- R & R Live Graham. Rock-Bot Live Karoake. 9 pm.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. Star Machine Live Band Karaoke. 9:30 pm. NC.
OPEN MIC
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Open Mic, with Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers. 8 pm. NC.
- Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Come Out And Play Open Mic. Hosted by Kim Archer and Nick Sandy. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6 pm. Donations.
- Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic/Musicians' Night. Hosted by Big D of 9 Pound Hammer. 9 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Biff Moss. Tropical rock. 6-10 pm. NC.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Dance Party, with Timezone LaFontaine, Lady Lucifine, Daniel Dance. 9 pm.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ladies Night, Dueling pianos! 8 pm.
- The Charleston Bremerton. Off With Their Heads, The Fake Boys, Neutralboy, Damage Done, Burn Burn Burn, One Day. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. VIP Night, featuring Kry, DJ Switch. Get your VIP bracelet from any Jazzbones staff member. 9:30 pm. NC.
RAP/HIP-HOP
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Save The Children Benefit, with Josh Rizeberg, Thought Crime Collective, Hollywood Kill Krew, Collective Love Unlimited, hosted by Q Dot. 9 pm. $10 suggeted donation.