All week long, we’ve been posting lists of Seattle events to keep you busy (including the best arts & culture events, quirky things to do, and the best music shows to see), but we realize there’s a lot to sort through. So, if you only have time to read one list, make it this one: We’ve plucked the biggest events you need to know about in every genre, from Earshot Jazz Festival to Rainier Beer’s R Day to Issaquah Salmon Days. See them all below, and find even more things to do this weekend on our complete EverOut Things To Do calendar, including the highlights for the entire month.
FOOD & DRINK FESTIVALS
15th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival
Though pumpkin beer is a decidedly divisive beverage, Elysian Brewing Company’s annual squash-themed celebration continues to draw fans year after year. The great pumpkin in question—a gigantic gourd weighing in at several hundred pounds—is scooped out, scorched, filled with pumpkin beer, sealed, conditioned, and tapped at the event. What’s more, over 80 pumpkin beers, including around 20 from Elysian, will be poured. JULIANNE BELL
Friday-Saturday, Seattle Center
