In addition to harvest festivals and haunted houses, the onset of fall also brings the start of football season. Whether you want to cheer for the Huskies, the Hawks, or the Cougs, we've rounded up a list of places where you can watch the games with happy hour specials, flat-screen TVs, and more. Plus, see details on all of this season's home games here.
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BALLARD
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Addo
Watch every Seahawks game at Eric Rivera's innovative "incubator" and enjoy food and drink specials inspired by Seattle and whichever competing team is on the roster.
Ballard Station
Snack on free fancy popcorn and choose from seasonal cocktails, ciders, and over 16 craft beers on tap at this neighborhood bar, which shows both NFL Sunday Ticket and college football games.
Fitzgerald's
Cougar fans reign supreme at WSU game nights with $12 PBR, Bud Light, and Coors Light pitchers, plus the "Coug" special: a pint of PBR and a shot of Fireball for $8.
Kangaroo & Kiwi
Seattle's only Australian bar cues up all of their TVs to WSU games for all you Ballard-dwelling Cougars fans. There's lots of local and Australian beers and New Zealand wines, plus meat pies.
BEACON HILL
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Hop off the Beacon Hill Light Rail station for football and margarita Mondays.
Clock-Out Lounge
The bar-restaurant-club hybrid has a build-your-own Bloody Mary and mimosa bar, $5 mimosas, $12 pitchers of Rainier, $6 rotating spritz cocktails, and $4-$5 rotating Breezy Town Pizza slices during Seahawks games, when the venue is also all-ages.
BELLEVUE
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Sam's Tavern
The Bellevue bar slinging creative burgers and bloody Marys will pump you up for the big opening game with a tailgate party featuring DJ EPop.
Tavern Hall
Catch college and pro football games on the 30 flatscreen televisions scattered throughout the spacious tavern's bar areas and dining room, and avail yourself of special event menus for big games.
BELLTOWN
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Buckley's
Laidback pub Buckley's, which has self-service beer, screens both NFL and college football.
BOTHELL
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Gaze at the Seahawks game from Beardslee's big screen while feasting on upscale pub grub like spent-grain pretzels and ale-battered Walla Walla onion rings and drinking ales made in-house.
CAPITOL HILL
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The beloved family-owned sports bar with 18 beers on tap shows Seahawks games, with their breakfast and brunch menu available until 2 pm on the weekends and a happy hour menu from 4-7 pm for Monday Night Football.
Hillside Bar
Munch on free peanuts and sip cocktails and local beer and wine while catching Seahawks games at this neighborhood bar.
Kessler's Sports Bar
This no-frills, pro-Packers sports bar serving staples like hot dogs and wings shows all major games.
Rhein Haus
Voted the best sports bar by Seattle magazine readers in 2018, this Bavarian-style bier hall shows every NFL game and posts a weekly map with what games are playing on which TVs in the bar on their website. They also show every Seahawks game with sound on.
Rose Temple
The Asian-inspired Capitol Hill bar offers deals on Bloody Marys, Jell-O shots, shot-and-beer combos, and Gruet mimosas during every Seahawks game.
Stout
This upscale pub with a wide selection of craft brews and elevated grub shows college football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday football games with a brunch menu featuring mimosa carafes and $5 bloody Marys (also available on Saturdays).
COLUMBIA CITY
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You'll find NFL and college football games on the 14 flat-screen TVs at this family-friendly sports bar, which serves beer and hearty grub like chili, wings, and ribs. (It even has TVs in the bathrooms, so you won't have to miss a minute of the action.)
DOWNTOWN
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The Blarney Stone
The Irish hangout opens early at 10 am on Sundays during NFL season and offers 13 big-screen TVs to watch the game, as well as game-day specials like mimosas, Irish coffee, and more.
The Lodge Sports Grille
This casual, family-friendly, hunting-themed sports bar screens NFL and college games alike.
Tap House Grill
This bar boasts the largest draft list in the Northwest with 160 beers on tap and screens every game while serving brunch on Sundays.
Patagōn
Avail yourself of happy hour prices while you watch the Seahawks season opener and snag free empanadas with every Seahawks touchdown.
FREMONT
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This divey bar with strong drinks and simple diner fare plays Seahawks and college games on its 23 HD TV screens, which include two 70-inch outdoor sets on their deck and in their beer garden.
LTD Bar & Grill
This family- and dog-friendly sports bar, whose name stands for "living the dream," plays NFL and college football on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. They also offer $8 burgers and beer on Thursdays.
GEORGETOWN
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Marco Polo
The Georgetown dive with 13 televisions is big into the Cougars. They promise $3 Coors Light and $5 Fireball shots during every WSU game. Plus, they have pinball and "World Famous Broasted Chicken."
Seattle Tavern & Pool Room
Shoot some pool and watch Huskies and Seahawks games at this sports bar. If you're hungry, grab a Seattle dog or a panini.
GREEN LAKE
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Little Red Hen
The Green Lake honky-tonk dive bar is a reliable provider of burgers, wings, and big-screen TVs broadcasting every Seahawks game of the season, plus some Husky games.
St. Andrews Bar and Grill
This Aurora bar, which features 80 different kinds of Scotch (the largest selection in Washington) and a full menu of pub grub, features four preternaturally crisp plasma TVs and shows Seahawks games.
GREENWOOD
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The Lodge Sports Grille
This casual, family-friendly, hunting-themed sports bar screens NFL and college games alike.
LAKE CITY
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The popular Lake City brewery airs Seahawks and Husky games and has eight screens and lots of comfy seating (if the weather's nice, you can even snag a seat on their patio with a view of the TV). Plus, there's a rotating selection of food trucks.
MADISON PARK
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With over 14 TVs and sports, satellite, and Roku packages to screen every game, be it college or pro, this low-key, unpretentious alehouse and eatery that started as a shooting gallery in 1904 always draws a crowd on game day.
MADRONA
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This Madrona neighborhood pub aims to be a destination for watching the Seahawks with its many TVs, "warm fireplace and a family friendly vibe."
MAGNOLIA
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Palisade
Plate up at a brunch buffet before hopping on a game-day shuttle to the Seahawks v. Bengals game.
The Village Pub
This kid-friendly sports bar, which screens both college and professional games, has a lot of TVs, a lot of beers, and a lot of good pub grub. Since they're pro-Cougs, they also have drink specials for every WSU game.
MAPLE LEAF
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Seattle's original alehouse offers eight HDTVs to choose from and screens both college and professional games.
PHINNEY RIDGE
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The Park Public House
The casual Phinney public house is always open for Seahawks games and features a menu of pub grub (including cheesy tots!) and microbrews.
PIONEER SQUARE
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Box House has a menu of traditional American fare and "tailgate bites," and a setup with a 15-foot projection screen, 18 large HD TVs, and sound and lighting systems for a high-tech game day experience.
Flatstick Pub
Seeing as it's owned by Cougar fans, it's only fitting that Flatstick shows every WSU game on each of their TVs. They also have a lengthy list of local brews and ciders on tap and a mini-golf course.
Fuel
This hip Pioneer Square brick loft screens both college and professional games on its overhead flat-screen televisions.
Quality Athletics
This slick, stylish sports bar from chef Josh Henderson provides game day food and drink specials and a special Seahawks brunch.
Xtadium
This sports bar and cocktail lounge has a huge TV wall for viewing games and even features a DJ playing music during commercials and halftime.
QUEEN ANNE
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Buckley's
Laidback pub Buckley's, which has self-service beer, screens both NFL and college football.
Peso's
This Mexican restaurant and bar celebrates Seahawks Sunday Fundays with an all-day happy hour and food and drink specials starting at $4.
Uptown Hophouse
Queen Anne's IPA-focused sports pub, which has 24 taps with beer and cider as well as a food menu with offerings like salads, nachos, charcuterie, Korean short rib tacos, pork belly sliders, Cubano sandwiches, and more, has nine TVs and screens Seahawks and Huskies games.
ROOSEVELT
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Teddy's
This neighborhood spot with cheap beer screens NFL and college games on its nine TVs and has cheap beer and burgers from Rain City Burgers available to be delivered to you while you watch the game.
The Westy
This watering hole with craft brews and elevated pub fare has a selection of over 120 whiskies and plenty of TV screens to watch the game.
SODO
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Hawks Nest
This bar started by a local sports fan is covered in fan artworks and sports gear offers Seahawk-themed food and drink specials like the "Blue Thunder Burger" and "Hawk-chos," as well as lots of TVs to watch the game.
Henry's Tavern
Henry's pours their special house-made red beer just for football season. They also show every game.
The Lodge Sports Grille
This casual, family-friendly, hunting-themed sports bar screens NFL and college games alike.
SOUTH LAKE UNION
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The modern New American restaurant shows Seahawks, UW, andWSU games on its many TV screens.
Henry's Tavern
Henry's pours their special house-made red beer just for football season. They also show every game.
Teku Tavern
This tavern for craft beer geeks plays Seahawks games on a pull-down projector screen and adjacent TVs in the beer hall, and opens at 10 am on Sundays for early games and early on Saturdays for college games.
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
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This sports bar and UW student hangout features nine TVs and a 12-foot projector screen, and opens early for UW and Seahawks games.
Northlake Tavern and Pizza House
This friendly tavern that's been around since 1954 offers plenty of pies and $10 60-ounce pitchers of beer on game day, and shows Seahawks and Husky games.
T12 Social House
This pub inside the Residence Inn by Marriott with craft beer and a seasonal menu has the largest TV wall in the University District as well as 21 more HD TVs, and offers $5 pints of Redhook and a $7 Seattle dog/pint of Redhook combo on every UW game day.
WALLINGFORD
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Leny's Place
Grab some cheap, gigantic beers and burgers while you watch Seahawks games at this classic neighborhood dive.
WEST SEATTLE
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The homey neighborhood alehouse has four TVs and shows Seahawks games.
The Bridge
This community sports pub has large flat screen TVs and two giant projector screens, and screens NFL and college games.
Ounces
The West Seattle taproom and beer garden shows Seahawks games (including the season opener) with the sound on, on both indoor and outdoor TVs, along with beer and food truck fare. If you make it 10 games, you'll get a free hoodie.
The Lodge Sports Grille
This casual, family-friendly, hunting-themed sports bar screens NFL and college games alike.
The Westy
This watering hole with craft brews and elevated pub fare has a selection of over 120 whiskies and plenty of TV screens to watch the game.
WHITE CENTER
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Mac's Triangle Pub
This divey pub shows Seahawks games and serves hearty grub like chili and burgers.
NORTH OF SEATTLE
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Aurora Borealis
The Shoreline bar and restaurant boasting "hard to find high-end spirits" screens Seahawks games on their giant LED wall.
Shoreline
Scuttlebutt Brewery Taproom
Los Tamaahles will offer their tasty tacos, tamales, and mulitas (and the taproom will serve up $2.50 pints) during a broadcast of the opening Seahawks game. Oh, while you're there, you can also throw pies at your friends while riding a bike in a costume to win prizes in a bracketed Pie Jousting competition if you're feeling feisty.
Everett
SOUTH OF SEATTLE
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BZ's Sports Bar
The sports bar will serve up mimosas and their special Sunday BBQ menu (served until 9 pm) to celebrate the Seahawks opening game against the Bengals. They'll have some shot and beer specials, too.
Burien
Elmer's Pub
Seattle rockers 3 Trick Pony will play live to pregame the Seahawks season opener at the large, shabby biker/rocker joint.
Burien
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Blue Fridays at Ivar's
Throughout football season, Seahawks fans decked out in blue and green will be rewarded with rotating food and drink specials at all Ivar's locations that are either $1.20 or $12, from cakes and calamari to clam chowder.
Blue Fridays at Kidd Valley
Seahawks fans can chow down on onion rings, fries, and other Kidd Valley delights for a special discount when they show up wearing their Hawks gear on Blue Fridays.
Blue Friday Rally at The Seattle Great Wheel
Blue Friday, a Seattle tradition wherein Seahawks fans swath themselves in navy blue nylon and spandex mesh shirts, will come to the Seattle waterfront as the team unveils a new Seahawks-themed #12 gondola on the Seattle Great Wheel, which will feature special Seahawks graphics.
Husky Football Sailgating
Argosy Cruises park dockside at Husky Harbor in Union Bay, just outside of Husky Stadium, so Husky fans can stop by for adult beverages and snacks before kickoff for a little extra fun on game-days.
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