Puget Sound Area Weekend Planner: October 2-4, 2026

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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, 1247 15th Ave. E in Seattle.


FAMILY FESTIVAL
Fife Harvest Festival has bounce houses, carnival games, face painting, a petting zoo, a kids’ tractor maze, vendors, food trucks, corn on the cob, and a beer garden at Dacca Park, 2820 54th Ave. E in Fife.


U DISTRICT FOOD WALK
Buy $6 bites from 70 participating businesses at U District Chow Down & Street Party on car-free University Way NE. Watch live music onstage until 6 p.m. If you take Link Light Rail, exit at U District Station.


GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FEST
Enjoy 60 pumpkin and seasonal beers, live music, and a costume contest at $53 Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, which features a giant beer-filled pumpkin at Elysian Capitol Hill Brewery, 1221 E Pike St. in Seattle for age 21+.


CHILDREN’S DAY IN LACEY
Children’s Day offers entertainment on stage, activities for kids, and food vendors at Thomas W. Huntamer Park, 618 Woodland Square Loop SE in Lacey. The theme changes every year.


OKTOBERFEST 5K + BEER
Brat Trot is a 5K/1K fun run, followed by an after-party with locally made beer, kids’ activities, games, live entertainment, and a root beer garden at Town Square Park, 480 SW 152nd St. in Burien.



TASTING IN PUYALLUP
Sip features wine, beer, cider, and music at 20 shops in downtown Puyallup for age 21+. Your $49 ticket includes a glass and 10 tastes. Check in is located at the parking lot of Smile Solutions, 109 N Meridian in Puyallup. Held in May and September.



OLYMPIA ARTS WEEKEND
See art exhibits in 100 shops, watch live performances, make art, and browse food & craft vendors on five car-free blocks during Olympia Fall Arts Walk near Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE in Olympia. Free street parking. 


FOOTBALL
Watch the Seahawks play an exciting home game against Los Angeles Chargers Oct 4 at 1:25PM at Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S 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.




POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+ 


TOY STORY 5
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime. (Disney+)


AMERICAN HORROR STORY
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp. (Hulu)


WONKA’S THE GOLDEN TICKET
In this one-of-a-kind reality competition, lucky players step inside Wonka’s Chocolate Factory to face unpredictable games, tests and temptations. (Netflix)





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