Puget Sound Area Monthly Planner: October 2023

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HAUNTED HISTORY GHOST TOUR
Hear about Seattle’s history and unexplained mysteries “where restless spirits still make their presence known” on the Haunted History Ghost Tour.


BIER ON THE PIER
Bier on the Pier offers beer, cider, food trucks, and live music in the warehouse at Port of Anacortes.  


OKTOBERFEST NORTHWEST
Oktoberfest Northwest serves beer, brats, music, games, kids’ activities, and a root-beer garden indoors at Washington State Fair Events Center.


DUNGENESS CRAB & SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival features food from 8 restaurants, grab a crab, craft booths, live music, a 5K run, and a chowder cook-off!


OYSTERFEST
OysterFest offers oysters, shrimp, a food pavilion, wine, microbrews, live music on two stages, exhibits, a cook-off, and an oyster-shucking contest.


MY HAUNTED FOREST
My Haunted Forest “submerges you in a medieval alternate reality with dragons and other mythical beasts lurking in the woods” as you walk a one-mile trail.   


WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL
Water Lantern Festival begins with food trucks, music, and games; then you design a lantern and launch it on Green Lake at Seattle Public Theater.


ENDUROCROSS
Endurocross combines the race format of motocross with the challenging obstacles of an enduro (rock beds, water crossings, tractor tires, telephone poles) at Angel of the Winds Arena.


HALLOWEEN PET PARADE
Bring your pet to the Halloween Pet Parade in Volunteer Park, featuring pets in costume, prizes in five categories, a parade, food trucks, and vendor booths at Volunteer Park.


HORROR UNEXPECTED
Your suggestions become spooky & funny improvised comedy in the show Horror Unexpected at Unexpected Productions Improv.  


SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL
Watch the Seahawks play an exciting home game at Lumen Field.


HAUNTED GLOW PARTY
Kids 4 to 14 can walk through a haunted experience, play carnival games for treats, use glowing paint, wear light sticks on the dance floor, and enjoy snacks & “spooky drinks” at the Haunted Glow Party at Party Magic.  


HOOT N’ OWL
Wear a costume to Hoot ‘N’ Owl, which has eight candy stations, games, nocturnal animals, and spooky decorations at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.  


ORTING PUMPKIN FEST
Orting Pumpkin Fest has food vendors (all with at least one pumpkin item), family entertainment, kids’ games, a car show, arts & crafts booths, and a noon pet parade at Central Park.


ZOO BOO
Children enjoy treats, play games, watch animals play with pumpkins, and wear costumes to Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo.


WEST SEATTLE SKI SWAP
Buy and sell skis, snowboards, boots, clothing, and winter accessories at West Seattle Ski Swap.


HALLOWEEN TRAIN
Enjoy apple cider and watch it being pressed, hear train stories in the train shed, and ride the decorated steam-powered Halloween Train that runs 3 times a day between Snoqualmie and North Bend.


EVERGREEN HOME SHOW
Evergreen Home Show promises 200 booths of “specialized local businesses ready to help you customize, update, or even design, the home you have always wanted” at Evergreen State Fairgrounds.


CAT-O-LANTERN PUMPKIN CARVING
Your ticket to the 90-minute Cat-o-lantern-Pumpkin Carving with Cats includes a pumpkin to carve, carving tools, and a roomful of cats for age 8+ at Seattle Meowtropolitan.


SURVIVE SEATTLE: ZOMBIE RUN
Run for your life through a family-friendly obstacle course chased by zombies at Survive Seattle: Zombie Run.


TACOMA HOLIDAY FOOD & GIFT FESTIVAL
Billed as the largest holiday show in the West, Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival has 465 booths of handmade items and specialty foods plus cooking demonstrations and Santa Claus at the Tacoma Dome. 


PARK PUPS SPOOKTACULAR
Watch canines in costume compete for “best overall, most creative, and spookiest costumes” at Park Pups Spooktacular.


HALLOWEEN PARTY CRUISE
The Halloween Party Cruise includes views of Lake Union and Lake Washington, plus a costume contest, DJ dance music, appetizers, dessert, a “greet drink,” and a no-host bar, for age 21+ departing from Waterways Cruises.


BOO! SEATTLE
Boo! Seattle promises “a multi-genre musical experience” with 20 acts per day, costumed performers, and special effects for age 18+ at WaMu Theater.


HILLOWEEN
Hilloween includes a kids’ carnival full of games and entertainment in the plaza near Broadway & Denny Way, followed by trick-or-treating at shops on Broadway.


BARKTOBERFEST
Barktoberfest has dog-friendly vendors, a “super scary playlist,” photo opportunities, four costume contests, and food and beverages for sale at Dog Yard Bar


HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL
Bring a food-bank donation to Halloween Harvest Festival, where kids age 2 to 10 enjoy games, crafts, inflatables, rides, food vendors, and a fun Trunk-or-Treat experience around the trail.


POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+


NOWHERE
A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Mia gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive. (Netflix)


LOVE IS IN THE AIR
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever. (Netflix) 


THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine when all she really wants to be a good journalist. (Hulu)


BILLIONS
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby Axe Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series. (Hulu) 


COCO
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. (Disney+)


FERDINAND
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the \biggest, fastest, roughest bull\ for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children’s book by Munro Leaf. (Disney+)



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