The last week of October promises to be especially eventful in Seattle, as the city welcomes Halloween with parades, costume parties, races, and family programs at museums and the zoo. Highlights include the final concerts of the Earshot Jazz Festival, the ballet Dracula, film and oddities festivals, and the show This Is Halloween. For a more relaxed outing, try a sailing trip, fall activities at local farms, or dinner at one of the restaurants taking part in Seattle Restaurant Week. Event information is based on the Events12 Seattle listings.
Seattle Events: October 25–31, 2026
| Dates | Venue | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Seattle | Earshot Jazz Festival: concerts by local and international jazz musicians. The festival began on October 7; October 25 is the final day falling within this week. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct 25 | 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle | Dracula, performed by International Ballet Theatre: a gothic tale featuring dances by villagers, zombies, and demons. | Theatre website, tickets |
| Oct 25 | Seattle Convention Center, Seattle | An exhibition of unusual and curious objects: taxidermy, artwork, antiques, jewelry, and collectibles. | Event page, tickets |
| Oct 25 | Seattle Convention Center, Seattle | GeekGirlCon brings together women working in science, technology, art, literature, comics, and game development. | Event website |
| Oct 25 | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle | A fair featuring rare books, maps, prints, and photographs. | Fair website, photos |
| Oct 25 | KEXP, Seattle | A Halloween dance party for kids, with dance music from a DJ. The event is sold out. | Event website |
| Oct 23–25 | Kerry Hall, Seattle | Starstuff is a three-day festival of original performances, music, storytelling, and creative gatherings featuring 18 artists. | Website and schedule |
| Oct 23–25 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle | Polish Film Festival: nine feature films and a shorts program. Films in other languages have English subtitles. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct 23–25 | Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle | A show for all ages featuring shadow theater, live animation, and acrobatics. The performance takes place in three rooms and lasts about half an hour. | Show website, tickets |
| Oct 25 | West Seattle Junction, Seattle | Free family-friendly Harvest Fest, featuring a costume parade, a performance by the Seattle Thrillers dance troupe, trick-or-treating, and a chili cook-off. | Event website |
| Oct 25 | Seward Park, Seattle | Run Scared: 10K, 5K, and 2-mile races, a kids’ dash, a treasure hunt, and a costume contest. | Race website, schedule |
| Oct 25 | Hangar 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle | Seattle’s first coffee festival, with unlimited coffee and live music; food trucks will be outside. | Festival website |
| Oct 25 | Museum of Flight, Seattle | Family-friendly Museum of Fright, featuring a planetarium program, brass band performances, a science show, workshops, and face painting. Children under 18 in Halloween costumes get in free. | Event website |
| Oct 25 | Redmond City Hall Campus, Redmond | Captain Jack’s Treasure Run: 12K, 8K, and 5K races, a kids’ dash, and post-race activities on the Sammamish River Trail. | Race website |
| Oct 25 | Everett and Shoreline | Mushroom exhibit: learn how to identify wild mushrooms, bring your own for identification, and browse vendor booths. | Everett venue map, Shoreline venue map |
| Oct 23–25 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe | Evergreen Home Show: around 200 local businesses will showcase products and services for home improvement and renovation. | Show website |
| Oct 22–25 | Grand Cinema, Tacoma | Tacoma Film Festival: special events, feature films, and shorts programs. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct 23–25 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Horror Con: guests, exhibits, vendors, artists, discussions, film screenings, food, and video games. | Festival website |
| Oct 25 | Seattle and Woodinville | Candlelight concerts: a string quartet performs familiar works by candlelight. On October 25, hear Dolly Parton’s music at the Arctic Club Hotel. | Information and tickets |
| Oct 25–30 | The Triple Door, Seattle | ** This Is Halloween is a Halloween show inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring live orchestral music, cabaret, burlesque, and video projections.** | Show website, tickets |
| Oct 18–31 | Seattle and the Eastside | Seattle Restaurant Week: special offers at 220 restaurants across the region. | Event website |
| Oct 25–31 | Multiple venues | Halloween events for kids in cities across the region. In Seattle, activities are hosted by Parks; in Tacoma, there’s a street fair and parade. | Events in Thurston County, Seattle Parks events, Tacoma fair and parade |
| Oct 25–31 | Seattle waterfront | A two-hour sailing trip aboard the schooner Bay Lady, with views of Elliott Bay. Snacks and drinks are available on board. | Departure point map |
| Oct 23–31 | McCaw Hall, Seattle | Richard Strauss’s opera Salome, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. Performed in German with English subtitles. | Opera website |
| Oct 25–31 | DAR Rainier Chapter House, Seattle | Haunted Soiree, an interactive show with cocktails and theatrical performances inspired by the 1928 murder in Hex Hollow. Ages 21+. | Show website, tickets |
| Oct 7–31 | Multiple venues across the region | Halloween haunted houses and trails in cities across the region, including Seattle, Tacoma, Buckley, Lacey, and Snohomish. | Seattle video, Tacoma video |
| Oct 25–31 | Farms across the Puget Sound region | Fall activities at local farms: pumpkin patches, hayrides, and corn mazes. | — |
| Oct 25–Nov 1 | Kent and Everett | Disney on Ice: Jump In, with Disney characters skating, dancing, and reenacting scenes from animated films. On October 25 at ShoWare Center in Kent; October 29–November 1 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. | Show website |
| Oct 25–Nov 15 | Seattle, Green Lake, and Everett | Theater productions: the comedy Eureka Day; I’ll Be Your Superhero and Leonardo; the comedy Neha & Neel; the musical Ragtime; and Smoke on the Mountain. | — |
| Oct 25–Dec 25 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Seahawks home games. The game falling within this week is against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 25. | Team website, tickets |
| Oct 25–Dec 31 | Beneath the Streets, Seattle | An underground historical tour of Seattle’s original street level, buried after the Great Fire of 1889. | Tour and tickets |
| Oct 25, 2026–Mar 6, 2027 | Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle | Washington Huskies basketball season; the team plays Washington State on October 25. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct 25, 2026–Dec 31, 2027 | Various locations | Free activities, including Bellevue Botanical Garden, museums, the Olympic Sculpture Park, and walking trails. | — |
| Oct 26–28 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle | The 48 Hour Film Horror Project: short horror films made by participants in just two days. | Project website, tickets |
| Oct 27 | U.S. national parks | Free admission day at U.S. national parks for U.S. citizens and residents. | Free admission days |
| Oct 28 | SIFF Film Center, Seattle | Classic horror films as part of Scarecrowber. On October 28, the screening is Invasion of the Body Snatchers. | Program information |
| Oct 28, 2026–Apr 16, 2027 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders home season; the first home game is against the Houston Dynamo on October 28. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct 28, 2026–Jul 5, 2027 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Seattle Kraken NHL season; the team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 28. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct 28 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Seattle Kraken home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct 28 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders home game against the Houston Dynamo. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct 29 | Seattle Aquarium, Seattle | After Hours: Halloween party with fortune tellers, a pumpkin carver, a costume contest, and access to the aquarium. Ages 21+. | Event website |
| Oct 29–31 | Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle | Carnevolar XIV: Ascension features aerial acrobatics set to live music. A separate ticket is required for Saturday’s party. | Show website, tickets |
| Oct 23–30 | National Nordic Museum, Seattle | A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics: an hour-long program of spooky music performed by a string quartet by candlelight. | Information and tickets |
| Oct 30 | Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie | Wine Train ride with scenic views, snacks, and a tasting of eight wines. Ages 21+. | Tickets |
| Oct 23–30 | Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville | Hoot ’N’ Howl: Halloween decorations, candy stations, games, nocturnal animals, and talks with park staff. | Event website |
| Oct 30–31 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking classes: participants watch a chef prepare a dish and then sample it. | Class schedule |
| Oct 30–31 | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Dance Theatre of Harlem presents a ballet blending classical dance and music with the expressive energy of soul. | Performance information |
| Fridays and Saturdays, Oct 2–31 | Unexpected Productions Improv, Seattle | Poe Unexpected, a comedy improv show inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. | Tickets |
| Oct 30–31 | Smith Tower, Seattle | Spirits & Secrets: themed cocktails, close-up magic, and a spooky atmosphere in the observation deck bar. Ages 21+. | Tickets |
| Oct 30–31 | WaMu Theater, Seattle | Boo! Seattle, a multi-genre music festival with 24 performances each day, costumed performers, and special effects. Ages 18+. | Festival website |
| Oct 30–31 | Seattle neighborhoods | Walking architecture tours: on October 30, explore historic Ballard; on October 31, discover the past and present of South Lake Union. | Foundation and tour website |
| Oct 2–Nov 1 | Wild Waves, Federal Way | Halloween at Wild Waves: daytime activities for kids with treats, and the nighttime Fright Fest, with rides in the dark and haunted houses. | Park website and tickets |
| Oct 30–Nov 7 | Seattle and Tacoma | Día de los Muertos celebrations honoring the departed, with events featuring altars, food, costumes, and entertainment. | — |
| Oct 31 | Black Raven Brewing, Woodinville | Beer Run, a fun 5K with beer, music, food trucks, and local vendors. | Race schedule |
| Oct 31 | Benaroya Hall, Seattle | Halloween Spooktacular, a musical adventure for children ages 6–12, with additional activities before the concert. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | W Seattle, Seattle | Halloween Bash, featuring DJ music on two floors, themed cocktails, decorations, and gifts for guests. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Capitol Hill, Seattle | A historical ghost walk featuring about a dozen stories of famous people and ghosts of Seattle. | Event information |
| Oct 24–31 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | HalloweenCon, a Halloween bar crawl visiting around a dozen bars. The event starts at Merchant’s Cafe and Saloon. Ages 21+. | Tickets |
| Oct 31 | Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle | Fashionably Undead, a Halloween dance party with a costume contest, a scavenger hunt, tarot readings, and trivia. Ages 21+. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Pacific Science Center, Seattle | Science After Dark combines science, art, and nightlife, with exhibits, a scavenger hunt, science improv, and DJ music. Ages 21+. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle | Seduction: Wicked Wonderland, a costume party benefiting the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, with DJs, dancing, performances, and a costume contest. Ages 21+. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Fremont Troll, Seattle | Free Trolloween, featuring live music, a theatrical performance, and a procession celebrating artists. Costumes are encouraged. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle | Pumpkin Bash: trick-or-treating, a costume parade, pumpkin carving, and a chance to watch animals play with pumpkins. | Event website |
| Oct 31 | Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle | Halloween cruise with views of Lake Union and Lake Washington, a costume contest, dance music, snacks, and dessert. Ages 21+. | Website and tickets |
| Oct 31 | Seward Park, Seattle | Trick or Treat 5K, a run or walk for all ages with candy stations and a costume contest. | Race website, tickets |
| Oct 31 | Suite Restaurant & Lounge, Bellevue | Halloween party with DJ music, a costume contest, and aerial performances. Costumes are required; ages 21+. | Website and tickets, tickets |
| Oct 31 | W Bellevue, Bellevue | Halloween Alter Ego: a party featuring a welcome cocktail, treats, a performance, DJ music, and a costume contest. Ages 21+. | Tickets |
| Oct 31 | Monte Event Space, Everett | Halloween Creeptacular, a party with a DJ, snacks, and a costume contest with a $1,000 prize. Costumes are required; ages 21+. | Party website, tickets |
| Oct 31 | Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie | Halloween Train: seasonal activities and games, apple cider, and a 90-minute ride on a decorated train. Departures are also available from North Bend. | Museum website and tickets |
| Oct 31 | Great Northern & Cascade Railway, Skykomish | Free miniature train ride over a bridge and through a tunnel. The ride lasts about 10 minutes. | Railway website |
| Oct 31–Nov 1 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Washington State Toy Show: 400 tables of vintage and modern toys, comics, and collectibles. | Show website |