Have no fear — you don’t need to spend a cent to celebrate Halloween! Across the Seattle area, families can enjoy free Halloween events, from boo-rific carnivals and trunk-or-treats to parades, pumpkin parties, and costume contests. We’ve rounded up dozens of no-cost events where kids can show off their costumes, collect candy, and make spooky-sweet memories — without frightening your wallet.
Want even more Halloween ideas? Check out our Ultimate Guide to Halloween Events and our roundup of Not-So-Scary Halloween Fun for Young Kids.
Free Halloween Events in Seattle
Volunteer Park Halloween Pet Parade | Sunday, October 5 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Register for costume contest between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.) | Volunteer Park | Free | All ages | This delightful parade and costume competition will feature pets in costumes, crafts, food trucks, prizes, and vendor booths.
Trunk or Treat St. Matthews School | Friday, October 24 | 5 p.m. | St. Matthews School | Free | All ages | Trunk or Treat is a safe environment for trick or treating. Dress up in a Halloween costume and go trick-or-treating at each trunk in their lot.
Jefferson Halloween Carnival | Saturday, October 25 | 1-4 p.m. | Jefferson Community Center Gym | Free | All ages | Register here | Start your Halloween off with a frighteningly fun-filled evening for the family! Wear your costumes and enjoy carnival games and spooktacular activities.
Sunset Hill Neighborhood Halloween Party | Saturday, October 25 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | 3003 NW 66th St., Seattle | Free | All ages | Participate in a low-key costume parade, then enjoy hot dogs, sweet treats, games, and crafts. Pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch to decorate with stickers.
T’Challaween in Beacon Hill | Saturday, Oct. 25 | 1-4 p.m. | Parade Start: S. College St. and 18th Ave. S. | Free | All ages | RSVP recommended | Hop in or out at any point in the parade route at this community-powered event. After the parade, at Jefferson Park, the celebration continues with entertainment, local businesses, games, and activities that highlight the creativity and resilience of the South End.
Thrill the World Seattle 2025 | Saturday, October 25 | 3 p.m. | 1901 1st Ave W. | Free | All ages | Register to dance starting at noon, and the dance performance will take place at precisely 3:00 p.m.Thrill The World is the annual worldwide simultaneous dance to “Thriller.” There will also be a performance by the Star Performance Troupe from the Ballard and Shoreline Academies of Music and Dance, a costume contest, and spectators will be invited to follow along with the Seattle Thrillers to perform while the music is played at a slower speed.
Harvest Fest | October 26 | 2-5 p.m. | Rainer Beach Community Center | Free | All ages | Join us for a fun, safe, trunk-or-treating event for the whole family! In addition to colossal caches of candy, there will be games, entertainment, and various community resources.
Halloween Costume Crawl for Toddlers | Wednesday, October 29 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Garfield Community Center | Free | Ages 1 month-5 years | Toddlers and preschoolers are encouraged to come to the Garfield Community Center in costumes for a Halloween celebration with play in the Toddler gym, spooky crafts, and yummy snacks.
St. Alphonsus Parish School’s 3rd Annual Trunk-or-Treat | Wednesday, October 29 | 5:30-8 p.m. | St. Alphonsus Parish School | Outdoor events such as Trunk or Treat and red carpet for costumes are free. Indoor inflatables and food trucks have a cost | All ages | Enjoy creative trunk candy stops, a red carpet for costumes, food trucks, beer garden, and an expanded indoor Fun Zone with games and bounce houses ($5 wristband).
Creepy Carnival at Garfield Community Center | Friday, October 31 | 5 -7 p.m. | Garfield Community Center | Free | Ages 1-13 | Get in the Halloween spirit at the Creepy Carnival! Enjoy music, carnival games, face painting, and lots of treats. Wear a costume and join this fun event.
Stonehouse Cafe Trunk or Treat | Friday, October 31 | 5-8 p.m. | The Stonehouse Cafe | Free | All ages | Bring your child(ren) and walk through our spooky lawn with booths full of candy! Don’t forget to walk through The StoneHouse of Horrors to get a (kid-friendly) scare!
Tot Carnival | Friday, October 31 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Queen Anne Community Center | Free | Ages 3-6 | Register here | Have your tots try on their Halloween costumes and join in some pre-Halloween fun. Our mini carnival will have games, treats, and fun for all. Costumes are optional but encouraged!
Trolloween | Friday, October 31 | 7 p.m. | North 36th Street, Troll Ave N. | Free | An annual celebration of the Fremont Troll’s birthday! The evening begins with live music and a theatrical pageant at the Troll, followed by the Haunt of Fremont—a costumed procession through the neighborhood.
Family Events in West Seattle
Fauntleroy Fall Festival | Sunday, October 19 | 2-5 p.m. | 9131 California Ave. SW | Free | All ages | Bunny petting zoo, birdhouse building, pumpkin decorating, bouncy houses, live music, arts and crafts, and so much more. As always, this event is free to the community, except for the food vendors.
Fire Safety Fair at Seattle Station 32 | Saturday, October 25 | 12-2 p.m. | Seattle Station 32 | Free | All ages | Explore a fire engine, learn about fire safety, meet firefighters, play games, and win prizes at this annual event.
Eastside Free Halloween Celebrations
Issaquah Highlands Treats and Tails | Saturday, October 18 | 12-2 p.m. | 2550 NE Park Dr., Issaquah | Free | Ages 3-10 accompanied by an adult | Reserve a time slot for each child who will be trick-or-treating here | Bring a bag and come trick-or-treating. Feel free to bring pets and the whole family. Those without a reserved time slot can wait in the stand-by line.
Village Halloween Celebration | Saturday, October 18 | 12-2 p.m. | 11901 NE Village Plaza, Kirkland | Free | All ages | The event will include costumed characters, a stage performance featuring some of your favorite witches, craft stations, and so much more! Note: this is not a trick-or-treat event.
Monster Mash Halloween Bash | Friday, October 24 | 5:30-8 p.m.| Northwest Arts Center, Bellevue | Free, but registration required | All Ages | This indoor community event is an opportunity for all ages to enjoy a fun and spooky themed trick or treat party! Collect your candy while enjoying theme-based crafts and activities. Our Indoor Play gym for toddlers will also be open!
Treat Street Kirkland | Saturday, October 25 | 5-8 p.m. | 425 Urband Plz, Kirkland | Free | All ages | Come one, come all to Treat Street, where Halloween magic comes alive with live performances, treats, games, and more.
Trick or Treat Street North Bend | Saturday, October 25 | 3-5 p.m. | Downtown North Bend | Free | All ages | Bring your little ghouls and ghosts for an afternoon of family-friendly Halloween fun!
Zombie Walk | Saturday, October 25 | 1:30-5:30 p.m. | 232 Front Street N., Issaquah | Free | All ages | Meet at the Historic Shell station wearing your zombie make-up and shuffle through downtown Issaquah. Join a dance flash mob, do the zombie crawl, and more. You can sign up for Zombie make-up for a fee.
Tract or Treat at Infinity Farms | Sunday, October 26 | 3-7 p.m. | Infinity Farms, Issaquah | Free | All ages | Join Infinity Farms for their Tract-Or-Treat free family Halloween event. Bring the little ones to the farm to trick or treat from 30 local Eastside businesses. Explore the farm, feed the animals, and enjoy lots of fall activities.
Halloween Factoria | Friday, October 31 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Factoria Mall | Free | All ages | Children 12 and under who are dressed in Halloween costumes can trick-or-treat at participating retailers. A DJ will spin the top Halloween-themed pop music, and strolling costumed Halloween characters will add to the event’s fun.
Trick-or-Treat Story Times Redmond Library | Friday, October 31 | 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Redmond Library | Free | All ages | Put on your Halloween costumes and join us for stories, music, movement, and rhymes that develop your child’s early literacy skills. Then practice your trick-or-treat skills by visiting candy stations throughout the library!
North of Seattle Halloween Happenings
Hamlin Halloween Haunt in Shoreline | Friday, October 17 | 5-8:30 p.m. | 16006 15th Ave NE, Shoreline | Free | All ages | Listen to spooky songs and stories around a campfire, ride the hay wagon, pose in your costume in the photo booth, and play Halloween games. The first half hour is dedicated to activities with reduced sensory stimulation.
Haunted Harbor | Friday, October 24 | 4-7 p.m. | Hotel Indigo, Everett | Free | All ages | 1028 13th Street, Everett | Rain or shine, guests will gather in and around the Port’s Pacific Rim Plaza, near Hotel Indigo, for a night of fright, including “Troll or Treat” (trick or treating at the boats along Guest Dock 5), games, crafts, and more.
Boo Bash | Sunday, October 26 | 2-5 p.m. | Rosehill Community Center, Mukilteo | Free | All ages | Mukilteo Recreation and Cultural Services is organizing a kid-friendly Halloween event that offers a safe and free trick-or-treat experience. The community center will feature vendor booths from various city, county, and state agencies, schools, non-profits, faith-based organizations, community groups, and local
Haunted Halls at St. Edward Lodge | October 26-November 2 | 3-6 p.m.| St. Edward Lodge, Kenmore | Free (Discover Pass required for parking) | Tickets required | All ages | Hunters of all ages (and paws!) can explore the Lodge’s corridors (Floors 1-3) to uncover hidden spirits.
Edmonds Halloween Trick-or-Treat Night | Friday, October 31 | 5-7 p.m. | Downtown Edmonds | Free | All ages | Join the thousands of folks who gather in downtown Edmonds on Halloween night for a fun, safe trick-or-treating experience.
Great Pumpkin Hunt Woodinville | Friday, October 31 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Woodinville Library | Free | All ages | Come find a mini pumpkin, join our small indoor costume parade, and trick-or-treat at the library! Happy Halloween!
South Seattle & Tacoma-Area Free Events
Vashon Library Family Story Time: Halloween | Saturday, October 11 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Vashon Library | Free | All ages | Enjoy stories, music, movement, and rhymes that celebrate Halloween. Stay afterward to decorate a mini pumpkin to take home. All ages welcome with an adult.
The Great Pumpkin Night | Friday, October 17 | 5-8 p.m. | SeaTac Community Center | Free | All ages | Get ready for a night of fun, activities for kids, face painters, and bouncy houses. New this year, we will have a costume swap facilitated by Public Works. Costume fun without all the waste — this is a chance to trade in old or outgrown costumes or accessories and pick up a new-to-you one.
Tacoma Halloween Parade and Street Fair | Saturday, October 18 | 4 p.m. | Proctor District, Tacoma | Free | All ages | Get ready for a fright-filled day of fun as Tacoma’s second Halloween Parade comes to life in the Proctor District. This free Halloween community event is a celebration of all things spooky, bringing together local vendors, performers, and Halloween enthusiasts of all ages for a thrilling experience.
Pumpkin Prowl Scavenger Hunt | Monday, October 20-Friday, October 31| Hunt anytime, but note times below to turn in your form and get a prize | 9850 64th Street West, University Place | |12 and under | Free | The Pumpkin Prowl Scavenger Hunt trail stretches between the North Meadow and the Environmental Services Building (ESB). Keep an eye out for hidden pumpkin cutouts along the path. Each cutout has a letter printed on the back. Collect all the letters to reveal a secret phrase! To participate in the scavenger hunt, download or grab the Hunt Form at the Environmental Services Building. Turn in your scavenger hunt card at the front desk in the ESB at Chambers Creek Regional Park between 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Monday-Friday to receive a themed treat bag. Limit of one prize per person.
Trick or Trees Scavenger Hunt | Monday, October 20-Friday, October 31 | Hunt anytime, but note times below for tuning in your form for a prize | 14422 Meridian E., Puyallup | Free | All ages | The trees along Meridian Habitat Park’s Nature Trail have donned eerie faces for Halloween. Begin your adventure in the Nature Classroom and take a leisurely walk along the Nature Trail, noting the number of faces you discover on your hunt form. You can download a scavenger hunt form or pick one up from the community center at Meridian Habitat Park, which is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Once you’ve completed your hunt, return your form to the community center during regular business hours to receive a themed prize! Please note that there is a limit of one prize per person.
Halloween Spooktacular at the Landing | Friday, October 24 | 5-7 p.m. | Renton Landing | Free | All ages | Join a Halloween Spooktacular event at the Renton Landing. The event will take place in the plaza across from Regal. Families are invited to enjoy trick-or-treating, music, photo booths, and more. Wear costumes!
Boo in Burien Trick or Treat | Saturday, October 25 | 12-4 p.m. | Downtown Burien | Free | All ages | Throw on your costumes, capes, masks, and hats for a fun trick-or-treat journey in Downtown Burien! Don’t forget to bring a bag or bucket for all that sweet candy loot.
Halloween Harvest Festival | Saturday, October 25 | 1-5 p.m. | Les Gove Park, Auburn | Free (bring a can of food for admission) | Ages 2-10 | This fun-filled fall afternoon will include games, crafts, inflatables, rides, BOO-seum, food vendors, and a fun Trunk-or-Treat experience around the trail at Les Gove Park.
Halloweentown at Sunrise Village | Saturday, October 25 | 4-8 p.m.| 10507 156th St E., Puyallup | Free | All ages | Trunk or Treat, costume contest, and an all-new not-too-scary animatronic pups and live characters
Kent Street of Treats | Saturday, October 25 | 2-5 p.m. | Kherson Park | Free | All ages | Register here | Families can trick-or-treat door to door at local businesses, getting treats and trinkets along the way! Costumes are encouraged for kids (and grown-ups, too!).
Lifting Literacy: Trick or Treat and Magic Show at the Maple Valley Library | Saturday, October 25 | 1-3 p.m.| Maple Valley Library | Free | All ages | Be amazed by magician Jeff Evans! Wear your costumes or come as you are and trick-or-treat around the library. Halloween Stories with Librarian Sharon at 1:15. Play games that build your reading skills. Have some physics and engineering fun making a candy catapult.
Car Show and Trunk or Treat at Pacific Raceways | Sunday, October 26 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Pacific Railways | Free to spectate and trunk or treat, paid options for on-track events | All ages | Trunk or Treat, costume contest, thrill rides, vendors, food trucks, and more.
Fruitland Grange Halloween Party | Sunday, October 26 | 2-4 p.m. | 11102 86th Ave E., Puyallup | Free | All ages | Bring the kids (in costume or not) to enjoy trick or treating, crafts, games, and more. This free Halloween event will take place on the ground floor, upstairs, and outside. There is NO elevator. Registration is required only for children (and their families) with special needs who prefer a quieter, less crowded event.
Hallo-weee Story Time and Costume Parade at Auburn Library | Thursday, October 30 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Auburn Library | Free | All ages | Wear your costumes to a short Story Time. Enjoy preschool-friendly rhymes, songs, and books featuring traditional Halloween characters. Stay for a costume parade and trick-or-treating in the library afterwards.
Hallo-weee! Story Time and Costume Parade at Kent Library | Friday, October 31 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Kent Library | Free | All ages | Wear your costumes to a short Story Time. Enjoy preschool-friendly rhymes, songs, and books featuring traditional Halloween characters. Stay for a costume parade and trick-or-treating in the library afterwards.
Kent Station Boo-Levard | Friday, October 31 | 5- 8 p.m. | Kent Station | Free | All ages | Trick-or-treat at participating businesses. There will be trunk or treat, pop-up booths, festive displays, and a haunted carnival.
