NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL
Fauntleroy Fall Festival is a small event with food vendors, live music, a carnival, and children’s activities like pumpkin painting and bird-house building at Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave. SW in Seattle.
FLOATING LANTERNS
Water Lantern Festival begins at 3:30 p.m. with food trucks, music, and games. At 6 p.m. you design a lantern included in the ticket price, and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. you launch it on the lake at Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S in Seattle. This is a national event headquartered in Utah. No pets.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Diwali Family Festival includes storytelling, live music, fashion, cultural performances, and hands-on art making at Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E Prospect St. in Seattle.
LAKEWOOD FAMILY DAY
Kids can honk the horns on dozens of giant trucks and tractors at Lakewood Truck & Tractor Day, with food trucks and vendors, plus free hayrides, hard hats, and mini pumpkins while supplies last at Fort Steilacoom Park, 8714 87th Ave. SW in Lakewood. Free parking.
OKTOBERFEST IN EASTERN WA
Leavenworth Oktoberfest offers three stages of live music & dancers, vendors, contests, German food, and beer! The park has a beer garden, a stage, a parade (Sat. 11:45 a.m.), and a keg tapping (Sat. 2 p.m.). The rest is in Leavenworth Festhalle, 1001 Front St. in Leavenworth. Admission $24 to $56. Children age 12 and younger are free. No minors after 9 p.m. No pets. Free local shuttle bus.
TACOMA HOLIDAY GIFT SHOW
Billed as the largest holiday show in the West, Tacoma Holiday Festival (formerly Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival) has hundreds of booths selling handmade items and specialty foods, plus workshops, photo opportunities, and Santa Claus at Tacoma Dome, 2727 East D Street in Tacoma. Children age 12 and younger are free.
HALLOWEEN AT WILDLIFE PARK
Wear a costume to Hoot ‘N’ Owl, which has candy stations, games, nocturnal animals, talks by animal keepers, and spooky decorations at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, 11610 Trek Drive E in Eatonville. Tickets are cheaper online.
ZOO BOO IN TACOMA
Children enjoy treats, play games, watch animals play with pumpkins, and wear costumes to Zoo Boo at Point Defiance Zoo, 5400 N Pearl St. in Tacoma. Costume parade and dance party at 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
CARVE PUMPKINS WITH CATS
Your $46 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, 1225 N 45th St. in Seattle.
HALLOWEEN AT WILD WAVES
Wild Waves has two options on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 36201 Enchanted Pkwy S in Federal Way. Children younger than age 18 must be with an adult age 21+. Starts Sept. 26 — Booville offers daytime trick-or-treating, face-painting and entertainment for age 12 and younger, Sat. & Sun. Starts Oct. 2 (Fri./Sat./Sun.) — Fright Fest offers scary monsters, rides in the dark, and haunted houses at night. Adult beverages.
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