Real Art Tacoma is the dream, teenagers dream about. a place you get to find and discover new music, make new friends, and learn what a scene is all about

Our History.

What started as a way for a group of friends to see their favorite bands and has blossomed into being the corner stone of all ages music in Pierce County is a journey with many ups, downs, and many nights letting the band crash on the couch.

the Early 2000s and the rise of 90s hardcore is at its peak and a group of Tacoma friends want to have Hardcore bands play in their city but no one will take them and so with the jobs and money they had they rented their local VFW hall and get the band to come play, with the fluorescent lights on and the band on the ground with the audience it wasn't the most Rockstar thing but it was theirs. they kept hosting shows after many months they finally had the idea of why not have our own venue, our own spot. owned by them.

Real Art Tacoma

All Ages since 2015

R.A.T. FEST 2025 Raise -A- Thon