From October 8 through 15, the Seattle area will turn into one big fall events calendar, featuring concerts by Sting, Carín León, and Jacob Collier; jazz and chamber music festivals; theater premieres; film screenings; and glass exhibitions. Those looking for unusual experiences can enjoy ghost walks, Halloween trains, haunted pub crawls, and haunted houses. The week’s food events include Oktoberfest celebrations, Greek and Turkish festivals, crab and cranberry fairs, wine tastings, and cooking classes. The program also features Japan Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, free admission days at parks and museums, sporting events, and family activities. Details and current dates are compiled from the Events12 Seattle calendar: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Seattle-Area Events: October 8–15, 2026
| Date | Location | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 8 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Carín León concert. | — |
| Oct. 8 | Moore Theatre, Seattle | Jacob Collier concert. | — |
| Oct. 8–9 | Benaroya Hall, Seattle | Sting concerts. | — |
| Oct. 8 | Dune Peninsula, Tacoma | Taking Back Sunday concert with views of the bay, food trucks, beer, and wine. | Event website, tickets |
| Oct. 8–10 | 12th Avenue Arts, Seattle | Out There, an experimental contemporary dance festival. | Festival website |
| Oct. 8–11 | Bellevue and other venues | Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series, featuring free performances and headlining concerts. | Program, schedule |
| Oct. 8–15 | Bellevue and Seattle | Chamber music festival featuring Latin American and Spanish composers. | Festival website |
| Oct. 8–15 | Various Seattle neighborhoods | Free art walks through the city’s galleries and exhibition spaces. | Seattle Art Walks website |
| Oct. 8–25 | Various Seattle venues | Earshot Jazz Festival — dozens of concerts by local and international jazz musicians. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct. 8–30 | Seattle and Woodinville | Candlelight concert series: string quartets perform popular music by the light of electric candles. | Tickets and schedule |
| Oct. 8–31 | Downtown Seattle | Haunted pub crawls featuring scary stories and four bars; guests must be 21 or older. | Tickets |
| Oct. 8–31 | Seattle waterfront | Two-hour sailing excursion aboard the schooner Bay Lady on Elliott Bay. | — |
| Oct. 8–31 | Various regional locations | Haunted houses and forests in Seattle, Tacoma, Buckley, Snohomish, and other cities. | Seattle video, Tacoma video |
| Oct. 8–Nov. 15 | Various regional theaters | Theater season featuring The Chinese Lady, Hamlet, Ragtime, Water for Elephants, Eureka Day, and other productions. | — |
| Oct. 8–Dec. 26 | Seattle | Tasting walking tours featuring Pike Place Market, chocolate, coffee, and wine and cheese. | — |
| Oct. 8–Dec. 31 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | Tour beneath the modern city streets, exploring Seattle’s original street level buried after the 1889 fire. | Tickets |
| Oct. 8, 2026–Dec. 31, 2027 | Various Seattle locations | Free activities and places to visit, including the Bellevue Botanical Garden, museums, gardens, parks, and walking trails. | — |
| Oct. 9 | National Nordic Museum, Seattle | Hope on the Horizon benefit evening with cocktails, dinner, and an auction supporting homeless youth. | Tickets |
| Oct. 9–10 | Tukwila Community Center, Tukwila | Seattle Philatelic Exhibition stamp show featuring 15 dealers. | Exhibition website |
| Oct. 9–11 | Rainier Beach Community Club, Seattle | Poetry festival with workshops, discussions, and readings. | Festival website |
| Oct. 9–11 | St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Tacoma | Greek festival featuring traditional food, music, dancing, and merchandise. | Festival website |
| Oct. 9–11 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Oktoberfest Northwest: beer, Bavarian sausages, music, games, children’s activities, and dachshund races. | Festival website, music lineup |
| Oct. 9–11 | City Pier, Port Angeles | Crab and seafood festival with music, crab dishes, an oyster bar, and a 5K run. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct. 9–17 | Festhalle, Leavenworth | Leavenworth Oktoberfest: music, dancing, German food, beer gardens, contests, and a parade. | Festival website, free shuttle |
| Oct. 9–31 | Unexpected Productions Improv, Seattle | Poe Unexpected, an improvised comedy show inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. | Tickets |
| Oct. 9–31 | DAR Rainier Chapter House, Seattle | Haunted Soiree — a themed Bavarian beer hall with live music, theatrical scenes, and mysterious characters. | Tickets |
| Oct. 9–31 | Various Seattle neighborhoods | Walking architecture tours covering historic districts, hidden public spaces, and the city skyline. | Seattle Architecture Foundation program |
| Oct. 9–Nov. 1 | Wild Waves, Federal Way | Halloween at Wild Waves: daytime family activities and nighttime Fright Fest with rides and haunted houses. | Wild Waves website |
| Oct. 9–Nov. 21 | Husky Stadium, Seattle | Washington Huskies home football season. | Schedule, tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle | One Shot Seattle urban scavenger hunt with imaginative challenges for teams of two to six people. | Registration and tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle | Tasting of dozens of wines with appetizers and live music. | Tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Bellevue College, Bellevue | Japan Day with music, lectures, martial arts, games, films, and vendor booths. | Program, parking map |
| Oct. 10 | Burien | Walking wine tasting at shops throughout the city. | Event website, tickets |
| Oct. 10 | Washington State Parks | Free State Parks Day: visit all 145 parks without paying a parking fee. | Free day information |
| Oct. 10 | Sunset Chev Stadium, Sumner | Competition among nine high school marching bands, followed by an awards ceremony. | Festival website, ticket prices |
| Oct. 10–11 | Seattle Center Armory, Seattle | TurkFest with Turkish food, music, dancing, games, and a marketplace. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct. 10–11 | Lake Union, Seattle | Dance party aboard the floating vessel The Hiyu, with music, bars, and food trucks. | Event website |
| Oct. 10–11 | Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle | Fall orchid exhibition and sale. | Exhibition website |
| Oct. 10–11 | Grayland and Long Beach | Two cranberry festivals with fairs, tastings, bog tours, and handmade goods. | Grayland map, Long Beach map |
| Oct. 10–24 | Concrete Theatre, Concrete | Historic ghost walk featuring miners, loggers, and cement plant workers. | Event website, tickets |
| Oct. 10–31 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking classes with tastings of Mexican, Vietnamese, Italian, and Japanese dishes. | Schedule and tickets |
| Oct. 10–31 | Seattle Meowtropolitan, Seattle | Pumpkin carving in the company of cats; tickets include a pumpkin and carving tools. | Event website |
| Oct. 10–31 | Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie | Halloween Train — a ride on a decorated historic train with apple cider and seasonal activities. | Event website |
| Oct. 10–31 | Great Northern & Cascade Railway, Skykomish | Free 10-minute miniature train rides on Saturdays. | Railway website, Kitsap Live Steamers schedule |
| Oct. 11 | Benaroya Hall, Seattle | Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra will perform jazz standards and selections from the Great American Songbook. | Website and tickets |
| Oct. 11 | Phinney Center, Seattle | Informal 10-mile walk through the city’s northern neighborhoods, with stops in Fremont and Ballard. | Walk website, route |
| Oct. 11 | Edmonds ferry terminal and Kitsap Peninsula | Kitsap Color Classic bike ride with 26-, 34-, and 52-mile routes. | Ride website |
| Oct. 11–Dec. 25 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Seahawks home game season. | Team website, tickets |
| Oct. 12 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Seattle | Indigenous Peoples’ Day with an exhibition, dinner, songs, and dancing. | Event website |
| Oct. 13 | Town Hall Seattle | Rick Steves and a Lutheran bishop discuss American democracy, religion, and politics. | Event website |
| Oct. 13–14 | National Nordic Museum, Seattle | Nordic Innovation Summit on technology, innovation, and cooperation. | Conference website |
| Oct. 13–18 | Various Seattle venues | Tasveer South Asian Film Festival featuring 136 films from South Asian countries and panel discussions. | Festival website |
| Oct. 14–28 | SIFF Film Center, Seattle | Screenings of classic horror films as part of the Scarecrowber program. | Program |
| Oct. 15 | Tutta Bella, Seattle | Networking and social evening for young professionals with drinks and appetizers. | Event website, tickets |
| Oct. 15 | Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle | Gather party with cocktails, appetizers, live music, glassblowing demonstrations, and a VIP tour. | Event website |
| Oct. 15 | Tacoma museums | 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, and Issaquah | Refract — glass festival with exhibitions, films, tours, parties, and demonstrations. | Festival website, schedule |
| Oct. 15–18 | Tacoma Dome, Tacoma | Holiday food and gift fair with hundreds of booths, workshops, and Santa Claus. | Exhibition website |