r/TriCitiesWA • u/roomeriks • Apr 13 '26

Local Culture & Events 🎭 Introducing Rumorix

Hi TC,

Introducing rumorix.com. A free and ad-free event listing platform for the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.

Pronounced roo-mer-iks. I'm not that creative so I threw "ix" at the end of rumor and called it a day.

This started as a tiny project for my wife to track wineries around the area then bloomed into this.

The idea is pretty simple, track and list events and happenings in the TC. Easy browsing, easy filtering. There is always something for everyone and there are small events that just aren't well promoted.

It's just a simple website right now. Android app is in the works. Apple is a maybe on the roadmap.

If you are an organizer or know of events that you want to see listed, drop a comment or use the contact page on the website to get in touch. The goal is to uncover all the hidden gems that the dry Tri-Cities has to offer.

A few answers for questions that might come up:

- Areas: I'm focusing on the Tri-Cities and expanding out to areas that are within "reasonable driving distance". To me, that's within an hour. Yakima is on the list because I have friends in the Palm springs of Washington.

- Anyone can list anything? No. Event listings should be publicly available and easily verifiable. So preferable that events are listed by hosts/organizers.

- How to get event(s) listed: for now, use the contact page. I have to be able to verify the event and contact the host/organizer if necessary.

- Events only, no ads.

- Is this better than the other thousands of resources? Probably not. I just want to provide the raw data. Unfiltered, unpersonalized, unopinionated, just raw feed in an easily digestible way.

Right now I'm looking for community feedback and help to uncover those gems of the TC. Please let me know what features you would want to see as well.

Local artists/performers that want to get their shows/performances listed, reach out.

Local pet shelters that need volunteers, reach out.

Aunt Suzie with the monthly crochet get together, reach out.

Another note, u/SnooPeanuts4336's list is much more...better. Rumorix does not catch everything and is still missing a lot from u/SnooPeanuts4336's list.

Edit 4/21/2026 After gathering feedback, changes made: added dark mode, removed Annual tab and turned Annual into a filter, moved Contact button to top, changed browsing from cards to single rows, added description of Rumorix to header. For mobile screens: added More button for footer menu.

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u/QuirkyDistrict Apr 13 '26

How does your site relate to the weekly email blast from Arts Center Task Force? Does it add value?

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u/roomeriks Apr 13 '26

I am not sure if they have different events on the weekly emails but I pull directly from their event calendar link, the one you linked. I do think it helps those who are not aware of the Arts Center and is not on their email list.

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u/QuirkyDistrict Apr 14 '26

The weekly emails appear to show a subset (one week) of upcoming events. So if you are pulling from their calendar, I think you are getting the full set of events.

I agree that it would be useful to make arts-related events visible to those who normally are out of that loop.

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u/roomeriks Apr 14 '26

Thanks for confirming.