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Weekly Highlights in Washington

Every featured event of the week, past and present

Animal Ofrenda at Woodland
Weekly Highlight Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026

Animal Ofrenda at Woodland

Woodland Park Zoo's Día de Muertos ofrenda at Briar Oak honors departed pets and zoo animals, with public photo submissions and a public unveiling October 27 through November 1, 2026.

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Country Night at Normanna Lodge
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Country Night at Normanna Lodge

Tuesday Country Night brings line dancing, a free 7 p.m. lesson and the Viking Lounge to Everett's Sons of Norway hall.

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Shelby Van Pelt at Rosehill
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Shelby Van Pelt at Rosehill

Shelby Van Pelt, the Pacific Northwest-raised author of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' meets readers at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo on Oct. 21 as part of Sno-Isle Reads Together.

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True Crime Author Talk at
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

True Crime Author Talk at

Rebecca Morris asks why the Pacific Northwest produced so many notorious serial killers in a History Pub talk at Tacoma's Spanish Ballroom on October 21, 2026.

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Haunted Tunnel at Glacier Car
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Haunted Tunnel at Glacier Car

Glacier Car Wash in Milton brings back The Haunted Tunnel for three nights, October 22-24, 2026, turning its wash tunnel into a live-actor haunted drive-through with admission per vehicle.

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Boo Five Three at Tacoma Armory
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Boo Five Three at Tacoma Armory

Boo Five Three, Tacoma's longest-running beer festival, brings Washington breweries, food trucks and a costume contest to the Tacoma Armory on Friday, October 23, 2026.

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Washington State Horror Con
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Washington State Horror Con

The third annual Washington State Horror Con brings Ric Flair, Lauren Cohan, David Howard Thornton and more than 200 vendors to the Washington State Fair & Events Center in Puyallup, October 23-25, 2026.

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Silent Disco at Tacoma's Armory
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Silent Disco at Tacoma's Armory

Epic Nights Silent Disco brings two live DJs, wireless headphones, and a choose-your-own-soundtrack night to the Tacoma Armory's Eleanor Roosevelt Room across three dates from October 16 to December 4, 2026.

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Tacoma Halloween Parade in
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Tacoma Halloween Parade in

The 3rd Annual Tacoma Halloween Parade & Spooky Street Fair takes over Tacoma's Proctor District on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with a free street fair, costume contest, and parade.

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Barefoot Collective Dances at
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Barefoot Collective Dances at

Barefoot Collective brings choreographed and improvised dance to the Eleanor Roosevelt Room at Tacoma Armory on October 17, 2026, with some pieces shaped by audience-suggested themes.

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Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Trolls Take Over Northwest Trek

Eight of Thomas Dambo's giant reclaimed-wood trolls hide along the forest paths and wildlife habitats of Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville from October 15, 2026, through January 24, 2027.

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Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Trolls at Point Defiance Zoo

Four giant wooden trolls by Danish artist Thomas Dambo hide among the gardens and animal habitats at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma from October 15, 2026 through January 24, 2027, included with admission.

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Hoot 'n' Howl at Northwest Trek
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Hoot 'n' Howl at Northwest Trek

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville hosts Hoot 'n' Howl, nights of lit animal paths, trick-or-treat stations and keeper chats, October 17-25.

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Where Mushrooms Get Their
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Where Mushrooms Get Their

In Packwood, an all-volunteer festival born from a small group of women turns the Gifford Pinchot National Forest's fungal riches into three days of forays, art, and community.

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Polka in the Public Square
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Polka in the Public Square

University Place's free, family-friendly Oktoberfest has grown into one of the South Sound's most beloved fall traditions.

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Glass Pumpkins on the Plaza
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Glass Pumpkins on the Plaza

Tacoma's Museum of Glass turns its outdoor plaza into a fall festival where the gourds come out of a furnace, not a field.

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By Candlelight at Fort
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

By Candlelight at Fort

For two October nights, more than a hundred costumed interpreters turn a Hudson's Bay Company outpost into a living, firelit world — and visitors are the invisible guests at a frontier wedding.

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A Fleet Comes Home
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

A Fleet Comes Home

Seattle's Fishermen's Fall Festival turns a working waterfront into a free, all-ages party — and raises money for the families of those who never came back.

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Behind the Studio Doors: The
Weekly Highlight Sep 14–21, 2026

Behind the Studio Doors: The

Every September, the Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour throws open the doors of 23 working studios across the Key Peninsula, giving strangers a rare, free pass into the messy, glowing, sawdust-filled places where art actually gets made.

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Where the Art Lives: Inside
Weekly Highlight Sep 14–21, 2026

Where the Art Lives: Inside

For one September weekend, the peninsula’s home studios and workspaces throw open their doors, inviting strangers into the intimate spaces where local art is born.

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A Sacred Beam Comes Home to
Weekly Highlight Sep 7–13, 2026

A Sacred Beam Comes Home to

On a July evening, a 21-foot, 16,900-pound piece of the World Trade Center's South Tower arrived at T-Mobile Park, carrying the weight of 9/11 and a promise to never forget.

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A Feast for the Wild at Heart
Weekly Highlight Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026

A Feast for the Wild at Heart

As summer draws to a close, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park celebrates Labor Day weekend with special feedings, keeper talks, and enrichment demonstrations, offering families a memorable look at native wildlife.

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Where DuPont's History Gets a
Weekly Highlight Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026

Where DuPont's History Gets a

On a September evening, storyteller Chris Staudinger and the DuPont Historical Society bring the Pacific Northwest's strangest legends — from Sasquatch to the sea serpent — to life under a tent in Clocktower Park.

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Fresh Fade, Fresh Grade: How a New Everett Nonprofit Is Sending Kids Back to School with Confidence
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

Fresh Fade, Fresh Grade: How a New Everett Nonprofit Is Sending Kids Back to School with Confidence

The Asc3nd Collective, a brand-new nonprofit founded by a local couple, is offering free haircuts, school supplies, and community support to Everett students ahead of the new school year.

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A Week of Wags: Staypineapple
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

A Week of Wags: Staypineapple

From donated pet fees to a school-themed bash at The Maxwell Hotel, Bark Week gives Seattle's dogs the spotlight — and Seattle Humane a major boost.

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Fresh Fade, Fresh Grade: How a
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

Fresh Fade, Fresh Grade: How a

The Asc3nd Collective, a brand-new nonprofit founded by a local couple, is offering free haircuts, school supplies, and community support to Everett students ahead of the new school year.

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