From October 10 through 17, Seattle and its surrounding areas will become a vast autumn calendar of events: concerts by Rush and Jeff Goldblum, jazz and Latin American film festivals, TurkFest, Refract, Oktoberfests, wine tastings, fairs, sporting events, and family programs. The city will also host theater productions, exhibitions, dance evenings, a Diwali festival, and tours of Pioneer Square’s historic underground. Nature lovers can look forward to a free day at state parks, fall farms, and harvest festivals. A full selection of events, along with current information about dates and venues, can be found on the Events12 Seattle website: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Events in Seattle and Surrounding Areas: October 10–17, 2026
| Date(s) | Location | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 10 | White River | Luke Bryan concert. | — |
| Oct. 10 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Rush concert. | — |
| Oct. 10 | Capitol Hill, Seattle | The experimental Out There dance festival at 12th Avenue Arts. | Festival website, map |
| Oct. 10 | Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle | Tasting of dozens of wines with appetizers and live music; guests must be 21 or older. | Website, tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Tukwila Community Center, Tukwila | Stamp exhibition and a meeting with 15 dealers at the Seattle Philatelic Exhibition. | Website, map |
| Oct. 10 | Bellevue College, Bellevue | Japan Day as part of Japan Week, featuring music, games, lectures, martial arts, vendor booths, and films. | Schedule, parking map, map |
| Oct. 10 | Burien | A wine-tasting walk through local shops; guests must be 21 or older. | Website, tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Washington State Parks | Free admission to all state parks; leashed dogs are allowed, with some exceptions. | More information |
| Oct. 10 | Sumner Chev Stadium, Sumner | Competition featuring nine high school marching bands from the Northwest, followed by an awards ceremony. | Website, ticket prices, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Seattle Center, Seattle | Free TurkFest festival with Turkish food, dancing, music, games, a marketplace, and a children’s area. | Website, schedule, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Lake Union, Seattle | Dance party aboard the floating ship The Hiyu, with music, food, and bars; guests must be 21 or older. | Website, map, photos, video |
| Oct. 10–11 | Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle | Fall exhibition and sale of orchids, flowers, and supplies. | Website, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Bellevue | Jazz and blues festival featuring national and regional musicians at various venues. | Website, schedule |
| Oct. 10–11 | Rainier Beach Community Club, Seattle | Cascadia poetry festival with workshops, discussions, and readings. | Website, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Tacoma Greek Orthodox Church, Tacoma | Greek festival with traditional dancing, souvenirs, and Greek cuisine. | Website, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Oktoberfest with beer, pretzels, music, games, children’s activities, and dachshund races. | Website, music lineup, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | City Pier, Port Angeles | Crab and seafood festival with concerts, a fair, crab dishes, oysters, and a 5K run. | Website, schedule, map |
| Oct. 10–11 | Grayland / Long Beach | Two cranberry harvest festivals featuring music, a fair, bog tours, tastings, and celebrations. | Grayland map, Long Beach map |
| Oct. 10–17 | Bellevue, Renton, Seattle, Shoreline | Seattle Latino Film Festival: screenings of Latin American films at various venues. | Program, tickets, map |
| Oct. 10–17 | Leavenworth | Oktoberfest with live music, dancing, contests, German food, beer, and a parade. | Website, transportation, map |
| Oct. 10–17 | Seattle | Earshot Jazz Festival, featuring dozens of performances by local and international jazz musicians. | Website, schedule |
| Oct. 10–24 | Concrete | Concrete Ghost Walk, a historical tour featuring stories about miners, lumberjacks, and cement-plant workers; ages 16 and up. | Website, tickets, map |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle Center | Halloween at Wild Waves events, with a daytime children’s area and frightening evening attractions. | Website, map |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle | A series of theater productions at various venues, including The Chinese Lady, Conscience, Hamlet, Ragtime, Water for Elephants, and others. | — |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle | Fall tasting tours, including a food tour of Pike Place Market and chocolate, coffee, and wine tours. | — |
| Oct. 10–31 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | Tour beneath modern Seattle through the city’s original street level, buried after the 1889 fire. | Tickets, map |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle and surrounding areas | Free activities, including gardens, museums, classical music, dancing, a sculpture park, and walking trails. | — |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle Center | Live theater productions at venues throughout the city, including Arts West, Seattle Rep, Union Arts, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Paramount Theatre. | — |
| Oct. 11 | Benaroya Hall, Seattle | Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra will perform jazz compositions with the Seattle Symphony. | Website, map |
| Oct. 11 | Seattle | The informal Jimothy Jaunt, a 10-mile walk through northern Seattle with stops in Fremont and Ballard. | Website, route |
| Oct. 11 | Edmonds and the Kitsap Peninsula | Kitsap Color Classic bicycle ride with 26-, 34-, and 52-mile routes. | Website, map |
| Oct. 11 | Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle | Candlelight concerts featuring hip-hop in a string arrangement and music by Joe Hisaishi. | Tickets |
| Oct. 11 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Seahawks home game against the San Francisco 49ers. | Team website, tickets, map |
| Oct. 12 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Seattle | Indigenous Peoples’ Day with an exhibition, reception, dinner, and music and dance program. | Website, map |
| Oct. 13 | Town Hall Seattle | An evening with travel expert Rick Steves about the European perspective on American democracy. | Website, map, video |
| Oct. 13–14 | National Nordic Museum, Seattle | Nordic Innovation Summit on technology, innovation, and the future of the Arctic. | Website, map |
| Oct. 13–18 | Seattle | Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, with screenings, galas, discussions, and gatherings focused on South Asia. | Website, schedule, map |
| Oct. 14–28 | SIFF Film Center, Seattle | Scarecrowber: three classic horror films on Wednesdays. | Website, map |
| Oct. 15 | Downtown Seattle | Happy Hour & Hellos, a gathering for young professionals with drinks, appetizers, and networking. | Website, tickets, map |
| Oct. 15 | Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle | Gather party with a cocktail reception, appetizers, live music, glassblowing demonstrations, and a VIP tour. | Website, map |
| Oct. 15 | Good Shepherd Center, Seattle | Free concert of Latin American and Spanish classical music. | Website, map |
| Oct. 15 | Tacoma | Free evening at Tacoma museums: Foss Waterway Seaport, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and Washington State History Museum. | — |
| Oct. 15–18 | Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Issaquah | Refract, a glass festival with exhibitions, films, parties, demonstrations, and studio tours. | Website, schedule |
| Oct. 15–18 | Tacoma Dome, Tacoma | Food and gift fair with hundreds of booths, cooking demonstrations, workshops, and Santa Claus. | Website, map |
| Oct. 15–31 | The Triple Door, Seattle | This is Halloween, featuring orchestral music, cabaret, burlesque, and video projections inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas. | Website, map |
| Oct. 16 | Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle | Fashion at the Fairmont evening with a champagne reception and fashion show. | Website, map |
| Oct. 16 | Emerald City Music, Seattle | Rhapsodic Musings, a string music concert featuring musicians from Seattle and Olympia. | Website, map |
| Oct. 16–18 | Magnuson Park, Seattle | Snowvana: winter sports gear sale, ski swap, films, music, and food trucks. | Website, map |
| Oct. 16–18 | SeaTac | Seattle Latin Dance Festival with daytime workshops, evening shows, and social dancing. | Website, schedule, map |
| Oct. 16–17 | Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle | A Circus of Steam and Shadows, a performance featuring shadow theater, live animation, and acrobatics. | Website, tickets, map |
| Oct. 16–17 | Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville | Hoot ’N’ Owl, an evening program with candy, games, nocturnal animals, and costumes. | Website, map |
| Oct. 16–17 | Various locations | Fall farm festivals with pumpkin patches, hayrides, and corn mazes. | — |
| Oct. 17 | Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle | Family Diwali festival with storytelling, music, fashion, cultural performances, and hands-on activities. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17 | Columbia City, Seattle | Free night market with food trucks, local crafts, live music, and a beer garden. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Motorcycle and ATV races on an indoor track. | Website, schedule, map |
| Oct. 17 | Fort Steilacoom Park, Lakewood | Free family day with trucks, tractors, hayrides, and pumpkins. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17–18 | Green Lake, Seattle | Floating Lantern Festival with music, games, a workshop, and a lantern launch on the lake. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17–18 | Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma | Zoo Boo, a family costume program with games, treats, and animals. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17–31 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking classes with a professional chef and food tasting. | Schedule, map |
| Oct. 17–31 | McCaw Hall, Seattle | Richard Strauss’s opera Salome, performed in German with English subtitles. | Website, map |
| Oct. 17 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders home game against CF Montréal. | Schedule, tickets, map |