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Things to do in Seattle this fall and Christmas

Okay so this is everything going on around Seattle and Bellevue and Snohomish this fall and then Christmas, the pumpkin farms and the Washington shaped corn maze, then WildLanterns and Candy Cane Lane and Snowflake Lane, all in one place. Tap anything you want to do and I'll put it on your bucket list for you, and if you want the addresses and the dates and all that, "make my plan" builds it and puts it on your calendar.

Last updated September 28, 2026. Dates come from each event's own page and I recheck them all season, but tap the link and double check before you load up the car.

Fall Christmas Any weekend More Washington areas
the big stuff

Fall in Seattle3 things

The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.

Little kids
Harvest Festival at Swans Trail FarmsSnohomish
daily 10 to 6, September 12 to October 31
The corn maze is shaped like the whole state of Washington, and there's a 50 acre pumpkin patch, wagon rides and a pig show, with nothing spooky for the little ones.
Little kids
Bob's Corn and Pumpkin FarmSnohomish
daily from mid September through October · check the date
A 10 acre corn maze plus a kids maze, hayrides, big slides and homemade donuts.
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Fall Harvest Pumpkin Festival at Remlinger FarmsCarnation
weekends from late September through October · check the date
A steam train, apple cannons, pony rides, a hay maze and the Flying Pumpkins ride for the kids.
town by town

The little stuff, by town1 things

The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.

Fall in Kent

FreeLittle kids
Carpinito Brothers pumpkin patch
daily from late September through October · check the date
The patch is free to walk, and there's a small fee for the corn mazes, the farm animals and the tractor rides.
and the stuff at home

For the rest of your list

These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.

lights and trains

Christmas in Seattle5 things

Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. WildLanterns weekends sell out, so grab those tickets first.

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WildLanterns at Woodland Park ZooSeattle
nightly 4 to 9, mid November to mid January (last year Nov 14 to Jan 18) · check the date
Huge glowing animal lanterns along trails all through the zoo.
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Candy Cane LaneSeattle
nightly from early December to New Year's Day (last year Dec 6 to Jan 1) · check the date
Neighbors have been decorating this street since the 1940s, and some nights are walking only.
FreeLittle kids
Seattle Center WinterfestSeattle
daily late November through December 31 · check the date
Lights around the International Fountain, the train and village display, ice sculpting and free shows in the Armory.
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Snowflake LaneBellevue
nightly at 7, day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve · check the date
Drummers and dancers parade down Bellevue Way every night and then it snows.
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Argosy Christmas Ship FestivalSeattle
evenings late November to December 23 · check the date
A lit up ship with a choir on board sails to waterfront towns all around the Sound, and you can ride or just watch from the beach.
town by town

Town Christmas stuff

The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.

Christmas in Renton

FreeLittle kids
Ivar's Clam Lights
nightly 5 to 9, early December into January · check the date
A free lakeside light walk with the lit up running clams, and the Christmas Ship stops by on opening night.
and the stuff at home

For the rest of your Christmas list

This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.

put it on the wall

Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list

Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.

See the Christmas designs (coming soon)
no tickets, no dates

Good any weekend0 things

The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.

people ask me

Seattle fall and Christmas questions

When is the Swans Trail Farms Harvest Festival in 2026?

Every day from September 12 to October 31, 2026, 10 to 6, in Snohomish. The corn maze is shaped like Washington.

When is Snowflake Lane in Bellevue?

Every night at 7 from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve on Bellevue Way, and it's free.

When is Candy Cane Lane in Seattle?

Usually early December through New Year's Day in Ravenna. Last year it was December 6 to January 1.

Amy
who's writing this

Hi, I'm Amy.

We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.

put it on the wall

Turn your picks into a real bucket list

Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.

See the fall designs

If you run one of these events and want it on here, or something's off, email hello@bellebucket.com. I'd love to have you.

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