Puget Sound Area Weekend Planner: September 4-6, 2026

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PUYALLUP FAIR
Find animals, rides, rodeo, food, and entertainment at Washington State Fair, the largest, oldest, and most popular fair in the state, located at Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 9th Ave. SW in Puyallup. Children age 5 and younger are free. Closed Tuesdays & Sept. 9.


CONCERTS AT THE FAIR
Watch performances from grandstand seats at the Washington State Fair, 110 9th Ave. SW in Puyallup.


BLACKBERRY FESTIVAL
Walk aboard a ferry to the Bremerton Blackberry Festival with waterfront views on Bremerton Boardwalk, 243 2nd St. in Bremerton. Hear live music on the main stage, check out entertainment on the kids’ stage, visit the beer & wine garden, and shop for art, jewelry, and food. No pets.


BUMBERSHOOT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrate the end of summer at Bumbershoot, a big festival of music, film, comedy, and arts on Labor Day weekend at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle. See free tickets for children age 12 and younger. Schedule.


VIDEO GAME CONVENTION
Play pre-release video games, attend interactive panels, watch game competitions, and admire gamers in costume during PAX West at Seattle Convention Center, 705 Pike St. in Seattle.


OLYMPIA WATERFRONT FESTIVAL
Olympia Harbor Days has craft vendors, food trucks, live music, vintage tugboat tours (Sat.), and a tugboat procession (Sun. noon) followed by a race. Park free on the street or in a dirt lot at Marine Drive NE & Market Street NE in Olympia. Begins Friday at 5 p.m.


WHIDBEY ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Oak Harbor Music Festival features 35 bands playing all types of music on multiple stages, 15 food vendors, beer & wine, and arts & crafts along SE Pioneer Way on Whidbey Island. Begins Friday at 5:45 p.m.


FANTASY SCAVENGER HUNT
Register in a team of 2 to 6 players and then solve your choice of fantasy-themed challenges around the city to earn points during One Shot Seattle, which begins at Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave. in Seattle. Tickets are $21 to $52.


CHILDREN’S BUSINESS FAIR
Shop at 65 booths run by young entrepreneurs ages 5 to 17 selling food, art, toys, and more during Children’s Business Fair at Waterfront Market at Ruston, 5101 Yacht Club Road in Tacoma.


RIDE A MINI TRAIN
On Saturdays, take a 10-minute ride on a miniature train over a bridge and through a tunnel, and then visit the gift shop at Great Northern & Cascade Railway, 101 5th St. N in pretty Skykomish. (Or see the schedule for Kitsap Live Steamers in Port Orchard.)




POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+ 


YELLOW MIRROR
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre. (Disney+)


STUART FAILS TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. (HBO Max)


THE LAST SUNRISE
Ry, a college student with a chronic illness escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and long-hidden family secrets come to light, everything she has found before summer’s end is threatened. (Prime)





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