HALLOWEEN EVENTS
If you don't want to get FOMO...
Check out FreakNight 2018 (Fri at WaMu Theater), the Fremonster Spectacular (Sat at the Fremont Foundry), HAUNT: The Ultimate Halloween Bash (Sat at MoPOP), BeautyBoiz go BOO, pt. 4 (Sat at Fred Wildlife Refuge), or the Seattle Erotic Art Festival's Seduction 2018 (Fri–Sat at Gallery Erato).
See more: Your Complete Guide to the Biggest Halloween Parties, Concerts & Performances in Seattle
If you want to watch a scary movie...
Check out The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Fri at the Varsity Theatre), The Cabin in the Woods (all weekend at the Grand Illusion), Hocus Pocus (all weekend at Central Cinema), Halloween (all weekend across the city), the Alien Invasion 35mm Triple Feature (Sun at Grand Illusion), or the Nightmare Emporium (Sun at Central Cinema).
See more: 24 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend
If you want to be scared IRL...
Check out the Georgetown Morgue (all weekend), Seattle Chocolates' Haunted Chocolate Factory Tour (all weekend in Tukwila), Wild Waves Fright Fest (all weekend in Federal Way), a Capitol Hill Historical Ghost Tour (Sat), or the Haunted Hospital (Sun in Columbia City).
See more: Your Guide to Haunted Houses & Ghost Tours
If you want to get tipsy...
Check out the Pike Place Zombie Crawl (Fri), Prohibition Sucks: A Vampire Speakeasy (Fri at the Factory Luxe), the Ninth Annual Emergency Room Costume Crawl (Sat on First Hill), or the Nightmare on Wall Street pop-up (all weekend at Navy Strength).
See more: Our complete Halloween food & drink calendar
If you want to dance...
Check out Bootie Seattle: A Monster Mash-Up Spooktacular (Fri at Re-bar), Guilty Pleasures: Halloween Edition (Fri at Neumos), the Night Of The Living and Dead Halloween Bash (Fri at the Clock-Out Lounge), Guayaba, Lilac, Izumi, Mira Death (Fri at Cafe Racer), Come As You Aren't (Sat at the Skylark), or Pony's Halloweekend 2018.
See more: Our complete Halloween music calendar
If you want to be active during the daytime...
Check out the Thrill the World Redmond flash mob (Sat at Redmond Town Center), the West Seattle Monster Dash (Sat), the Monster Dash 5K (Sat at UW), or Run Scared (Sun at Seward Park).
If you want to bring your pets (or hang out with other people's)...
Check out Haunted Puppy Town 2018 (Sat in Woodinville), Pugoween 2018 (Sat at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds), Peddler Brewing Company's Howl-O-Ween Dog Party (Sun), or the BarkHappy Seattle pup crawl (Sun at Voff Bark & Brew).
If you want to bring your kids...
Check out the Hilloween carnival and parade (Sat on Capitol Hill), Aquarium Halloween (Sat–Sun), the Woodland Park Zoo's Pumpkin Bash (Sat–Sun), or the Museum of Fright (Sun in Tukwila).
See more: Our complete Halloween kids & family calendar
Also check out our complete Halloween calendar
NON-HALLOWEEN EVENTS
If you want to celebrate fall without the spookiness...
Check out the West Seattle Harvest Fest (Sun), the Fall Lantern Fest (Fri at Freeway Park), Kubota Garden's Fall Color Tours (Sat–Sun), or the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden's Fall Foliage Festival & Plant Sale (Fri–Sat).
If you want to celebrate Día de los Muertos...
Check out the Día de los Muertos Community Night Out (Fri at SAM), the Unframed: Día de los Muertos Celebration (Fri at Tacoma Art Museum), Seattle Center's free Día de los Muertos festival (Sat–Sun), or the Pop Up Mercado: Dia de Los Muertos (Sat at Centilia Cultural Center).
See more: 23 Día de los Muertos 2018 Events in Seattle
If you're in need of some retail therapy...
Check out the Seattle Pop-Up Shop! Etsy & Insta Edition (Sat at the Factory), A Very Vintage Market (Sat in Shoreline), the Crystallography Gem Rock Mineral Jewelry Show (Sat–Sun at OmCulture), or a Huge Seattle Estate Sale (Sat–Sun at a TBA location).
See more: Our complete shopping calendar
If you're a music lover...
Check out The Internet (Fri at Showbox Sodo), Ty Segall (Sat at Neumos), or Simple Minds (Sun at the Moore Theatre).
See more: The 37 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week
If you're an art lover...
Check out Lusio Lights (Sat at the Volunteer Park Conservatory), the opening of Between Bodies (opening Sat at the Henry Art Gallery), or the opening reception for Eirik Johnson's G. Gibson Gallery show (Sat).
See more: The 84 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week, according to our arts & culture critics
If you're a foodie...
Check out the new Cinnaholic bakery on Capitol Hill, the new Lowrider Baking Company (opening Sat in Georgetown), Kristen Miglore's talk about Food52 Genius Desserts (Fri at Book Larder), the Beers Made by Walking Tapping (Sat at Naked City Brewery), the Cupcake Wars competition (Sun at Premiere on Pine), or the continuation of Seattle Restaurant Week (Sun).
See more: Cinnamon Rolls, Cookies, and More Seattle Food News You Can Use or 22 Places to Eat and Drink Pumpkin in Seattle Right Now
If you want to do something a little different...
Check out GeekGirlCon (Sat–Sun at the Washington State Convention Center), the 55th Annual Wild Mushroom Show (Sat–Sun at North Seattle College), or Puget Sound Pagan Pride (Sun at Seattle Center).
See more: 178 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week
If you want to protest...
Check out the We Will Not Be Erased - Stop the War on Trans People! protest (Sat at Seattle Central) or the Families for Families Rally and March (Sun at El Centro de la Raza).
See more: Our complete resistance & solidarity calendar
If you're a procrastinator...
Read our list of last-minute Halloween events that won't cost more than $15 or non-Halloween events that won't cost more than $10, or try to break your habit and look ahead at our list of 32 newly on-sale events that may sell out.
If you're still not satisfied...
See more events in our Things To Do calendar.
