Saturday, October 1, 2016 / by Jenel Yeamans
Halloween Events in the Puget Sound Area
Octoberfest at Pike Brewing
October 1, 2016 (1 to 4 p.m.)
A ticket to Piketoberfest includes unlimited tastes of local meats, sauerkraut, and cheese, 10 drink tokens, and live music at 1415 1st Avenue for age 21+.
Art & Wine Walk
October 1, 2016
Puyallup Art & Wine Walk features wine, food, live music, and art in historic downtown Puyallup.
Halloween at Wild Waves
October 1 - 30, 2016 (begins Sept. 30)
Fright Fest offers entertainment, rides in the dark, haunted houses, and Booville for kids at Wild Waves. Open only Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Buckley haunted farm
October 1 - 31, 2016
Roam the Haunted Woods or the Night Corn Maze at Maris Farms in Buckley.
Beer tasting at the zoo
October 6, 2016 (6 to 9 p.m.)
Brew at the Zoo features beer from 30 breweries, food, music, and animal encounters in the Rain Forest Food Pavilion and Zoomazium at Woodland Park Zoo for age 21+.
Halloween trapeze show
October 7 - 8, 2016
Watch trapeze performances with a macabre theme, and come early to try the trapeze yourself (age 4+) during Flight of the Living Dead at the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA). Donation.
Puyallup Oktoberfest
October 7 - 9, 2016
Oktoberfest Northwest serves up beer, brats, music, kids’ activities, and a root-beer garden indoors at the Washington State Fair & Event Center. Discount tickets $14 for 2 people on Oct. 7.
Great Pumpkin Beer Fest
October 8, 2016 (3 to 10 p.m.)
Enjoy 80 pumpkin beers, a marching band, DJ, and food trucks at the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival (GPBF), which includes a giant beer-filled pumpkin in the north parking lot of CenturyLink Field outside Elysian Fields. Sells out.
Pumpkin festival
October 8, 2016
Enjoy pumpkin pie, pumpkin milkshakes, pumpkin cotton candy, and even pumpkin pizza at the Orting Pumpkin Fest. Includes family entertainment, a car show, and kids in costume. Free admission.
Children’s festival
October 9, 2016
Seattle Children’s Festival features performances, workshops, music, and activities at Seattle Center that promote cross-cultural understanding. Free.
Tacoma Zoo Boo
October 15 - 16, 2016
Enjoy treats, watch animals play with pumpkins, and wear a costume for a discount to Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo.
Halloween Train
October 22-23 and 29-30 2016
Enjoy apple cider and watch it being pressed, and then ride the decorated steam-powered Halloween Train that runs 4 times daily between Snoqualmie and North Bend.
For even more October events check out http://www.events12.com/seattle/october/.