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I’m always a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to planning out Halloween costumes for the kids and buying candy, but I’ve wasted no time coming up with a king-size list of Halloween events that Seattle-area families will not want to miss. There’s a bash out there with your name on it so take a gander and chart out your Halloween fun.
Tip: Our list is organized by region. First, Seattle and North Sound-area events, then Bellevue and Eastside events, then South Sound-area events.
You can also check out our pumpkin patch guide, trendy costume ideas and silly Halloween pranks. And, if you dare, book yourself a scare at a fright-filled haunted house!
Halloween events, Seattle and North Sound
The Haunted Escape Room Experience
Date: Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 2–25
Cost: $35
Maeve, formerly Seattle Chocolate Company, is bringing a haunted escape room experience to its chocolate factory — for those who dare enter. So, adventurers, puzzle lovers and chocolate fans are invited to board a glittery spaceship and journey to a haunted planet in search of cosmic cacao. Prebook tickets, but hurry, they’re going fast!
Forest of Shadows
Date: Select dates, Oct. 2–31
Cost: Starting at $24.90
From the creative minds who brought you Astra Lumina comes Forest of Shadows at Seattle Chinese Garden. Turn up for an immersive, uniquely spine-tingling journey of light and sound ... if you dare! Ages 10 and older.
Halloween Pet Parade in Volunteer Park
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Dress your pooch to impress or just turn up to witness all the clever outfits and adorable animals at the Halloween Pet Parade in Seattle’s Volunteer Park. The family is sure to have a howling good time either way.
Trick or Tree: Glow-In-The-Dark Candy Egg Hunt
Date and time: Friday–Saturday, Oct. 10–25, 5:30–9 p.m.
Cost: $16.99 adults; $31.99 kids; ages 2 and younger are free
They’re selling fast, but there’s still time to book your tickets and head out to Poulsbo’s Olmstead Tree Farms for outdoor fun, hunting for eggs in the dark. Thousands of glowing eggs, some filled with candy, others with toys, have been hidden among the trees for an epic Halloween experience. You can also play games, ride a farm trolley, climb a real fire truck and, for the brave, enter the Spooky Woods.
The Great Pumpkin Night
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 17, 5–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Turn up at the SeaTac Community Center in your costume for a night of fun with face painters, bounce houses and other Halloween happenings at SeaTac’s Great Pumpkin Night. The night ends with a not-too-spooky movie and free popcorn for all.
Hamlin Halloween Haunt
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 17, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Bring your flashlight to the Hamlin Halloween Haunt in Shoreline. Outdoor fun — hayrides, listening to spooky stories and playing games — happens after dark, around a campfire.
Fall Fest: Eerie Encounters
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: $20 non-members; $10 member child; member adults and ages younger than 1 are free
Come for a memorable day of just-eerie-enough hands-on Halloween fun at Seattle Children’s Museum. Dare to dabble in goblin guts slime, creepy crawlies, fog-filled dry ice bubbles and more. Día de los Muertos and other cultural celebrations will also be represented in the day’s offerings.
Haunted Harbor
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 24, 4–7 p.m.
Cost: Free
You’ll find plenty to do at the Haunted Harbor taking place at the Port of Everett. Join for not-so-scary fun including trick-or-treating at boats along the dock, crafts, games and a Witches Paddle!
Hometown Halloween
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Halloween fun in Arlington happens downtown and at Legion Park during the farmers market with pumpkin rolling, trick-or-treating, live entertainment and a costume contest.
Spooktacular at Imagine Children’s Museum
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 5–7:30 p.m.
Cost: $22; ages 1 and younger are free
It’s a not-too-spooky Spooktacular at Imagine Children’s Museum where kids can dress up and join the costume parade, do spooky science experiments, play games and more. Included with admission.
Boo in Burien
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, noon–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Enjoy spooky trick-or-treating as you journey through downtown Burien during its annual Halloween event. Dress up in your costume and stop by local businesses for a sweet treat.
Halloween Takeover
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Wear your favorite costume and join the Halloween Takeover, taking place in the Skyway Business District. Collect treats, play giant games, dance with DJ Clear, bounce on inflatables and venture into an epic haunted house.
T’Challaween
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Join the T’Challaween costume parade through Beacon Hill, collecting candy as you go. Fun surprises and spooky goodness along the route are guaranteed.
Street of Treats
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Don your most creative costume and head to downtown Kent for the city’s Street of Treats where trick-or-treaters will be greeted with candy and spooktacular treats by participating businesses. The fun starts at Kherson Park. Preregister for a one-hour timeslot starting at 2, 3, or 4 p.m.
Pumpkin Bash at Woodland Park Zoo
Date: Saturday–Sunday, Oct. 25–26
Cost: Included with admission; one free child ticket with each full-priced adult admission ($24.95); ages 2 and younger are free
Have your kiddos dress up in their costumes for Halloween fun at the Woodland Park Zoo’s Pumpkin Bash. Watch your favorite animals enjoy their pumpkin snacks while kids trick-or-treat around the zoo. One child 12 and younger enters free with each full-priced adult admission.
Halloween Bash at the Center for Wooden Boats
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Shiver me timbers! Build spooky toy boats, listen to eerie tales and embark on a free boat ride at the Center for Wooden Boats Halloween Bash.
Halloween in the Junction
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cost: Free
West Seattle Junction hosts Halloween in the Junction for some good old-fashioned trick-or-treating, costume parade and Seattle Thrillers performance. Gather your little monsters and bring them over to collect some candy.
Race Car Show and Trunk-Or-Treat at Pacific Raceways
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Cruise to Pacific Raceways for a race car show and trunk-or-treat event. There will be costume contests for kids and adults and on-track events at no cost to spectate. Note that trunk-or-treating ends at 2 p.m. so arrive in time to collect candy.
The Museum of Fright
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 11–4 p.m.
Cost: $26 adult; $18 ages 5–17; ages 4 and younger are free, as well as visitors 17 years and younger in costume.
Yikes! The Museum of Flight transforms into The Museum of Fright, inviting guests to get into the Halloween spirit with spooky games and activities. All are invited to get in the spirit and don their spooky duds. Those ages 17 and younger in costume get in free.
Halloween Skate and Pumpkin Curling
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 3:45–6 p.m.
Cost: $17 adult; ages 3 and younger are free
Put on that costume and lace up those skates for a Halloween on ice at the Kraken Community Iceplex. Give pumpkin curling a try then skate to your favorite spooky tunes.
Waterfront Park Frights and Delights
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 31, 3–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Trick-or-treat with Seattle’s beautiful waterfront views as your backdrop! Be ready for performances, community spirit, a bit of spooky magic — and lots of candy and costumes.
Haunted Boo-Levard at Kent Station
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 31, 5–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Enjoy trick-or-treating through Kent Station, then play carnival games and win candy and prizes at the Haunted CarnEvil afterward at Haunted Boo-Levard.
Trunk-Or-Treat on the Lawn
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 31, 5:30–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Walk through the haunted house filled with kid-friendly scares, then make your way to booths full of treats located on the Stone House Café lawn for an evening of sweet and spooky fun.
Eastside Halloween events
Halloween Train
Date and time: Saturday–Sunday, Oct. 11–12, 18–19 and 25–26, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: $32 adult; $16 child; ages 1 and younger are free
Suit up in your costume and climb aboard the Halloween Train at either the Snoqualmie or North Bend Depot. The historic coaches will be decked out for a hauntingly good time as you embark on a two-hour round trip through the upper Snoqualmie Valley. A stop at the Train Shed includes a performance from Eric Ode.
Halloween at Sammamish Animal Sanctuary
Date and time: Friday–Saturday, Oct. 24–25, 4–7 p.m.
Cost: $15; $50 per family/car (up to 5 people)
Animal lovers can trick-or-treat as they visit with four-legged farm friends — and feed them their own snacks too at Sammamish Animal Sanctuary. Prebook your tickets for this chance to mingle with the farm’s residents, play games and make crafts.
Monster Mash Halloween Bash
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 24, 5:30–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
All ages are invited to a spooky-themed trick-or-treat party at Bellevue’s Northwest Arts Center. Collect candy and make Halloween crafts. Toddlers can enjoy the indoor gym.
Treat Street
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 5–8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Walk down Treat Street at Kirkland Urban and collect candy, watch live performances, meet costumed characters, play games and dance to your favorite Halloween tunes.
Boo at the Barn
Date: Friday–Saturday, Oct. 24–25
Cost: $12–$25
Two nights of fun await you at Pickering Barn during Issaquah’s Boo at the Barn. “Haunt the Rink” on Friday includes an all-ages roller skating rink and carnival games from 5–7 p.m. The party then continues for ages 16 and older only at 7:30 p.m. Or, venture onto the “Psycho Path” on Saturday for games, a magic show and Haunted Trail for all. Preregister.
Howl-O-Ween
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: $18 adults; $15 children 3–12 years; kids in costume and ages 2 and younger are free
It’s Howl-O-Ween at Issaquah’s Cougar Mountain Zoo so come dressed for spooky fun including a costume contest, scavenger hunt and themed enrichments. Kids ages 2–12 in costume get free admission!
The Great Si View Spooktacular
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, noon–2:45 p.m.
Cost: $15 residents; $18 non-residents; ages 1 and younger are free
Book your timed ticket to Si View Park’s annual Harvest Festival. Check out the petting zoo, carnival games, pumpkin decorating and more. Preregister.
Zombie Walk
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Creepy crawlers unite, apply your makeup, don your tattered threads and join the Zombie Walk through downtown Issaquah. A fun station for kids and lots of dancing await you, including a spontaneous Thriller flash mob.
Tract-Or-Treat
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Feed farm animals, enjoy fall activities and trick-or-treat from 30 local vendors at Infinity Farm’s Tract-Or-Treat event in Issaquah.
Haunted Halls of St. Edward
Date and time: Daily, Oct. 26–Nov. 2, 3–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Reserve your spot, then bring the whole crew (pups are welcome too!) to the Haunted Halls of St. Edward in Kenmore where you can embark on a ghost hunt in the Lodge for a chance to win prizes and candy. There will also be pumpkins to carve, art stations and hands-on Halloween science.
Halloween Hangover
Date and time: Saturday–Sunday, Nov. 1–2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cost: $17.75
Not ready for the Halloween fun to end? Sign up first, then dress in your favorite costume to wander through KidsQuest Children’s Museum for a post-Halloween party where you can smash pumpkins and explore candy science experiments, savoring spooky season to the very last moment.
South Sound-area Halloween events
Pumpkin Chomp ‘n’ Stomp
Date and time: Friday–Saturday, Oct. 4–5, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: $25–$30 adult; $17–$20 children 3–12 years; ages 2 and younger are free
Head out to Northwest Trek’s Pumpkin Chomp ‘n’ Stomp, where you’ll see animals enjoying the crops of the season. Wear your costume, too!
Hoot ‘n’ Howl at Northwest Trek
Date and time: Friday–Saturday, Oct. 18–19 and 24–25, 5–9 p.m.
Cost: $25–$30 adult; $17–$20 children 3–12 years; ages 2 and younger are free
Check out Northwest Trek’s second Halloween event, Hoot ‘n’ Howl. Tour Northwest Trek as night falls and lights twinkle. Play games, meet nocturnal animals, collect candy and more.
Zoo Boo
Date and time: Saturday–Sunday, Oct. 18–19, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: $25–$30 adult; $17–$20 children 3–12 years; ages 2 and younger are free
Visit Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium during Zoo Boo to show off your costumes, catch sight of resident animals snacking on pumpkins, and play ghostly games to earn treats. Don’t miss the underwater pumpkin carving!
Halloweekend in Seabrook
Date: Friday–Sunday, Oct. 24–26
Cost: Free
If you decide a weekend getaway to the coast is in order, there’s plenty of Halloween fun to be found at Seabrook’s Halloweekend festival. Kids can trick-or-treat in town, march in the costume parade, play spooky games and enter the pumpkin carving contest.
Hands On Children’s Museum Boo Bash
Date: Select dates, Oct. 25–31
Cost: $18.95; ages 17 months and younger are free
Reserve your time to visit Olympia’s Hands On Children’s Museum during Boo Bash to press apples into cider, join a costume parade and watch wacky science demos.
Harvest Fest at STAR Center
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Tacoma’s STAR Center invites families to its fall Harvest Fest. Celebrate Halloween by decorating pumpkins, then meander through a spooky maze, jump on inflatables, play carnival games and make creepy crafts.
Halloween Harvest Festival and Trunk-Or-Treat
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Don’t miss fun games and boo-seum frights at the White River Valley Museum and trick-or-treating through Les Gove Park during Auburn’s Halloween Harvest Festival and Trunk-Or-Treat.
Tricks and Treats
Date and time: Saturday, Oct. 25, 3–5:30 p.m.
Cost: $6–$10 per child; adults are free
Put on your costume and head to the Federal Way Community Center to brave ghoulish fun, play games and collect lots of candy. Preregister.
Halloween Party at Foss Waterway Seaport Museum
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, noon–3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Ahoy, mateys! Join the all-ages Halloween fun at Tacoma’s Foss Waterway Seaport and get creative with spooky crafts and science experiments. Collect candy and, if you dare, set sail on your board or kayak for a costume paddle to remember.
My Morbid Mind — Kids Walk-Through
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 5–6:30 p.m.
Cost: $5
Get a kid’s-eye view of a real haunted house during a special, unscary kids walk-through with candy at My Morbid Mind in Lacey. Purchase tickets at the door only.
Harvest Fest at People’s Center
Date and time: Friday, Oct. 31, 4–11 p.m.
Cost: Free
Another opportunity to celebrate Harvest Fest with Metro Parks Tacoma, this time at the People’s Community Center. Don't forget your suit! A Halloween-themed open swim is available until 8 p.m. with a $5 drop-in fee. Teen activities will take place from 7–11 p.m.
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published several years ago, and was most recently updated on Oct. 8, 2025, by ParentMap’s calendar editor, Julie Dodobara, with new Seattle-area Halloween events and details for this year’s festivities.
