Ready for sweater weather, Seattle? From pumpkin patches and corn mazes to apple picking and German beer celebrations, fall is one of our favorite seasons in the Emerald City.
Get ready to come alive — or play dead at a fall-tastic haunted house like the Georgetown Morgue — with this guide featuring 34 fall events happening now through November.
Oktoberfests
Oktoberfest in Leavenworth | Fridays + Saturdays, Oct. 4-Oct. 19 | Times vary | Downtown Leavenworth | $15+ | Get ready for brats, beer, and yodeling competitions in the Bavarian-styled Washington village.
The 20th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival | Friday, Oct. 4-Saturday, Oct. 5 | 4-10 p.m. | Seattle Center | $35+ | 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.
Haunted Houses
Nile Nightmares | 6601 244th St. SW | Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 4-Nov. 2 | $35+ | If having too many choices is what you’re afraid of, this experience comes with access to eleven different trails and frightening adventures.
Georgetown Morgue | 5000 Marginal Way E. | Open various days, Sept. 20-Nov. 2 | $32+ | It may be hard to tell whether or not the haunts are real since this screamfest takes place in an actual (but no longer functioning) morgue.
Campfire Nightmares | Royal Arch Park | Fridays + Saturdays, Sept. 28-Oct. 27 | Various times | $20+ | The mile-long woodsy trail provides ample places for creatures to hide. Keep your head on a swivel.
Nightfall Orphanage | Fridays + Saturdays, Oct. 18-Nov. 2 | Various times | 4544 51st Place SW, West Seattle | $20+ | Your screams at this neighborhood haunt will benefit the West Seattle Food Bank and the Washington’s National Park Fund.
Stalker Farms | Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 4-Nov. 2 | Various times | 8705 Marsh Rd., Snohomish | $20+ | These haunted corn mazes drop you into the middle of your own horror movie — watch if you dare.
Halloween happenings
Black Lagoon | Wednesday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Nov. 2 | 4 p.m.-2 a.m. | Rob Roy | Cost of purchase | Belltown’s classic cocktail spot Rob Roy hosts a swampy pop-up featuring hair-raising libations like the gin + honeydew-based Hex Appeal.
Nightmare on Wall Street | Wednesday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Nov. 2 | 4 p.m.-12 a.m. | Navy Strength | Cost of purchase | Navy Strength has brought back its annual creepy pop-up with themed drinks.
House of Spirits: Haunted Cocktail Soiree | Friday, Sept. 28-Saturday, Nov. 2 | Various times | DAR Rainier Chapter House | $42+ | Mix spirit tastings with ghost story-inspired live entertainment at this immersive experience.
Spooky Little Halloween Bar | Thursdays-Sundays, Oct. 3-Nov. 3 | 5 p.m.-11 p.m. | Edgewater Hotel | Cost of purchase | This pop-up on the hotel’s second floor features devilish drinks and eerily delectable bites that will inspire your own ghost stories.
Haunted Factory Tour at Seattle Chocolate | Thursday, Oct. 24-Sunday, Oct. 27 | 5-8 p.m. | Seattle Chocolate Factory, Tukwila | $15+ | Uh oh — the Seattle Chocolate factory has been taken over by some dark forces and they need help from folks ages 8+ to help.
brat-o-ween | Friday, Oct. 25 | 9 p.m. | Neumos | $10+ | What? You think Halloween isn’t screaming “brat”?
Boo Seattle 2024 | Friday, Oct. 25-Saturday, Oct. 26 | 9 p.m. | WAMU Theater | $150+ | Halloween becomes a rave at this two-day concert featuring beat-makers like Kaskade, Afrojack, and Cedric Gervais.
Plant or Treat | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Urban Earth Nursery | Free | Move over kids, this one’s for the plant parents — sip cider + mead, get mini tarot readings done, and find something leafy to bring home.
Barktober Fest 2024 | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 12-8 p.m. | Dog Yard Bar | $5+ | Dress the pup up for costume contests, Halloween-inspired treats, photo ops, and a fall draft beer list.
Zombie Walk | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 1:30-5:30 p.m. | Downtown Issaquah, Issaquah | $0+ | Get zombie-fied at the makeup booth, practice some dance moves, and get ready to stalk the Eastside city with hundreds of other undead.
Halloween Party Cruise | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 8:30 p.m. | Waterways Cruises at Lake Union Pier | $118 | Seattle looks a lot more haunting from the inky black waters of Lake Union — enjoy a 2.5-hour cruise with drinks, snacks, and dancing.
Halloween Zombie Crawl | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 7 p.m. | Various locations | $15+ | Haunt the city with your antics — join one of two bar crawls in Capitol Hill or Ballard.
Freaky and Fabulous Halloween Party | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 7 p.m.-12 a.m. | The Nest Rooftop Bar | Free | Don your creepiest costumes and enjoy photo ops, drinks, light bites, and a heated patio from which you can gaze upon all the haunts passing by below.
Black and White Halloween Soirée | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 9 p.m.-1 a.m. | W Bellevue, Bellevue | $60+ | Wear your creepiest formal attire for a night of live music, specialty cocktails, and a variety of haunting performances.
Trick or Treat Ballard | Thursday, Oct. 31 | 4-6 p.m. | Ballard Neighborhood | Free | Bring the kiddos to Ballard for trick-or-treating fun at several local businesses.
Orchards, pumpkin patches + mazes
Craven Farm | Various days through Thursday, Oct. 31 | 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | 13817 Shorts School Road, Snohomish | This farm also has a night owl maze for those who like adventure.
Fall City Farms | Various days through Sunday, Oct. 27 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | 3636 Neal Road, Fall City | Enjoy fresh mini doughnuts and apple cider, too.
Carpinito Brothers | Daily through Thursday, Oct. 31 | 9 a.m. until dusk | 27508 W. Valley Hwy. N., Kent | Stop by for the pumpkins, and stick around for the hay rides, corn maze, farm animals, and more family-friendly activities.
Remlinger Farms | Saturdays + Sundays, Sept. 28-Oct. 27 | 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation | Go all out with corn mazes, amusement park rides, apple cannons, and a free pumpkin with every ticket.
Knutson Farms | Tuesdays-Sundays through Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | 16406 78th St. E., Sumner | Knutson may be known for its flower shop, but the pumpkin field and seasonal coffee cart give the farm a whole new reputation.
Maris Farms | Fridays-Sundays through Sunday, Oct. 27 | Various times | 24919 Sumner Buckley Hwy. E., Buckley | Wagon rides, an animal barn, and pig + duck races are just some of the fun farm festivities happening this harvest season.
Bob’s Corn + Pumpkin Farm | Saturday, Sept. 14-Thursday, Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | 10917 Elliott Road, Snohomish | Wander the 12-acre corn maze before finding the perfect pumpkin to take home.
Thanksgiving events
Gobble Up Seattle 2024 | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Magnuson Park Hangar 30 | $2 | Eat bites from 100+ local vendors + restaurants until you need to be rolled out the door.
“Bob’s Burgers” Thanksgiving Episodes Trivia | Wednesday, Nov. 20 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Wildrose | $7 | Spend Thanksgiving eve answering questions about your favorite dorky family’s holiday antics.
Transcendent theater
“Jubilee” | Saturday, Oct. 12-Saturday, Oct. 26 | Times vary | McCaw Hall | $57+ | The world premiere of this opera follows the foundation of the Fisk Jubilee Singers as they change music forever.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” | Friday, Oct. 25-Saturday, Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Fifth Avenue Theater | $60+ | Not to build up your antici... pation, but this performance comes with goody bags to use during the show.
“Wicked” | Wednesday, Nov. 6-Sunday, Dec. 1 | Times vary | Paramount Theatre | $39+ | The Broadway sensation arrives in Seattle with the origin story behind Oz’s Good Fairy and the Wicked Witch of the West.
“All Balanchine” | Friday, Nov. 1-Sunday, Nov. 10 | Times vary | McCaw Hall | $50+ | This performance showcases this world-famous choreographer’s artistic range — through American folk dancing to classical ballet.
“Lucidity” | Thursday, Nov. 21-Monday, Nov. 25 | Times vary | McCaw Hall | $65+ | This production touches on the tragedy of dementia, as told by the opera’s composer as her son cares for her.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins” | Friday, Nov. 22-Thursday, Dec. 26 | Times vary | Fifth Avenue Theater | $40+ | Take the kids to watch the classic chimney-sweeping children’s movie live.
Can’t miss concerts
Hans Zimmer Live | Saturday, Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $225+ | The brain behind the intensely emotional ballads from movies like “The Lion King,” “Interstellar,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” will be performing his works live.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Live in Concert | Thursday, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | The Paramount Theater | $40+ | Watch the animated superhero film as its accompanied by a live orchestra.
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan present: Sweat | Wednesday, Oct. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $122+ | Screw it — it’s Brat Girl Fall now. Are you bumpin’ that?
Maggie Rogers: The Don’t Forget Me Tour | Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $34+ | The American singer-songwriter was discovered years ago when she played her music for Pharrell Williams during a master class.
Sabrina Carpenter: Short n’ Sweet Tour | Wednesday, Nov. 6 | 7 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $282+ | Wake up — the “Espresso” singer’s cheeky tour is coming to town.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve | Saturday, Nov. 23, Saturday, Nov. 23 | Times vary | Climate Pledge Arena | “Carol of the Bells” just hits a little harder in person.
