First Night Tacoma is hosting a pop-up picnic Thursday, Sept. 26, at Wright Park, asking diners to wear as much white as possible.

The picnic, title Le Diner en Blanc, grabs inspiration from the Parisians, which began in Paris in 1988, when a man named Francois Pasquier arranged to picnic with family and friends in a public park. To easily find one another in the crowd, all participants wore white, and a chic phenomenon was born. Pasquier's picnic has since become an international phenomenon, and, in September, Tacoma.

First Night Tacoma hosts the picnic to share its New Year's Eve plans, as well as raise funds for the downtown Tacoma Dec. 31 celebration. Organizers will provide tables, linens and performance snippets of scheduled First Night acts, including L. Lisa Lawrence fire dancing, Adam Martin with his Luminares and Benjamin Doerr and Lydia Ramsey of St. Paul de Vence.

You need to bring picnic goodies, a white tablecloth and yourself - dress head to toe in white. Oh, and $10 as it's a fundraiser. Visit firstnighttacoma.org to purchase tickets online.

Read Pappi Swarner's full feature on Le Diner en Blanc on the Walkie Talkie blog.

LE DINER EN BLANC, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, W.W. Seymour Conservatory grounds at Wright Park, 316 S. g St., Tacoma, $10, firstnighttacoma.org

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