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Fall Events and Activities In and Near Seattle Southside

Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Fall in the Northwest is nothing short of ideal.

The air is crisp, the fall foliage is gorgeous, and while you may catch a gray, drizzly day, just embrace it as an excuse to get in the spirit of spooky season. Grab your coziest sweater, take a walk on a forested trail, explore rainy day fun, or check out seasonal events. Read on to find plenty of ideas for your next autumnal adventure.

Halloween Events

Visit a Pumpkin Patch

Fall Shopping

Sports Paradise

Walk, Run or Ride Through Fall Foliage

Get in the Spooky Spirit at Halloween Events

There are tons of family-friendly Halloween activities around the region. Some of our favorites include:

Haunted Escape Room (Multiple Dates in October): Maeve (formerly Seattle Chocolate) offers tours of its factory year-round, but every October, it hosts a new, spooky experience. In 2025, they're hosting a space-themed escape room! Journey to a haunted planet, solve puzzles, and brave a ghostly garden. This 50-minute experience will be offered at many time slots throughout the month. Visit the website for details and to book tickets. If you don't see them available yet, stay tuned and check back in a few weeks!

Witches Tea (Multiple Dates in October): Book a festive afternoon tea at Marina Mercantile, a charming tea shop and restaurant in Des Moines. You'll be served homemade, Halloween-themed treats and tea sandwiches on an elegant tiered tray. Costumes encouraged! Visit the website to book a time at your convenience, or attend one of several witchy special events.

Museum of Fright (October 26, 2025): Every year, the Museum of Flight, the nation's largest air and space museum, transforms into the Museum of Fright for a day. Explore the galleries to find Halloween-themed games and activities to spark imagination, innovation, and get in the Halloween spirit. You do not need to book tickets in advance.

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Visit a Pumpkin Patch

You don't have to go far to find a pumpkin patch near Seattle Southside. Check out Carpinito Brothers in Kent and Mosby Farms in Auburn. Or, take a road trip a few hours out to find farmlands full of pumpkins. Bring the family along with you and explore what each farm has to offer.

For something more local and quaint, visit Zenith Holland Nursery & Gift, a historic garden store that goes all out for the seasons. There's a large area devoted just to pumpkins and Halloween, with plenty of cute photo opportunities. While you're there, shop for upscale seasonal decor and gifts.

Zenith Holland Nursery Halloween Display of Skeleton and pumpkins

The Halloween section at Zenith Holland Nursery in Des Moines

Go Shopping for Fall & Winter

Stock up on cold weather styles at Westfield Southcenter, the largest shopping center in Washington state. With several major department stores including Nordstrom, Macy's and Sears and dozens of places to buy gifts, electronics, toys, games and more -- plus a wide selection of dining options -- there's something for everyone at this iconic indoor mall.

Sports Paradise: Football, Baseball, and Hockey!

October is the most wonderful time of the sporting year. You have postseason baseball, football season in full swing for both professional football and college football, and hockey season is just beginning. When you stay in Seattle Southside, getting to all of these venues is a breeze! Get to Mariners and Seahawks games on the Link Light Rail and get off at the Stadium station for an easy gameday experience. Are you in town to watch the Huskies at the University of Washington? The University of Washington Link station lets you out right in front of the stadium! If you're more of an ice hockey person, you've got two easily accessible venues from public transit. Take the Link light rail to Northgate to visit the Kraken Community Iceplex and watch practices before the game, or get out on the ice yourself. And on game day, you can easily transfer to a bus from any of the downtown stations that will take you to Climate Pledge Arena, or for even more fun, get off at the Westlake station and ride the Seattle Monorail to Seattle Center.

Walk, Run or Ride Through Fall Foliage

There are plenty of parks and trails to explore where you can admire vibrant fall leaves, such as:

Des Moines Creek Trail, a beautiful, tree-lined trail which will take you from the shores of Puget Sound at Des Moines Beach Park to inland SeaTac.
Angle Lake Park, a 10-acre park with lake-front views, multiple picnic shelters and a fantastic playground and spray park.
Interurban Trail, 14 miles of paved trail that runs through the cities of Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Algona, and Pacific. There are plenty of places to hop on and off if you only want to see a small part of the trail. From Tukwila, you can either head north on the trail all the way to Downtown Seattle, or head south along the Green River.