If those pumpkin spice lattes aren’t quenching your thirst for fall-flavored fun, listen up — Seattle’s Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Beer Festival are baaaAAAck.
This dual-event venture by Elysian Brewing merges the best elements of autumn for a one-stop celebration of the season — all of which benefits The Vera Project’s community efforts with collaborative engagement in music and art.
Listen, the pumpkins aren’t the only hefty items around here — get ready for massive servings of carnival food, beer pints (or pitchers), and more. Here’s what’s coming up:
The Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Open to all, the Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off invites farmers from around the region and their prize pumpkins to see who has the biggest in the patch.
After the weigh-off, the largest of the pumpkins will then appear at next weekend’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival — where they will be tapped and filled with beer.
- When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 12-4 p.m.
- Where: Elysian Taproom, Georgetown
- Cost: Free
- Activities: Live music, face painting, pumpkin carving
The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival
The 21+ pumpkin madness returns with the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival’s second decade in action. Taste from a selection of 80+ beers and ciders from local and national breweries — eight of which are new, exclusive brews from Elysian Brewing (and will only be available at the festival — oh my gourd).
Sip on beer straight from a several-hundred-pound pumpkin, peruse food trucks, and try beer floats served up with scoops from Bluebird Ice Cream.
- When: Friday, Oct. 4 + Saturday, Oct. 5, 4-10 p.m.
- Where: Seattle Center
- Cost: $35+ (designated drivers get in for $5)
- Activities: Costume contests (the theme is orange — duh), DJs, fortune teller readings
