5 Spooky and Exciting Halloween Events in Seattle

1. HAUNT: The Ultimate Halloween Bash

The witching hour is 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 29. That’s when HAUNT — The Ultimate Halloween Bash gets underway. Dress up and get to the EMP Museum where you’ll dance to the DJ’s tunes with 2,000 other revelers. During the costume party, you have the chance to claim a prize in one of seven categories. However, you need to make sure your costume is extra special because the competition at this party is fierce. It’s a good idea to get your tickets in advance since this party always sells out.

2. Seattle’s Halloween Pub Crawl

Starting at noon on October 22 and continuing until 2 a.m. on October 23 throughout downtown Seattle, the Halloween Pub Crawl is a free event. The 14-hour marathon crawl consists of around 500 people, most of them in costumes, having fun in various ways. Crawl participants should bring their own games, hula hoops, magic tricks, and any other Halloween activity they can conjure up. Bar hopping en masse takes place from midnight until 2 a.m. with revelers strongly encouraged to dress up.

3. Campfire: Improvised Ghost Stories

Local performers bring you fun and spooky improvised ghost stories during the Campfire show October 27 at 8:30 p.m. Gather for a rollicking good time at Unexpected Productions as the troupe takes your suggestions and turns them into spine-tingling tales that harken back to the campfire stories from childhood. Though there may be some scary aspects to the stories, older kids, teens, and adults will enjoy this evening of scary stories.

4. Dia de Muertos: A Mexican Celebration to Remember Our Departed

At the Seattle Center Armory on October 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., performers dance and musicians play to celebrate the lives of those who have died within the last year. The event, known as Dia de Muertos: A Mexican Celebration to Remember Our Departed focuses on the traditional customs and rituals surrounding Mexico’s Day of the Dead observance. Though not technically a Halloween event, Dia de Muertos has similar appeal with it skull-themed decor, festive music, and bright costumes. You might even say Dia de Muertos revelers and Halloween party goers are kindred spirits.

5. Costume Carnival for Kids

On Halloween from 4-8 p.m., the Seattle Children’s Museum hosts the Costume Carnival, a free event. It’s an opportunity for safe trick-or-treating in a climate-controlled indoor environment. Designed for kids ages 10 and under, it’s a wonderful way for kids to collect candy while having fun in the museum.

Whether you want an adults only pub crawl or a kid-friendly trick-or-treating adventure, Seattle has many exciting, Halloween-themed events at the end of October.

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