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Sip on these Oktoberfests near Seattle
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This pup’s got the right idea. | Photo by @dash.dog
Happy fall, y’all. The first day of Autumn sure came quickly this year. And while we’ll certainly miss the sunshine and warm beach days, we can’t wait for all of the pumpkin-spiced delights, apple ciders, and leaf crunching on the horizon.

Here are five big fall fests to help kick the season off.

🍁 Fall Harvest Pumpkin Festival | Weekends Sat., Sept. 24-Sun., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Remlinger Farms, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation | $27+ | Go big or go home, you know? This festival includes kid rollercoasters, pony rides, a corn maze, u-pick pumpkin fields, pumpkin spice mini donuts, street food, and way more.

🍁 The Harvest at Skagit Acres | Weekends in October | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Skagit Acres, 18923 Peter Johnson Rd., Mount Vernon | Free | Grab a pumpkin for carving and then check out the petting zoo, apple slingshot, sunflower field, or vintage market.

🍁 Oxtober | Sat., Oct. 22 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center, 10819 Carnation Duval Rd. NE, Carnation | Free | This family-friendly festival includes a fall scavenger hunt, hay rides, conservation tours, live music, and jam/chutney making demonstrations — registration is required.

Dog at Leavenworth Oktoberfest

Have you ever seen a better-worn pretzel?

Photo by @dash.dog

🍻 Leavenworth Oktoberfest | Friday + Saturdays, Sept. 30-Oct. 15 | Hours vary | Town Toyota Center, Wenatchee | $10+ | The festival’s 24th year comes with a new venue, a menu of entirely imported German beer, live entertainment, keg tapping ceremonies, and more. Pro tip: ICYMI, the City of Leavenworth is hosting its own sudsy October celebration this year after a hiatus with a kid-friendly Kinderplatz + root beer garden.

🍻 Kirkland Oktoberfest | Fri., Sept. 23-Sun., Sept. 25 | Hours vary | Marina Park, Kirkland | $15+ | Kick it a little closer to home with imported beers, live music, wiener dog races, brats, the Parade of the Sausage Queen, and an attempt at the Bavarian handshake world record.
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Today
  • Ice Dyeing Class | Thu., Sep. 22 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Monster, 1716 NW Market St. | $55 | Learn how to fold + bind fabric to create designs through the playful nature of ice dye. 🧊
  • Movies in Freeway Park: “School of Rock” | Thu., Sep. 22 | 8-10 p.m. | Freeway Park, 600 Seneca St.| Free | Grab some complimentary snacks + drinks and watch the Jack Black classic comedy. 🎸
Friday
  • Jim Jefferies: The Moist Tour | Fri., Sept. 23 | 7 + 9:30 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre | $35.50 | The Australian comedian won Stand-Up Comedian of the Year at the 2019 Just for Laughs festival. 🎤
  • Dungeons and Drag Queens: All M’ages Show | Fri., Sept. 23 | 8-10 p.m. | Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway | $20+ | The witty, live tabletop game takes things down a notch from its usual bawdiness so that younger folk can enjoy the mystical banter. 🎲
  • Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure | Fri., Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave. | $30 | View 100+ sculptures and drawings by an iconic modern artist who tirelessly pursued his unique vision of the human form.*
Saturday
  • Birch Road Wine Fest | Sat., Sept. 24 | 3-6 p.m. | Stimson-Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave. | $45+ | Explore 25+ wines from around the state — proceeds benefit the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation at the mansion.
  • Seattle Night Market: Autumn Moon by Lusio Lights | Sat., Sept. 24 | 4-10 p.m. | Magnuson Park, Hangar 30 | $10+ | In celebration of the Autumnal Equinox, one of Seattle’s biggest night markets will be accompanied by seven light art installations. 💡
Sunday
  • Yoga + Wine | Sun., Sept. 25 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Alluvium Cellars, 19151 144th Ave. NE, Woodinville | $20 | The one-hour, all-levels yoga class will be followed by a wine tasting experience — bring your own yoga mat.
  • Declan McKenna | Sun., Sept. 25 | 8 p.m. | Showbox SODO | $25+ | Called the “wonder boy of British music,” this rising indie star is sure to launch you straight into outer space with his Bowie-inspired jams. 🚀
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Civic
  • Time for your close-up — City Council approved legislation that creates a new film commission aimed at strengthening the local TV + movie industry. The commission will consist of 11 people: five appointed by city council, five by the mayor, and one by the group itself. (KIRO 7)
Seattleite
  • Seattle business leader Roger Nyhus was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a US ambassador to several Caribbean countries. Roger was previously a senior advocacy officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation + has been involved in several international trade missions. (Seattle Times)
Development
  • A Hong Kong-based development company is bringing a new, 42-story luxury hotel + residential apartment building downtown. The tower is scheduled to open in 2026 with 187 guest rooms, 200 apartments, and a cocktail lounge. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
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Community
  • The kiddos will have to wait a bit longer for that new slide. Ballard Commons Park will remain closed while Seattle Parks and Recreation works out details about the playground’s ongoing restoration. The park originally closed in Dec. 2021 with a reopening timeline of six months — no new timeline has been announced. 🌳 (My Ballard)
Tech
  • We were here first, okay? Major League Baseball has renewed efforts to buy the website name for local restaurant Ray’s. The Seattle biz currently holds the rights to rays.com — a coveted domain for the Tampa Bay Rays — but has no intentions of turning it over. (GeekWire)
Award
  • What a way with words. Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith was recently awarded the US Water Prize for Outstanding Artist, which commemorates work to find inclusive + sustainable solutions to the nation’s water challenges. Jourdan’s work focuses on creative environmental work through social justice. 📝 (Seattle Medium)
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Bottoms up 🍷

L’Ecole opens new Woodinville tasting room
L'Ecole Woodinville Tasting Room
L’Ecole’s new tasting room has a big patio space for those beautiful, fall days. | Photos via L’Ecole
Ready to sip something new? Wine are we not? 🍇

The critically-acclaimed Washington winery L’Ecole No.41 has just opened its brand-spanking-new tasting room in Woodinville’s Wine Walk Row.

It’s a big deal for fermented grape lovers in the Seattle area. Both of the winery’s other tasting rooms are nestled in Walla Walla — which means the driving time to delight yourself in the award-winning products has been shortened by about three-and-a-half hours (save the road trip snack money for the wine, baby).

The new location offers up tasting flights, glass pours, and member-only special deals.

Check it out (responsibly):

📅 Wed.-Sun.
⏰ 12-7 p.m.
📍 17401 133rd Ave. NE, Woodinville
THE WRAP
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Alina

Today’s issue was written by Alina.

Editor’s pick: Well folks, it’s goodbye to Capitol Hill and hello to Belltown for me — or, it will be at the end of the month when I move into a new apartment.

I’ve loved being so close to great spots like Rumba and Ramen Danbo, but I’m also really looking forward to starting a new journey and having the waterfront just a few blocks away. I’ll be a little tired the coming weeks, so hope you don’t mind any extra silliness.

Missed yesterday’s newsletter? Check out Pho Bac’s plans to revamp its boat restaurant.
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