Congratulations, you’ve made it to the weekend! All week long, we at Stranger Things To Do have been posting lists of Seattle events to prepare you for this moment, but if you haven’t been keeping up, don’t worry—here are the basics to get you started on your weekend planning adventures.
If you’re excited it’s finally fall…
Celebrate at the Fremont Arts Council’s Luminata light parade (Saturday at Green Lake), Lucky Envelope Brewing’s beer- and mooncake-filled Mid-Autumn Festival (Saturday), or Schack-toberfest: Glass Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Art (through Sunday at Schack Art Center).
If you wish you were in Munich…
Raise a glass at Fremont Oktoberfest, Kirkland Oktoberfest, or read our complete Oktoberfest guide.
If you can’t wait for Halloween…
Get ready for the first weekend of the Georgetown Morgue haunted house (Friday–Saturday), The Witching Hour (all weekend at Cafe Nordo), or the Walker-Ames House Ghost Hunt Event with Chad Lindberg (Saturday–Sunday in Port Gamble).
If you’re artsy…
Don’t miss the free-admission Museum Day (Saturday at various locations), a full-scale reproduction of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel (all weekend at the Tacoma Armory), the first weekend of the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Jerome Robbins Festival (all weekend at McCaw Hall), or the Hugo House Grand Reopening Celebration (Saturday on Capitol Hill).
If you’re a music lover…
Check out Macklemore (Friday at the Washington State Fair), the electronic-focused Kremfest (all weekend at Kremwerk), or Parquet Courts (Sunday at the Showbox).
If you’re a movie buff…
Settle in for the Local Sightings Film Festival (all weekend at Northwest Film Forum), the Internet Cat Video Festival (Saturday–Sunday at SIFF Cinema Uptown), or Art House Theater Day (Sunday at Grand Illusion).
If you’re a foodie…
Make room for the Sweet Tooth Pop-Up (Sunday at the Fremont Sunday Market), the Lady M Pop-Up Boutique (Saturday–Sunday at Pacific Place), or An Incredible Feast (Sunday at the Center for Urban Horticulture).
If you’re in need of local retail therapy…
Stop by Fall for Zines! (Sunday at Fred Wildlife Refuge), the Mokedo Closing Garage Sale (Sunday), the Nii Modo Garage Sale (Sunday), or a Very Vintage Market (Saturday).
If you want to pretend like it’s still summer…
Check out the last weekend of the Washington State Fair (closing Sunday in Puyallup), the last Rosé on the Patio event (Friday at Cuoco), the Cap Hill Soccer Jam (Sunday at Seattle University Park), State Park Free Days (Saturday), or PARK(ing) Day (Friday across the city), when parking spaces will be transformed into parks.
