Hello Seattle!
It’s going to be a great weekend with many events and festivals all around the city and region including Oktoberfest Northwest in Puyallup, the Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier, Egyptian Theatre’s Opening Celebration, the first ever Seattle Waterfront Festival, CroatiaFest @ the Seattle Center, and all these Halloween parties & are just around the corner! As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $650 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Oktoberfest Northwest in Puyallup | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Win Tickets, $70)
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win Tickets ($70): Oktoberfest Northwest in Puyallup | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (October 3-5)
- Win Tickets ($24): SonReal w/ guests @ The Vera Project | Hip Hop Alternative(October 4)
- Win Tickets ($30): Ken DeRouchie Band @ Highway 99 Blues Club | Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues (October 4)
- Win Tickets ($60): ELS Medieval Fall Festival | Seattle Knights, Medieval Characters, Archery, Food, Jousting & More! (October 5)
- Win Tickets ($30): Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) @ Sunset Tavern | Acoustic Indie w/ Chris Cresswell (of The Flatliners), Brian Wahlstrom, Betty And The Boy (October 8)
- Win Tickets ($66): Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Back On Board @ SIFF Cinema Egyptian | Legendary Olympic Diver Greg Louganis Will be in Attendance(October 9)
- Win Tickets ($30): Michael Jackson Tribute Foreverland @ Nectar Lounge | 14-piece Band, w/ Tubaluba and Tetrabox (October 11)
- Win Tickets ($140): Beer in the Barn Craft Beer Festival @ Thomas Family Farm in Snohomish | 40+ Craft Beers from 20+ Breweries, Pumpkins, Corn Maze (October 11)
- Win Tickets ($24): Skerik’s Bandalabra @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring Thione Diop, Jazz, w/ Too Many Zooz (October 14)
- Win Tickets ($30): Robert Walter’s 20th Congress @ Nectar Lounge | Funk & Latin w/ Locarno + En Canto (October 17)
- Win Tickets ($40): DJ Qbert @ Nectar Lounge | Urban w/ Jeremy Ellis, Durazzo, Beat Molestr, DJ Indica Jones (October 19)
- Win Tickets ($50+): Halloween w/ Jeff Austin Band @ Nectar Lounge | Bluegrass w/ Danny Barnes, Eric Thorin and Ross Martin + Left Coast Country (October 31)
- Win Tickets ($58): Sexy Downtown Halloween Party – Risqué @ Showbox at the Market | 1,000 Guests, Cocktails, Costumes, Music & More! (October 31)
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Seattle Thursday Events, October 2, 2014:
- Art: Free First Thursday @ Seattle Art Museum Downtown | Free Admission 10AM-9PM
- Art: Free First Thursday @ Seattle Asian Art Museum | Free Admission 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Art: Pioneer Square Auction Preview Exhibition @ Pilchuck Seattle | Includes Work from Etsuko Ichikawa & Raven Skyriver, Free, 5-8 p.m. (more info)
- Art Walk: First Thursday Pioneer Square Art Walk & Openings | Dozens of Openings, Free, Occidental Park, Noon – 8 p.m.
- Beer: Brew at the Zoo @ Woodland Park Zoo | Import Beers, Domestics, Microbrews, Ciders, Live Animals, Music
- Books: Author Reading w/ Alix Christie @ Elliott Bay Book Store | Gutenberg’s Apprentice, Free (more info)
- Burien: B-Town BEAT Burien Monthly Music & Art Walk | Free, First Thursday, Art, Live Music, Performances
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Film: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Pride @ Harvard Exit Theatre | Award Winning Film, Cannes Film Festival
- Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
- Lecture: Robert Morgenthau’s Unlikely Love Story @ Town Hall | w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Lucinda Franks
- Market: Queen Anne Farmer’s Market | Only Independent Farmers Market In Seattle
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience | First Thursdays & Third Saturdays
- Museum: Free First Thursday @ University Of Washington’s Henry Art Gallery | Contemporary Art
- Museum: Free First Thursday @ The Museum of Flight | Free Admission 5-9 p.m., 150+ Historic Air & Spacecraft, Air Force One, NASA Trainer
- Museum: Free First Thursday @ MOHAI (Museum of History & Industry) | Free Admission & Tours
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Northwest African American Museum | First & Second Thursdays
- Museum: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Opening Reception an Gongkai: Withered Lotus Cast in in Iron
- Museum: Free First Thursdays @ Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture | Washington State’s Oldest Museum
- Music: SHYAN SELAH & THE REPUBLIC OF SOUND @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Kasi Jones, Monica-Crystal & Empress Omni, Michael Chase, Onlyone Wizer, Grace Love | $10adv /$15dos (more info)
- Music: Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Free Concerts | Seattle Art Museum, Classical Music, Opera & More
- Readings: Jack Straw Writers Program Readings @ Literary Arts | Claudia Castro Luna, Loreen Lilyn Lee, Michelle Peñaloza, and Gigi Rosenberg, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
- Tacoma: Broadway Farmers Market | Downtown, Thursdays, May-October
- Tacoma: Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party & AMOCAT Arts Awards | Free, Art, Music, Theater Film, Food & Drink
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Yoga: Free Yoga at Saint Mark’s Cathedral | Capitol Hill
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, October 3, 2014:
- Art Walk: Fremont Art Walk | First Fridays, Pizza, Beer, Wine
- Bellevue: Free First Friday @ Bellevue Art Museum | Free Admission 11AM-8PM
- Books: Author Reading w/ Bessel Van Der Kolk @ Elliott Bay Bookstore | “The Body Keeps the Score,” Free, Starts at 7 p.m. (more info)
- Burien: Celebrate Seahurst Beach Grand Opening in Burien | Hang Around the Camp Fire w/ S’mores & more!
- Chocolate: Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier | 80+ Fine Chocolate Vendors, Samples, Beer, Wine & Spirits Pairings
- Film: Capitol Hill SIFF Cinema Egyptian Opening Celebration! | Amelie, Pan’s Labyrinth, Risky Business & More!
- Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
- Film: Wallingford Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Lecture: ‘First Hill and Beyond’ Talk @ Town Hall | Audience Participation, w/ Now & Then’s Paul Dorpat & Jean Sherrard
- Lecture: Molly Melching: Community Development From the Ground Up @ Town Hall | Free, Sponsored by NW Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study
- Music: JUSTIN FROESE CD Release Party @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Nick Foster Band, The Local Strangers, Maiah Manser | $7adv / $10dos (more info)
- Prose: Native Prose Writers @ Hugo House | Free, Starts at 7 p.m. (more info)
- Puyallup: Celebration of Western Art @ Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center | Free, Wine, Cheese, Awards, Auction, Music & More (more info)
- Puyallup: Oktoberfest Northwest | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Win Tickets, $70)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
- Storytelling: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Small Frye Storytelling
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Vikings: Free Film Series @ Swedish Cultural Center | The Viking influence on history, culture, language and the arts (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Fridays @ European Vine Selections on Capitol Hill | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Pike & Western | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Gilbert Cellars | 5-8PM (more info)
- Wine: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars, Wallingford | 5-7PM, $3-5, Refundable w/ Wine Purchase (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Saturday Events, October 4, 2014:
- Art: Free First Saturday @ Seattle Asian Art Museum (more info)
- Books: Children’s Storytime + Author Talk w// Farel Dalrymple @ Elliott Bay Bookstore | Free, “The Wrenchies” (more info)
- Chocolate: Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier | 80+ Fine Chocolate Vendors, Samples, Beer, Wine & Spirits Pairings
- Dogs: Dogtoberfest! 2014 @ Kandle Park | Live Music, Brats, Refreshments, Pet Adoption
- Festival: Waterfront Festival | FREE, Music, Light Show Choreographed to Vaudeville Etiquette
- Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
- Film: Capitol Hill SIFF Cinema Egyptian Opening Celebration! | Amelie, Pan’s Labyrinth, Risky Business & More!
- Garage Sale: All-Montlake Yard Sale | 60+ Locations, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Look for Bright Yellow Signs (more info)
- Issaquah: Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Info | Photos, Free, 150,000 People, Art, Food, Parade, Music, & More!
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Model Boats: Pond Boat Sailing at the Model Boat Pond, Lake Union Park | 11AM-2PM $5 (more info)
- Music: THE HIGH COUNCIL @ Nectar Lounge | w/ SNUG HARBOR, Richie Aldente, Willdabeast DJ Set | $7adv / $10dos (more info)
- Music: SonReal w/ guests @ The Vera Project | Hip Hop Alternative (Win Tickets, $24)
- Music: Ken DeRouchie Band @ Highway 99 Blues Club | Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues (Win Tickets, $30)
- Puyallup: Celebration of Western Art @ Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center | Free, Wine, Cheese, Awards, Auction, Music & More (more info)
- Puyallup: Oktoberfest Northwest | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Win Tickets, $70)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Redmond: Thrill The World Dance Practice @ Redmond Senior Center | Large Group Michael Jackson Thriller Dance
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
- Snohomish: Pumpkins in the Park & Scarecrow Row | Scavenger Hunt and Hayrides, Free (more info)
- Tea: Northwest Tea Festival @ Seattle Center | $10, Samples, Workshops, Vendors (more info)
- Tour: Free Historic Paramount Theater Tour: 450,000+ Patrons Per Year | First Saturday Of Every Month
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: The Fremont Tour, A Street Theater @ Solstice Pizza (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot | Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Sunday Events, October 5, 2014:
- Bothell: ELS Medieval Fall Festival @ Holly Farm | Seattle Knights, Medieval Characters, Archery, Food, Jousting & More! (Win Tickets, $60)
- Chocolate: Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier | 80+ Fine Chocolate Vendors, Samples, Beer, Wine & Spirits Pairings
- Festival: CroatiaFest @ Seattle Center | Music, Beer & Wine Tasting, Food, Marketplace
- Film: Capitol Hill SIFF Cinema Egyptian Opening Celebration! | Amelie, Pan’s Labyrinth, Risky Business & More!
- Issaquah: Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Info | Photos, Free, 150,000 People, Art, Food, Parade, Music, & More!
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Lecture: Offhand Gestures @ Town Hall | An Evening of Spontaneous Creation w/ James McNew, Bill Frisell & Jim Woodring
- Market: Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 55+ Vendors, Local Produce/Meats, Honey, Eggs, Free
- Market: Fremont Sunday Street Market: 150+ Vendors, Crafts, Antiques, Food, English-Style Pub, Chocolate Factory, & More,
- Market: Ballard Sunday Farmers Market | Local Produce, Dairy, Wild Salmon, Artisan Foods
- Music: The Crocodile presents: THROUGH THE ROOTS, THE SUPERVILLAINS, & Valley Green At Nectar Lounge | $13 adv / $15 dos (more info)
- Opera: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Seattle Opera Preview Lecture
- Politics: Speakeasy Series @ Velocity Dance Center | The Art of Politics and the Politics of Queer Part II, Free, Open to All, 6 p.m., (more info)
- Puyallup: Celebration of Western Art @ Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center | Free, Wine, Cheese, Awards, Auction, Music & More (more info)
- Puyallup: Oktoberfest Northwest | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Win Tickets, $70)
- Readings: Jack Straw Writers Program Readings @ Elliott Bay Book Co | Laurel Albina, Margot Kahn, Susan V. Meyers, and Jane Wong, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
- Students: Center of the Universe Art & Architecture Design Studio for High School Students @ Seattle Public Library | 1:30-4 p.m., Free Workshop But Registration Encouraged (more info)
- Sounders: Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rapids | Starts at 12 p.m.
- Tea: Northwest Tea Festival @ Seattle Center | $10, Samples, Workshops, Vendors (more info)
- Thriller: Thrill The World Dance Practices @ Artspace Hiawatha Lofts
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot| Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Wine: Sunday Sippers Wine Tasting @ Madrona Wine Merchants | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- All Month: Our October Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- All Month: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
- October 6: Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge | Free, Drink Specials, Morganica Quartet, Improvised Sets
- October 6: Watch Seahawks vs. Washington Pro Football Team @ Nectar Lounge | Happy Hour, No Cover, Kitchen + Patio
- October 6: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonley Estate) @ El Corazon | Indie w/ Free Throw, Scarves ,Afterwords, Moments, All Ages (more info)
- October 8: Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) @ Sunset Tavern | Acoustic Indie w/ Chris Cresswell (of The Flatliners), Brian Wahlstrom, Betty And The Boy (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 9: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Back On Board @ SIFF Cinema Egyptian | Legendary Olympic Diver Greg Louganis Will be in Attendance (Win Tickets, $66)
- October 9-19: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Blackbird, Behaviour, Club King
- October 10: Stolas @ El Corazon |Experimental Progressive Rock w/ Icarus The Owl, Chrome Lakes, Nitrogen Lion Society, All Ages (more info)
- October 11: Michael Jackson Tribute Foreverland @ Nectar Lounge | 14-piece Band, w/ Tubaluba and Tetrabox (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 11: Beer in the Barn Craft Beer Festival @ Thomas Family Farm in Snohomish | 40+ Craft Beers from 20+ Breweries, Pumpkins, Corn Maze (Win Tickets, $140)
- October 11: Superhero Dance Party @ Nectar Lounge | Come dressed as your favorite superhero, dance to the beats of DJ Taco Supreme, craft your own mask | 11am – 2pm, $10 each – 50% goes to YouthCare (more info)
- October 12: The Atlas Moth @ The Highline | Sludge, Psychedelic, Metal, Doom w/ The Proselyte, 21+ (more info)
- October 14: Skerik’s Bandalabra @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring Thione Diop, Jazz, w/ Too Many Zooz (Win Tickets, $24)
- October 17: Robert Walter’s 20th Congress @ Nectar Lounge | Funk & Latin w/ Locarno + En Canto (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 18: Big Ups + LVL UP @ The Vera Project | Nerdcore, Punctual Punk, Post-Ponk, Skronk Rock
- October 19: DJ Qbert @ Nectar Lounge | Urban w/ Jeremy Ellis, Durazzo, Beat Molestr, DJ Indica Jones (Win Tickets, $40)
- October 24: Austin Lucas @ El Corazon | w/ Jon Snodgrass, Northcote & Jayke Orvis, Indie, Country, Punk Influenced Folk
- October 25: 70s Glam Slam @ The Crocodile | 70s Rock Star Costume Contest, Featuring BowieVision, Elton Jah & Blackie
- October 25: The Best 80’s Halloween Party Ever! @ The Showbox | Nite Wave, Depeche Mode Tribute, 80’s Rock, 80’s Boy Band!
- October 25: Boogie Nights 5K | Halloween-themed 5K Run/Walk, Costume Party, Beer Garden
- October 31: Halloween w/ Jeff Austin Band @ Nectar Lounge | Bluegrass w/ Danny Barnes, Eric Thorin and Ross Martin + Left Coast Country (Win Tickets, $50+)
- October 31: Seattle’s Largest Halloween Party: Pulse @ EMP Museum | Costume Contest, 2,000+ People, Cash Prizes, Pre-Party, Brand X, DJ Funkdaddy
- October 31: Sexy Downtown Seattle Halloween Party – Risqué @ Showbox at the Market | 1,000 Guests, Cocktails, Costumes, Music & More (Win Tickets, $58)
- October 31: Bollywood SCREAM @ Acquabar | Costume Contest, DJ RDX, FREE Candy & Masks
- October 31: Yelloween Presented by Veuve Cliquot and Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails Rooftop Restaurant & Bar | Costume Contest, Live Entertainment, Taking Reservations
- October 31-November 1: FreakNight Festival @ WaMu Theater | Sinister Circus, Twisted Performers, Reality-Bending Rides, Multiple Stages
- Halloween: Seattle & Washington Halloween Events, Parties, Costume Contests and More
- November 1: Jai Ho! Bollywood Thriller @ Nectar Lounge | Costume Contest, Flash Mob, Thriller Dance Lesson
- November 1: Morbid Curiositease presents La Petit Mort’s Dark Cabaret @ Columbia City Theater | Burlesque, Belly Dancers, Sword Swallowers, Music & More!
- November 1: Hempfest Toker’s Bowl & Masquerade Gala @ Factory Luxe | Costume Contest, Pumpkin Carving, Dinner & More!
- November 14: Chris D’Elia @ Neptune Theater | Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch,” Comedy Central Special, NBC’s “Undateable”
- November 23: Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off | 5K & 10K, Beer Garden, Food Drive
- November 23: John Oliver @ Paramount Theater | “Last Week Tonight,” ” The Daily Show”
- November 28 & 29: Seattle Thanksgiving Weekend Events: Parade, Black Friday, Star Lighting & More
- Holidays: Seattle Holiday Events: Shopping, Christmas, Buy Local, & More
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