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Haunted golf course

October 4 - Nov. 2, 2024

Mountlake Terrace (14 miles N)

Nile Nightmares is an outdoor walk plus indoor mazes at Nile Shrine Gold Center, 6601 244th St. SW in Mountlake Terrace. It has a food court and a beer garden, and is open Fri., Sat., Sun., plus Halloween. Recommended for age 12+ except less scary for kids on one special day. Escape room games cost extra.

Whacky parade

October 5 - 6, 2024

Port Townsend (58 miles NW via ferry)

Odd contraptions and costumed drivers gather at US Bank and then parade north on Water Street (Sat. noon) to begin The Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race in Port Townsend. You’re welcome to attend the $10 Rosehips Ball and Kween Kornation for age 21+ (Sat. 8 p.m.). The race continues the next day (Sun. noon). Schedule. FREE

Floating lanterns

October 12 - 13, 2024

Green Lake (5.2 miles N)

Here’s a national for-profit event that gets good reviews. Water Lantern Festival begins at 3:30 p.m. with food trucks, music, and games; at 6:30 p.m. you design a lantern included in the ticket price; and at 7 p.m. you launch it on Green Lake at Seattle Public Theater, 7312 West Green Lake Drive N in Seattle. No pets.

Glass-making weekend

October 17 - 20, 2024

Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Issaquah

Refract offers more than 100 special events, exhibitions, parties, demonstrations, studio tours, and opportunities to connect with glass-making artists.

Halloween Train

October 19 - 27, 2024 (weekends)

Snoqualmie (29 miles E)

Enjoy apple cider and watch it being pressed, hear train stories in the train shed, and ride the decorated steam-powered Halloween Train that runs 3 times a day between Snoqualmie and North Bend, boarding at Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King St. in Snoqualmie. Or board at North Bend.

Kids’ event on Capitol Hill

October 26, 2024

Capitol Hill (1.1 miles NE)

Kids enjoy carnival games and face painting at Hilloween in the plaza near Broadway & Denny Way. FREE
  • 1 p.m. – spooky stories by a drag queen
  • 2 p.m. – pet costume contest
  • 3 p.m. – magic show
  • 3:45 p.m. – marching band
  • 4 p.m. – costume parade on Broadway

Family Halloween party

October 2024 (undated)

Black Diamond (33 miles SE)

Kids 4 to 14 can walk through a haunted experience, play carnival games for treats, use glowing paint, wear light sticks on the dance floor, and enjoy snacks & “spooky drinks” at the Haunted Glow Party at Party Magic, 29006 216th Ave. SE in Black Diamond. The optional pre-party at 6 p.m. requires a separate ticket.

Cranberry festivals

October 2024 (undated)

Grayland & Long Beach (133 & 173 miles SW)

Choose from two cranberry fairs the same weekend. Both offer food, crafts, and cranberry bog tours. FREE
  • Cranberry Harvest Festival in Grayland (133 miles) has live music, a cranberry marketplace, a beer garden, a breakfast (Sat.), cranberry bog tours (Sat.), a firefly parade (Sat. 7:30 p.m.), and a cranberry eating contest (Sun. 1:30 p.m.). Schedule.
  • Cranberry Harvest Weekend in Long Beach (173 miles) “is your chance to see the wet harvest, listen to a local musician, buy fresh cranberries, and visit a cranberry museum.”
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