


2026 Gig Harbor Garden Tour
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June 27 & 28
Saturday 10:00-5:00
Sunday 11:00-3:00
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The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is a self guided tour of 6 or 7 gardens in the Greater Gig Harbor Area. Each garden has a unique story to tell that reflects the gardener's heart and style. The variety, artistry, design. and color will inspire you.
When you purchase a ticket at one of the ticket outlets or online you will receive a ticket booklet that will include descriptions of and directions to the gardens. Ticket booklets will be mailed to online ticket purchasers. Your ticket will admit you to both days and to multiple visits to the same garden.
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2026 Gig Harbor Garden Tour
Driving Directions
Garden #1: 7521 Shaw Lane
Garden #1 is in downtown Gig Harbor. It can be accessed from either downtown highway 16 exits. Go right on either and continue on Soundview or Wollochet to Grandview. From Grandview turn downhill on Stanich. The garden is at the bottom of Stanich. Parking is on Stanich, mostly beyond the garden. There is a business around the corner and parking is available there or beyond that on the left. Parking is also available on the other side of the businesses but no road goes through to there. To access this area return up Stanich to Grandview and go right to Pioneer. Almost at the bottom turn right at the auto parts store and you will see that business area on your right, or park anywhere near the post office. There is a short trail and sidewalk (uphill) to Stanich and the garden is immediately on your left. You may want to go directly to this parking area as there is plenty of parking here.
Garden #2: 2705 50th Ave NW
Garden #2 is out Wollochet. From Garden #1 return to Pioneer ,turn left, and cross highway 16. You will be on Wollochet and follow it until a traffic light at Wollochet and 40th. You want to continue on Wollochet but to do so you will need to be in the left turn lane and take that left turn at the light. Continue on Wollochet around several curves. The driveway to the garden is immediately before 48th Ave NW. Parking is in a grass field at the garden. Do not park on the driveway.
Garden #3: 8916 Randall Drive
Garden #3 is on Gig Harbor Bay. From the highway 16 Wollochet exit continue down the hill on Wollochet which becomes Pioneer to Harborview. Turn left and follow Harborview around the harbor ( it becomes Verhardson ) and turn right on Randall. Parking is on the barn access road on your left before the garden or closer parking is beyond the garden to the left on 89th.
Garden #4: 8417 24th Ave NW
Garden #4 is reached from Verhardson beyond garden #3. From Verhardson, turn right at Crescent Valley, left at Dana and right at 24th Ave NW. The garden is at the end of 24th. There is angle parking along 24th. Do not drive down the driveway.
Garden #5: 3721 124th St Ct NW (do not use for GPS)
Garden #5 is reached from Peacock Hill Ave. From Garden #3 or #4 return back Verhardson to Peacock Hill. Turn right to Peacock and continue to 124th Ave and turn left. Parking is along 124th Ave. The garden entrance is across the street. Do not use the garden address or GPS for that address. There is no parking in that area.
Garden #6: 15350 Angelo Strada Place SE, Olalla
To reach Garden #6 continue out Peacock Hill Ave beyond Garden #5 and turn right on 144th, left on Crescent Valley, left on SE Bocelli Way and right on Angelo Strada Place SE. Parking is along Angelo Strada before and beyond the garden.
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Literacy Grants
2025
The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is a ‘Tour for Literacy.’ All proceeds from our annual garden tour are awarded as grants to school and community groups advancing literacy. We recently awarded $35,000 from the June, 2025 Gig Harbor Garden Tour to 17 Community and school groups.
We are not experts on literacy work but we recognize the importance of helping ensure young children all learn to read and we put books in children’s hands to encourage a lifetime habit of reading.
We begin with 0 to 6 year olds. We partner with Altrusa to mail a book monthly to young children who are part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. We support Pediatrics NW’s Reach out and Read program that gives 0-6 year olds books at annual Wellness Visits as part of their parenting skills lessons. And we provide books to the Key Peninsula Preschool and the Curious by Nature Preschool.
We awarded 8 grants to 6 different Elementary Schools, Artondale, Minter Creek, Pioneer, Swift Water, Voyager and Vaughn. Two of the grants fund books for all school, one book reading programs, one supports an all school Literacy Night, 2 are for classroom sets of chapter books, books for a classroom library for regular and special ed student classrooms, and materials to supplement a new district reading program.
We supported a district Young Authors Conference for middle school students and AAUW’s summer science camp for middle school girls.
Our grants support the books the Gig Harbor Police distribute at local events including Halloween, books for children visiting St Anthony’s ER and books for the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula libraries to give out during their summer reading programs.
Although not large, each of these grants are enthusiastically received and we hope make a big difference in small places.
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We continue to seek out opportunities to support literacy work in our community and will consider additional grant applications. See our web page: gigharborgarentour.org for information.

Contact Us
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GHGTA
P.O. Box 1328
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Website comments or questions
webmaster@gigharborgardentour.org
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Our mission is to provide annually a quality garden tour to promote literacy for children and adults on the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula.
Ticket Sales
Tickets are $25 each
($20 for groups of 10 or more)
Tickets go on sale at all locations in late May. Tickets sold online will be mailed when they have been printed in late May.
Online tickets purchase after June 19th will not be mailed and will be available at Garden #1: 7521 Shaw Lane (downtown Gig Harbor). No online tickets will be sold after June 24th but will be available at ticket outlets and garden #1.
Ticket Outlets
Gig Harbor
Ace Hardware - Gig Harbor Store
The Garden Room
Rosedale Gardens Nursery
Wilco Farm Store
Wild Birds Unlimited
Tickled Pink
Walrath Landscaping Supply
Lakebay
Sunnycrest Nursery and Floral
Tacoma
Garden Sphere Nursery
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