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It’s fall festival time — let’s get the party going! Many fall festivals in Seattle (and beyond) focus on pumpkins and harvest time. On top of picking your perfect pumpkin, this season has many more reasons to celebrate, from apples to maples and wurst to witches.
With that in mind, we’ve rounded up the best local fall festivals, many of which are free.
Bellewood Farms Harvest Festival
Date: Wednesdays–Sundays, Sept. 5–Oct. 31
Cost: Free; items for purchase
This orchard in Lynden is open for harvest! Take a tractor train ride out to pick apples, wander through a free corn maze or peruse artisan goods in the gift store. You’ll even catch views of Mount Baker on a clear day. Tip: If you go on a weekend, there are tasty apple cider doughnuts.
Edmonds Oktoberfest Family Festival
Date: Friday–Saturday, Sept. 11–12
Cost: Free; some activities require a fee
There’s a beer garden for grown-ups (it’s Oktoberfest, after all), but this Edmonds fest features all-ages fun. Both days, you’ll find live music and tasty food from vendors. Saturday, there will be extra fun, including a kids activity area from noon–6 p.m. and a pet parade at 2 p.m.
Harvest Home at Fort Nisqually
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12
Cost: $14.50–$17; ages 3 and younger are free
Apples from the orchard at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum are pressed into cider at this harvest festival. Families can decorate the hock cart, and see a teen Harvest King and Queen crowned. There will also be a jam and jelly competition, so bring your homemade jar of jam for judging.
Harvest Festival at Swans Trail Farms
Date: Daily, Sept. 12–Oct. 31
Cost: $17–$25; ages 1 and younger free
There are bunches of unforgettable fall adventures to have at this Snohomish fest. Alongside the beloved pumpkin, Swans Trail Farms invites families to celebrate our state’s signature crop, the apple! Book your admission to the festival for access to the kids play area, corn mazes and food stands. (Tip: When you’re ready to warm up, enjoy one of their apple cider doughnuts or fresh-pressed cider.)
Kenmore Oktoberfest
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12; daily, Sept. 17–20
Cost: Free; some activities require a fee
Kenmore is back for its third Oktoberfest! The city will be transformed into a German wonderland for this Bavarian festival, with a ceremonial firkin tapping, live music from local bands and a seasonal market. Come for the games and activities, stay for the wiener dog races.
Mabon Festival
Date: Sunday, Sept. 13
Cost: Free; items for purchase
This unique festival and autumn market in Kirkland caters to witches and the metaphysically minded. Also known as Pagan Thanksgiving, Mabon is a time for reflection and renewal. The festival invites all to consider their accomplishments over the past year, let go of things that did not bear fruit and set intentions for the year to come. Keep an eye out for magical surprises!
The Great Wallingford Bratwurst Festival
Date: Friday–Saturday, Sept. 18–19
Cost: Free; food and activities for purchase
Organized by St. Benedict School in Wallingford, this long-running fest brings the whole community together. Families can enjoy two days of food, music, games and community fun. Don’t forget to dine on bratwurst!
Fall Festival at Bob’s Corn and Pumpkin Farm
Date: Daily, Sept. 19–Nov. 1
Cost: $28.95 on weekends, $19.95 on weekdays, ages 2 and older; some activities have an extra fee
Bob’s Fall Festival in Snohomish features the farm’s best-known crops: pumpkins and corn! Kids can have fun on riding tractors, picking out their own pumpkins or finding their way through the corn maze. If you get hungry, snack on some doughnuts or try their roasted corn.
Renton Harvest Festival Extravaganza
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19
Cost: Free
This harvest festival starts with a lively market, followed by special presentations and performances. The whole family can enjoy hearty seasonal foods and delicious desserts, and grown-ups can sample local brews in the beer garden. The night ends with a Bollywood dance party.
ChuSeok Korean Festival
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19 and 26
Cost: Free
Mark the harvest season during this celebration of Korean culture. Make a paper lotus flower, watch traditional performances and taste delicious food. This festival takes place on two dates, in two locations (Tacoma on Sept. 19 and Gig Harbor on Sept. 26), for double the fun.
Seattle Fiesta Patrias
Date: Saturday–Sunday, Sept. 19–20
Cost: Free
This installment in Seattle Center’s fantastic Festál series celebrates the independence of many Latin American countries, as well as the enduring traditions and customs that enrich our community. Enjoy folk dances, cooking demos, live music and art exhibitions.
Stocker Farms Fall Festival
Date: Select dates, Sept. 19–Oct. 31
Cost: $17.95–$30.95; ages 2 and younger are free
If you’re on the hunt for a perfect fall photo, Stocker Farms has you covered. From a pumpkin barn to an antique phone booth to the Cascade Mountains in the distance, this scenic Snohomish farm is the place to go. While you’re there, choose a pumpkin from the patch, navigate the corn maze and romp around on more than 30 other attractions.
Fall City Apple Festival
Date: Sunday, Sept. 20
Cost: Free; some activities require a fee
Kids have so much to look forward to at this fall celebration! Take a guided horse ride, jump in a bouncy castle, learn to rope a cow, play cornhole, make art or press fresh apple cider. If you love to bake, enter your best apple pie into their contest! Proceeds from this Fall City family fest support camp scholarships for local kids.
Nisqually Watershed Festival
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
Cost: Free
Celebrate the changing of the seasons outside at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Olympia. It’s the season for salmon spawning, leaves changing colors and cooler weather. Bring your future scientists and biologists to this festival and watch as they learn more about local wildlife. Creative kiddos will want to bring a T-shirt to turn into a fun souvenir through fish printing!
Lattin’s Fall Festival
Date: Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 26–Oct. 31
Cost: Free entry; food and activities for purchase
This cider mill and farm in Olympia has all the quintessential fall favorites: pumpkins, apple fritters and farm animals. Kids can also play games and enjoy the bounce houses. Don’t forget to try their award-winning apple cider.
West Seattle Oktoberfest
Date: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 2–4
Cost: Free entry; food and beverage for purchase
Keep your lederhosen out — Oktoberfest in West Seattle has a costume contest and more friendly competitions planned. Grown-ups can indulge in Washington-brewed beer, while the whole family can share a giant Bavarian pretzel. Plus, there will be live music!
Fishermen’s Fall Festival
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3
Cost: Free
This fab fest supports the Seattle community of fishermen. Kids will find tons to do here, including hands-on activities like wooden boat building and a kraken bouncy house. You can also expect to learn more about Seattle’s commercial seafood industry. Take a canal tour, explore the beer garden, bring your appetite to the salmon barbecue and enjoy the festivities as a family.
Pumpkins and Ponies
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3 and 10
Cost: $20 per person (includes parking and lunch); $18 pony rides
This working farm in Rainier Beach has been family-owned for five generations, and its beloved harvest festival is not to be missed. Pick a giant pumpkin, take a pony ride and enjoy a fire-roasted lunch.
Harvest Festival With Kirkland Parks
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3
Cost: Free
Kirkland’s sixth annual Harvest Festival will have contests, games and live music. Shop the vendor marketplace and grab lunch from a food truck. Don’t miss the “Kids Korral,” which will have different activities for children to enjoy, including cornhole, crafts and pony rides!
Harvest Fest at Suncadia
Date: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 2–4 and 9–11
Cost: Free
Family-favorite destination Suncadia invites both resort guests and visitors to celebrate the season with fall fun such as wagon rides, harvest crafts and pumpkins. There will also be face painting, live music, duck races and a fall market.
Oktoberfest Northwest
Date: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 9–11
Cost: $7.50–$22; ages 12 and younger are free
Here is another chance to catch wiener dog races and enjoy German traditions. Puyallup’s Oktoberfest Northwest is a family-friendly daytime event with traditional food and a variety of activities. Take the kids to the root beer garden for a root beer float, free face painting and — my family’s favorite tradition — Hammerschlagen. Plus, free pumpkin decorating all weekend long!
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2023 and was updated on Sept. 8, 2026, by ParentMap’s family fun editor, Meredith Charaba, with new fall festivals and a thorough fact-check of all entries for the 2026 season.
