This is the best event calendar in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area if you are looking for free and cheap things to do without spending a lot of money.
Every day, we search the Puget Sound region for community festivals, art shows & art walks, craft fairs, movie screenings and film festivals, live music, comedy shows, theater, performing arts, literary events, hobby shows of all kinds, family events, sporting events, recreation on the water, shopping discounts, consignment and used goods sales, exercise events, and more. Anything and everything as long as its free or cheap and fun.
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Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Seattle Weavers' Guild Annual Sale in October | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral | |
Pumpkin Walk at Bainbridge Gardens | FREE | Bainbridge Gardens, 9415 Miller Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 | |
2024 Halloween haunted houses, ghost tours & spooky shows around the Sound | $15.00-64.99 | Multiple locations | |
Georgetown Morgue haunted house in south Seattle | $35.00 | Georgetown Morgue, 5000 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 | |
2024 Pumpkin Patches in the Puget Sound region | Multiple locations | ||
Halloween ComicFest returns 2024 as a Month-Long Event | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Festal: Día De Muertos Festival at Seattle Center | FREE | Seattle Center Armory | |
National Drug Take Back Day | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations |
Free "bonsai" fall foliage day in Federal Way | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Pacific Bonsai Museum, 2515 S 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98003 |
4th Saturday: free Public Tour at Kubota Garden in South Seattle (reservation required) | 10:00 am | FREE | Kubota Gardens |
Fall festival and Zombie walk in historic Snohomish | 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Snohomish Carnegie Building, 105 Cedar Ave, Snohomish, WA 98290 |
T'Challaween Community Parade in South Seattle | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Beacon Hill in south Seattle |
Getaway: Thrill the World public performance in Wenatchee (145 mi. E) | 3:00 pm | FREE | Walla Walla Point Park, 1351 Walla Walla Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801 |
Thrill The World public performance on Queen Anne | 3:00 pm | FREE | West Queen Anne Playfield, 150 Blaine St, Seattle, WA 98109 |
Thrill the World public performance in Thurston County | 3:00 pm | FREE | Bucoda Town Hall, 101a E 7th St, Bucoda, WA 98530 |
Getaway: Documentary Film Festival (in-person & online) at Friday Harbor (105 mi. NW) | Multiple locations | ||
Planetarium shows in Tacoma | $8.00 | Pierce College Fort Steilacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA USA 98498 | |
Free miniature train rides weekends in Skykomish | FREE | Great Northern & Cascade Railway, 101 N 5th St, Skykomish, WA 98288 | |
Free public stargazing in Shoreline | FREE | Paramount Park, 946 NE 147th St, Shoreline, WA 98155 | |
Antique used book fair in Seattle | $10.00 | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall | |
2024 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle (Oct 17 - Nov 3) | $30.00-500.00 | Multiple locations | |
Staples backpack and school supply recycling program | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Seattle Rep: PRIMARY TRUST | Discounted | Seattle Repertory Theatre | |
See salmon spawning in Snoqualmie Valley | FREE | Multiple locations | |
See salmon spawning at Longfellow Creek in West Seattle | FREE | Multiple locations | |
(Estimated) time for nature walks in the city to see fall color | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Flu shot recommendations for 2024-2025 | Multiple locations | ||
Wendy's $1 Boo! Books available thru Nov 3 | $1.00 | Multiple locations | |
100+ fun, cheap ideas for Halloween costumes | Multiple locations | ||
Popular u pick crops for October: pumpkins, winter squash | Puget Sound region | ||
All the corn mazes (scary and friendly) in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area | Multiple locations | ||
FREE Education Center Saturdays at Puyallup Fish Hatchery | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Puyallup Fish Hatchery, 1416 14th Street SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 |
Year-round weekly vintage flea market in Bremerton | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bremerton Vintage Flea Market, 816 Pacific Ave Bremerton, WA 98337 |
Fall Foliage Festival and Plant Sale in Federal Way | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, 2525 S 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98001 |
Saturday Pierce County free shredding events | 10:00 am | FREE | Pierce County Public Works Central Maintenance Facility, 4812 196th St E, Spanaway, WA 98387 |
Free wine tasting in Ravenna | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | McCarthy & Schiering Wine, 6500 Ravenna Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 |
Free wine tasting on Queen Anne | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | McCarthy & Schiering Wine, 2401 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 |
Trick or Treat: Boo-In-Burien | 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Burien |
BIPOC pop-up thrift and vintage market Saturdays in Seattle | 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Black Arts Love Gallery and Marketplace, 417 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122 |
Weekends: free guided tour at Bellevue Botanical Garden (donation suggested, walk-ins OK) | 12:00 pm | FREE | Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98005 |
Learn how jazz has traveled the world in Tacoma | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Moore Branch Library, 215 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408 |
Diwali Workshop: Create Madhubani Crafts in Bellevue | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Newport Way Library, 14250 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA 98006 |
Local author talk: bestseller discusses law and children in Redmond | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond, WA 98052 |
Dance Yourself Clean Indie Party (21+) in Seattle | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00-10.00 | Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98122 |