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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getaway: Crabfest in Port Angeles (85 mi. NW of Seattle) | FREE | Downtown Port Angeles | |
| Getaway: Yakima Valley Crush fall wine event (145 mi. SE) | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| 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 "Big Day" bird count (2nd Saturday in October) | FREE | eBird online | |
| Festal: Turkish Cultural Festival at Seattle Center | FREE | Seattle Center Armory | |
| 2024 Pumpkin Patches in the Puget Sound region | Multiple locations | ||
| Halloween ComicFest returns 2024 as a Month-Long Event | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| Getaway: cranberry festival on Washington Coast (130-170 mi. SW) | FREE | Grayland Community Hall, 2071 Cranberry Rd, Grayland, WA | |
| JBF Consignment kids & maternity sale for Everett & Monroe | FREE | Evergreen State Fairgrounds | |
| Tacoma Film Festival at the Grand Cinema | $12.00-150.00 | Grand Cinema, 606 S Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402 | |
| Seattle Latino Film Festival | $120.00 | 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 | |
| Staples backpack and school supply recycling program | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| Getaway: Oktoberfest weekend in Leavenworth (120 mi. E) | $12.00-35.00 | Leavenworth, WA | |
| See salmon spawning in Snoqualmie Valley | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| (Estimated) Peak weekends for fall color in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| (Estimated) Peak weekend for fall color drives for Washington State | FREE | Multiple locations | |
| (Estimated) 11 scenic drives for Washington State fall color | 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 | |
| Seattle Rep: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | Discounted | Seattle Repertory Theatre | |
| 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 | ||
| Saturday Recycling Event in Kent | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Hogan Park, 24400 Russell Rd, Kent, WA 98032 |
| JBF Consignment sale for Seattle & Issaquah | 10:00 am | FREE | Pickering Barn (across from Costco), 1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah, WA 98027 |
| JBF consignment sale for Olympia | 10:00 am | FREE | Capital Mall, 625 Black Lake Blvd, Olympia, WA 98502 |
| Free tour 2nd Saturday of historic Moore Theatre in Seattle | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Moore Theatre |
| Fix-it Fair in Poulsbo | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370 |
| 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 |
| 2nd Saturday SODO Flea Market in Seattle | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | ODO Flea Market, 3701 7th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134 |
| Free train rides 2nd & 4th Saturday aboard Kitsap Live Steamers in Port Orchard | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | South Kitsap Regional Park, Jackson Ave SE & SE Lund Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366 |
| Free 2nd Saturday guided tours at historic Georgetown Steam Plant | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Georgetown Steam Plant, 6605 13TH Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SOLD OUT: Introduction to Darning Workshop on Whidbey | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, WA 98239 |
| Georgetown Art Attack 2nd Saturday in Seattle's oldest neighborhood | 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Georgetown neighborhood, Seattle, WA |
| 2nd Saturday free artwalks in Seattle and Poulsbo | 5:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations |
| 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 |
