Parable

Parable Community space offering plants, books, clothing, records and more! Family-owned.

hey fam! check out this upcoming offering from co-owner hope to see you there. 🫶🏿
02/24/2025

hey fam! check out this upcoming offering from co-owner hope to see you there. 🫶🏿

Choose to be an answer.
11/06/2024

Choose to be an answer.

Empty shelves, full hearts. Thank you for the last 4 years! That’s a wrap ❤️ we’ll keep this account open for community....
10/27/2024

Empty shelves, full hearts. Thank you for the last 4 years! That’s a wrap ❤️ we’ll keep this account open for community. Until next time!

Don’t mind us, just stuffing gift bags for tomorrow!See ya for our very last celebration hosted by & friends. Sunday, 1...
10/26/2024

Don’t mind us, just stuffing gift bags for tomorrow!

See ya for our very last celebration hosted by & friends.

Sunday, 10/27 @ 11am-3pm

All proceeds go to our closing costs!

Food by
Mocktails by
Dessert by
And gift bags by

Books and artisan items still on sale, everything must go! Tickets/passports on sale at parabletacoma.com

Don’t miss your chance to say goodbye! Our LAST celebration will be this Sunday. You know us- we’ll be going out with a ...
10/22/2024

Don’t miss your chance to say goodbye! Our LAST celebration will be this Sunday. You know us- we’ll be going out with a 🎉 . So come celebrate with community and close out Parable right. Passports are $50 pre-sale but you can also buy items a la carte (separately). More about our vendors below 👇

With gratitude and great joy, we join with community for Parable’s Closing Celebration
Sunday, October 27 ~ 11 am - 3 pm
Brought to you by Caribbean Queens & Friends

Purchase a $50 Parable Passport online at parabletacoma.com NOW* to receive:

FOOD by Trini Plate
Chef AbbyGail Woods brings authentic “Trinbagonian” flavor and spice to the Pacific Northwest and will be cooking up a special plated lunch.

DESSERT by Little Miss Sweets NYC
Chef Lydia Mendez brings a taste of NY and Puerto Rico with her 100% gluten free desserts. She’ll be offering fan favorite sweets.

MOCKTAIL by Aafiya Lounge
Founder Raihab Baig combines her faith, culture and commitment to healthy eating by offering non-alcoholic “mocktails” with wishes for good health and freedom from grief.

PLUS, a Parable Tacoma Mystery Gift Bag!

*Limited Passports available at the door; price will increase to $60. All proceeds from Parable Passports and a la carte sales will be donated to the Parable Family to support the closure and every aspect of the transition.

Everything must go tomorrow! Big sale vibes with and !! Furniture, displays, books, artisan products, food cart, plant...
10/12/2024

Everything must go tomorrow! Big sale vibes with and !!

Furniture, displays, books, artisan products, food cart, plant tent, electronics, parable swag- all for sale!

Most furniture will be put on our website by tomorrow morning as well: parabletacoma.com.

Come thru!

*today!* last 253 Step at Parable, 6pm-9pm. Sliding scale $0-$15. A q***r two-step and line dancing event!
10/06/2024

*today!* last 253 Step at Parable, 6pm-9pm. Sliding scale $0-$15. A q***r two-step and line dancing event!

SAVE THE LAST DANCE. It’s your final chance to grab a partna, come on down, dosey do, round n round. See ya cuties.
10/02/2024

SAVE THE LAST DANCE. It’s your final chance to grab a partna, come on down, dosey do, round n round. See ya cuties.

This Thursday, 6-7:30! Join Mayor Woodards and for an engaging discussion the delves into the heart of James McBride’s ...
10/01/2024

This Thursday, 6-7:30! Join Mayor Woodards and for an engaging discussion the delves into the heart of James McBride’s National Book Award-winning novel, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.” Set against the backdrop of Chicken Hill—a vibrant yet marginalized community—the novel weaves a tapestry of struggle, survival, and the power of love and community.

This will be our last “Tacoma Reads” event at Parable, so come through!

Closing sale on October 13th featuring coffee from and baked goods from !Books and artisan products 20-70% off. Displa...
09/25/2024

Closing sale on October 13th featuring coffee from and baked goods from !

Books and artisan products 20-70% off. Displays, bookshelves, tables, and even a coffee cart for sale as well.

And don’t forget to say goodbye 👋🏿

With full hearts, we share the bittersweet news that we are closing shop. This decision wasn’t easy but is the best for ...
09/15/2024

With full hearts, we share the bittersweet news that we are closing shop. This decision wasn’t easy but is the best for our family. Over the years we have experienced great joys and accomplishments but also heartache, family loss, and struggle. There are no words for how meaningful it’s been to witness the way that our community came together to lift up our work, and the heart and sweat put in by people like you has sustained and nurtured Parable. But the grief our family is holding and subsequent loss of capacity took a toll. Our building managers have informed us that our building is changing ownership, so we saw it as the right moment to transition our business.

Parable has always been more than a business. In this space we built community and watched beautiful networks form for Tacoma as a whole. It’s been an honor to hold the space for so many inspiring community members to gather, celebrate our brilliance, care for each other and just be joyful together.With that in mind, we are trusting that the seeds we’ve planted (with your help) these past four years will continue to bear fruit- this is just the beginning… We are merely closing this chapter of Parable for now.

We will officially close our doors Oct 31, 2024.

If you need to pick up a book, please do so any Wednesday until October 16 5pm-7pm or make other arrangements by texting our google voice line at 253-220-7393.

We still have several events like this month’s Accessibilty for All Market on Sept 28 & 29. Please show up and show out!

We will have a liquidation sale later in October. Until then, feel free to peruse our shelves Wednesdays 5pm-7pm.

Finally, if you’d like to say a farewell message or share a memory, please add to our Kudoboard: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/SsvAPE1A

Today’s the day sweeties! Ride on down to Parable for Q***r 2-Step and line dancing.
09/05/2024

Today’s the day sweeties! Ride on down to Parable for Q***r 2-Step and line dancing.

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3502 Mckinley Avenue
Tacoma, WA
98404

Opening Hours

Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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